SUN, MOON & SEASONS |
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Moon |
Sun Spots |
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Evening Crescent Moon above horison  0% Illuminated Lunation: 1282 |
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Dawn starts: 05:42 Sunrise: 06:16 Transit: 13:34 Sunset: 20:52 Dusk ends: 21:27 Hrs of sunlight: 09:41 Hrs of light: 15:44 |
Current Sunlit Earth with Cloud Cover |
Transit: 04:06 Moonset: 09:46 Moonrise: 23:39 First Quarter ( Aug-19 ) Full Moon ( Aug-27 ) Last Quarter ( Sep-04 ) New Moon ( Sep-10 ) |
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- Noon is technically when the Sun is at Zenith.
- Morning civil twilight is when the Sun is 6° below the horizon and ends at Sunrise.
- Evening civil twilight begins at Sunset and ends when the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon.
- Nautical twilight is when the Sun is between 6° and 12° below the horizon.
- Astronomical twilight is when the Sun is between 12° and 18° below the horizon.
| First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter | New Moon |
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Aug 19, 2026 @ 9:46 pm August 20, 2026 02:46 UTC |
Aug 27, 2026 @ 11:18 pm August 28, 2026 04:18 UTC |
Sep 4, 2026 @ 2:51 am September 04, 2026 07:51 UTC |
Sep 10, 2026 @ 10:27 pm September 11, 2026 03:27 UTC |
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Vernal Equinox Start of Spring |
Summer Solstice Start of Summer |
Autumn Equinox Start of Fall |
Winter Solstice Start of Winter |
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Mar 20, 2026 @ 9:45 am 20/03/2026 14:45 UTC |
Jun 21, 2026 @ 3:24 am 21/06/2026 08:24 UTC |
Sep 22, 2026 @ 7:05 pm 23/09/2026 00:05 UTC |
Dec 21, 2026 @ 2:49 pm 21/12/2026 20:49 UTC |
Current Sunlight Maps
Current View Above USA
Current Sun View |
Current Night View |
Current Global Map
Images courtesy of NASA
and Fourmilab Switzerland
Astro calendar script by TNET Services
, modified by Bashewa Weather and Saratoga-Weather.org