SUN, MOON & SEASONS

Sun

Earth

Moon

Sun Spots
Sun Spots
Sunlit Earth Morning Crescent
Moon above horison
23 days, 20 hours, 40 minutes (23.86 days)
34% Illuminated
Lunation: 1278
Dawn starts: 5:56am
Sunrise: 6:25am
Transit: 1:24pm
Sunset: 8:24pm
Dusk ends: 8:52pm

Hrs of sunlight: 13:58
Hrs of light: 14:55

SPRING

Current
Sunlit Earth
with
Cloud Cover
Moonrise: 3:14am
Transit: 8:57am
Moonset: 2:49pm

New Moon ( May-16 )
First Quarter ( May-23 )
Full Moon ( May-31 )
Last Quarter ( Jun-08 )
Sunchart
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
May 16, 2026 @ 3:01 pm
May 16, 2026
8:01pm UTC
May 23, 2026 @ 6:11 am
May 23, 2026
11:11am UTC
May 31, 2026 @ 3:45 am
May 31, 2026
8:45am UTC
Jun 8, 2026 @ 5:00 am
June 08, 2026
10:00am UTC
Vernal Equinox
Start of Spring
Summer Solstice
Start of Summer
Autumn Equinox
Start of Fall
Winter Solstice
Start of Winter
Start of Spring Start of Summer Start of Fall Start of Winter
Mar 20, 2023 @ 4:25 pm
Mar-20-2023
9:25pm UTC
Jun 21, 2023 @ 9:58 am
Jun-21-2023
2:58pm UTC
Sep 23, 2023 @ 1:51 am
Sep-23-2023
6:51am UTC
Dec 21, 2023 @ 9:28 pm
Dec-22-2023
3:28am UTC

Current Sunlight Map

  • 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.

Moon Details from Weather-Display

Additional Moon facts from Weather-Display
Images courtesy of NASA and Fourmilab Switzerland
Astro calendar script by TNET Services , modified by Bashewa Weather and Saratoga-Weather.org