SUN, MOON & SEASONS |
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Earth |
Moon |
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Sun Spots |
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Morning Crescent Moon above horison ![]() 34% Illuminated Lunation: 1278 |
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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 ) |
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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 |
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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, 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
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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.
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Images courtesy of NASA
and Fourmilab Switzerland
Astro calendar script by TNET Services
, modified by Bashewa Weather and Saratoga-Weather.org












