SUN, MOON & SEASONS

Sun

Earth

Moon

Sun Spots
Sun Spots
Sunlit Earth Waxing Gibbous
Moon below horison
9 days, 8 hours, 40 minutes (9.36 days)
77% Illuminated
Lunation: 1278
Dawn starts: 6:13am
Sunrise: 6:40am
Transit: 1:25pm
Sunset: 8:11pm
Dusk ends: 8:38pm

Hrs of sunlight: 13:29
Hrs of light: 14:24

SPRING

Current
Sunlit Earth
with
Cloud Cover
Moonset: 4:05am
Moonrise: 3:39pm
Transit: 9:25pm

Full Moon ( May-01 )
Last Quarter ( May-09 )
New Moon ( May-16 )
First Quarter ( May-23 )
Sunchart
Full Moon Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter
Full Moon Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter
May 1, 2026 @ 12:23 pm
May 01, 2026
5:23pm UTC
May 9, 2026 @ 4:10 pm
May 09, 2026
9:10pm UTC
May 16, 2026 @ 3:01 pm
May 16, 2026
8:01pm UTC
May 23, 2026 @ 6:11 am
May 23, 2026
11:11am 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