SUN, MOON & SEASONS |
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Moon |
Sun Spots |
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Waxing Gibbous Moon above horizon  59% Illuminated Lunation: 1282 |
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Dawn starts: 6:35am Sunrise: 7:01am Transit: 1:40pm Sunset: 8:19pm Dusk ends: 8:45pm Hrs of sunlight: 13:17 Hrs of light: 14:10 |
SUMMER Current Sunlit Earth with Cloud Cover |
Transit: ------- Moonset: 12:42am Moonrise: 4:08pm Full Moon ( Aug-28 ) Last Quarter ( Sep-04 ) New Moon ( Sep-10 ) First Quarter ( Sep-18 ) |
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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.
| Full Moon | Last Quarter | New Moon | First Quarter |
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Aug 28, 2026 @ 12:18 am August 28, 2026 4:18am UTC |
Sep 4, 2026 @ 3:51 am September 04, 2026 7:51am UTC |
Sep 10, 2026 @ 11:27 pm September 11, 2026 3:27am UTC |
Sep 18, 2026 @ 4:44 pm September 18, 2026 8:44pm 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 @ 10:47 am 20-Mar-2026 2:47pm UTC |
Jun 21, 2026 @ 4:25 am 21-Jun-2026 8:25am UTC |
Sep 22, 2026 @ 8:06 pm 23-Sep-2026 12:06am UTC |
Dec 21, 2026 @ 3:51 pm 21-Dec-2026 8:51pm UTC |
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Current View Above USA
Current Sun View |
Current Night View |
Current Global Map
 
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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
