SUN, MOON & SEASONS |
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Waning Crescent Moon below horizon  12% Illuminated Lunation: 1275 |
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Dawn starts: 6:58am Sunrise: 7:23am Transit: 12:51pm Sunset: 6:19pm Dusk ends: 6:43pm Hrs of sunlight: 10:54 Hrs of light: 11:45 |
WINTER Current Sunlit Earth with Cloud Cover |
Moonrise: 5:00am Transit: 9:42am Moonset: 2:28pm New Moon ( Feb-17 ) First Quarter ( Feb-24 ) Full Moon ( Mar-03 ) Last Quarter ( Mar-11 ) |
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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.
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
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Feb 17, 2026 @ 7:01 am February 17, 2026 12:01pm UTC |
Feb 24, 2026 @ 7:27 am February 24, 2026 12:27pm UTC |
Mar 3, 2026 @ 6:38 am March 03, 2026 11:38am UTC |
Mar 11, 2026 @ 5:38 am March 11, 2026 9:38am 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 |
Current Sunlight Maps
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
