SUN, MOON & SEASONS |
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Waning Gibbous Moon below horizon  99% Illuminated Lunation: 1278 |
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Dawn starts: 6:18am Sunrise: 6:43am Transit: 1:34pm Sunset: 8:24pm Dusk ends: 8:49pm Hrs of sunlight: 13:37 Hrs of light: 14:31 |
SPRING Current Sunlit Earth with Cloud Cover |
Transit: 1:54am Moonset: 6:55am Moonrise: 8:48pm Last Quarter ( May-09 ) New Moon ( May-16 ) First Quarter ( May-23 ) Full Moon ( May-31 ) |
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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.
| Last Quarter | New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon |
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May 9, 2026 @ 5:10 pm May 09, 2026 9:10pm UTC |
May 16, 2026 @ 4:01 pm May 16, 2026 8:01pm UTC |
May 23, 2026 @ 7:11 am May 23, 2026 11:11am UTC |
May 31, 2026 @ 4:45 am May 31, 2026 8:45am 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
