SUN, MOON & SEASONS |
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Sun Spots |
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Waxing Gibbous Moon below horison  99% Illuminated Lunation: 1274 |
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Dawn starts: 7:03am Sunrise: 7:30am Transit: 12:31pm Sunset: 5:32pm Dusk ends: 5:59pm Hrs of sunlight: 10:02 Hrs of light: 10:56 |
WINTER Current Sunlit Earth with Cloud Cover |
Moonset: 6:58am Moonrise: 4:51pm Transit: 11:20pm Full Moon ( Jan-03 ) Last Quarter ( Jan-10 ) New Moon ( Jan-18 ) First Quarter ( Jan-25 ) |
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| Full Moon | Last Quarter | New Moon | First Quarter |
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Jan 3, 2026 @ 4:03 am January 03, 2026 10:03am UTC |
Jan 10, 2026 @ 9:48 am January 10, 2026 3:48pm UTC |
Jan 18, 2026 @ 1:52 pm January 18, 2026 7:52pm UTC |
Jan 25, 2026 @ 10:47 pm January 26, 2026 4:47am 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 @ 9:47 am 20-Mar-2026 2:47pm UTC |
Jun 21, 2026 @ 3:25 am 21-Jun-2026 8:25am UTC |
Sep 22, 2026 @ 7:06 pm 23-Sep-2026 12:06am UTC |
Dec 21, 2026 @ 2:51 pm 21-Dec-2026 8:51pm 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