SUN, MOON & SEASONS |
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Sun Spots |
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Waxing Gibbous Moon below horison  80% Illuminated Lunation: 1282 |
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Dawn starts: 6:30am Sunrise: 6:55am Transit: 1:29pm Sunset: 8:03pm Dusk ends: 8:29pm Hrs of sunlight: 13:09 Hrs of light: 13:58 |
SUMMER Current Sunlit Earth with Cloud Cover |
Moonset: 2:22am Moonrise: 5:34pm Transit: 9:35pm Full Moon ( Aug-27 ) Last Quarter ( Sep-04 ) New Moon ( Sep-10 ) First Quarter ( Sep-18 ) |
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| Full Moon | Last Quarter | New Moon | First Quarter |
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Aug 27, 2026 @ 11:18 pm August 28, 2026 4:18am UTC |
Sep 4, 2026 @ 2:51 am September 04, 2026 7:51am UTC |
Sep 10, 2026 @ 10:27 pm September 11, 2026 3:27am UTC |
Sep 18, 2026 @ 3:44 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 @ 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