SUN, MOON & SEASONS |
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Sun Spots |
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Morning Crescent Moon below horison  28% Illuminated Lunation: 1281 |
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Dawn starts: 6:18am Sunrise: 6:44am Transit: 1:32pm Sunset: 8:20pm Dusk ends: 8:47pm Hrs of sunlight: 13:35 Hrs of light: 14:29 |
SUMMER Current Sunlit Earth with Cloud Cover |
Moonrise: 1:53am Transit: 9:26am Moonset: 5:02pm New Moon ( Aug-12 ) First Quarter ( Aug-19 ) Full Moon ( Aug-27 ) Last Quarter ( Sep-04 ) |
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| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
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Aug 12, 2026 @ 12:37 pm August 12, 2026 5:37pm UTC |
Aug 19, 2026 @ 9:46 pm August 20, 2026 2:46am UTC |
Aug 27, 2026 @ 11:18 pm August 28, 2026 4:18am UTC |
Sep 4, 2026 @ 2:51 am September 04, 2026 7:51am 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