SUN, MOON & SEASONS |
Sun |
Earth |
Moon |
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Waning Gibbous Moon above horison ![]() 81% Illuminated Lunation: 1246 |
Dawn starts: 6:12am Sunrise: 6:36am Transit: 12:30pm Sunset: 6:23pm Dusk ends: 6:48pm Hrs of sunlight: 11:46 Hrs of light: 12:35 |
SPRING Current Sunlit Earth with Cloud Cover |
Transit: 3:56am Moonset: 11:26am Moonrise: 8:32pm Last Quarter ( Oct-06 ) New Moon ( Oct-14 ) First Quarter ( Oct-21 ) Full Moon ( Oct-28 ) |
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Last Quarter | New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon |
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Oct 6, 2023 @ 6:48 am October 06, 2023 1:48pm UTC |
Oct 14, 2023 @ 10:55 am October 14, 2023 5:55pm UTC |
Oct 21, 2023 @ 8:29 pm October 22, 2023 3:29am UTC |
Oct 28, 2023 @ 1:24 pm October 28, 2023 8:24pm UTC |
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, 2023 @ 2:25 pm 20-Mar-2023 9:25pm UTC |
Jun 21, 2023 @ 7:58 am 21-Jun-2023 2:58pm UTC |
Sep 22, 2023 @ 11:51 pm 23-Sep-2023 6:51am UTC |
Dec 21, 2023 @ 7:28 pm 22-Dec-2023 3:28am UTC |
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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