SUN, MOON & SEASONS

Sun

Earth

Moon

Sun Spots
Sun Spots
Sunlit Earth LAST QUARTER
Moon below horison
21 days, 18 hours, 24 minutes (21.77 days)
54% Illuminated
Lunation: 1277
Dawn starts: 5:36am
Sunrise: 6:01am
Transit: 12:25pm
Sunset: 6:49pm
Dusk ends: 7:14pm

Hrs of sunlight: 12:47
Hrs of light: 13:37

SPRING

Current
Sunlit Earth
with
Cloud Cover
Moonrise: 1:15am
Transit: 6:06am
Moonset: 11:02am

Last Quarter ( Apr-09 )
New Moon ( Apr-17 )
First Quarter ( Apr-23 )
Full Moon ( May-01 )
Sunchart
Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon
Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon
Apr 9, 2026 @ 9:51 pm
April 10, 2026
4:51am UTC
Apr 17, 2026 @ 4:52 am
April 17, 2026
11:52am UTC
Apr 23, 2026 @ 7:32 pm
April 24, 2026
2:32am UTC
May 1, 2026 @ 10:23 am
May 01, 2026
5:23pm UTC
Vernal Equinox
Start of Spring
Summer Solstice
Start of Summer
Autumn Equinox
Start of Fall
Winter Solstice
Start of Winter
Start of Spring Start of Summer Start of Fall Start of Winter
Mar 20, 2026 @ 7:47 am
20-Mar-2026
2:47pm UTC
Jun 21, 2026 @ 1:25 am
21-Jun-2026
8:25am UTC
Sep 22, 2026 @ 5:06 pm
23-Sep-2026
12:06am UTC
Dec 21, 2026 @ 1:51 pm
21-Dec-2026
8:51pm UTC

Current Sunlight Maps

Current View Above USA

US Day-Night Globe

Current Sun View


Earth From Sun

Current Night View


Earth Opposite Sun

Current Global Map

Global Day-NIght
  • 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.

Moon Details from Weather-Display

Additional Moon facts from Weather-Display
Images courtesy of NASA and Fourmilab Switzerland
Astro calendar script by TNET Services , modified by Bashewa Weather and Saratoga-Weather.org