SUN, MOON & SEASONS |
Sun |
Earth |
Moon |
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Evening Crescent Moon above horison ![]() 28% Illuminated Lunation: 1240 |
Dawn starts: 6:28am Sunrise: 6:57am Transit: 1:14pm Sunset: 7:31pm Dusk ends: 8:00pm Hrs of sunlight: 12:29 Hrs of light: 13:32 |
SPRING Current Sunlit Earth with Cloud Cover |
Transit: ------- Moonset: 12:47am Moonrise: 9:21am First Quarter ( Mar-28 ) Full Moon ( Apr-05 ) Last Quarter ( Apr-13 ) New Moon ( Apr-19 ) |
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First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter | New Moon |
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Mar 28, 2023 @ 7:32 pm March 29, 2023 2:32am UTC |
Apr 5, 2023 @ 9:34 pm April 06, 2023 4:34am UTC |
Apr 13, 2023 @ 2:11 am April 13, 2023 9:11am UTC |
Apr 19, 2023 @ 9:12 pm April 20, 2023 4:12am 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