SUN, MOON & SEASONS

Sun

Earth

Moon

Sun Spots
Sun Spots
Sunlit Earth Waxing Gibbous
Moon above horison
12 days, 16 hours, 34 minutes
98% Illuminated
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Lunation:
Dawn starts: 6:18am
Sunrise: 6:42am
Transit: 1:27pm
Sunset: 8:12pm
Dusk ends: 8:37pm

Hrs of sunlight: 13:28
Hrs of light: 14:19

SPRING

Current
Sunlit Earth
with
Cloud Cover
Transit:  -------
Moonset: 5:51am
Moonrise: 6:40pm

Full Moon ( May-01 )
Last Quarter ( May-09 )
New Moon ( May-16 )
First Quarter ( May-23 )
Sunchart
Full Moon Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter
Full Moon Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter
May 1, 2026 @ 12:23 pm
May 01, 2026
5:23pm UTC
May 9, 2026 @ 4:10 pm
May 09, 2026
9:10pm UTC
May 16, 2026 @ 3:01 pm
May 16, 2026
8:01pm UTC
May 23, 2026 @ 6:11 am
May 23, 2026
11:11am 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 @ 9:47 am
Mar-20-2026
2:47pm UTC
Jun 21, 2026 @ 3:25 am
Jun-21-2026
8:25am UTC
Sep 22, 2026 @ 7:06 pm
Sep-23-2026
12:06am UTC
Dec 21, 2026 @ 2:51 pm
Dec-21-2026
8:51pm UTC

Current Sunlight Map

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.

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