Sun and Moon Almanac
SUN, MOON & SEASONS |
Sun |
Earth |
Moon |
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Morning Crescent Moon below horison ![]() 17% Illuminated Lunation: 1248 |
Dawn starts: 6:51am Sunrise: 7:17am Transit: 12:18pm Sunset: 5:20pm Dusk ends: 5:46pm Hrs of sunlight: 10:00 Hrs of light: 10:54 |
AUTUMN Current Sunlit Earth with Cloud Cover |
Moonrise: 2:52am Transit: 8:41am Moonset: 2:22pm New Moon ( Dec-12 ) First Quarter ( Dec-19 ) Full Moon ( Dec-26 ) Last Quarter ( Jan-03 ) |
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New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
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Dec 12, 2023 @ 6:32 pm December 12, 2023 11:32pm UTC |
Dec 19, 2023 @ 1:39 pm December 19, 2023 6:39pm UTC |
Dec 26, 2023 @ 7:33 pm December 27, 2023 12:33am UTC |
Jan 3, 2024 @ 10:30 pm January 04, 2024 3:30am 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 @ 5:25 pm 20-Mar-2023 9:25pm UTC |
Jun 21, 2023 @ 10:58 am 21-Jun-2023 2:58pm UTC |
Sep 23, 2023 @ 2:51 am 23-Sep-2023 6:51am UTC |
Dec 21, 2023 @ 10:28 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