Sun and Moon Almanac
SUN, MOON & SEASONS |
Sun |
Earth |
Moon |
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Morning Crescent Moon below horizon ![]() 28% Illuminated Lunation: 1265 |
Dawn starts: 6:21am Sunrise: 6:46am Transit: 1:25pm Sunset: 8:04pm Dusk ends: 8:29pm Hrs of sunlight: 13:17 Hrs of light: 14:7 |
SPRING Current Sunlit Earth with Cloud Cover |
Moonrise: 4:13am Transit: 9:47am Moonset: 3:30pm New Moon ( Apr-27 ) First Quarter ( May-04 ) Full Moon ( May-12 ) Last Quarter ( May-20 ) |
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New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
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Apr 27, 2025 @ 3:31 pm April 27, 2025 7:31pm UTC |
May 4, 2025 @ 9:52 am May 04, 2025 1:52pm UTC |
May 12, 2025 @ 12:56 pm May 12, 2025 4:56pm UTC |
May 20, 2025 @ 7:59 am May 20, 2025 11:59am 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, 2025 @ 5:02 am 20-Mar-2025 9:02am UTC |
Jun 20, 2025 @ 10:43 pm 21-Jun-2025 2:43am UTC |
Sep 22, 2025 @ 2:20 pm 22-Sep-2025 6:20pm UTC |
Dec 21, 2025 @ 10:04 am 21-Dec-2025 3:04pm 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