Sun and Moon Almanac
SUN, MOON & SEASONS |
Sun |
Earth |
Moon |
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Evening Crescent Moon below horizon ![]() 12% Illuminated Lunation: 1265 |
Dawn starts: 6:48am Sunrise: 7:12am Transit: 1:30pm Sunset: 7:48pm Dusk ends: 8:12pm Hrs of sunlight: 12:33 Hrs of light: 13:23 |
SPRING Current Sunlit Earth with Cloud Cover |
Moonrise: 9:06am Transit: 4:27pm Moonset: 10:44pm First Quarter ( Apr-04 ) Full Moon ( Apr-12 ) Last Quarter ( Apr-20 ) New Moon ( Apr-27 ) |
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First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter | New Moon |
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Apr 4, 2025 @ 10:15 pm April 05, 2025 2:15am UTC |
Apr 12, 2025 @ 8:22 pm April 13, 2025 12:22am UTC |
Apr 20, 2025 @ 9:35 pm April 21, 2025 1:35am UTC |
Apr 27, 2025 @ 3:31 pm April 27, 2025 7:31pm 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