Sun and Moon Almanac
SUN, MOON & SEASONS |
Sun |
Earth |
Moon |
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Waning Gibbous Moon above horizon ![]() 82% Illuminated Lunation: 1269 |
Dawn starts: 6:21am Sunrise: 6:46am Transit: 1:31pm Sunset: 8:16pm Dusk ends: 8:41pm Hrs of sunlight: 13:28 Hrs of light: 14:19 |
SUMMER Current Sunlit Earth with Cloud Cover |
Transit: 4:45am Moonset: 11:18am Moonrise: 10:21pm Last Quarter ( Aug-16 ) New Moon ( Aug-23 ) First Quarter ( Aug-31 ) Full Moon ( Sep-07 ) |
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Last Quarter | New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon |
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Aug 16, 2025 @ 1:12 am August 16, 2025 5:12am UTC |
Aug 23, 2025 @ 2:06 am August 23, 2025 6:06am UTC |
Aug 31, 2025 @ 2:25 am August 31, 2025 6:25am UTC |
Sep 7, 2025 @ 2:09 pm September 07, 2025 6:09pm 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