SUN, MOON & SEASONS

Sun	Earth	Moon
Sun Spots		Waning Gibbous Moon above horison 100% Illuminated Lunation: 1278
Dawn starts: 5:52am Sunrise: 6:17am Transit: 1:03pm Sunset: 7:49pm Dusk ends: 8:14pm Hrs of sunlight: 13:29 Hrs of light: 14:22	SPRING Current Sunlit Earth with Cloud Cover	Transit: 1:26am Moonset: 6:33am Moonrise: 8:15pm Last Quarter ( May-09 ) New Moon ( May-16 ) First Quarter ( May-23 ) Full Moon ( May-31 )

Last Quarter	New Moon	First Quarter	Full Moon
May 9, 2026 @ 3:10 pm May 09, 2026 9:10pm UTC	May 16, 2026 @ 2:01 pm May 16, 2026 8:01pm UTC	May 23, 2026 @ 5:11 am May 23, 2026 11:11am UTC	May 31, 2026 @ 2:45 am May 31, 2026 8:45am UTC

Vernal Equinox Start of Spring	Summer Solstice Start of Summer	Autumn Equinox Start of Fall	Winter Solstice Start of Winter
Mar 20, 2026 @ 8:47 am 20-Mar-2026 2:47pm UTC	Jun 21, 2026 @ 2:25 am 21-Jun-2026 8:25am UTC	Sep 22, 2026 @ 6:06 pm 23-Sep-2026 12:06am UTC	Dec 21, 2026 @ 1:51 pm 21-Dec-2026 8:51pm UTC

Current Sunlight Map

CURRENT DAY / NIGHT MAP

• 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