SUN, MOON & SEASONS

Sun	Earth	Moon
Sun Spots		FIRST QUARTER Moon below horison 55% Illuminated Lunation: 1282
Dawn starts: 6:08am Sunrise: 6:33am Transit: 1:10pm Sunset: 7:47pm Dusk ends: 8:11pm Hrs of sunlight: 13:12 Hrs of light: 14:2	SUMMER Current Sunlit Earth with Cloud Cover	Moonrise: 2:37pm Transit: 6:43pm Moonset: 11:41pm Full Moon ( Aug-27 ) Last Quarter ( Sep-04 ) New Moon ( Sep-10 ) First Quarter ( Sep-18 )

Full Moon	Last Quarter	New Moon	First Quarter
Aug 27, 2026 @ 10:18 pm August 28, 2026 4:18am UTC	Sep 4, 2026 @ 1:51 am September 04, 2026 7:51am UTC	Sep 10, 2026 @ 9:27 pm September 11, 2026 3:27am UTC	Sep 18, 2026 @ 2:44 pm September 18, 2026 8:44pm 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