SUN, MOON & SEASONS

Sun	Earth	Moon
Sun Spots		Morning Crescent Moon above horison 1% Illuminated Lunation: 1274
Dawn starts: 6:41am Sunrise: 7:06am Transit: 12:16pm Sunset: 5:27pm Dusk ends: 5:52pm Hrs of sunlight: 10:18 Hrs of light: 11:11	WINTER Current Sunlit Earth with Cloud Cover	Moonrise: 6:30am Transit: 11:22am Moonset: 4:20pm New Moon ( Jan-18 ) First Quarter ( Jan-25 ) Full Moon ( Feb-01 ) Last Quarter ( Feb-09 )

New Moon	First Quarter	Full Moon	Last Quarter
Jan 18, 2026 @ 12:52 pm January 18, 2026 7:52pm UTC	Jan 25, 2026 @ 9:47 pm January 26, 2026 4:47am UTC	Feb 1, 2026 @ 3:09 pm February 01, 2026 10:09pm UTC	Feb 9, 2026 @ 5:43 am February 09, 2026 12:43pm 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