SUN, MOON & SEASONS

Sun	Earth	Moon
Sun Spots		Waxing Gibbous Moon above horison 94% Illuminated Lunation: 1281
Dawn starts: 5:50am Sunrise: 6:16am Transit: 1:13pm Sunset: 8:10pm Dusk ends: 8:36pm Hrs of sunlight: 13:50 Hrs of light: 14:45	SUMMER Current Sunlit Earth with Cloud Cover	Moonset: 4:17am Moonrise: 6:35pm Transit: 11:25pm Full Moon ( Jul-29 ) Last Quarter ( Aug-05 ) New Moon ( Aug-12 ) First Quarter ( Aug-19 )

Full Moon	Last Quarter	New Moon	First Quarter
Jul 29, 2026 @ 8:36 am July 29, 2026 2:36pm UTC	Aug 5, 2026 @ 8:21 pm August 06, 2026 2:21am UTC	Aug 12, 2026 @ 11:37 am August 12, 2026 5:37pm UTC	Aug 19, 2026 @ 8:46 pm August 20, 2026 2:46am 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