SUN, MOON & SEASONS

Sun	Earth	Moon
Sun Spots		Morning Crescent Moon below horison 11% Illuminated Lunation: 1277
Dawn starts: 6:13am Sunrise: 6:36am Transit: 1:06pm Sunset: 7:36pm Dusk ends: 8:00pm Hrs of sunlight: 12:57 Hrs of light: 13:47	SPRING Current Sunlit Earth with Cloud Cover	Moonrise: 4:50am Transit: 10:44am Moonset: 4:47pm New Moon ( Apr-17 ) First Quarter ( Apr-23 ) Full Moon ( May-01 ) Last Quarter ( May-09 )

New Moon	First Quarter	Full Moon	Last Quarter
Apr 17, 2026 @ 5:52 am April 17, 2026 11:52am UTC	Apr 23, 2026 @ 8:32 pm April 24, 2026 2:32am UTC	May 1, 2026 @ 11:23 am May 01, 2026 5:23pm UTC	May 9, 2026 @ 3:10 pm May 09, 2026 9:10pm 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