Sun/Moon - Astronomy




SUN, MOON & SEASONS

Sun

Earth

Moon

Sun Spots
Sun Spots
Sunlit Earth Waning Crescent
Moon below horison
23 days, 22 hours, 20 minutes
35% Illuminated
Dawn starts: 5:34am
Sunrise: 6:04am
Transit: 1:03pm
Sunset: 8:02pm
Dusk ends: 8:32pm

Hrs of sunlight: 13h 57m 49s
Hrs of light: 14h 58m 14s

SPRING

Current
Sunlit Earth
with
Cloud Cover
Moonrise: 3:51am
Transit: 8:40am
Moonset: 1:42pm

New Moon ( Apr-27 )
First Quarter ( May-04 )
Full Moon ( May-12 )
Last Quarter ( May-20 )
Sunchart
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
Apr 27, 2025 @ 12:31 pm
April 27, 2025
7:31pm UTC
May 4, 2025 @ 6:52 am
May 04, 2025
1:52pm UTC
May 12, 2025 @ 9:56 am
May 12, 2025
4:56pm UTC
May 20, 2025 @ 4:59 am
May 20, 2025
11:59am UTC
Vernal Equinox
Start of Spring
Summer Solstice
Start of Summer
Autumn Equinox
Start of Fall
Winter Solstice
Start of Winter
Start of Spring Start of Summer Start of Fall Start of Winter
Mar 20, 2025 @ 2:02 am
20-Mar-2025
9:02am UTC
Jun 20, 2025 @ 7:43 pm
21-Jun-2025
2:43am UTC
Sep 22, 2025 @ 11:20 am
22-Sep-2025
6:20pm UTC
Dec 21, 2025 @ 7:04 am
21-Dec-2025
3:04pm UTC

Current Sunlight Maps

Current View Above USA

US Day-Night Globe

Current Sun View


Earth From Sun

Current Night View


Earth Opposite Sun

Current Global Map

Global Day-NIght
  • 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.

Moon Details from Weather-Display

Additional Moon facts from Weather-Display

Images courtesy of NASA and Fourmilab Switzerland
Astro calendar script by TNET Services , modified by Bashewa Weather and Saratoga-Weather.org