SUN, MOON & SEASONS |
Sun |
Earth |
Moon |
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Sun Spots |
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Morning Crescent Moon below horizon ![]() 7% Illuminated Lunation: 1105 |
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Dawn starts: 5:36am Sunrise: 6:04am Transit: 1:06pm Sunset: 8:09pm Dusk ends: 8:37pm Hrs of sunlight: 14:04 Hrs of light: 15:1 |
SUMMER Current Sunlit Earth with Cloud Cover |
Moonrise: 4:29am Transit: 11:19am Moonset: 6:14pm New Moon ( May-20 ) First Quarter ( May-28 ) Full Moon ( Jun-04 ) Last Quarter ( Jun-11 ) |
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May 20, 2012 @ 6:47 pm May 20, 2012 11:47pm UTC |
May 28, 2012 @ 3:16 pm May 28, 2012 8:16pm UTC |
Jun 4, 2012 @ 6:12 am June 04, 2012 11:12am UTC |
Jun 11, 2012 @ 5:41 am June 11, 2012 10:41am UTC |
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Vernal Equinox Start of Spring |
Summer Solstice Start of Summer |
Autumn Equinox Start of Fall |
Winter Solstice Start of Winter |
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Mar 20, 2012 @ 12:15 am 20-Mar-2012 5:15am UTC |
Jun 20, 2012 @ 6:09 pm 20-Jun-2012 11:09pm UTC |
Sep 22, 2012 @ 9:50 am 22-Sep-2012 2:50pm UTC |
Dec 21, 2012 @ 5:12 am 21-Dec-2012 11:12am UTC |
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- 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.
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Images courtesy of NASA
and Fourmilab Switzerland
Astro calendar script by TNET Services
, modified by Bashewa Weather







