Sun / Moon


Image of our sun

Dawn start: 6:06 am - Dusk end: 6:17 pm
Sunrise: 6:31 am - Sunset: 5:52 pm

Upper Transit: 12:12 pm
Hours of Daylight: 11 hrs 21 min


Moon image for today

Moon age: 13 days, 5 hrs (since last new moon)
Moon Phase - Waxing Gibbous - 97% of moon illuminated
Moon Rise: 4:54 pm - Moon Set: 4:19 am
Next Full Moon - Oct 17 2024 4:26 am
Next New Moon - Nov 1 2024 5:47 am

All Times are MST

Sun / Moon Sky Position Graph


Sun/Moon sky position graph

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.

 

Lunar Cycle

First Quarter Moon
First Quarter Moon
Oct 10 2024 11:55 am
(utc) Oct 10 2024 6:55 pm

Full Moon
Full Moon
Oct 17 2024 4:26 am
(utc) Oct 17 2024 11:26 am

Last Quarter Moon
Last Quarter Moon
Oct 24 2024 1:03 am
(utc) Oct 24 2024 8:03 am

New Moon
New Moon
Nov 1 2024 5:47 am
(utc) Nov 1 2024 12:47 pm

Seasons

Vernal Equinox
Start of Spring

Start of Spring

Mar 19 2024 8:06 pm
(utc)Mar 20 2024 3:06 am

Summer Solstice
Start of Summer

Start of Summer

Jun 20 2024 1:51 pm
(utc)Jun 20 2024 8:51 pm

Autumn Equinox
Start of Fall

Start of Fall

Sep 22 2024 5:44 am
(utc)Sep 22 2024 12:44 pm

Winter Solstice
Start of Winter

Start of Winter

Dec 21 2024 2:21 am
(utc)Dec 21 2024 9:21 am

Current Day / Night Map

Day Night Map

Day Night Map courtesy of Fourmilab Switzerland

Night Sky Views From Our Location

Looking North
northern night sky image
Looking South
southern night sky image

Night Sky views (excluded from copyright) courtesy of Fourmilab Switzerland