Sun / Earth / Moon
Dawn start: 5:00 am - Dusk end: 8:04 pm
Sunrise: 5:28 am - Sunset: 7:36 pm
Upper Transit: 12:32 pm
Hours of Daylight: 14 hrs 08 min
Earth with cloud cover as currently seen from
36,000 Km. above our location.
It is
Summer
in the Northern Hemisphere
Countdown to Autumn
Moon age: 2 days, 17 hrs (since last new moon)
Moon Phase - Waxing Crescent
9% of moon illuminated
Moon Rise: 8:00 am - Moon Set: 9:31 pm
Next New Moon - Aug 12 2026 10:37 am
Next Full Moon - Jul 29 2026 7:36 am
All Times are MST
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
New Moon
Jul 14 2026 2:43 am
(utc) Jul 14 2026 9:43 am
First Quarter Moon
Jul 21 2026 4:05 am
(utc) Jul 21 2026 11:05 am
Full Moon
Jul 29 2026 7:36 am
(utc) Jul 29 2026 2:36 pm
Last Quarter Moon
Aug 5 2026 7:21 pm
(utc) Aug 6 2026 2:21 am
Seasons
Vernal Equinox
Start of Spring
Mar 20 2026 7:46 am
(utc)Mar 20 2026 2:46 pm
Summer Solstice
Start of Summer
Jun 21 2026 1:24 am
(utc)Jun 21 2026 8:24 am
Autumn Equinox
Start of Fall
Sep 22 2026 5:05 pm
(utc)Sep 23 2026 12:05 am
Winter Solstice
Start of Winter
Dec 21 2026 1:50 pm
(utc)Dec 21 2026 8:50 pm
Current Day / Night Map
Day Night Map courtesy of Fourmilab Switzerland
Night Sky Views From Our Location
Looking North
Looking South
Night Sky views (excluded from copyright) courtesy of Fourmilab Switzerland