Sun / Earth / Moon
Dawn start: 7:00 am - Dusk end: 5:51 pm
Sunrise: 7:27 am - Sunset: 5:23 pm
Upper Transit: 12:25 pm
Hours of Daylight: 9 hrs 56 min
Earth with cloud cover as currently seen from
36,000 Km. above our location.
It is
in the Northern Hemisphere
Moon age: 21 days, 2 hrs (since last new moon)
Moon Phase - Waning Gibbous
56% of moon illuminated
Moon Rise: no occurence this 24 hr period - Moon Set: 12:19 pm
Next New Moon - Dec 30 2024 3:27 pm
Next Full Moon - Jan 13 2025 3:27 pm
Lunar Eclipse - Mar 14 2025
Timing - Map
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
Full Moon
Dec 15 2024 2:02 am
(utc) Dec 15 2024 9:02 am
Last Quarter Moon
Dec 22 2024 3:18 pm
(utc) Dec 22 2024 10:18 pm
New Moon
Dec 30 2024 3:27 pm
(utc) Dec 30 2024 10:27 pm
First Quarter Moon
Jan 6 2025 4:56 pm
(utc) Jan 6 2025 11:56 pm
Seasons
Vernal Equinox
Start of Spring
Mar 19 2024 8:06 pm
(utc)Mar 20 2024 3:06 am
Summer Solstice
Start of Summer
Jun 20 2024 1:51 pm
(utc)Jun 20 2024 8:51 pm
Autumn Equinox
Start of Fall
Sep 22 2024 5:44 am
(utc)Sep 22 2024 12:44 pm
Winter Solstice
Start of Winter
Dec 21 2024 2:21 am
(utc)Dec 21 2024 9:21 am
Current Day / Night Map
Night Sky Views From Our Location
Looking North
Looking South
Original script & Sun/Moon Position Graph by Ken True of Saratoga Weather
Day Night Map & Night Sky views (excluded from copyright) courtesy of Fourmilab Switzerland