Sun / Earth / Moon
Dawn start: 6:15 am - Dusk end: 6:04 pm
Sunrise: 6:41 am - Sunset: 5:39 pm
Upper Transit: 12:10 pm
Hours of Daylight: 10 hrs 58 min
Earth with cloud cover as currently seen from
36,000 Km. above our location.
It is
Autumn
in the Northern Hemisphere
Countdown to Winter
Moon age: 16 days, 16 hrs (since last new moon)
Moon Phase - Waning Gibbous
98% of moon illuminated
Moon Rise: 6:37 pm - Moon Set: 8:31 am
Next New Moon - Nov 9 2026 12:02 am
Next Full Moon - Nov 24 2026 7:53 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
Full Moon
Oct 25 2026 9:12 pm
(utc) Oct 26 2026 4:12 am
Last Quarter Moon
Nov 1 2026 1:28 pm
(utc) Nov 1 2026 8:28 pm
New Moon
Nov 9 2026 12:02 am
(utc) Nov 9 2026 7:02 am
First Quarter Moon
Nov 17 2026 4:48 am
(utc) Nov 17 2026 11:48 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