Astronomy


Sun

Moon

NASA Sun Image
Today's Sun image from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Moon age: 19 days,23 hours,40 minutes,72%
Sunrise: 5:42am
Sunset: 8:43pm
Daylight: 15:01
Moonrise: 1:38am (18-May-2025)
Moonset: 10:22am (18-May-2025)
Waning Gibbous
72% Illuminated


First Quarter Moon Full Moon Last Quarter Moon New Moon
First Quarter Moon Full Moon Last Quarter Moon New Moon
Sun, 04-May-2025 8:52am CDT
May 4 2025 13:52 UTC
Mon, 12-May-2025 11:57am CDT
May 12 2025 16:57 UTC
Tue, 20-May-2025 6:59am CDT
May 20 2025 11:59 UTC
Mon, 26-May-2025 10:03pm CDT
May 27 2025 03:03 UTC


Vernal Equinox
Start of Spring
Summer Solstice
Start of Summer
Autumn Equinox
Start of Fall
Winter Solstice
Start of Winter
Start of Spring First day of Summer First day of Fall First day of Winter
Thu, 20-Mar-2025 4:02am CDT
March 20 2025 09:02 UTC
Fri, 20-Jun-2025 9:43pm CDT
June 21 2025 02:43 UTC
Mon, 22-Sep-2025 1:20pm CDT
September 22 2025 18:20 UTC
Sun, 21-Dec-2025 9:04am CST
December 21 2025 15:04 UTC

Current Sun/Moon Position


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.


Current Day / Night Global Map

Day / Night Map
Image courtesy of Fourmilab Switzerland


Moon Details from Weather-Display

Additional Moon facts from Weather-Display