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Sun & Moon

Today's sunrise, sunset and the three twilights for your home city, the Moon's rise, set and phase, how day length changes through the year, and the calendar of seasons, eclipses and meteor showers.

Seasons — equinoxes and solstices

EventInstant (UTC)Note
March EquinoxMar 20, 2026, 02:46 PM UTCSpring begins (Northern Hemisphere)
June SolsticeJun 21, 2026, 08:25 AM UTCLongest day in the North
September EquinoxSep 23, 2026, 12:05 AM UTCAutumn begins (Northern Hemisphere)
December SolsticeDec 21, 2026, 08:50 PM UTCShortest day in the North
March EquinoxMar 20, 2027, 08:25 PM UTCSpring begins (Northern Hemisphere)
June SolsticeJun 21, 2027, 02:11 PM UTCLongest day in the North

Eclipses 2026–2028

Dates follow NASA's eclipse canon. Local visibility depends on your location.

DateTypeKindVisible from
Feb 17, 2026SolarAnnularAntarctica; partial in S. South America, S. Africa
Mar 3, 2026LunarTotalEast Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas
Aug 12, 2026SolarTotalArctic, Greenland, Iceland, Spain
Aug 28, 2026LunarPartialAmericas, Europe, Africa
Feb 6, 2027SolarAnnularPacific, Chile, Argentina, Atlantic
Feb 20, 2027LunarPenumbralAmericas, Europe, Africa, Asia
Aug 2, 2027SolarTotalN. Africa, Middle East — totality up to 6m 23s
Aug 17, 2027LunarPenumbralPacific, Americas
Jan 12, 2028LunarPartialAmericas, Europe, Africa
Jan 26, 2028SolarAnnularS. America, Atlantic, Iberia
Jul 6, 2028LunarPartialAfrica, Asia, Australia
Jul 22, 2028SolarTotalAustralia, New Zealand

Annual meteor showers

Rates are zenithal hourly rates under ideal dark skies; expect fewer from a town.

ShowerPeakRateParent body
QuadrantidsJan 3–4≈110/hrAsteroid 2003 EH1
LyridsApr 22–23≈18/hrComet Thatcher
Eta AquariidsMay 5–6≈50/hrComet Halley
Delta AquariidsJul 29–30≈25/hrComet 96P/Machholz
PerseidsAug 12–13≈100/hrComet Swift–Tuttle
OrionidsOct 21–22≈20/hrComet Halley
LeonidsNov 17–18≈15/hrComet Tempel–Tuttle
GeminidsDec 13–14≈150/hrAsteroid 3200 Phaethon
UrsidsDec 22–23≈10/hrComet 8P/Tuttle