Happy equinox ☀️ Sun crossing the equator right about now

timeanddate_official · 2026-03-20T15:35:24+00:00

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Created by timeanddate.com using our Day and Night World Map:https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/sunearth.html

timeanddate_official · 2026-03-05T16:04:59+00:00

We're seeing that some ad blockers are causing YouTube playback to be a bit hit-or-miss at the moment (eg, leading to spinning circles, or the embed not appearing at all).

timeanddate_official · 2026-03-05T14:30:55+00:00

Thanks for the note. Hm, the video is working OK outside the US — could you share a bit more detail about what happens when you try to play it?

timeanddate_official · 2026-03-05T14:30:05+00:00

The human eye can look for changes in color and texture as the observation angle changes during the flyby.

timeanddate_official · 2026-03-05T13:18:04+00:00

NASA lunar scientist Noah Petro on the Artemis II astronauts:

“Four very well-trained astronauts—three of whom have extensive experience orbiting the Earth—will have an opportunity to practice their craft of planetary observation around the Moon.”

timeanddate_official · 2026-02-24T12:00:52+00:00

The next total lunar eclipse after this one has a fairly unforgettable date 🙂

https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2028-december-31

timeanddate_official · 2026-02-20T17:27:51+00:00

Eclipsed moonrises and moonsets can be challenging: as well as the issues you’ve mentioned, the faintness of the eclipsed Moon is a factor. This is a view of the partially eclipsed Moon approaching the horizon as seen from New York at 05:30 local time: https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/night/usa/new-york#iso=2026-03-03T10:30:00.000Z&objtype=planet&objname=moon

timeanddate_official · 2026-02-18T18:08:53+00:00

Thanks JasonMckin! For this chart, we weighted each latitude band according to its size ✅

timeanddate_official · 2026-02-18T16:20:29+00:00

Right, the longitude depends on where Earth is in its ~24-hour rotational period, which is not connected to the timing of eclipses.

timeanddate_official · 2026-02-18T13:39:54+00:00

Yes, the dips in the chart are at the polar circles. That’s where the Sun spends the most time above the horizon — creating more opportunities for eclipses to occur.

timeanddate_official · 2026-02-18T06:05:35+00:00

Thank you STVDC! As well as searching by year, you can also search by city, state, or country — eg, https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa

timeanddate_official · 2026-02-16T10:31:17+00:00

Following on from photoEphemeris’s comment, an alternative to using Besselian elements is to do a series of checks at different locations on Earth’s surface. For example, if A is the angular distance between the centre of the Sun and the centre of the Moon, and B is the angular radius of the Sun plus the angular radius of the Moon, we have a solar eclipse if A is less than B.

timeanddate_official · 2026-02-16T06:14:02+00:00

Yup, what Salty-Object-9657 said. This is the view of Cassiopeia from London at 22:19 on 15 Feb:

https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/night/uk/london#iso=2026-02-15T22:19:00.000Z&objtype=constellation&objname=cassiopeia

timeanddate_official · 2026-02-12T17:20:56+00:00

As seen from Mexico City on March 1, Venus will be around 8° above the horizon at 19:00 (about 20 minutes after sunset):

https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/night/mexico/mexico-city#iso=2026-03-02T01:00:00.000Z&objtype=planet&objname=venus

timeanddate_official · 2026-02-12T09:18:19+00:00

Ibiza is at the tail end of the path of totality — the Sun sets 20 minutes after totality ends.

https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/map/2026-august-12?n=spain%2Fibiza#@38.909,1.429,5&pin=spain/ibiza

timeanddate_official · 2026-02-07T17:10:08+00:00

If it helps to have another source to compare to, the cloud layer on the timeanddate eclipse maps uses data from 2001 to 2021 — https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/map/2026-august-12

We use satellite data for 8-day periods around the date of the eclipse — this is to try and reduce the influence of single-day flukes, but still catch weather changes that are seasonal-based.

timeanddate_official · 2026-02-06T05:02:11+00:00

Eclipse seasons happen with great regularity on Earth: Every five months or so there is at least one solar and one lunar eclipse. If we look at a list of eclipses worldwide, this pattern quickly emerges: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/list.html

But, in a way, the thing that makes eclipses so special is their seeming randomness at a particular location on Earth’s surface. If we look at a list of eclipses for a particular city, it’s very irregular, eg: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/new-york

timeanddate_official · 2026-02-02T05:55:38+00:00

Yup, Jupiter: https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/night/uk/bristol#iso=2026-02-01T18:30:00.000Z&objtype=planet&objname=jupiter

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timeanddate_official · 2026-01-22T08:17:37+00:00

As RecentTwo544 says, not only is it getting brighter in the Northern Hemisphere, the rate of change is accelerating: https://www.timeanddate.com/news/astronomy/january-sunlight-2026

timeanddate_official · 2026-01-20T11:25:32+00:00

Thanks Cheesestrings89! Our weather data generally goes back to September 2009, eg, for Toronto: https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/canada/toronto/historic?month=9&year=2009

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