Daily events for
17 October
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Event
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Time
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Altitude
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Azimuth
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| Astronomical twilight begins: | 04:03 | -18.0° | 109° | | Nautical twilight begins: | 04:30 | -12.0° | 106° | | Civil twilight begins: | 04:57 | -6.0° | 103° | | Sunrise: | 05:20 | -0.8° | 100° | | Maximum altitude: | 11:39 | 76.7° | 0° | | Sunset: | 17:59 | -0.8° | 259° | | Civil twilight ends: | 18:22 | -6.0° | 257° | | Nautical twilight ends: | 18:49 | -12.0° | 254° | | Astronomical twilight ends: | 19:16 | -18.0° | 251° | | Minimum altitude: | 23:39 | -57.7° | 180° |
Yearly events for
2026
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Event
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Time
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| Autumn equinox | Mar 20, 11:45 | | Winter solstice | Jun 21, 05:24 | | Spring equinox | Sep 22, 21:05 | | Summer solstice | Dec 21, 17:50 |
Position at selected time
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Altitude
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13.4°
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Azimuth
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94.6°
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Right ascension
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13h 27m 35s
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Declination
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-9° 10' 56"
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Range
(AU)
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0.9966744
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Constellation
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Virgo
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Position of the Sun

Latest image of the Sun from the SDO Satellite. Credit: NASA
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