Today is Monday, October 12, 2026 ... Day 285 of the Year
Sunset at 6:55 pm EDT and rise at 7:27 am EDT
Waxing Crescent Moon set at 7:52 pm. Distance: 247,000 miles
Evening Planets: (Western & Southern Sky)
Nighttime planets:
Venus (Extremely Bright: Mag: -4.18) ... set 7:13 pm
Mercury (In Solar Glare: Mag: -0.04) ... set 7:56 pm
Neptune (Need Telescope to see: Mag: 7.78) ... set 6:10 am
Saturn (Pale Yellow: Mag: +0.25) ... set 6:46 am
Uranus (Need Telescope to see: Mag: +5.66) ... rise 9:12 pm
Morning planets: (Eastern Sky)
Mars (Dull Ruddy Red: Mag: +1.06) ... rise 1:50 am
Jupiter (Very Bright White: Mag: -1.69) ... 2:52 am
Note about Magnitudes:
The lower the number the brighter the object. For example, the sun's magnitude is -26, the full moon is -12, Venus: -4. The brightest star in the nighttime sky is Sirius at -1.5 while the stars of the Big Dipper are around +1. Polaris, the 'North Star' is rather dim at +2.0. The dimmist stars that you can see in a very dark area are around +5.
Transit: The time when the object is directly due south and highest in the sky. This is also known as the 'Meridian' and the time of culmination
Solar Noon (Sun highest in sky ... due south) 1:11 pm
Data Updated on Monday, October 12, 2026 at 9:17 am
All times are for Savannah. Add 1 minute for about every 15 miles westward and subtract 1 minute eastward.