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Find out the current and future sun and moon positions, phases, and eclipses for London, England, United Kingdom. See graphs, maps, and tables of daylight hours, twilight times, and moonrise and moonset times.
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Sunrise & Sunset - Sun & moon times today, London, England,...
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See the current positions and distances of the Sun and the Moon on a map of Earth. Set your observer location and get local and UTC times for sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset.
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- Seasons
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- Solar eclipses
- Activity: what happens during a solar or lunar eclipse?
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About this unit
In this unit, you'll explore the inner workings of the Earth-sun-moon system. Discover the secrets of our seasons, learn why the moon waxes and wanes, and find out what causes the stunning spectacle of a solar eclipse.
Seasons
Why is it summer in Chile when it's winter in the US?
In this unit, you'll explore the inner workings of the Earth-sun-moon system. Discover the secrets of our seasons, learn why the moon waxes and wanes, and find out what causes the stunning spectacle of a solar eclipse.
Why is it summer in Chile when it's winter in the US?
Can't see the moon at night? Don't worry, it's just a phase.
Put down your sunscreen—it's a total solar eclipse!
Make science come alive in your classroom with free hands-on investigative activities aligned to middle school NGSS standards.
Learn about the Earth-sun-moon system and how it affects our seasons, the moon's phases, and solar and lunar eclipses. Test your knowledge with quizzes, activities, and a unit test.
Learn how the Sun's light creates moon phases as the Moon orbits Earth, and how the Moon's tilt and orbit affect its appearance. See animations, interactive maps, and images of the Moon's phases and libration.
The Sun is much larger than the Moon but it is the vastly greater distance that gives it the same apparent size as the much closer and much smaller Moon from the perspective of Earth. The variations in apparent size, due to the non-circular orbits, are nearly the same as well, though occurring in different cycles.