Today is Saturday, September 27, 2025 ... Day 270 of the Year

Sunset at 7:14 pm EDT and rise at 7:17 am EDT
Waxing Crescent Moon set at 10:27 pm EDT ... Distance: 252,000 Miles

Evening Planets: (Western & Southern Sky)
Mercury (In Solar Glare: Mag: -0.73) ... set 7:44 pm
Mars (Dull Ruddy Red: Mag: +1.58) ... set 8:32 pm

Nighttime planets:
Uranus (Need Telescope to see: Mag: +5.69) ... rise 9:56 pm
Saturn (Pale Yellow: Mag: +0.53) ... set 6:46 am
Neptune (Need Telescope to see: Mag: 7.78) ... set at 6:59 am

Morning planets: (Eastern Sky)
Jupiter (Very Bright White: Mag: -1.88) ... rise 1:29 am
Venus (Very Bright: Mag: -3.70) ... rise 5:22 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) 1:15 pm

Data Updated on Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 10:28 am

All times are for Savannah. Add 1 minute for about every 15 miles westward and subtract 1 minute eastward.

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