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Leander, Texas USA
1/2 mile WNW of Bagdad Rd at Crystal Falls Pkwy



WEATHER CONDITIONS
Saturday 12:25 pm CDT

     
   


WX sensor signal 100%

Last 0% Signal Outage
10/29/2025 01:50:00 PM




















Light Breeze







69°F 20 °CS0.00 in
feels like 69°F183°since midnight
High: 70°F 12:17 PM
 Low: 49°F 05:45 AM
4 to 8 mphLast Rain
10/26/2025 04:55:00 AM
Server Room  71°F
Wind Roses
courtesy of findu.com

  
last 24 hrs         last 2 hrs
  Avg: 3 mph         Avg: 5 mph
Current Rainfall Rate 0.00 in/hr
Outside Temperature Trends
11/01/25
15°F from 3 hrs ago
10°F from 12 hrs ago
-0°F from 24 hrs ago
Rain Trends
11/01/25

0.00 in←Yesterday
0.01 in ←Week
 0.00 in ←Month
 34.87 in ←Year




         




  CHANGE


30.070 in Hg
1018 millibars

⇓ falling
-0.026 in Hg last 3 hrs








71%

High 92% 08:47 AM
 Low 52% 12:00 AM
-20% change last 3 hrs








59°F

Comfortable


8°F change last 3 hours
             


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creator of the libastro C astronomical position computing library.



Moon Phase
Distance 12:25 pm
234164 miles from Earth
80% Full

D i r e c t i o n
⬀ ENE
bearing 61°
Currently -47° ⇓ below the horizon
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Saturday  November 01, 2025
Moonrise 04:15:44 PM
Lunar Noon 10:17:00 PM
Moonset 03:22:19 AM

Next New 11/20/2025 12:47:10 AM
Next First Quarter 11/28/2025 12:58:41 AM
Next Full 11/05/2025 07:19:12 AM
Next Third Quarter 11/11/2025 11:28:01 PM




12:25 pm CDT
Direction: SSE @ 163°
92.2480510299 million miles from Earth
43.2169325581° ⇑ above the horizon

Saturday  November 01, 2025
Dawn: 07:20:50 AM
Sunrise: 07:46:09 AM
Solar Noon: 01:15:01 PM
Sunset: 06:43:31 PM
Dusk: 07:08:49 PM

 Daylight: 10 hrs, 58 min
-23 sec less than yesterday
Darkness: 13 hrs, 2 min



Future Seasonal Solar Events
(Northern Hemisphere)

   Vernal Equinox: 03/20/2026 09:45:50 AM
 Summer Solstice: 06/21/2026 03:24:28 AM
Autumnal Equinox: 09/22/2026 07:05:06 PM
    Winter Solstice: 12/21/2025 09:02:48 AM





Our Solar System
Saturday  November 01, 2025   12:25 pm CDT
updated every 5 min

Distances are calculated from center to center of the applicable bodies.
All years, days, and hours are in Earth time units. All timestamps are in U.S.- Central Daylight Time




99.86% total mass of the entire solar system
Fuses 600M metric tons of hydrogen per sec
equivalent to trillions of atomic bombs.


Diameter 864,938 mi
Rotation Period: 648 hours       Year: 247.7 billion years
Average Surface temp 10,000°F
Current Position and Bearings

92.2480510299 million miles  from Earth
Rise 07:46:09 AM
Set 06:43:31 PM
Bearing 163.297938526°
43.2169325581° above the horizon

Smallest planet. Closest to the Sun, but
not the hottest planet. Very thin atmosphere.
Mercury is shrinking with surface wrinkling.
No moon.


Diameter 3,031.9 mi
Day: 4222.6 hrs      Year: 88 days
Average surface temp 330°F
Current Position and Bearings

89.3458193857 million miles  from Earth
37.343094882 million miles from the Sun
Rise 09:44:54 AM
Set 07:50:49 PM
Bearing 143.478314158°
25.9303777594° above the horizon

Hottest planet due to high pressure
CO2 atmosphere. Brightest due to highly
reflective clouds of CO2. No moon.


Diameter 7,520.8 mi
Day: 2802 hrs      Year: 224.7 days
Average surface temp 867°F (lead melts at 621.5 °F)
Current Position and Bearings

150.44806444 million miles from Earth
66.9380293419 million miles from the Sun
Rise 06:30:53 AM
Set 05:59:34 PM
Bearing 183.788683621°
51.6366365216° above the horizon


Only planet with H2O oceans, life forms,
and only one moon.


Diameter 7,917.5 mi
Day: 24 hrs      Year: 365.25 days
Average surface temp 59°F (rising due to CO2 pollution)
Current Position

92.2480510299 million miles  from the Sun
234164 mi  from the Moon

Oxidized ores explain it's reddish tints
Polar ice caps and seasons like Earth.
2 moons


Diameter 4,212.3 mi
Day: 24h 37m 23s       Year: 687 days
Average surface temp -85°F
Current Position and Bearings

223.999434491 million miles from Earth
139.577588745 million miles from the Sun
Rise 09:16:08 AM
Set 07:41:25 PM
Bearing 145.560347063°
31.2603585669° above the horizon

Largest planet, all gases, no land surface
Violent hydrogen & helium atmosphere.
95 moons


Diameter 86,881 mi
Day: 09h 50m 30s       Year: 11.86 years
Average surface temp -166°F
Current Position and Bearings

450.903604977 million miles from Earth
482.43528035 million miles from the Sun
Rise 11:36:35 PM
Set 01:29:54 PM
Bearing 287.439522691°
12.5588771477° above the horizon




Rings are most likely previous moons
reduced to rubble by Saturn's gravity.
146 confirmed moons


Diameter 72,367 mi
Day: 10h 14m       Year: 29.46 years
Average surface temp -220°F
Current Position and Bearings

0.817699516106 billion mi  from Earth
0.886533155733 billion miles from the Sun
Rise 04:40:49 PM
Set 04:29:25 AM
Bearing 49.7659160098°
-52.8132083231° above the horizon


28° axial tilt, similar to Mars & Earth
Rotates on it's side. 27 moons


Diameter 31,518 mi
Day: 17h 14m       Year: 84 years
Average surface temp -320°F
Current Position and Bearings

1.72612016096 billion miles  from Earth
1.81271039725 billion miles  from the Sun
Rise 07:45:16 PM
Set 09:31:51 AM
Bearing 323.195071222°
-30.0718305192° above the horizon


Furthest, darkest, coldest, and smallest
outer planet. 1,500 mph winds and
14 moons


Diameter 30,599 mi
Day: 16 hrs       Year: 164.8 years
Average surface temp -330°F
Current Position and Bearings

2.70660439237 billion miles  from Earth
2.77810523148 billion miles  from the Sun
Rise 04:47:40 PM
Set 04:48:28 AM
Bearing 42.8839096096°
-52.8031850205° above the horizon












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