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



WEATHER CONDITIONS
Sunday 10:20 am CDT

     
   


WX sensor signal 100%

Last 0% Signal Outage
05/09/2025 07:30:00 PM




















Light Breeze







70.5°F 21 °CWNW0.00 in
feels like 68.1°F289°since midnight
High: 72.1°F 09:55 AM
 Low: 57.6°F 06:13 AM
6 to 11 mphLast Rain
05/10/2025 03:10:00 PM
Server Room  74.6°F
Wind Roses
courtesy of findu.com

  
last 24 hrs         last 2 hrs
  Avg: 4 mph         Avg: 7 mph
Current Rainfall Rate 0.00 in/hr
Outside Temperature Trends
05/11/25
11.3°F from 3 hrs ago
2.9°F from 12 hrs ago
-4.1°F from 24 hrs ago
Rain Trends
05/11/25

0.05 in←Yesterday
0.00 in ←Week
 4.15 in ←Month
 10.46 in ←Year




         




  CHANGE


30.089 in Hg
1018 millibars

⇔ steady
-0.001 in Hg last 3 hrs








56%

High 86% 05:13 AM
 Low 55% 09:56 AM
-24% change last 3 hrs








54.2°F

Pleasant


1.1°F change last 3 hours
             


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HEAVENLY BODIES

Made possible by Elwood Downey-WB0OEW
       

creator of the libastro C astronomical position computing library.



Moon Phase
Distance 10:20 am
255662 miles from Earth
99% Full

D i r e c t i o n
⬁ WNW
bearing 284°
Currently -57° ⇓ below the horizon
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Sunday  May 11, 2025
Moonrise 07:42:23 PM
Lunar Noon 12:19:20 AM
Moonset 05:46:37 AM

Next New 05/26/2025 10:02:14 PM
Next First Quarter 06/02/2025 10:40:50 PM
Next Full 05/12/2025 11:55:50 AM
Next Third Quarter 05/20/2025 06:58:38 AM




10:20 am CDT
Direction: E @ 95°
93.8838460597 million miles from Earth
45.7760371005° ⇑ above the horizon

Sunday  May 11, 2025
Dawn: 06:12:31 AM
Sunrise: 06:39:10 AM
Solar Noon: 01:27:47 PM
Sunset: 08:16:48 PM
Dusk: 08:43:30 PM

 Daylight: 13 hrs, 38 min
1 min, 22 sec more than yesterday
Darkness: 10 hrs, 22 min



Future Seasonal Solar Events
(Northern Hemisphere)

   Vernal Equinox: 03/20/2026 09:45:50 AM
 Summer Solstice: 06/20/2025 09:42:16 PM
Autumnal Equinox: 09/22/2025 01:19:14 PM
    Winter Solstice: 12/21/2025 09:02:48 AM





Our Solar System
Sunday  May 11, 2025   10:20 am 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

93.8838460597 million miles  from Earth
Rise 06:39:10 AM
Set 08:16:48 PM
Bearing 95.1847034808°
45.7760371005° 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

107.354502166 million miles  from Earth
36.3959435301 million miles from the Sun
Rise 05:48:23 AM
Set 06:42:55 PM
Bearing 121.441555745°
56.2811651572° 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

49.9290643362 million miles from Earth
67.5301253318 million miles from the Sun
Rise 04:31:51 AM
Set 04:48:14 PM
Bearing 169.50399867°
61.542032988° 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

93.8838460597 million miles  from the Sun
255662 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

141.180572354 million miles from Earth
154.587711047 million miles from the Sun
Rise 12:16:36 PM
Set 01:58:31 AM
Bearing 49.3363073563°
-21.9531364076° 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

553.22577049 million miles from Earth
476.59863727 million miles from the Sun
Rise 08:43:50 AM
Set 10:44:22 PM
Bearing 73.7040385789°
18.7348912895° 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

0.945770302575 billion mi  from Earth
0.891510119651 billion miles from the Sun
Rise 04:15:42 AM
Set 04:08:08 PM
Bearing 183.728263767°
57.0864444603° 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

1.90890865076 billion miles  from Earth
1.81552165227 billion miles  from the Sun
Rise 07:01:39 AM
Set 08:40:21 PM
Bearing 90.417156308°
41.1844663366° 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

2.83820892782 billion miles  from Earth
2.77852507582 billion miles  from the Sun
Rise 04:19:51 AM
Set 04:20:08 PM
Bearing 180.006083877°
58.8375581144° above the horizon












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Callsign W5SDC
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