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



WEATHER CONDITIONS
Thursday 12:45 pm CDT

     
   


WX sensor signal 100%

Last 0% Signal Outage
08/17/2025 11:50:00 AM




















Light Breeze







93°F 33 °CSSW0.00 in
feels like 99°F212°since midnight
High: 94°F 12:34 PM
 Low: 71°F 06:28 AM
4 to 8 mphLast Rain
09/06/2025 01:25:00 PM
Server Room  76°F
Wind Roses
courtesy of findu.com

  
last 24 hrs         last 2 hrs
  Avg: 4 mph         Avg: 4 mph
Current Rainfall Rate 0.00 in/hr
Outside Temperature Trends
09/18/25
7°F from 3 hrs ago
13°F from 12 hrs ago
0°F from 24 hrs ago
Rain Trends
09/18/25

0.00 in←Yesterday
0.00 in ←Week
 0.17 in ←Month
 30.56 in ←Year




         




  CHANGE


29.997 in Hg
1015 millibars

⇓ falling
-0.015 in Hg last 3 hrs








51%

High 90% 06:28 AM
 Low 51% 12:32 PM
-17% change last 3 hrs








72°F

Oppressive


-2°F change last 3 hours
             


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Moon Phase
Distance 12:45 pm
236790 miles from Earth
10% Full

D i r e c t i o n
⬃ WSW
bearing 242°
Currently 64° ⇑ above the horizon
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Thursday  September 18, 2025
Moonrise 04:09:36 AM
Lunar Noon 11:09:40 AM
Moonset 06:01:26 PM

Next New 09/21/2025 02:54:01 PM
Next First Quarter 09/29/2025 06:53:42 PM
Next Full 10/06/2025 10:47:30 PM
Next Third Quarter 10/13/2025 01:12:34 PM




12:45 pm CDT
Direction: SSE @ 159°
93.3921623248 million miles from Earth
59.4775468397° ⇑ above the horizon

Thursday  September 18, 2025
Dawn: 06:53:00 AM
Sunrise: 07:17:38 AM
Solar Noon: 01:25:24 PM
Sunset: 07:32:41 PM
Dusk: 07:57:17 PM

 Daylight: 12 hrs, 16 min
-10 sec less than yesterday
Darkness: 11 hrs, 44 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: 09/22/2025 01:19:14 PM
    Winter Solstice: 12/21/2025 09:02:48 AM





Our Solar System
Thursday  September 18, 2025   12:45 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

93.3921623248 million miles  from Earth
Rise 07:17:38 AM
Set 07:32:41 PM
Bearing 159.805772086°
59.4775468397° 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

129.886927958 million miles  from Earth
37.5831634466 million miles from the Sun
Rise 07:38:24 AM
Set 07:48:35 PM
Bearing 152.019916508°
57.2216958662° 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

134.777757741 million miles from Earth
66.8147621208 million miles from the Sun
Rise 05:12:15 AM
Set 06:18:48 PM
Bearing 220.583677661°
67.4918995665° 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

93.3921623248 million miles  from the Sun
236790 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

215.961135122 million miles from Earth
144.842275909 million miles from the Sun
Rise 09:45:17 AM
Set 08:58:55 PM
Bearing 131.129550705°
34.1718359836° 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

512.475870028 million miles from Earth
480.9453471 million miles from the Sun
Rise 02:13:46 AM
Set 04:06:47 PM
Bearing 273.168962571°
41.4062972204° 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

0.79457004657 billion mi  from Earth
0.887794373105 billion miles from the Sun
Rise 07:42:04 PM
Set 07:35:49 AM
Bearing 332.640266618°
-59.4575890269° 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

1.77244984239 billion miles  from Earth
1.81342633114 billion miles  from the Sun
Rise 10:42:32 PM
Set 12:30:08 PM
Bearing 295.96269719°
-2.15892397234° 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

2.68516289921 billion miles  from Earth
2.77821090176 billion miles  from the Sun
Rise 07:43:49 PM
Set 07:46:28 AM
Bearing 331.406488567°
-57.0816735732° above the horizon












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