Orbiting Earth · your sky now
Earth’s journey around the Sun
One Earth.
Four seasons.
Explore how Earth’s tilt shapes the seasons and your daylight.
Around 20 March
March equinox
Illustrative view — Earth and Moon are not shown to scale.
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Illustrative view — Earth and Moon are not shown to scale. Sizes, distances & speed are adjusted for the view.
above the horizon
The Sun is descending
Sunset at 16:18
↗ Sunrise
↑ Solar noon34.4° highest
↘ Sunset
12h daylight12h night
Position in orbit
North tilted away
Earth’s tilt shapes the Sun’s daily path.
Near the equinox height
Assembling the solar system