© Andy Roberts 1997. Pictured comet is C/1995 O1 Hale-Bopp.
Comet C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Earth.

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
Timezone:

34.05°N
118.05°W
PDT

Color scheme


Tue, Apr 28, 2026


Sunrise 06:03
Sunset 19:33
Twilight ends 21:05
begins 04:32

11-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

93%

11 days old


Rise Set
Mercury 05:27 18:08
Venus 07:31 21:43
Moon 17:06 04:41
Mars 05:03 17:35
Jupiter 10:35 00:51
Saturn 04:53 17:06

All times shown in PDT.
The sky on 28 April 2026
Sunrise
06:03
Sunset
19:33
Twilight ends
21:05
Twilight begins
04:32

11-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

93%

11 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:27 11:48 18:08
Venus 07:31 14:37 21:43
Moon 17:06 22:57 04:41
Mars 05:03 11:19 17:35
Jupiter 10:35 17:43 00:51
Saturn 04:53 11:00 17:06
All times shown in PDT.