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You might also try Your Sky.

Q: Where can I get celestial images?

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Q: When does the Sun rise or set where I live?

A: Use our sunrise/sunset calculator to view a month's worth of sunrise and sunset times for any location on Earth. Use the Moon phase calculator to view lunar phase for any month from 1951 to 2015.