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Columbus County, NC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 56.5%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 15, 2024 at 11:49:06 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:12 am 66° East
Sunset Today: 8:10 pm 294° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 1:00 pm 71° East
Moonset Today: 2:15 am 292° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 58 minutes (+1m 29s)
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Today's Sun Position in Columbus County

Time:11:49 pm
Altitude:-33.1°
Direction:337° N
Phase:Night

Day length today: 13h 57m 55s (May 15, 2024)

1 minute, 29 seconds longer than yesterday (May 14, 2024)

4 hours, 5 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

28 minutes, 47 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Columbus County Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:34 am
Astro. Twilight4:34 am – 5:10 am
Nautical Twilight5:10 am – 5:44 am
Civil Twilight5:44 am – 6:12 am
Daylight6:12 am – 8:10 pm
Civil Twilight8:10 pm – 8:38 pm
Nautical Twilight8:38 pm – 9:11 pm
Astro. Twilight9:11 pm – 9:48 pm
Night9:48 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Columbus County - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 156:12 am8:10 pm13:57:55+1:291:10 pm (74.8°)93.979
May 166:11 am8:10 pm13:59:22+1:271:11 pm (75.1°)93.998
May 176:10 am8:11 pm14:00:48+1:251:11 pm (75.3°)94.017
May 186:10 am8:12 pm14:02:12+1:231:11 pm (75.5°)94.035
May 196:09 am8:13 pm14:03:34+1:221:11 pm (75.7°)94.054
May 206:08 am8:13 pm14:04:54+1:201:11 pm (75.9°)94.072
May 216:08 am8:14 pm14:06:12+1:181:11 pm (76.1°)94.090
* All times are local time for Columbus County. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Columbus County

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Columbus County - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 15-2:15 am1:00 pm7:55 pm(69.8°)250,20655.0%
May 16-2:43 am1:57 pm8:36 pm(64.4°)251,21264.5%
May 17-3:07 am2:53 pm9:16 pm(58.6°)251,40673.5%
May 18-3:30 am3:48 pm9:54 pm(52.8°)250,84881.6%
May 19-3:53 am4:44 pm10:34 pm(46.9°)249,64288.6%
May 20-4:17 am5:41 pm11:16 pm(41.3°)247,92694.1%
May 21-4:43 am6:42 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Columbus County. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Columbus County This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 15, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 5:08 amThu 6:03 pmThu 11:35 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 5:59 amThu 7:43 pmThu 12:51 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 4:10 amThu 4:35 pmThu 10:22 amAverage visibility
JupiterThu 6:21 amThu 8:14 pmThu 1:17 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnThu 3:09 amThu 2:38 pmThu 8:53 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 6:04 amThu 7:53 pmThu 12:58 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 3:37 amThu 3:33 pmThu 9:35 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Columbus County.

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