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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 70.9%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 19, 2024 at 4:35:11 am
Sunrise Today: 5:56 am 91° East
Sunset Today: 6:04 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 2:58 pm 62° Northeast
Moonset Today: 12:52 am 299° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 8 minutes (-1m 20s)
Location of Rio de JaneiroLocation

Today's Sun Position in Rio de Janeiro

Time:4:35 am
Altitude:-19.4°
Direction:99° E
Phase:Night

Day length today: 12h 7m 45s (Mar 19, 2024)

1 minute, 20 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 18, 2024)

1 hour, 24 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

1 hour, 25 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Rio de Janeiro Today

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12 pm
2 pm
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Night12:00 am – 4:41 am
Astro. Twilight4:41 am – 5:07 am
Nautical Twilight5:07 am – 5:33 am
Civil Twilight5:33 am – 5:56 am
Daylight5:56 am – 6:04 pm
Civil Twilight6:04 pm – 6:26 pm
Nautical Twilight6:26 pm – 6:52 pm
Astro. Twilight6:52 pm – 7:18 pm
Night7:18 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Rio de Janeiro - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 195:56 am6:04 pm12:07:45−1:2012:00 pm (67.2°)92.558
Mar 205:56 am6:03 pm12:06:24−1:2012:00 pm (66.8°)92.584
Mar 215:57 am6:02 pm12:05:04−1:2011:59 am (66.4°)92.610
Mar 225:57 am6:01 pm12:03:43−1:2011:59 am (66.1°)92.635
Mar 235:57 am6:00 pm12:02:23−1:2011:59 am (65.7°)92.661
Mar 245:58 am5:59 pm12:01:03−1:2011:58 am (65.3°)92.688
Mar 255:58 am5:58 pm11:59:43−1:1911:58 am (64.9°)92.714
* All times are local time for Rio de Janeiro. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (autumnal equinox) in Rio de Janeiro is at 12:06 am on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Today's Moon in Rio de Janeiro

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Rio de Janeiro - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 19-12:52 am2:58 pm8:22 pm(41.7°)249,00376.6%
Mar 20-1:49 am3:39 pm9:09 pm(45.5°)250,73284.4%
Mar 21-2:44 am4:15 pm9:53 pm(50.1°)251,83990.8%
Mar 22-3:36 am4:47 pm10:35 pm(55.3°)252,38095.6%
Mar 23-4:27 am5:17 pm11:14 pm(61.0°)252,41898.7%
Mar 24-5:16 am5:46 pm11:53 pm(66.9°)252,009100.0%
Mar 25-6:05 am6:15 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Rio de Janeiro. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Rio de Janeiro on Mar 25

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Rio de Janeiro This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 7:11 amTue 6:50 pmTue 1:01 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 4:29 amTue 5:06 pmTue 10:48 amFairly good visibility
MarsTue 3:36 amTue 4:27 pmTue 10:02 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterTue 9:17 amTue 8:26 pmTue 2:52 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 4:42 amTue 5:15 pmTue 10:59 amDifficult to see
UranusTue 9:42 amTue 8:44 pmTue 3:13 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 5:49 amTue 5:59 pmTue 11:54 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Rio de Janeiro.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Rio de Janeiro