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San Jose, Costa Rica — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 73.3%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 19, 2024 at 8:05:26 am
Sunrise Today: 5:40 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 5:47 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 1:40 pm 64° Northeast
Moonset Today: 1:54 am 297° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 6 minutes (+33s)
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Today's Sun Position in San Jose

Time:8:05 am
Altitude:34.7°
Direction:97° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 6m 23s (Mar 19, 2024)

33 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 18, 2024)

33 minutes, 34 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

35 minutes, 54 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in San Jose Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:31 am
Astro. Twilight4:31 am – 4:55 am
Nautical Twilight4:55 am – 5:19 am
Civil Twilight5:19 am – 5:40 am
Daylight5:40 am – 5:47 pm
Civil Twilight5:47 pm – 6:08 pm
Nautical Twilight6:08 pm – 6:32 pm
Astro. Twilight6:32 pm – 6:56 pm
Night6:56 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in San Jose - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 195:40 am5:47 pm12:06:23+0:3311:43 am (79.9°)92.561
Mar 205:40 am5:47 pm12:06:56+0:3311:43 am (80.3°)92.587
Mar 215:39 am5:47 pm12:07:29+0:3311:43 am (80.7°)92.612
Mar 225:39 am5:47 pm12:08:02+0:3311:42 am (81.1°)92.638
Mar 235:38 am5:47 pm12:08:35+0:3311:42 am (81.5°)92.664
Mar 245:37 am5:47 pm12:09:08+0:3311:42 am (81.9°)92.691
Mar 255:37 am5:46 pm12:09:41+0:3311:42 am (82.3°)92.717
* All times are local time for San Jose. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (vernal equinox) in San Jose is at 9:06 pm on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Today's Moon in San Jose

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in San Jose - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 19-1:54 am1:40 pm8:11 pm(75.4°)249,23277.5%
Mar 20-2:41 am2:31 pm8:58 pm(79.3°)250,88885.2%
Mar 21-3:23 am3:19 pm9:42 pm(84.0°)251,92891.4%
Mar 22-4:02 am4:04 pm10:23 pm(89.3°)252,40996.0%
Mar 23-4:39 am4:48 pm11:02 pm(85.0°)252,39398.9%
Mar 24-5:14 am5:31 pm11:41 pm(79.1°)251,936100.0%
Mar 25-5:49 am6:15 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for San Jose. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in San Jose on Mar 24 – Mar 25

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Planets Visible in the Sky in San Jose This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 6:37 amTue 6:53 pmTue 12:45 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 4:36 amTue 4:28 pmTue 10:32 amFairly good visibility
MarsTue 3:53 amTue 3:38 pmTue 9:45 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterTue 8:22 amTue 8:48 pmTue 2:35 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 4:46 amTue 4:37 pmTue 10:42 amDifficult to see
UranusTue 8:42 amTue 9:10 pmTue 2:56 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 5:38 amTue 5:37 pmTue 11:37 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for San Jose.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in San Jose