Current Time: | Mar 20, 2024 at 2:17:54 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 7:29 am↑ 91° East |
Sunset Today: | 7:38 pm↑ 269° West |
Moonrise Today: | 5:39 pm↑ 57° Northeast |
Moonset Today: | 1:54 am↑ 306° Northwest |
Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 9 minutes (-2m 46s) |
Today's Sun Position in Nelson
Time: | 2:17 am |
Altitude: | -47.4° |
Direction: | 164° S |
Phase: | Night |
Day length today: 12h 8m 59s (Mar 20, 2024)
2 minutes, 46 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 19, 2024)
2 hours, 57 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)
3 hours shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in Nelson today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Nelson Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Nelson today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
Night | 12:00 am – 5:56 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:56 am – 6:29 am |
Nautical Twilight | 6:29 am – 7:01 am |
Civil Twilight | 7:01 am – 7:29 am |
Daylight | 7:29 am – 7:38 pm |
Civil Twilight | 7:38 pm – 8:05 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 8:05 pm – 8:38 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 8:38 pm – 9:10 pm |
Night | 9:10 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Nelson - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Mar | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Mar 20 | 7:29 am | 7:38 pm | 12:08:59 | −2:46 | 1:34 pm (48.8°) | 92.569 |
Mar 21 | 7:30 am | 7:36 pm | 12:06:13 | −2:46 | 1:34 pm (48.4°) | 92.594 |
Mar 22 | 7:31 am | 7:35 pm | 12:03:26 | −2:46 | 1:33 pm (48.0°) | 92.620 |
Mar 23 | 7:32 am | 7:33 pm | 12:00:40 | −2:46 | 1:33 pm (47.6°) | 92.646 |
Mar 24 | 7:33 am | 7:31 pm | 11:57:54 | −2:45 | 1:33 pm (47.2°) | 92.672 |
Mar 25 | 7:34 am | 7:30 pm | 11:55:09 | −2:45 | 1:32 pm (46.8°) | 92.698 |
Mar 26 | 7:35 am | 7:28 pm | 11:52:23 | −2:45 | 1:32 pm (46.4°) | 92.724 |
* All times are local time for Nelson. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
The March equinox (autumnal equinox) in Nelson is at 4:06 pm on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 20 | 4:06 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 21 | 8:51 am |
September equinox | Sep 23 | 12:44 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 10:21 pm |
* All times are local Nelson time. |
Sun Articles
Today's Moon in Nelson
Percent Illuminated: | 73.0% |
Time: | 2:17 am |
Altitude: | -4.4° |
Direction: | 302° NW |
Position: | Waxing Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Nelson today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Moon in Nelson - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Mar | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Mar 20 | - | 1:54 am | 5:39 pm | 10:15 pm | (24.6°) | 249,769 | 79.8% | |||
Mar 21 | - | 2:58 am | 6:08 pm | 11:01 pm | (28.8°) | 251,245 | 87.1% | |||
Mar 22 | - | 4:02 am | 6:32 pm | 11:44 pm | (33.6°) | 252,120 | 92.9% | |||
Mar 23 | - | 5:05 am | 6:53 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
Mar 24 | - | 6:06 am | 7:12 pm | 12:25 am | (39.0°) | 252,452 | 97.0% | |||
Mar 25 | - | 7:06 am | 7:30 pm | 1:04 am | (44.8°) | 252,305 | 99.4% | |||
Mar 26 | - | 8:07 am | 7:48 pm | 1:43 am | (50.7°) | 251,731 | 99.9% | |||
* All times are local time for Nelson. 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. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Nelson This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Mar 20, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Wed 9:01 am | Wed 8:10 pm | Wed 2:36 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Wed 5:47 am | Wed 6:57 pm | Wed 12:22 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Mars | Wed 4:44 am | Wed 6:26 pm | Wed 11:35 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Jupiter | Wed 11:18 am | Wed 9:31 pm | Wed 4:24 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Saturn | Wed 5:59 am | Wed 7:04 pm | Wed 12:31 pm | Difficult to see |
Uranus | Wed 11:47 am | Wed 9:43 pm | Wed 4:45 pm | Difficult to see |
Neptune | Wed 7:17 am | Wed 7:36 pm | Wed 1:27 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Nelson. |