Current Time: | Mar 19, 2024 at 8:39:40 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 7:35 am↑ 90° East |
Sunset Today: | 7:42 pm↑ 270° West |
Moonrise Today: | 2:50 pm↑ 61° Northeast |
Moonset Today: | 4:39 am↑ 301° Northwest |
Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 7 minutes (+1m 50s) |
Today's Sun Position in Austin
Time: | 8:39 am |
Altitude: | 13.1° |
Direction: | 98° E |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 12h 6m 54s (Mar 19, 2024)
1 minute, 50 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 18, 2024)
1 hour, 55 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
1 hour, 59 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in Austin 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 Austin Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Austin 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 – 6:15 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 6:15 am – 6:43 am |
Nautical Twilight | 6:43 am – 7:11 am |
Civil Twilight | 7:11 am – 7:35 am |
Daylight | 7:35 am – 7:42 pm |
Civil Twilight | 7:42 pm – 8:06 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 8:06 pm – 8:34 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 8:34 pm – 9:02 pm |
Night | 9:02 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Austin - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Mar | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Mar 19 | 7:35 am | 7:42 pm | 12:06:54 | +1:50 | 1:38 pm (59.6°) | 92.562 |
Mar 20 | 7:34 am | 7:42 pm | 12:08:44 | +1:50 | 1:38 pm (60.0°) | 92.588 |
Mar 21 | 7:32 am | 7:43 pm | 12:10:35 | +1:50 | 1:37 pm (60.4°) | 92.613 |
Mar 22 | 7:31 am | 7:44 pm | 12:12:25 | +1:50 | 1:37 pm (60.8°) | 92.639 |
Mar 23 | 7:30 am | 7:44 pm | 12:14:16 | +1:50 | 1:37 pm (61.2°) | 92.665 |
Mar 24 | 7:29 am | 7:45 pm | 12:16:06 | +1:50 | 1:36 pm (61.6°) | 92.692 |
Mar 25 | 7:27 am | 7:45 pm | 12:17:56 | +1:50 | 1:36 pm (62.0°) | 92.718 |
* All times are local time for Austin. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
The March equinox (vernal equinox) in Austin is at 10:06 pm on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 19 | 10:06 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 3:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 7:44 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 3:21 am |
* All times are local Austin time. |
Sun Articles
Today's Moon in Austin
Percent Illuminated: | 73.2% |
Time: | 8:39 am |
Altitude: | -32.8° |
Direction: | 344° N |
Position: | Waxing Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Austin 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 Austin - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Mar | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Mar 19 | - | 4:39 am | 2:50 pm | 10:08 pm | (83.8°) | 249,307 | 77.8% | |||
Mar 20 | - | 5:19 am | 3:49 pm | 10:54 pm | (79.9°) | 250,938 | 85.4% | |||
Mar 21 | - | 5:53 am | 4:45 pm | 11:38 pm | (75.1°) | 251,956 | 91.6% | |||
Mar 22 | - | 6:23 am | 5:40 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
Mar 23 | - | 6:50 am | 6:34 pm | 12:19 am | (69.8°) | 252,417 | 96.2% | |||
Mar 24 | - | 7:16 am | 7:27 pm | 12:58 am | (64.1°) | 252,383 | 99.0% | |||
Mar 25 | - | 7:41 am | 8:20 pm | 1:37 am | (58.2°) | 251,910 | 100.0% | |||
* All times are local time for Austin. 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. |
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Austin on Mar 24 – Mar 25
Planets Visible in the Sky in Austin This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 19, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Tue 8:18 am | Tue 9:02 pm | Tue 2:40 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Tue 6:45 am | Tue 6:08 pm | Tue 12:26 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Tue 6:10 am | Tue 5:10 pm | Tue 11:40 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Jupiter | Tue 9:50 am | Tue 11:09 pm | Tue 4:29 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Saturn | Tue 6:54 am | Tue 6:18 pm | Tue 12:36 pm | Difficult to see |
Uranus | Tue 10:06 am | Tue 11:35 pm | Tue 4:50 pm | Difficult to see |
Neptune | Wed 7:31 am | Wed 7:25 pm | Wed 1:28 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Austin. |