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Cedar Rapids, IA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 72.2%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 19, 2024 at 6:09:22 am
Sunrise Today: 7:10 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 7:18 pm 271° West
Moonrise Today: 1:47 pm 55° Northeast
Moonset Today: 4:53 am 306° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 8 minutes (+2m 50s)
Location of Cedar RapidsLocation

Today's Sun Position in Cedar Rapids

Time:6:09 am
Altitude:-12.2°
Direction:79° E
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 12h 7m 44s (Mar 19, 2024)

2 minutes, 50 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 18, 2024)

3 hours longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

3 hours, 6 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cedar Rapids Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:37 am
Astro. Twilight5:37 am – 6:10 am
Nautical Twilight6:10 am – 6:42 am
Civil Twilight6:42 am – 7:10 am
Daylight7:10 am – 7:18 pm
Civil Twilight7:18 pm – 7:46 pm
Nautical Twilight7:46 pm – 8:18 pm
Astro. Twilight8:18 pm – 8:52 pm
Night8:52 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cedar Rapids - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 197:10 am7:18 pm12:07:44+2:501:14 pm (47.9°)92.562
Mar 207:08 am7:19 pm12:10:35+2:501:13 pm (48.3°)92.587
Mar 217:07 am7:20 pm12:13:25+2:501:13 pm (48.7°)92.613
Mar 227:05 am7:21 pm12:16:16+2:501:13 pm (49.1°)92.639
Mar 237:03 am7:22 pm12:19:06+2:501:13 pm (49.5°)92.665
Mar 247:02 am7:24 pm12:21:56+2:501:12 pm (49.9°)92.691
Mar 257:00 am7:25 pm12:24:46+2:491:12 pm (50.3°)92.717
* All times are local time for Cedar Rapids. 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 Cedar Rapids is at 10:06 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 Cedar Rapids

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Cedar Rapids - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 19-4:53 am1:47 pm9:43 pm(72.0°)249,27477.7%
Mar 20-5:27 am2:52 pm10:29 pm(68.1°)250,91685.3%
Mar 21-5:55 am3:56 pm11:13 pm(63.3°)251,94491.5%
Mar 22-6:17 am4:59 pm11:54 pm(58.0°)252,41396.1%
Mar 23-6:37 am6:01 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Mar 24-6:55 am7:01 pm12:33 am(52.3°)252,38899.0%
Mar 25-7:13 am8:02 pm1:12 am(46.5°)251,922100.0%
* All times are local time for Cedar Rapids. 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 Cedar Rapids on Mar 24 – Mar 25

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Cedar Rapids This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 7:44 amTue 8:48 pmTue 2:15 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 6:32 amTue 5:32 pmTue 12:02 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 6:02 amTue 4:29 pmTue 11:16 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterTue 9:05 amTue 11:05 pmTue 4:05 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 6:41 amTue 5:43 pmTue 12:12 pmVery difficult to see
UranusTue 9:18 amTue 11:34 pmTue 4:26 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 7:13 amTue 7:02 pmTue 1:08 pmNot visible
* All times are local time for Cedar Rapids.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Cedar Rapids