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Gloucester, MA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 72.2%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 19, 2024 at 7:04:08 am
Sunrise Today: 6:46 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 6:54 pm 271° West
Moonrise Today: 1:17 pm 54° Northeast
Moonset Today: 4:30 am 307° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 8 minutes (+2m 54s)
Location of GloucesterLocation

Today's Sun Position in Gloucester

Time:7:04 am
Altitude:2.6°
Direction:93° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 7m 38s (Mar 19, 2024)

2 minutes, 54 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 18, 2024)

3 hours, 4 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

3 hours, 11 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Gloucester Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:12 am
Astro. Twilight5:12 am – 5:45 am
Nautical Twilight5:45 am – 6:18 am
Civil Twilight6:18 am – 6:46 am
Daylight6:46 am – 6:54 pm
Civil Twilight6:54 pm – 7:22 pm
Nautical Twilight7:22 pm – 7:55 pm
Astro. Twilight7:55 pm – 8:29 pm
Night8:29 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Gloucester - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 196:46 am6:54 pm12:07:38+2:5412:50 pm (47.2°)92.560
Mar 206:44 am6:55 pm12:10:33+2:5412:49 pm (47.6°)92.586
Mar 216:43 am6:56 pm12:13:27+2:5412:49 pm (48.0°)92.612
Mar 226:41 am6:57 pm12:16:21+2:5412:49 pm (48.4°)92.637
Mar 236:39 am6:59 pm12:19:15+2:5412:48 pm (48.8°)92.663
Mar 246:37 am7:00 pm12:22:09+2:5312:48 pm (49.2°)92.690
Mar 256:36 am7:01 pm12:25:03+2:5312:48 pm (49.6°)92.716
* All times are local time for Gloucester. 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 Gloucester is at 11:06 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 Gloucester

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Gloucester - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 19-4:30 am1:17 pm9:16 pm(71.5°)249,15877.2%
Mar 20-5:04 am2:22 pm10:03 pm(67.7°)250,83884.9%
Mar 21-5:31 am3:27 pm10:46 pm(63.0°)251,90091.2%
Mar 22-5:53 am4:30 pm11:28 pm(57.7°)252,40095.9%
Mar 23-6:13 am5:32 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Mar 24-6:30 am6:34 pm12:07 am(52.0°)252,40298.9%
Mar 25-6:48 am7:35 pm12:46 am(46.2°)251,960100.0%
* All times are local time for Gloucester. 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 Gloucester on Mar 25

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Gloucester This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 7:19 amTue 8:25 pmTue 1:51 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 6:09 amTue 5:08 pmTue 11:38 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 5:40 amTue 4:04 pmTue 10:52 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterTue 8:40 amTue 10:43 pmTue 3:41 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 6:18 amTue 5:19 pmTue 11:48 amVery difficult to see
UranusTue 8:52 amTue 11:12 pmTue 4:02 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneWed 6:46 amWed 6:34 pmWed 12:40 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Gloucester.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Gloucester