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Hilo, HI, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 69.3%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 18, 2024 at 5:09:23 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:25 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 6:31 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 1:19 pm 61° Northeast
Moonset Today: 2:20 am 300° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 6 minutes (+1m 7s)
Location of HiloLocation

Today's Sun Position in Hilo

Time:5:09 pm
Altitude:18.4°
Direction:263° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 5m 34s (Mar 18, 2024)

1 minute, 7 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 17, 2024)

1 hour, 8 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

1 hour, 13 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Hilo Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:12 am
Astro. Twilight5:12 am – 5:38 am
Nautical Twilight5:38 am – 6:03 am
Civil Twilight6:03 am – 6:25 am
Daylight6:25 am – 6:31 pm
Civil Twilight6:31 pm – 6:52 pm
Nautical Twilight6:52 pm – 7:18 pm
Astro. Twilight7:18 pm – 7:44 pm
Night7:44 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Hilo - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 186:25 am6:31 pm12:05:34+1:0712:28 pm (69.8°)92.541
Mar 196:24 am6:31 pm12:06:41+1:0712:27 pm (70.2°)92.566
Mar 206:23 am6:31 pm12:07:49+1:0712:27 pm (70.6°)92.592
Mar 216:22 am6:31 pm12:08:57+1:0712:27 pm (71.0°)92.618
Mar 226:22 am6:32 pm12:10:05+1:0712:26 pm (71.4°)92.643
Mar 236:21 am6:32 pm12:11:12+1:0712:26 pm (71.8°)92.669
Mar 246:20 am6:32 pm12:12:20+1:0712:26 pm (72.2°)92.696
* All times are local time for Hilo. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (vernal equinox) in Hilo is at 5:06 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 Hilo

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Hilo - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 18-2:20 am1:19 pm8:15 pm(83.0°)247,43570.4%
Mar 19-3:09 am2:14 pm9:05 pm(86.0°)249,60979.1%
Mar 20-3:52 am3:08 pm9:51 pm(89.9°)251,14086.5%
Mar 21-4:30 am3:59 pm10:34 pm(85.0°)252,06592.5%
Mar 22-5:04 am4:49 pm11:15 pm(79.6°)252,44396.7%
Mar 23-5:36 am5:37 pm11:54 pm(73.9°)252,33699.3%
Mar 24-6:07 am6:24 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Hilo. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Hilo on Mar 24

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Hilo This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 18, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 7:15 amMon 7:41 pmMon 1:28 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 5:26 amTue 5:05 pmTue 11:16 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 4:46 amTue 4:12 pmTue 10:29 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterMon 8:57 amMon 9:46 pmMon 3:21 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnMon 5:39 amMon 5:18 pmMon 11:29 amDifficult to see
UranusMon 9:15 amMon 10:10 pmMon 3:43 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 6:22 amTue 6:19 pmTue 12:21 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Hilo.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Hilo