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Lafayette, LA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 69.1%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 18, 2024 at 9:40:09 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:13 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 7:18 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 1:28 pm 58° Northeast
Moonset Today: 3:28 am 303° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 5 minutes (+1m 50s)
Location of LafayetteLocation

Today's Sun Position in Lafayette

Time:9:40 pm
Altitude:-30.8°
Direction:290° W
Phase:Night

Day length today: 12h 5m 1s (Mar 18, 2024)

1 minute, 50 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 17, 2024)

1 hour, 53 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

2 hours shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Lafayette Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:53 am
Astro. Twilight5:53 am – 6:21 am
Nautical Twilight6:21 am – 6:49 am
Civil Twilight6:49 am – 7:13 am
Daylight7:13 am – 7:18 pm
Civil Twilight7:18 pm – 7:42 pm
Nautical Twilight7:42 pm – 8:10 pm
Astro. Twilight8:10 pm – 8:38 pm
Night8:38 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Lafayette - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 187:13 am7:18 pm12:05:01+1:501:15 pm (59.2°)92.537
Mar 197:12 am7:19 pm12:06:52+1:501:15 pm (59.6°)92.562
Mar 207:11 am7:19 pm12:08:42+1:501:15 pm (60.0°)92.587
Mar 217:09 am7:20 pm12:10:32+1:501:15 pm (60.4°)92.613
Mar 227:08 am7:21 pm12:12:23+1:501:14 pm (60.8°)92.639
Mar 237:07 am7:21 pm12:14:13+1:501:14 pm (61.2°)92.665
Mar 247:06 am7:22 pm12:16:03+1:501:14 pm (61.6°)92.691
* All times are local time for Lafayette. 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 Lafayette 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 Lafayette

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Lafayette - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 18-3:28 am1:28 pm8:54 pm(86.7°)246,98868.8%
Mar 19-4:15 am2:27 pm9:44 pm(83.9°)249,27677.7%
Mar 20-4:55 am3:25 pm10:31 pm(80.0°)250,91785.3%
Mar 21-5:30 am4:22 pm11:14 pm(75.3°)251,94591.5%
Mar 22-6:00 am5:17 pm11:55 pm(69.9°)252,41496.1%
Mar 23-6:27 am6:10 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Mar 24-6:52 am7:03 pm12:35 am(64.2°)252,38799.0%
* All times are local time for Lafayette. 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 Lafayette on Mar 24 – Mar 25

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Lafayette This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 18, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 7:55 amTue 8:39 pmTue 2:17 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 6:22 amTue 5:45 pmTue 12:03 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 5:47 amTue 4:47 pmTue 11:17 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterMon 9:31 amMon 10:49 pmMon 4:10 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 6:32 amTue 5:55 pmTue 12:13 pmDifficult to see
UranusMon 9:47 amMon 11:15 pmMon 4:31 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 7:12 amTue 7:06 pmTue 1:09 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Lafayette.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Lafayette