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

Moon: 84.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 27, 2024 at 5:41:09 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:28 am 73° East
Sunset Today: 7:43 pm 287° West
Moonrise Today: 11:43 pm 123° Southeast
Moonset Today: 8:43 am 237° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 16 minutes (+1m 36s)
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Today's Sun Position in Lafayette

Time:5:41 pm
Altitude:25.2°
Direction:272° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 15m 33s (Apr 27, 2024)

1 minute, 36 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 26, 2024)

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

50 minutes, 14 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Lafayette Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:01 am
Astro. Twilight5:01 am – 5:32 am
Nautical Twilight5:32 am – 6:02 am
Civil Twilight6:02 am – 6:28 am
Daylight6:28 am – 7:43 pm
Civil Twilight7:43 pm – 8:08 pm
Nautical Twilight8:08 pm – 8:38 pm
Astro. Twilight8:38 pm – 9:10 pm
Night9:10 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Lafayette - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 276:28 am7:43 pm13:15:33+1:361:05 pm (73.9°)93.578
Apr 286:27 am7:44 pm13:17:08+1:351:05 pm (74.3°)93.602
Apr 296:26 am7:44 pm13:18:42+1:341:05 pm (74.6°)93.627
Apr 306:25 am7:45 pm13:20:16+1:331:05 pm (74.9°)93.651
May 16:24 am7:46 pm13:21:49+1:321:05 pm (75.2°)93.675
May 26:23 am7:46 pm13:23:20+1:311:04 pm (75.5°)93.699
May 36:22 am7:47 pm13:24:51+1:301:04 pm (75.8°)93.723
* 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.

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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
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 27-8:43 am11:43 pm3:44 am(31.7°)241,86188.8%
Apr 28-9:37 am-4:40 am(30.5°)239,51381.1%
Apr 2912:40 am10:39 am-5:39 am(31.1°)237,05371.8%
Apr 301:32 am11:45 am-6:36 am(33.4°)234,53661.1%
May 12:17 am12:53 pm-7:32 am(37.4°)232,05049.6%
May 22:57 am2:01 pm-8:25 am(42.8°)229,73437.9%
May 33:33 am3:08 pm-9:16 am(49.2°)227,76526.7%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Lafayette This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Apr 27, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 5:32 amSat 5:58 pmSat 11:45 amDifficult to see
VenusSat 6:03 amSat 6:54 pmSat 12:28 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 4:38 amSun 4:34 pmSun 10:36 amAverage visibility
JupiterSat 7:22 amSat 8:53 pmSat 2:07 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSun 4:07 amSun 3:38 pmSun 9:52 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 7:16 amSat 8:48 pmSat 2:02 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 4:39 amSun 4:35 pmSun 10:37 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Lafayette.

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