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Lancaster, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 50.6%
Third Quarter
Current Time: May 1, 2024 at 3:28:59 am
Sunrise Today: 6:01 am 71° East
Sunset Today: 7:38 pm 290° West
Moonrise Today: 2:16 am 118° Southeast
Moonset Today: 12:32 pm 245° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 36 minutes (+1m 50s)
Location of LancasterLocation

Today's Sun Position in Lancaster

Time:3:28 am
Altitude:-27.3°
Direction:44° NE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 13h 36m 28s (May 1, 2024)

1 minute, 50 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 30, 2024)

3 hours, 46 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

52 minutes, 36 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Lancaster Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:28 am
Astro. Twilight4:28 am – 5:02 am
Nautical Twilight5:02 am – 5:34 am
Civil Twilight5:34 am – 6:01 am
Daylight6:01 am – 7:38 pm
Civil Twilight7:38 pm – 8:05 pm
Nautical Twilight8:05 pm – 8:37 pm
Astro. Twilight8:37 pm – 9:11 pm
Night9:11 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Lancaster - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 16:01 am7:38 pm13:36:28+1:5012:49 pm (70.7°)93.677
May 26:00 am7:38 pm13:38:18+1:4912:49 pm (71.0°)93.701
May 35:59 am7:39 pm13:40:06+1:4812:49 pm (71.3°)93.725
May 45:58 am7:40 pm13:41:53+1:4712:49 pm (71.6°)93.748
May 55:57 am7:41 pm13:43:39+1:4512:49 pm (71.9°)93.771
May 65:56 am7:42 pm13:45:23+1:4412:49 pm (72.2°)93.794
May 75:55 am7:42 pm13:47:06+1:4312:49 pm (72.4°)93.816
* All times are local time for Lancaster. 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 Lancaster

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Lancaster - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 12:16 am12:32 pm-7:21 am(33.2°)231,87548.8%
May 22:52 am1:43 pm-8:14 am(38.7°)229,57737.1%
May 33:25 am2:53 pm-9:04 am(45.2°)227,64225.9%
May 43:54 am4:04 pm-9:54 am(52.3°)226,27516.0%
May 54:23 am5:15 pm-10:43 am(59.7°)225,6738.0%
May 64:53 am6:27 pm-11:34 am(66.8°)225,9862.6%
May 75:26 am7:40 pm-12:28 pm(73.2°)227,2740.2%
* All times are local time for Lancaster. 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 Lancaster This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 1, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:05 amWed 5:35 pmWed 11:20 amDifficult to see
VenusWed 5:41 amWed 6:51 pmWed 12:16 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 4:17 amWed 4:17 pmWed 10:17 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 6:45 amWed 8:34 pmWed 1:40 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnWed 3:43 amWed 3:08 pmWed 9:25 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 6:37 amWed 8:26 pmWed 1:31 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 4:12 amWed 4:07 pmWed 10:10 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Lancaster.

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