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Las Cruces, NM, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 30.8%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 2, 2024 at 10:59:44 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:19 am 71° East
Sunset Today: 7:49 pm 289° West
Moonrise Today: 3:01 am 111° Southeast
Moonset Today: 1:59 pm 252° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 30 minutes (+1m 39s)
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Today's Sun Position in Las Cruces

Time:10:59 pm
Altitude:-33.4°
Direction:323° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 13h 30m 7s (May 2, 2024)

1 minute, 39 seconds longer than yesterday (May 1, 2024)

3 hours, 28 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

46 minutes, 11 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Las Cruces Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:48 am
Astro. Twilight4:48 am – 5:21 am
Nautical Twilight5:21 am – 5:52 am
Civil Twilight5:52 am – 6:19 am
Daylight6:19 am – 7:49 pm
Civil Twilight7:49 pm – 8:15 pm
Nautical Twilight8:15 pm – 8:46 pm
Astro. Twilight8:46 pm – 9:19 pm
Night9:19 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Las Cruces - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 26:19 am7:49 pm13:30:07+1:391:03 pm (73.4°)93.700
May 36:18 am7:50 pm13:31:45+1:381:03 pm (73.7°)93.724
May 46:17 am7:50 pm13:33:23+1:371:03 pm (74.0°)93.747
May 56:16 am7:51 pm13:34:59+1:361:03 pm (74.3°)93.771
May 66:15 am7:52 pm13:36:34+1:351:03 pm (74.5°)93.793
May 76:14 am7:52 pm13:38:08+1:331:03 pm (74.8°)93.816
May 86:13 am7:53 pm13:39:40+1:321:03 pm (75.1°)93.837
* All times are local time for Las Cruces. 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 Las Cruces

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Las Cruces - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 23:01 am1:59 pm-8:27 am(40.9°)229,64537.4%
May 33:35 am3:08 pm-9:17 am(47.4°)227,69526.2%
May 44:07 am4:16 pm-10:07 am(54.5°)226,30716.3%
May 54:37 am5:25 pm-10:56 am(61.9°)225,6798.2%
May 65:09 am6:36 pm-11:47 am(69.0°)225,9622.8%
May 75:44 am7:47 pm-12:40 pm(75.4°)227,2190.2%
May 86:23 am9:00 pm-1:37 pm(80.6°)229,4030.7%
* All times are local time for Las Cruces. 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 Las Cruces This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 2, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 5:17 amFri 5:46 pmFri 11:31 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusFri 5:58 amFri 7:06 pmFri 12:32 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 4:27 amFri 4:31 pmFri 10:29 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 6:58 amFri 8:38 pmFri 1:48 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnFri 3:48 amFri 3:17 pmFri 9:33 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 6:49 amFri 8:28 pmFri 1:39 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 4:19 amFri 4:15 pmFri 10:17 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Las Cruces.

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