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Palo Alto, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 70.3%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 18, 2024 at 10:59:07 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:14 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 7:19 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 1:09 pm 55° Northeast
Moonset Today: 3:58 am 306° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 5 minutes (+2m 25s)
Location of Palo AltoLocation

Today's Sun Position in Palo Alto

Time:10:59 pm
Altitude:-41.3°
Direction:311° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 12h 5m 7s (Mar 18, 2024)

2 minutes, 25 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 17, 2024)

2 hours, 30 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

2 hours, 39 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Palo Alto Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:47 am
Astro. Twilight5:47 am – 6:17 am
Nautical Twilight6:17 am – 6:48 am
Civil Twilight6:48 am – 7:14 am
Daylight7:14 am – 7:19 pm
Civil Twilight7:19 pm – 7:45 pm
Nautical Twilight7:45 pm – 8:15 pm
Astro. Twilight8:15 pm – 8:46 pm
Night8:46 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Palo Alto - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 187:14 am7:19 pm12:05:07+2:251:16 pm (52.1°)92.539
Mar 197:12 am7:20 pm12:07:32+2:251:16 pm (52.5°)92.564
Mar 207:11 am7:21 pm12:09:57+2:251:15 pm (52.9°)92.590
Mar 217:09 am7:22 pm12:12:22+2:251:15 pm (53.2°)92.615
Mar 227:08 am7:22 pm12:14:47+2:241:15 pm (53.6°)92.641
Mar 237:06 am7:23 pm12:17:12+2:241:14 pm (54.0°)92.667
Mar 247:05 am7:24 pm12:19:37+2:241:14 pm (54.4°)92.693
* All times are local time for Palo Alto. 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 Palo Alto is at 8:06 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 Palo Alto

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Palo Alto - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 18-3:58 am1:09 pm8:59 pm(79.2°)247,20469.6%
Mar 19-4:42 am2:11 pm9:49 pm(76.3°)249,43878.4%
Mar 20-5:18 am3:13 pm10:35 pm(72.3°)251,02685.9%
Mar 21-5:48 am4:14 pm11:18 pm(67.5°)252,00492.0%
Mar 22-6:13 am5:13 pm11:59 pm(62.1°)252,43096.4%
Mar 23-6:36 am6:11 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Mar 24-6:57 am7:08 pm12:39 am(56.4°)252,36599.1%
* All times are local time for Palo Alto. 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 Palo Alto on Mar 24 – Mar 25

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Palo Alto This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 18, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 7:50 amTue 8:46 pmTue 2:17 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 6:30 amTue 5:39 pmTue 12:04 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 5:57 amTue 4:38 pmTue 11:17 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterMon 9:19 amMon 11:01 pmMon 4:10 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 6:38 amTue 5:50 pmTue 12:14 pmVery difficult to see
UranusMon 9:34 amMon 11:29 pmMon 4:31 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 7:14 amTue 7:05 pmTue 1:09 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Palo Alto.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Palo Alto