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

Moon: 72.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 29, 2024 at 2:26:50 am
Sunrise Today: 6:15 am 71° East
Sunset Today: 7:57 pm 290° West
Moonrise Today: 1:11 am 126° Southeast
Moonset Today: 10:20 am 234° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 42 minutes (+2m 5s)
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Today's Sun Position in Palo Alto

Time:2:26 am
Altitude:-34.5°
Direction:24° NE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 13h 42m 11s (Apr 29, 2024)

2 minutes, 5 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 28, 2024)

4 hours, 7 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

1 hour, 2 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Palo Alto Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:37 am
Astro. Twilight4:37 am – 5:13 am
Nautical Twilight5:13 am – 5:47 am
Civil Twilight5:47 am – 6:15 am
Daylight6:15 am – 7:57 pm
Civil Twilight7:57 pm – 8:25 pm
Nautical Twilight8:25 pm – 8:59 pm
Astro. Twilight8:59 pm – 9:35 pm
Night9:35 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Palo Alto - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 296:15 am7:57 pm13:42:11+2:051:05 pm (67.4°)93.629
Apr 306:13 am7:58 pm13:44:15+2:031:05 pm (67.7°)93.653
May 16:12 am7:59 pm13:46:18+2:021:05 pm (68.0°)93.677
May 26:11 am7:59 pm13:48:19+2:011:05 pm (68.3°)93.701
May 36:10 am8:00 pm13:50:20+2:001:05 pm (68.6°)93.725
May 46:09 am8:01 pm13:52:18+1:581:05 pm (68.9°)93.748
May 56:08 am8:02 pm13:54:16+1:571:05 pm (69.1°)93.771
* 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.

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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
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 291:11 am10:20 am-5:44 am(23.9°)236,84470.9%
Apr 301:59 am11:29 am-6:42 am(26.4°)234,32560.2%
May 12:40 am12:42 pm-7:37 am(30.5°)231,84848.6%
May 23:14 am1:55 pm-8:30 am(36.0°)229,55336.9%
May 33:44 am3:08 pm-9:21 am(42.5°)227,62325.8%
May 44:12 am4:20 pm-10:11 am(49.6°)226,26315.9%
May 54:39 am5:34 pm-11:00 am(57.0°)225,6728.0%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Palo Alto This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Apr 29, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 5:24 amMon 5:57 pmMon 11:40 amDifficult to see
VenusMon 5:55 amMon 7:06 pmMon 12:30 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsMon 4:37 amMon 4:33 pmMon 10:35 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 7:02 amMon 9:02 pmMon 2:02 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnMon 4:08 amMon 3:29 pmMon 9:49 amAverage visibility
UranusMon 6:55 amMon 8:55 pmMon 1:55 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 4:36 amMon 4:30 pmMon 10:33 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Palo Alto.

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