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Portsmouth, VA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 84.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 27, 2024 at 8:33:28 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:15 am 72° East
Sunset Today: 7:50 pm 289° West
Moonset Today: 8:16 am 235° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 36 minutes (+2m 4s)
Location of PortsmouthLocation

Today's Sun Position in Portsmouth

Time:8:33 pm
Altitude:-8.7°
Direction:295° NW
Phase:Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 13h 35m 42s (Apr 27, 2024)

2 minutes, 4 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 26, 2024)

3 hours, 57 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

1 hour, 5 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Portsmouth Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:39 am
Astro. Twilight4:39 am – 5:14 am
Nautical Twilight5:14 am – 5:47 am
Civil Twilight5:47 am – 6:15 am
Daylight6:15 am – 7:50 pm
Civil Twilight7:50 pm – 8:18 pm
Nautical Twilight8:18 pm – 8:51 pm
Astro. Twilight8:51 pm – 9:26 pm
Night9:26 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Portsmouth - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 276:15 am7:50 pm13:35:42+2:041:02 pm (67.3°)93.577
Apr 286:13 am7:51 pm13:37:45+2:031:02 pm (67.6°)93.601
Apr 296:12 am7:52 pm13:39:47+2:021:02 pm (67.9°)93.626
Apr 306:11 am7:53 pm13:41:49+2:011:02 pm (68.2°)93.650
May 16:10 am7:54 pm13:43:49+2:001:02 pm (68.5°)93.674
May 26:09 am7:55 pm13:45:48+1:581:02 pm (68.8°)93.698
May 36:08 am7:56 pm13:47:45+1:571:01 pm (69.1°)93.722
* All times are local time for Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Portsmouth - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 27-8:16 am-3:38 am(25.1°)241,96189.1%
Apr 2812:01 am9:09 am-4:35 am(23.9°)239,61881.5%
Apr 2912:58 am10:10 am-5:33 am(24.3°)237,16372.2%
Apr 301:48 am11:19 am-6:31 am(26.6°)234,64661.6%
May 12:30 am12:31 pm-7:27 am(30.5°)232,15650.1%
May 23:05 am1:44 pm-8:20 am(35.9°)229,82938.4%
May 33:36 am2:56 pm-9:11 am(42.2°)227,84127.2%
* All times are local time for Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Apr 27, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:24 amSun 5:56 pmSun 11:40 amDifficult to see
VenusSun 5:53 amSun 7:00 pmSun 12:26 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 4:36 amSun 4:30 pmSun 10:33 amAverage visibility
JupiterSat 7:06 amSat 9:03 pmSat 2:05 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSun 4:08 amSun 3:30 pmSun 9:49 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 7:01 amSat 8:58 pmSat 1:59 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 4:37 amSun 4:31 pmSun 10:34 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Portsmouth.

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