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Rochester, MN, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 44.6%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 1, 2024 at 6:07:24 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:00 am 68° East
Sunset Today: 8:13 pm 293° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 2:59 am 122° Southeast
Moonset Today: 12:18 pm 240° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 13 minutes (+2m 37s)
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Today's Sun Position in Rochester

Time:6:07 pm
Altitude:21.3°
Direction:271° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 13m 17s (May 1, 2024)

2 minutes, 37 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 30, 2024)

5 hours, 20 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

1 hour, 16 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Rochester Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:06 am
Astro. Twilight4:06 am – 4:49 am
Nautical Twilight4:49 am – 5:28 am
Civil Twilight5:28 am – 6:00 am
Daylight6:00 am – 8:13 pm
Civil Twilight8:13 pm – 8:45 pm
Nautical Twilight8:45 pm – 9:25 pm
Astro. Twilight9:25 pm – 10:09 pm
Night10:09 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Rochester - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 16:00 am8:13 pm14:13:17+2:371:06 pm (61.4°)93.675
May 25:59 am8:15 pm14:15:52+2:351:06 pm (61.7°)93.699
May 35:57 am8:16 pm14:18:27+2:341:06 pm (62.0°)93.723
May 45:56 am8:17 pm14:20:59+2:321:06 pm (62.2°)93.747
May 55:55 am8:18 pm14:23:30+2:301:06 pm (62.5°)93.770
May 65:53 am8:19 pm14:25:59+2:291:06 pm (62.8°)93.792
May 75:52 am8:20 pm14:28:27+2:271:06 pm (63.1°)93.815
* All times are local time for Rochester. 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 Rochester

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Rochester - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 12:59 am12:18 pm-7:34 am(23.5°)232,04749.6%
May 23:28 am1:37 pm-8:27 am(28.9°)229,73137.9%
May 33:53 am2:56 pm-9:18 am(35.3°)227,76326.7%
May 44:15 am4:15 pm-10:08 am(42.4°)226,34916.6%
May 54:36 am5:34 pm-10:57 am(49.7°)225,6878.5%
May 64:57 am6:55 pm-11:48 am(56.8°)225,9322.9%
May 75:22 am8:17 pm-12:41 pm(63.3°)227,1510.3%
* All times are local time for Rochester. 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 Rochester This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 1, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 5:15 amThu 5:56 pmThu 11:35 amDifficult to see
VenusWed 5:45 amWed 7:21 pmWed 12:33 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 4:32 amThu 4:34 pmThu 10:33 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 6:41 amWed 9:14 pmWed 1:57 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnThu 4:04 amThu 3:15 pmThu 9:39 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 6:33 amWed 9:05 pmWed 1:49 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 4:27 amThu 4:20 pmThu 10:23 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Rochester.

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