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San Francisco, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 70.8%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 19, 2024 at 12:18:52 am
Sunrise Today: 7:13 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 7:21 pm 271° West
Moonrise Today: 2:11 pm 58° Northeast
Moonset Today: 4:44 am 304° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 8 minutes (+2m 26s)
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Today's Sun Position in San Francisco

Time:12:18 am
Altitude:-50.2°
Direction:337° N
Phase:Night

Day length today: 12h 7m 34s (Mar 19, 2024)

2 minutes, 26 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 18, 2024)

2 hours, 34 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 San Francisco Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:46 am
Astro. Twilight5:46 am – 6:17 am
Nautical Twilight6:17 am – 6:47 am
Civil Twilight6:47 am – 7:13 am
Daylight7:13 am – 7:21 pm
Civil Twilight7:21 pm – 7:47 pm
Nautical Twilight7:47 pm – 8:18 pm
Astro. Twilight8:18 pm – 8:49 pm
Night8:49 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in San Francisco - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 197:13 am7:21 pm12:07:34+2:261:17 pm (52.1°)92.564
Mar 207:12 am7:22 pm12:10:01+2:261:16 pm (52.5°)92.590
Mar 217:10 am7:23 pm12:12:27+2:261:16 pm (52.9°)92.615
Mar 227:09 am7:24 pm12:14:54+2:261:16 pm (53.3°)92.641
Mar 237:07 am7:24 pm12:17:21+2:261:15 pm (53.7°)92.667
Mar 247:06 am7:25 pm12:19:47+2:261:15 pm (54.1°)92.693
Mar 257:04 am7:26 pm12:22:14+2:261:15 pm (54.5°)92.720
* All times are local time for San Francisco. 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 San Francisco 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 San Francisco

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in San Francisco - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 19-4:44 am2:11 pm9:50 pm(75.9°)249,43978.4%
Mar 20-5:20 am3:13 pm10:36 pm(71.9°)251,02785.9%
Mar 21-5:49 am4:14 pm11:19 pm(67.2°)252,00592.0%
Mar 22-6:15 am5:14 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Mar 23-6:37 am6:12 pm12:00 am(61.8°)252,43096.4%
Mar 24-6:58 am7:09 pm12:40 am(56.1°)252,36499.1%
Mar 25-7:19 am8:07 pm1:19 am(50.2°)251,863100.0%
* All times are local time for San Francisco. 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 San Francisco on Mar 24 – Mar 25

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Planets Visible in the Sky in San Francisco This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 7:51 amTue 8:47 pmTue 2:18 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 6:31 amTue 5:40 pmTue 12:05 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 5:59 amTue 4:39 pmTue 11:18 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterTue 9:16 amTue 11:00 pmTue 4:08 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 6:39 amTue 5:50 pmTue 12:15 pmVery difficult to see
UranusTue 9:30 amTue 11:27 pmTue 4:29 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 7:15 amTue 7:06 pmTue 1:10 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for San Francisco.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in San Francisco