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South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 69.4%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 18, 2024 at 8:26:19 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:05 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 7:10 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 12:54 pm 54° Northeast
Moonset Today: 3:55 am 307° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 5 minutes (+2m 33s)
Location of South Lake TahoeLocation

Today's Sun Position in South Lake Tahoe

Time:8:26 pm
Altitude:-15.4°
Direction:282° W
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 12h 5m 6s (Mar 18, 2024)

2 minutes, 33 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 17, 2024)

2 hours, 39 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

2 hours, 49 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in South Lake Tahoe Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:36 am
Astro. Twilight5:36 am – 6:07 am
Nautical Twilight6:07 am – 6:38 am
Civil Twilight6:38 am – 7:05 am
Daylight7:05 am – 7:10 pm
Civil Twilight7:10 pm – 7:37 pm
Nautical Twilight7:37 pm – 8:08 pm
Astro. Twilight8:08 pm – 8:39 pm
Night8:39 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in South Lake Tahoe - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 187:05 am7:10 pm12:05:06+2:331:07 pm (50.6°)92.539
Mar 197:03 am7:11 pm12:07:39+2:331:07 pm (51.0°)92.564
Mar 207:02 am7:12 pm12:10:12+2:331:07 pm (51.4°)92.589
Mar 217:00 am7:13 pm12:12:45+2:331:06 pm (51.7°)92.615
Mar 226:59 am7:14 pm12:15:18+2:321:06 pm (52.1°)92.641
Mar 236:57 am7:15 pm12:17:51+2:321:06 pm (52.5°)92.667
Mar 246:56 am7:16 pm12:20:24+2:321:05 pm (52.9°)92.693
* All times are local time for South Lake Tahoe. 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 South Lake Tahoe 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 South Lake Tahoe

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in South Lake Tahoe - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 18-3:55 am12:54 pm8:49 pm(77.7°)247,18969.5%
Mar 19-4:38 am1:57 pm9:40 pm(74.8°)249,42678.3%
Mar 20-5:13 am3:00 pm10:26 pm(70.8°)251,01985.9%
Mar 21-5:42 am4:01 pm11:09 pm(66.0°)252,00091.9%
Mar 22-6:07 am5:02 pm11:50 pm(60.7°)252,42996.4%
Mar 23-6:28 am6:01 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Mar 24-6:49 am6:59 pm12:30 am(54.9°)252,36699.1%
* All times are local time for South Lake Tahoe. 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 South Lake Tahoe on Mar 24 – Mar 25

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Planets Visible in the Sky in South Lake Tahoe This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 18, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 7:41 amMon 8:35 pmMon 2:07 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 6:22 amTue 5:29 pmTue 11:55 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 5:51 amTue 4:27 pmTue 11:09 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterMon 9:08 amMon 10:55 pmMon 4:01 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 6:31 amTue 5:39 pmTue 12:05 pmVery difficult to see
UranusMon 9:22 amMon 11:24 pmMon 4:23 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 7:05 amTue 6:56 pmTue 1:01 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for South Lake Tahoe.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in South Lake Tahoe