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Pictou, NS, Canada — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 69.5%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 19, 2024 at 12:48:37 am
Sunrise Today: 7:14 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 7:22 pm 271° West
Moonrise Today: 1:30 pm 52° Northeast
Moonset Today: 5:11 am 309° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 8 minutes (+3m 14s)
Location of PictouLocation

Today's Sun Position in Pictou

Time:12:48 am
Altitude:-44.2°
Direction:350° N
Phase:Night

Day length today: 12h 7m 54s (Mar 19, 2024)

3 minutes, 14 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 18, 2024)

3 hours, 26 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

3 hours, 34 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Pictou Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:34 am
Astro. Twilight5:34 am – 6:10 am
Nautical Twilight6:10 am – 6:45 am
Civil Twilight6:45 am – 7:14 am
Daylight7:14 am – 7:22 pm
Civil Twilight7:22 pm – 7:52 pm
Nautical Twilight7:52 pm – 8:27 pm
Astro. Twilight8:27 pm – 9:03 pm
Night9:03 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Pictou - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 197:14 am7:22 pm12:07:54+3:141:18 pm (44.2°)92.560
Mar 207:12 am7:24 pm12:11:08+3:141:18 pm (44.6°)92.585
Mar 217:11 am7:25 pm12:14:22+3:131:17 pm (45.0°)92.611
Mar 227:09 am7:26 pm12:17:36+3:131:17 pm (45.3°)92.637
Mar 237:07 am7:28 pm12:20:50+3:131:17 pm (45.7°)92.663
Mar 247:05 am7:29 pm12:24:04+3:131:16 pm (46.1°)92.689
Mar 257:03 am7:30 pm12:27:17+3:131:16 pm (46.5°)92.715
* All times are local time for Pictou. 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 Pictou is at 12:06 am on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Today's Moon in Pictou

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Pictou - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 19-5:11 am1:30 pm9:43 pm(68.5°)249,11477.0%
Mar 20-5:43 am2:38 pm10:30 pm(64.7°)250,80784.8%
Mar 21-6:07 am3:46 pm11:14 pm(60.0°)251,88391.1%
Mar 22-6:27 am4:52 pm11:55 pm(54.7°)252,39595.8%
Mar 23-6:44 am5:56 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Mar 24-7:00 am7:00 pm12:34 am(49.1°)252,40798.8%
Mar 25-7:14 am8:04 pm1:13 am(43.2°)251,975100.0%
* All times are local time for Pictou. 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 Pictou on Mar 25

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Pictou This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 7:44 amTue 8:57 pmTue 2:19 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 6:41 amTue 5:32 pmTue 12:06 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 6:14 amTue 4:26 pmTue 11:20 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterTue 9:01 amTue 11:18 pmTue 4:10 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 6:49 amTue 5:44 pmTue 12:16 pmVery difficult to see
UranusTue 9:13 amTue 11:49 pmTue 4:31 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 7:19 amTue 7:06 pmTue 1:12 pmNot visible
* All times are local time for Pictou.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Pictou