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Palo Alto, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 84.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 27, 2024 at 2:13:13 am
Sunrise Today: 5:51 am 62° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:20 pm 298° Northwest
Moonset Today: 9:21 am 237° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 30 minutes (+1m 13s)
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Today's Sun Position in Palo Alto

Time:2:13 am
Altitude:-29.1°
Direction:18° N
Phase:Night

Day length today: 14h 29m 46s (May 27, 2024)

1 minute, 13 seconds longer than yesterday (May 26, 2024)

4 hours, 55 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

15 minutes, 6 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Palo Alto Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:02 am
Astro. Twilight4:02 am – 4:43 am
Nautical Twilight4:43 am – 5:20 am
Civil Twilight5:20 am – 5:51 am
Daylight5:51 am – 8:20 pm
Civil Twilight8:20 pm – 8:51 pm
Nautical Twilight8:51 pm – 9:28 pm
Astro. Twilight9:28 pm – 10:10 pm
Night10:10 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Palo Alto - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 275:51 am8:20 pm14:29:46+1:131:05 pm (74.0°)94.194
May 285:50 am8:21 pm14:30:58+1:111:06 pm (74.2°)94.210
May 295:50 am8:22 pm14:32:07+1:081:06 pm (74.3°)94.226
May 305:49 am8:23 pm14:33:13+1:061:06 pm (74.5°)94.242
May 315:49 am8:23 pm14:34:16+1:031:06 pm (74.6°)94.257
Jun 15:49 am8:24 pm14:35:17+1:001:06 pm (74.8°)94.272
Jun 25:48 am8:25 pm14:36:14+0:571:06 pm (74.9°)94.286
* All times are local time for Palo Alto. 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 Palo Alto

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Palo Alto - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 27-9:21 am-4:37 am(25.6°)234,70383.3%
May 2812:40 am10:33 am-5:33 am(29.3°)232,99973.9%
May 291:16 am11:46 am-6:27 am(34.4°)231,52163.1%
May 301:47 am12:57 pm-7:17 am(40.5°)230,29451.5%
May 312:14 am2:08 pm-8:06 am(47.3°)229,37039.7%
Jun 12:41 am3:18 pm-8:54 am(54.4°)228,82928.4%
Jun 23:07 am4:30 pm-9:42 am(61.4°)228,76818.3%
* All times are local time for Palo Alto. 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 Palo Alto This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, May 27, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 4:58 amMon 6:42 pmMon 11:49 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusMon 5:46 amMon 8:08 pmMon 12:57 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsMon 3:40 amMon 4:28 pmMon 10:03 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 5:33 amMon 7:44 pmMon 12:38 pmDifficult to see
SaturnMon 2:23 amMon 1:49 pmMon 8:06 amAverage visibility
UranusMon 5:10 amMon 7:13 pmMon 12:11 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 2:48 amMon 2:44 pmMon 8:46 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Palo Alto.

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