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Sacramento, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 99.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 23, 2024 at 10:44:56 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:47 am 62° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:18 pm 298° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 9:03 pm 125° Southeast
Moonset Today: 5:31 am 238° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 31 minutes (+1m 27s)
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Today's Sun Position in Sacramento

Time:10:44 pm
Altitude:-22.3°
Direction:325° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 14h 30m 37s (May 23, 2024)

1 minute, 27 seconds longer than yesterday (May 22, 2024)

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

21 minutes, 14 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Sacramento Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:57 am
Astro. Twilight3:57 am – 4:39 am
Nautical Twilight4:39 am – 5:17 am
Civil Twilight5:17 am – 5:47 am
Daylight5:47 am – 8:18 pm
Civil Twilight8:18 pm – 8:49 pm
Nautical Twilight8:49 pm – 9:27 pm
Astro. Twilight9:27 pm – 10:09 pm
Night10:09 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Sacramento - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 235:47 am8:18 pm14:30:37+1:271:02 pm (72.2°)94.127
May 245:47 am8:19 pm14:32:02+1:251:02 pm (72.4°)94.144
May 255:46 am8:19 pm14:33:25+1:221:03 pm (72.6°)94.161
May 265:45 am8:20 pm14:34:45+1:201:03 pm (72.7°)94.178
May 275:45 am8:21 pm14:36:02+1:171:03 pm (72.9°)94.194
May 285:44 am8:22 pm14:37:17+1:141:03 pm (73.1°)94.210
May 295:44 am8:22 pm14:38:29+1:111:03 pm (73.2°)94.226
* All times are local time for Sacramento. 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 Sacramento

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Sacramento - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 23-5:31 am9:03 pm12:46 am(27.0°)243,30899.8%
May 24-6:13 am10:08 pm1:40 am(23.9°)240,98499.2%
May 25-7:04 am11:07 pm2:37 am(22.3°)238,73096.2%
May 26-8:06 am11:59 pm3:36 am(22.5°)236,62390.9%
May 27-9:14 am-4:34 am(24.5°)234,70783.3%
May 2812:41 am10:27 am-5:31 am(28.1°)233,00273.9%
May 291:16 am11:41 am-6:24 am(33.2°)231,52363.2%
* All times are local time for Sacramento. 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 Sacramento This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 23, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 4:52 amFri 6:27 pmFri 11:39 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusFri 5:40 amFri 8:02 pmFri 12:51 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 3:42 amFri 4:26 pmFri 10:04 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 5:37 amFri 7:52 pmFri 12:45 pmDifficult to see
SaturnFri 2:33 amFri 1:57 pmFri 8:15 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 5:16 amFri 7:24 pmFri 12:20 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 2:57 amFri 2:52 pmFri 8:55 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Sacramento.

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