Current Time: | Mar 18, 2024 at 11:46:02 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 7:41 am↑ 90° East |
Sunset Today: | 7:47 pm↑ 270° West |
Moonrise Today: | 12:26 pm↑ 43° Northeast |
Moonset Today: | 5:35 am↑ 318° Northwest |
Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 5 minutes (+3m 54s) |
Today's Sun Position in Calgary
Time: | 11:46 pm |
Altitude: | -33.5° |
Direction: | 324° NW |
Phase: | Night |
Day length today: 12h 5m 19s (Mar 18, 2024)
3 minutes, 54 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 17, 2024)
4 hours, 11 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
4 hours, 27 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in Calgary today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Calgary Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Calgary today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
Night | 12:00 am – 5:50 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:50 am – 6:30 am |
Nautical Twilight | 6:30 am – 7:09 am |
Civil Twilight | 7:09 am – 7:41 am |
Daylight | 7:41 am – 7:47 pm |
Civil Twilight | 7:47 pm – 8:20 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 8:20 pm – 8:59 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 8:59 pm – 9:39 pm |
Night | 9:39 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Calgary - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Mar | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Mar 18 | 7:41 am | 7:47 pm | 12:05:19 | +3:54 | 1:44 pm (38.5°) | 92.538 |
Mar 19 | 7:39 am | 7:48 pm | 12:09:13 | +3:54 | 1:43 pm (38.8°) | 92.563 |
Mar 20 | 7:37 am | 7:50 pm | 12:13:08 | +3:54 | 1:43 pm (39.2°) | 92.589 |
Mar 21 | 7:35 am | 7:52 pm | 12:17:02 | +3:54 | 1:43 pm (39.6°) | 92.615 |
Mar 22 | 7:32 am | 7:53 pm | 12:20:57 | +3:54 | 1:42 pm (40.0°) | 92.640 |
Mar 23 | 7:30 am | 7:55 pm | 12:24:51 | +3:54 | 1:42 pm (40.4°) | 92.667 |
Mar 24 | 7:28 am | 7:57 pm | 12:28:45 | +3:54 | 1:42 pm (40.8°) | 92.693 |
* All times are local time for Calgary. 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 Calgary is at 9:06 pm on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 19 | 9:06 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 2:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 6:44 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 2:21 am |
* All times are local Calgary time. |
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Today's Moon in Calgary
Percent Illuminated: | 70.3% |
Time: | 11:46 pm |
Altitude: | 54.0° |
Direction: | 239° SW |
Position: | Waxing Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Calgary today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Moon in Calgary - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Mar | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Mar 18 | - | 5:35 am | 12:26 pm | 9:25 pm | (65.4°) | 247,147 | 69.4% | |||
Mar 19 | - | 6:10 am | 1:37 pm | 10:15 pm | (62.5°) | 249,395 | 78.2% | |||
Mar 20 | - | 6:36 am | 2:51 pm | 11:02 pm | (58.6°) | 250,997 | 85.8% | |||
Mar 21 | - | 6:54 am | 4:04 pm | 11:45 pm | (53.8°) | 251,989 | 91.9% | |||
Mar 22 | - | 7:08 am | 5:16 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
Mar 23 | - | 7:20 am | 6:25 pm | 12:26 am | (48.5°) | 252,426 | 96.3% | |||
Mar 24 | - | 7:30 am | 7:35 pm | 1:05 am | (42.8°) | 252,371 | 99.1% | |||
* All times are local time for Calgary. 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 Calgary on Mar 24 – Mar 25
Planets Visible in the Sky in Calgary This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 18, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Tue 8:02 am | Tue 9:30 pm | Tue 2:45 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Tue 7:14 am | Tue 5:50 pm | Tue 12:32 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Tue 6:50 am | Tue 4:40 pm | Tue 11:45 am | Difficult to see |
Jupiter | Mon 9:15 am | Tue 12:01 am | Mon 4:38 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Saturn | Tue 7:21 am | Tue 6:02 pm | Tue 12:41 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Uranus | Mon 9:24 am | Tue 12:34 am | Mon 4:59 pm | Difficult to see |
Neptune | Tue 7:45 am | Tue 7:29 pm | Tue 1:37 pm | Not visible |
* All times are local time for Calgary. |