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Aurora, IL, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 69.9%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 18, 2024 at 11:52:38 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:59 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 7:03 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 12:30 pm 52° Northeast
Moonset Today: 3:56 am 309° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 5 minutes (+2m 49s)
Location of AuroraLocation

Today's Sun Position in Aurora

Time:11:52 pm
Altitude:-45.8°
Direction:335° N
Phase:Night

Day length today: 12h 4m 52s (Mar 18, 2024)

2 minutes, 49 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 17, 2024)

2 hours, 56 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

3 hours, 7 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Aurora Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:25 am
Astro. Twilight5:25 am – 5:58 am
Nautical Twilight5:58 am – 6:31 am
Civil Twilight6:31 am – 6:59 am
Daylight6:59 am – 7:03 pm
Civil Twilight7:03 pm – 7:31 pm
Nautical Twilight7:31 pm – 8:04 pm
Astro. Twilight8:04 pm – 8:37 pm
Night8:37 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Aurora - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 186:59 am7:03 pm12:04:52+2:491:01 pm (47.7°)92.536
Mar 196:57 am7:05 pm12:07:42+2:491:00 pm (48.1°)92.562
Mar 206:55 am7:06 pm12:10:31+2:491:00 pm (48.5°)92.587
Mar 216:53 am7:07 pm12:13:20+2:491:00 pm (48.9°)92.613
Mar 226:52 am7:08 pm12:16:09+2:4912:59 pm (49.3°)92.639
Mar 236:50 am7:09 pm12:18:58+2:4812:59 pm (49.7°)92.665
Mar 246:48 am7:10 pm12:21:47+2:4812:59 pm (50.1°)92.691
* All times are local time for Aurora. 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 Aurora is at 10:06 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 Aurora

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Aurora - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 18-3:56 am12:30 pm8:38 pm(75.0°)246,96168.7%
Mar 19-4:39 am1:34 pm9:29 pm(72.2°)249,25577.6%
Mar 20-5:13 am2:39 pm10:15 pm(68.3°)250,90485.3%
Mar 21-5:40 am3:43 pm10:59 pm(63.6°)251,93791.5%
Mar 22-6:03 am4:46 pm11:40 pm(58.3°)252,41196.1%
Mar 23-6:23 am5:47 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Mar 24-6:41 am6:47 pm12:20 am(52.6°)252,39099.0%
* All times are local time for Aurora. 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 Aurora on Mar 24 – Mar 25

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Aurora This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 18, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 7:30 amTue 8:35 pmTue 2:02 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 6:19 amTue 5:19 pmTue 11:49 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 5:49 amTue 4:16 pmTue 11:02 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterTue 8:52 amTue 10:51 pmTue 3:52 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 6:27 amTue 5:30 pmTue 11:59 amVery difficult to see
UranusTue 9:05 amTue 11:20 pmTue 4:13 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 7:00 amTue 6:49 pmTue 12:54 pmNot visible
* All times are local time for Aurora.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Aurora