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Colchester, ENG, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 1.2%
New Moon
Current Time: May 7, 2024 at 6:37:21 am
Sunrise Today: 5:15 am 61° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:31 pm 300° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 4:43 am 67° East
Moonset Today: 8:08 pm 300° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 15 hours, 16 minutes (+3m 23s)
Location of ColchesterLocation

Today's Sun Position in Colchester

Time:6:37 am
Altitude:11.0°
Direction:76° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 15h 16m 5s (May 7, 2024)

3 minutes, 23 seconds longer than yesterday (May 6, 2024)

7 hours, 30 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

1 hour, 26 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Colchester Today

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Night12:00 am – 2:30 am
Astro. Twilight2:30 am – 3:42 am
Nautical Twilight3:42 am – 4:35 am
Civil Twilight4:35 am – 5:15 am
Daylight5:15 am – 8:31 pm
Civil Twilight8:31 pm – 9:11 pm
Nautical Twilight9:11 pm – 10:05 pm
Astro. Twilight10:05 pm – 11:18 pm
Night11:18 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Colchester - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 75:15 am8:31 pm15:16:05+3:2212:52 pm (55.1°)93.809
May 85:13 am8:33 pm15:19:26+3:2012:52 pm (55.4°)93.831
May 95:11 am8:34 pm15:22:44+3:1812:52 pm (55.7°)93.853
May 105:10 am8:36 pm15:26:00+3:1612:52 pm (55.9°)93.874
May 115:08 am8:37 pm15:29:13+3:1312:52 pm (56.2°)93.895
May 125:07 am8:39 pm15:32:24+3:1012:52 pm (56.4°)93.915
May 135:05 am8:41 pm15:35:32+3:0812:52 pm (56.7°)93.935
* All times are local time for Colchester. 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 Colchester

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Colchester - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 74:43 am8:08 pm-12:14 pm(53.7°)226,7410.7%
May 85:01 am9:40 pm-1:09 pm(59.3°)228,6600.3%
May 95:26 am11:08 pm-2:07 pm(63.4°)231,4012.8%
May 106:01 am--3:07 pm(65.7°)234,7297.9%
May 11-12:22 am6:51 am4:06 pm(66.1°)238,34415.0%
May 12-1:18 am7:56 am5:03 pm(64.7°)241,92623.5%
May 13-1:56 am9:10 am5:56 pm(61.9°)245,18433.0%
* All times are local time for Colchester. 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 Colchester This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, May 7, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 4:45 amTue 5:48 pmTue 11:16 amVery difficult to see
VenusTue 5:08 amTue 7:42 pmTue 12:24 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 4:06 amTue 4:22 pmTue 10:14 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 5:43 amTue 9:11 pmTue 1:27 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnTue 3:40 amTue 2:37 pmTue 9:09 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 5:32 amTue 8:57 pmTue 1:14 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 3:57 amTue 3:47 pmTue 9:52 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Colchester.

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