Current Time: | Apr 18, 2024 at 4:05:50 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:29 am↑ 75° East |
Sunset Today: | 7:48 pm↑ 285° West |
Moonrise Today: | 3:06 pm↑ 73° East |
Moonset Today: | 4:19 am↑ 290° West |
Daylight Hours: | 13 hours, 19 minutes (+2m 16s) |
Today's Sun Position in San Francisco
Time: | 4:05 am |
Altitude: | -26.0° |
Direction: | 50° NE |
Phase: | Night |
Day length today: 13h 19m 16s (Apr 18, 2024)
2 minutes, 16 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 17, 2024)
3 hours, 46 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
1 hour, 27 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in San Francisco 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 San Francisco Today
Day, night, and twilight times in San Francisco 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 – 4:55 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 4:55 am – 5:29 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:29 am – 6:02 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:02 am – 6:29 am |
Daylight | 6:29 am – 7:48 pm |
Civil Twilight | 7:48 pm – 8:16 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 8:16 pm – 8:48 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 8:48 pm – 9:23 pm |
Night | 9:23 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in San Francisco - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Apr | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Apr 18 | 6:29 am | 7:48 pm | 13:19:16 | +2:16 | 1:08 pm (63.4°) | 93.355 |
Apr 19 | 6:28 am | 7:49 pm | 13:21:32 | +2:16 | 1:08 pm (63.8°) | 93.380 |
Apr 20 | 6:26 am | 7:50 pm | 13:23:48 | +2:15 | 1:08 pm (64.1°) | 93.405 |
Apr 21 | 6:25 am | 7:51 pm | 13:26:02 | +2:14 | 1:08 pm (64.5°) | 93.430 |
Apr 22 | 6:24 am | 7:52 pm | 13:28:16 | +2:13 | 1:08 pm (64.8°) | 93.455 |
Apr 23 | 6:22 am | 7:53 pm | 13:30:28 | +2:12 | 1:07 pm (65.1°) | 93.480 |
Apr 24 | 6:21 am | 7:54 pm | 13:32:40 | +2:11 | 1:07 pm (65.5°) | 93.505 |
* All times are local time for San Francisco. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 19 | 8:06 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 1:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 5:44 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 1:21 am |
* All times are local San Francisco time. |
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Today's Moon in San Francisco
Percent Illuminated: | 74.7% |
Time: | 4:05 am |
Altitude: | 2.0° |
Direction: | 288° W |
Position: | Waxing Gibbous |
The Moon's path in San Francisco 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 San Francisco - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Apr | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Apr 18 | - | 4:19 am | 3:06 pm | 9:59 pm | (63.7°) | 251,799 | 80.6% | |||
Apr 19 | - | 4:42 am | 4:04 pm | 10:39 pm | (58.1°) | 252,036 | 87.6% | |||
Apr 20 | - | 5:04 am | 5:02 pm | 11:18 pm | (52.2°) | 251,655 | 93.3% | |||
Apr 21 | - | 5:24 am | 6:00 pm | 11:57 pm | (46.3°) | 250,757 | 97.3% | |||
Apr 22 | - | 5:45 am | 6:59 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
Apr 23 | - | 6:07 am | 8:00 pm | 12:37 am | (40.6°) | 249,447 | 99.6% | |||
Apr 24 | - | 6:33 am | 9:03 pm | 1:20 am | (35.2°) | 247,821 | 99.8% | |||
* All times are local time for San Francisco. 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. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in San Francisco This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Apr 18, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Thu 6:00 am | Thu 6:49 pm | Thu 12:25 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Venus | Thu 6:05 am | Thu 6:44 pm | Thu 12:24 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Thu 5:01 am | Thu 4:36 pm | Thu 10:48 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Thu 7:37 am | Thu 9:34 pm | Thu 2:36 pm | Average visibility |
Saturn | Thu 4:50 am | Thu 4:08 pm | Thu 10:29 am | Average visibility |
Uranus | Thu 7:37 am | Thu 9:37 pm | Thu 2:37 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Thu 5:20 am | Thu 5:13 pm | Thu 11:16 am | Extremely difficult to see |
* All times are local time for San Francisco. |
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