| Current Time: | May 8, 2024 at 4:05:45 pm |
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| Sun: | Up all day |
| Moon: | Up all day |
| Daylight Hours: | 24 hours |
Today's Sun Position in Alert
| Time: | 4:05 pm |
| Altitude: | 21.0° |
| Direction: | 242° SW |
| Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 24 hours (May 8, 2024)
1 day longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in Alert 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 Alert Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Alert 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
Midnight Sun – Sun does not set today.
| Daylight | 12:00 am – 11:59 pm |
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Sun in Alert - Next 7 Days
| 2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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| May | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
| May 8 | Up all day | 12:05 pm (24.9°) | 93.835 | |||
| May 9 | Up all day | 12:05 pm (25.1°) | 93.856 | |||
| May 10 | Up all day | 12:05 pm (25.4°) | 93.877 | |||
| May 11 | Up all day | 12:05 pm (25.6°) | 93.898 | |||
| May 12 | Up all day | 12:05 pm (25.9°) | 93.919 | |||
| May 13 | Up all day | 12:05 pm (26.1°) | 93.939 | |||
| May 14 | Up all day | 12:05 pm (26.4°) | 93.958 | |||
| * All times are local time for Alert. 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 | 11:06 pm |
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| June solstice | Jun 20 | 4:51 pm |
| September equinox | Sep 22 | 8:44 am |
| December solstice | Dec 21 | 4:21 am |
| * All times are local Alert time. | ||
Sun Articles
Today's Moon in Alert
| Percent Illuminated: | 0.8% |
| Time: | 4:05 pm |
| Altitude: | 26.9° |
| Direction: | 234° SW |
| Position: | Waxing Crescent |
The Moon's path in Alert 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 Alert - Next 7 days
| 2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| May 8 | - | Up all day | - | 12:32 pm | (29.2°) | 229,087 | 0.5% | |||
| May 9 | - | Up all day | - | 1:30 pm | (33.0°) | 231,951 | 3.5% | |||
| May 10 | - | Up all day | - | 2:30 pm | (34.9°) | 235,352 | 9.0% | |||
| May 11 | - | Up all day | - | 3:29 pm | (35.0°) | 238,984 | 16.4% | |||
| May 12 | - | Up all day | - | 4:25 pm | (33.4°) | 242,529 | 25.1% | |||
| May 13 | - | Up all day | - | 5:17 pm | (30.3°) | 245,704 | 34.7% | |||
| May 14 | - | Up all day | - | 6:05 pm | (26.2°) | 248,290 | 44.6% | |||
| * All times are local time for Alert. 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 Alert This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 8, 2024 | ||||
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| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Thu 12:24 am | Thu 8:50 pm | Thu 10:28 am | Not visible |
| Venus | Up all day | Wed 11:38 am | Perfect visibility | |
| Mars | Thu 2:22 am | Thu 4:33 pm | Thu 9:24 am | Not visible |
| Jupiter | Up all day | Wed 12:36 pm | Perfect visibility | |
| Saturn | Thu 5:50 am | Thu 10:38 am | Thu 8:14 am | Not visible |
| Uranus | Down all day | Wed 12:23 pm | Not visible | |
| Neptune | Thu 3:25 am | Thu 2:28 pm | Thu 8:56 am | Not visible |
| * All times are local time for Alert. | ||||