Sun & moon times today, Howland Island, US Minor Outlying Islands

Moon: 1.9%

Current Time:	May 8, 2024 at 6:34:58 pm
Sunrise Today:	5:38 am↑ 73° East
Sunset Today:	5:47 pm↑ 288° West
Moonrise Today:	6:12 am↑ 67° East
Moonset Today:	6:43 pm↑ 295° Northwest
Daylight Hours:	12 hours, 9 minutes (+2s)

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Time:	6:34 pm
Altitude:	-12.2°
Direction:	288° W
Phase:	Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 12h 8m 56s (May 8, 2024)

2 seconds longer than yesterday (May 7, 2024)

4 minutes, 12 seconds longer than December solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

1 minute, 9 seconds shorter than June solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

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Night	12:00 am – 4:26 am
Astro. Twilight	4:26 am – 4:51 am
Nautical Twilight	4:51 am – 5:16 am
Civil Twilight	5:16 am – 5:38 am
Daylight	5:38 am – 5:47 pm
Civil Twilight	5:47 pm – 6:09 pm
Nautical Twilight	6:09 pm – 6:34 pm
Astro. Twilight	6:34 pm – 6:59 pm
Night	6:59 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Howland Island - Next 7 Days

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2024	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May 8	5:38 am	5:47 pm	12:08:56	+0:02	11:42 am (73.4°)	93.842
May 9	5:38 am	5:47 pm	12:08:59	+0:02	11:42 am (73.1°)	93.863
May 10	5:38 am	5:47 pm	12:09:02	+0:02	11:42 am (72.9°)	93.884
May 11	5:38 am	5:47 pm	12:09:05	+0:02	11:42 am (72.6°)	93.905
May 12	5:38 am	5:47 pm	12:09:07	+0:02	11:42 am (72.4°)	93.925
May 13	5:38 am	5:47 pm	12:09:10	+0:02	11:42 am (72.1°)	93.945
May 14	5:38 am	5:47 pm	12:09:13	+0:02	11:42 am (71.9°)	93.965
* All times are local time for Howland Island. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2024

March equinox	Mar 19	3:06 pm
June solstice	Jun 20	8:51 am
September equinox	Sep 22	12:44 am
December solstice	Dec 20	9:21 pm
* All times are local Howland Island time.

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Percent Illuminated:

1.9%

Time:	6:34 pm
Altitude:	1.3°
Direction:	295° NW
Position:	Waxing Crescent

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Moon in Howland Island - Next 7 days

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2024	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
May	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
May 8	6:12 am	6:43 pm	-	12:27 pm	(66.5°)	229,921	1.2%
May 9	7:11 am	7:43 pm	-	1:27 pm	(63.3°)	232,987	5.0%
May 10	8:10 am	8:43 pm	-	2:27 pm	(61.9°)	236,496	11.2%
May 11	9:09 am	9:40 pm	-	3:25 pm	(62.5°)	240,133	19.1%
May 12	10:05 am	10:34 pm	-	4:20 pm	(64.6°)	243,589	28.1%
May 13	10:57 am	11:23 pm	-	5:10 pm	(68.1°)	246,597	37.8%
May 14	11:44 am	-	-	5:56 pm	(72.5°)	248,962	47.8%
* All times are local time for Howland Island. 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 Howland Island This Coming Night

	Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 8, 2024
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Thu 4:03 am	Thu 4:08 pm	Thu 10:05 am	Slightly difficult to see
Venus	Thu 5:13 am	Thu 5:19 pm	Thu 11:16 am	Slightly difficult to see
Mars	Thu 2:59 am	Thu 3:03 pm	Thu 9:01 am	Average visibility
Jupiter	Thu 6:06 am	Thu 6:12 pm	Thu 12:09 pm	Difficult to see
Saturn	Thu 1:49 am	Thu 1:51 pm	Thu 7:50 am	Average visibility
Uranus	Thu 5:53 am	Thu 5:58 pm	Thu 11:55 am	Extremely difficult to see
Neptune	Thu 2:31 am	Thu 2:34 pm	Thu 8:32 am	Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Howland Island.

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