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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 99.9%
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Current Time: May 23, 2024 at 5:45:39 am
Sunrise Today: 6:22 am↑ 68° East
Sunset Today: 5:16 pm↑ 292° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 5:14 pm↑ 118° Southeast
Moonset Today: 6:19 am↑ 244° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 54 minutes (-43s)
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Today's Sun Position in Rio de Janeiro

Time:5:45 am
Altitude:-8.8°
Direction:71° E
Phase:Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 10h 53m 53s (May 23, 2024)

43 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 22, 2024)

10 minutes, 33 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

2 hours, 39 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

The Sun's altitude in Rio de Janeiro 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 Rio de Janeiro Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Rio de Janeiro 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

Night12:00 am – 5:03 am
Astro. Twilight5:03 am – 5:30 am
Nautical Twilight5:30 am – 5:58 am
Civil Twilight5:58 am – 6:22 am
Daylight6:22 am – 5:16 pm
Civil Twilight5:16 pm – 5:40 pm
Nautical Twilight5:40 pm – 6:08 pm
Astro. Twilight6:08 pm – 6:35 pm
Night6:35 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Rio de Janeiro - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 236:22 am5:16 pm10:53:53−0:4311:49 am (46.3°)94.123
May 246:22 am5:16 pm10:53:11−0:4211:49 am (46.1°)94.140
May 256:23 am5:15 pm10:52:30−0:4011:49 am (45.9°)94.157
May 266:23 am5:15 pm10:51:50−0:3911:49 am (45.8°)94.174
May 276:24 am5:15 pm10:51:12−0:3811:49 am (45.6°)94.191
May 286:24 am5:15 pm10:50:35−0:3611:50 am (45.4°)94.207
May 296:25 am5:15 pm10:50:00−0:3511:50 am (45.3°)94.223
* All times are local time for Rio de Janeiro. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2024

March equinoxMar 2012:06 am
June solsticeJun 205:51 pm
September equinoxSep 229:44 am
December solsticeDec 216:21 am
* All times are local Rio de Janeiro time.

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Today's Moon in Rio de Janeiro

Percent Illuminated:99.9%
Time:5:45 am
Altitude:6.1°
Direction:247° W
Position:Near Full Moon (Waxing Gibbous)

The Moon's path in Rio de Janeiro 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

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Rio de Janeiro - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 23-6:19 am5:14 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 24-7:19 am6:04 pm12:14 am(86.8°)241,48799.5%
May 25-8:20 am7:00 pm1:11 am(84.8°)239,21097.1%
May 26-9:18 am8:02 pm2:09 am(84.6°)237,06692.2%
May 27-10:12 am9:06 pm3:08 am(86.2°)235,10685.1%
May 28-11:00 am10:10 pm4:05 am(89.6°)233,35476.1%
May 29-11:43 am11:13 pm4:59 am(85.6°)231,82565.6%
* All times are local time for Rio de Janeiro. 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 Rio de Janeiro This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 23, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 4:42 amThu 4:04 pmThu 10:23 amAverage visibility
VenusThu 6:08 amThu 5:04 pmThu 11:36 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 3:00 amThu 2:44 pmThu 8:52 amAverage visibility
JupiterThu 6:07 amThu 5:03 pmThu 11:35 amVery difficult to see
SaturnThu 12:54 amThu 1:18 pmThu 7:06 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 5:42 amThu 4:40 pmThu 11:11 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 1:42 amThu 1:50 pmThu 7:46 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Rio de Janeiro.

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