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Decatur, IL, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 18.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 11, 2024 at 9:17:31 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:44 am 65° East
Sunset Today: 8:00 pm 295° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 8:15 am 52° Northeast
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 16 minutes (+1m 58s)
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Today's Sun Position in Decatur

Time:9:17 pm
Altitude:-13.4°
Direction:308° NW
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 14h 16m 23s (May 11, 2024)

1 minute, 58 seconds longer than yesterday (May 10, 2024)

4 hours, 55 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

43 minutes, 30 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Decatur Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:56 am
Astro. Twilight3:56 am – 4:36 am
Nautical Twilight4:36 am – 5:14 am
Civil Twilight5:14 am – 5:44 am
Daylight5:44 am – 8:00 pm
Civil Twilight8:00 pm – 8:31 pm
Nautical Twilight8:31 pm – 9:08 pm
Astro. Twilight9:08 pm – 9:49 pm
Night9:49 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Decatur - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 115:44 am8:00 pm14:16:23+1:5812:52 pm (68.3°)93.900
May 125:43 am8:01 pm14:18:20+1:5612:52 pm (68.6°)93.920
May 135:42 am8:02 pm14:20:15+1:5412:52 pm (68.8°)93.940
May 145:41 am8:03 pm14:22:08+1:5212:52 pm (69.0°)93.960
May 155:40 am8:04 pm14:23:59+1:5012:52 pm (69.3°)93.979
May 165:39 am8:05 pm14:25:48+1:4812:52 pm (69.5°)93.998
May 175:38 am8:06 pm14:27:35+1:4612:52 pm (69.7°)94.017
* All times are local time for Decatur. 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 Decatur

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Decatur - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 118:15 am--4:20 pm(78.2°)239,25317.0%
May 12-12:22 am9:18 am5:16 pm(76.4°)242,77925.8%
May 13-1:06 am10:23 am6:07 pm(73.2°)245,91835.4%
May 14-1:41 am11:29 am6:54 pm(69.0°)248,45445.4%
May 15-2:09 am12:32 pm7:38 pm(64.0°)250,24655.2%
May 16-2:33 am1:33 pm8:19 pm(58.6°)251,22864.8%
May 17-2:54 am2:32 pm8:58 pm(52.8°)251,40173.7%
* All times are local time for Decatur. 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 Decatur This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 11, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 4:47 amSun 5:42 pmSun 11:14 amDifficult to see
VenusSun 5:30 amSun 7:27 pmSun 12:28 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 3:57 amSun 4:19 pmSun 10:08 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 6:02 amSun 8:19 pmSun 1:10 pmDifficult to see
SaturnSun 3:09 amSun 2:29 pmSun 8:49 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 5:48 amSun 8:00 pmSun 12:54 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
NeptuneSun 3:34 amSun 3:28 pmSun 9:31 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Decatur.

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