Current Time: | May 11, 2024 at 6:22:34 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:53 am↑ 68° East |
Sunset Today: | 8:36 pm↑ 292° Northwest |
Moonrise Today: | 9:39 am↑ 56° Northeast |
Daylight Hours: | 13 hours, 43 minutes (+1m 27s) |
Today's Sun Position in Midland
Time: | 6:22 am |
Altitude: | -6.8° |
Direction: | 64° NE |
Phase: | Nautical Twilight |
Day length today: 13h 42m 58s (May 11, 2024)
1 minute, 27 seconds longer than yesterday (May 10, 2024)
3 hours, 39 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
31 minutes, 44 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in Midland 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 Midland Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Midland 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 – 5:20 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:20 am – 5:54 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:54 am – 6:26 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:26 am – 6:53 am |
Daylight | 6:53 am – 8:36 pm |
Civil Twilight | 8:36 pm – 9:03 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 9:03 pm – 9:35 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 9:35 pm – 10:09 pm |
Night | 10:09 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Midland - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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May | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
May 11 | 6:53 am | 8:36 pm | 13:42:58 | +1:27 | 1:44 pm (76.2°) | 93.901 |
May 12 | 6:52 am | 8:37 pm | 13:44:24 | +1:25 | 1:44 pm (76.4°) | 93.921 |
May 13 | 6:51 am | 8:37 pm | 13:45:48 | +1:24 | 1:44 pm (76.6°) | 93.941 |
May 14 | 6:51 am | 8:38 pm | 13:47:11 | +1:22 | 1:44 pm (76.9°) | 93.961 |
May 15 | 6:50 am | 8:39 pm | 13:48:33 | +1:21 | 1:44 pm (77.1°) | 93.980 |
May 16 | 6:49 am | 8:39 pm | 13:49:53 | +1:19 | 1:44 pm (77.3°) | 93.999 |
May 17 | 6:49 am | 8:40 pm | 13:51:11 | +1:18 | 1:44 pm (77.6°) | 94.018 |
* All times are local time for Midland. 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 | 10:06 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 3:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 7:44 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 3:21 am |
* All times are local Midland time. |
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Today's Moon in Midland
Percent Illuminated: | 13.8% |
Time: | 6:22 am |
Altitude: | -26.5° |
Direction: | 23° NE |
Position: | Waxing Crescent |
The Moon's path in Midland 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 Midland - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
May 11 | 9:39 am | - | - | 5:15 pm | (86.1°) | 239,385 | 17.3% | |||
May 12 | - | 12:48 am | 10:40 am | 6:10 pm | (84.3°) | 242,902 | 26.2% | |||
May 13 | - | 1:35 am | 11:42 am | 7:02 pm | (81.0°) | 246,022 | 35.8% | |||
May 14 | - | 2:14 am | 12:43 pm | 7:49 pm | (76.8°) | 248,533 | 45.7% | |||
May 15 | - | 2:47 am | 1:41 pm | 8:32 pm | (71.8°) | 250,296 | 55.6% | |||
May 16 | - | 3:15 am | 2:37 pm | 9:13 pm | (66.3°) | 251,249 | 65.1% | |||
May 17 | - | 3:41 am | 3:31 pm | 9:52 pm | (60.6°) | 251,392 | 74.1% | |||
* All times are local time for Midland. 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 Midland This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 11, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Sat 5:47 am | Sat 6:27 pm | Sat 12:07 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Sat 6:37 am | Sat 8:03 pm | Sat 1:20 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Sat 4:53 am | Sat 5:09 pm | Sat 11:01 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Sat 7:15 am | Sat 8:57 pm | Sat 2:06 pm | Difficult to see |
Saturn | Sat 4:00 am | Sat 3:30 pm | Sat 9:45 am | Average visibility |
Uranus | Sat 7:01 am | Sat 8:40 pm | Sat 1:50 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
Neptune | Sat 4:29 am | Sat 4:25 pm | Sat 10:27 am | Very difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Midland. |