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New Orleans, LA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 21.4%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 12, 2024 at 4:59:48 am
Sunrise Today: 6:08 am 68° East
Sunset Today: 7:45 pm 292° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 9:56 am 58° Northeast
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 37 minutes (+1m 19s)
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Today's Sun Position in New Orleans

Time:4:59 am
Altitude:-14.2°
Direction:59° NE
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 13h 36m 34s (May 12, 2024)

1 minute, 19 seconds longer than yesterday (May 11, 2024)

3 hours, 23 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

27 minutes, 52 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in New Orleans Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:38 am
Astro. Twilight4:38 am – 5:11 am
Nautical Twilight5:11 am – 5:42 am
Civil Twilight5:42 am – 6:08 am
Daylight6:08 am – 7:45 pm
Civil Twilight7:45 pm – 8:11 pm
Nautical Twilight8:11 pm – 8:42 pm
Astro. Twilight8:42 pm – 9:15 pm
Night9:15 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in New Orleans - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 126:08 am7:45 pm13:36:34+1:1912:56 pm (78.4°)93.920
May 136:07 am7:45 pm13:37:52+1:1712:56 pm (78.7°)93.940
May 146:07 am7:46 pm13:39:08+1:1612:56 pm (78.9°)93.960
May 156:06 am7:47 pm13:40:23+1:1412:56 pm (79.2°)93.979
May 166:06 am7:47 pm13:41:36+1:1312:56 pm (79.4°)93.998
May 176:05 am7:48 pm13:42:48+1:1112:56 pm (79.6°)94.017
May 186:04 am7:48 pm13:43:59+1:1012:56 pm (79.8°)94.036
* All times are local time for New Orleans. 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 New Orleans

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in New Orleans - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 129:56 am--5:21 pm(86.4°)242,79025.9%
May 13-12:40 am10:58 am6:12 pm(83.2°)245,92735.5%
May 14-1:20 am11:57 am6:59 pm(79.0°)248,46045.4%
May 15-1:54 am12:54 pm7:42 pm(74.0°)250,25155.3%
May 16-2:23 am1:49 pm8:23 pm(68.6°)251,23064.8%
May 17-2:50 am2:42 pm9:02 pm(62.8°)251,40073.8%
May 18-3:16 am3:35 pm9:41 pm(56.9°)250,81981.8%
* All times are local time for New Orleans. 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 New Orleans This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, May 12, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:00 amSun 5:39 pmSun 11:19 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 5:52 amSun 7:13 pmSun 12:32 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 4:04 amSun 4:20 pmSun 10:12 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 6:28 amSun 8:02 pmSun 1:15 pmDifficult to see
SaturnSun 3:07 amSun 2:40 pmSun 8:54 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 6:13 amSun 7:44 pmSun 12:59 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
NeptuneSun 3:37 amSun 3:34 pmSun 9:36 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for New Orleans.

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