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Japan, Japan — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 12.6%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 5, 2024 at 11:42:20 am
Sunrise Today: 4:44 am 69° East
Sunset Today: 6:30 pm 291° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 2:51 am 93° East
Moonset Today: 3:12 pm 272° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 46 minutes (+1m 50s)
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Today's Sun Position in Japan

Time:11:42 am
Altitude:70.7°
Direction:183° S
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 46m 3s (May 5, 2024)

1 minute, 50 seconds longer than yesterday (May 4, 2024)

4 hours, 1 minute longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

48 minutes, 33 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Japan Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:08 am
Astro. Twilight3:08 am – 3:43 am
Nautical Twilight3:43 am – 4:17 am
Civil Twilight4:17 am – 4:44 am
Daylight4:44 am – 6:30 pm
Civil Twilight6:30 pm – 6:58 pm
Nautical Twilight6:58 pm – 7:32 pm
Astro. Twilight7:32 pm – 8:07 pm
Night8:07 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Japan - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 54:44 am6:30 pm13:46:03+1:5011:37 am (70.7°)93.755
May 64:43 am6:31 pm13:47:53+1:4911:37 am (71.0°)93.778
May 74:42 am6:32 pm13:49:41+1:4811:37 am (71.2°)93.800
May 84:41 am6:33 pm13:51:28+1:4611:37 am (71.5°)93.822
May 94:41 am6:34 pm13:53:13+1:4511:37 am (71.8°)93.844
May 104:40 am6:35 pm13:54:57+1:4311:37 am (72.0°)93.866
May 114:39 am6:35 pm13:56:39+1:4211:37 am (72.3°)93.887
* All times are local time for Japan. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Japan

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Japan - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 52:51 am3:12 pm-8:56 am(53.4°)226,01913.5%
May 63:19 am4:24 pm-9:46 am(60.7°)225,6656.2%
May 73:49 am5:38 pm-10:38 am(67.7°)226,2531.6%
May 84:22 am6:52 pm-11:32 am(73.8°)227,8130.1%
May 95:01 am8:06 pm-12:29 pm(78.5°)230,2591.5%
May 105:46 am9:16 pm-1:28 pm(81.5°)233,3945.6%
May 116:39 am10:17 pm-2:28 pm(82.7°)236,93612.0%
* All times are local time for Japan. 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 Japan This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, May 5, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 3:46 amSun 4:20 pmSun 10:03 amDifficult to see
VenusSun 4:26 amSun 5:47 pmSun 11:06 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 2:59 amSun 3:05 pmSun 9:01 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 5:21 amSun 7:15 pmSun 12:18 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSun 2:20 amSun 1:44 pmSun 8:02 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 5:11 amSun 7:04 pmSun 12:08 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 2:48 amSun 2:43 pmSun 8:46 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Japan.

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