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Pontefract, ENG, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 31.9%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 3, 2024 at 3:26:47 am
Sunrise Today: 5:25 am 61° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:40 pm 299° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 4:04 am 112° Southeast
Moonset Today: 2:14 pm 252° West
Daylight Hours: 15 hours, 15 minutes (+3m 47s)
Location of PontefractLocation

Today's Sun Position in Pontefract

Time:3:26 am
Altitude:-13.9°
Direction:36° NE
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 15h 15m 8s (May 3, 2024)

3 minutes, 47 seconds longer than yesterday (May 2, 2024)

7 hours, 49 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

1 hour, 49 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Pontefract Today

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Night12:00 am – 2:30 am
Astro. Twilight2:30 am – 3:47 am
Nautical Twilight3:47 am – 4:43 am
Civil Twilight4:43 am – 5:25 am
Daylight5:25 am – 8:40 pm
Civil Twilight8:40 pm – 9:22 pm
Nautical Twilight9:22 pm – 10:18 pm
Astro. Twilight10:18 pm – 11:38 pm
Night11:38 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Pontefract - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 35:25 am8:40 pm15:15:08+3:471:02 pm (52.2°)93.717
May 45:23 am8:42 pm15:18:54+3:451:01 pm (52.5°)93.741
May 55:21 am8:43 pm15:22:38+3:431:01 pm (52.8°)93.764
May 65:19 am8:45 pm15:26:20+3:411:01 pm (53.1°)93.787
May 75:17 am8:47 pm15:30:00+3:391:01 pm (53.3°)93.809
May 85:15 am8:49 pm15:33:37+3:371:01 pm (53.6°)93.831
May 95:13 am8:50 pm15:37:12+3:351:01 pm (53.9°)93.853
* All times are local time for Pontefract. 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 Pontefract

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Pontefract - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 34:04 am2:14 pm-9:01 am(23.8°)228,21729.4%
May 44:15 am3:45 pm-9:51 am(30.8°)226,64319.0%
May 54:25 am5:16 pm-10:40 am(38.1°)225,77410.4%
May 64:35 am6:50 pm-11:30 am(45.3°)225,7794.1%
May 74:46 am8:25 pm-12:23 pm(51.9°)226,7500.7%
May 85:02 am10:01 pm-1:18 pm(57.5°)228,6750.3%
May 95:23 am11:31 pm-2:16 pm(61.6°)231,4202.8%
* All times are local time for Pontefract. 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 Pontefract This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 3, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 5:00 amFri 5:59 pmFri 11:30 amVery difficult to see
VenusFri 5:18 amFri 7:42 pmFri 12:30 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 4:26 amFri 4:30 pmFri 10:27 amDifficult to see
JupiterFri 5:57 amFri 9:37 pmFri 1:47 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnFri 4:06 amFri 2:58 pmFri 9:32 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 5:49 amFri 9:27 pmFri 1:38 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 4:21 amFri 4:11 pmFri 10:16 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Pontefract.

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