Sun & moon times today, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Moon: 3.8%

Current Time:	May 6, 2024 at 1:01:45 pm
Sunrise Today:	5:36 am↑ 59° Northeast
Sunset Today:	9:09 pm↑ 301° Northwest
Moonrise Today:	4:54 am↑ 77° East
Moonset Today:	7:14 pm↑ 290° Northwest
Daylight Hours:	15 hours, 33 minutes (+3m 50s)

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Time:	1:01 pm
Altitude:	52.1°
Direction:	172° S
Phase:	Daylight

Day length today: 15h 32m 57s (May 6, 2024)

3 minutes, 50 seconds longer than yesterday (May 5, 2024)

8 hours, 16 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

1 hour, 42 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

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Astro. Twilight	12:00 am – 12:29 am
Night	12:29 am – 2:14 am
Astro. Twilight	2:14 am – 3:52 am
Nautical Twilight	3:52 am – 4:53 am
Civil Twilight	4:53 am – 5:36 am
Daylight	5:36 am – 9:09 pm
Civil Twilight	9:09 pm – 9:53 pm
Nautical Twilight	9:53 pm – 10:54 pm
Astro. Twilight	10:54 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Northern Ireland - Next 7 Days

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2024	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May 6	5:36 am	9:09 pm	15:32:57	+3:50	1:22 pm (52.3°)	93.787
May 7	5:34 am	9:11 pm	15:36:45	+3:47	1:22 pm (52.5°)	93.809
May 8	5:32 am	9:13 pm	15:40:31	+3:45	1:22 pm (52.8°)	93.831
May 9	5:30 am	9:15 pm	15:44:14	+3:43	1:22 pm (53.1°)	93.853
May 10	5:29 am	9:16 pm	15:47:55	+3:40	1:22 pm (53.3°)	93.874
May 11	5:27 am	9:18 pm	15:51:33	+3:37	1:22 pm (53.6°)	93.895
May 12	5:25 am	9:20 pm	15:55:08	+3:35	1:22 pm (53.8°)	93.916
* All times are local time for Northern Ireland. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2024

March equinox	Mar 20	3:06 am
June solstice	Jun 20	9:51 pm
September equinox	Sep 22	1:44 pm
December solstice	Dec 21	9:21 am
* All times are local Northern Ireland time.

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Percent Illuminated:

3.8%

Time:	1:01 pm
Altitude:	42.9°
Direction:	203° SW
Position:	Waning Crescent

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Moon in Northern Ireland - Next 7 days

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2024	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
May	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
May 6	4:54 am	7:14 pm	-	11:52 am	(44.6°)	225,786	4.0%
May 7	5:05 am	8:51 pm	-	12:44 pm	(51.2°)	226,772	0.6%
May 8	5:19 am	10:28 pm	-	1:40 pm	(56.8°)	228,709	0.3%
May 9	5:39 am	-	-	2:38 pm	(60.9°)	231,464	2.9%
May 10	-	12:00 am	6:10 am	3:38 pm	(63.1°)	234,802	8.0%
May 11	-	1:16 am	6:58 am	4:37 pm	(63.5°)	238,419	15.1%
May 12	-	2:11 am	8:04 am	5:34 pm	(62.1°)	241,997	23.7%
* All times are local time for Northern Ireland. 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 Northern Ireland This Coming Night

	Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, May 6, 2024
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Mon 5:14 am	Mon 6:20 pm	Mon 11:47 am	Very difficult to see
Venus	Mon 5:31 am	Mon 8:16 pm	Mon 12:53 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Mars	Mon 4:38 am	Mon 4:52 pm	Mon 10:45 am	Difficult to see
Jupiter	Mon 6:04 am	Mon 9:54 pm	Mon 1:59 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Saturn	Mon 4:17 am	Mon 3:07 pm	Mon 9:42 am	Average visibility
Uranus	Mon 5:54 am	Mon 9:41 pm	Mon 1:48 pm	Extremely difficult to see
Neptune	Mon 4:31 am	Mon 4:20 pm	Mon 10:25 am	Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Northern Ireland.

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