Current Time: | May 16, 2024 at 12:02:15 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 5:05 am↑ 55° Northeast |
Sunset Today: | 9:08 pm↑ 306° Northwest |
Moonrise Today: | 1:05 pm↑ 70° East |
Moonset Today: | 3:13 am↑ 294° Northwest |
Daylight Hours: | 16 hours, 2 minutes (+3m 16s) |
Today's Sun Position in Lancashire
Time: | 12:02 pm |
Altitude: | 53.3° |
Direction: | 154° SE |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 16h 2m 23s (May 16, 2024)
3 minutes, 16 seconds longer than yesterday (May 15, 2024)
8 hours, 38 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)
1 hour, 4 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in Lancashire 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 Lancashire Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Lancashire 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
Today it does not get darker than Astronomical Twilight.
Astro. Twilight | 12:00 am – 3:13 am |
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Nautical Twilight | 3:13 am – 4:20 am |
Civil Twilight | 4:20 am – 5:05 am |
Daylight | 5:05 am – 9:08 pm |
Civil Twilight | 9:08 pm – 9:54 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 9:54 pm – 11:01 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 11:01 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Lancashire - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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May | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
May 16 | 5:05 am | 9:08 pm | 16:02:23 | +3:16 | 1:06 pm (55.5°) | 93.994 |
May 17 | 5:04 am | 9:09 pm | 16:05:36 | +3:13 | 1:06 pm (55.7°) | 94.013 |
May 18 | 5:02 am | 9:11 pm | 16:08:46 | +3:09 | 1:06 pm (55.9°) | 94.031 |
May 19 | 5:01 am | 9:12 pm | 16:11:51 | +3:05 | 1:06 pm (56.1°) | 94.050 |
May 20 | 4:59 am | 9:14 pm | 16:14:54 | +3:02 | 1:06 pm (56.3°) | 94.068 |
May 21 | 4:58 am | 9:16 pm | 16:17:52 | +2:58 | 1:06 pm (56.5°) | 94.086 |
May 22 | 4:56 am | 9:17 pm | 16:20:46 | +2:54 | 1:06 pm (56.7°) | 94.104 |
* All times are local time for Lancashire. 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 20 | 3:06 am |
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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 Lancashire time. |
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Today's Moon in Lancashire
Percent Illuminated: | 59.3% |
Time: | 12:02 pm |
Altitude: | -8.8° |
Direction: | 57° NE |
Position: | Waxing Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Lancashire 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 Lancashire - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
May 16 | - | 3:13 am | 1:05 pm | 8:23 pm | (45.8°) | 251,067 | 62.6% | |||
May 17 | - | 3:22 am | 2:19 pm | 9:03 pm | (40.1°) | 251,431 | 71.7% | |||
May 18 | - | 3:29 am | 3:31 pm | 9:42 pm | (34.2°) | 251,025 | 80.0% | |||
May 19 | - | 3:36 am | 4:44 pm | 10:21 pm | (28.4°) | 249,945 | 87.2% | |||
May 20 | - | 3:43 am | 5:59 pm | 11:02 pm | (22.8°) | 248,324 | 93.0% | |||
May 21 | - | 3:52 am | 7:17 pm | 11:46 pm | (17.5°) | 246,314 | 97.3% | |||
May 22 | - | 4:03 am | 8:39 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
* All times are local time for Lancashire. 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 Lancashire This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 16, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Thu 4:38 am | Thu 6:25 pm | Thu 11:31 am | Very difficult to see |
Venus | Thu 5:01 am | Thu 8:32 pm | Thu 12:46 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Thu 3:54 am | Thu 4:41 pm | Thu 10:18 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Thu 5:18 am | Thu 9:09 pm | Thu 1:13 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
Saturn | Thu 3:22 am | Thu 2:17 pm | Thu 8:49 am | Average visibility |
Uranus | Thu 5:03 am | Thu 8:46 pm | Thu 12:55 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Thu 3:36 am | Thu 3:26 pm | Thu 9:31 am | Very difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Lancashire. |
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Lancashire