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

Moon: 49.4%
Third Quarter
Current Time: Jan 21, 2025 at 10:26:09 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:59 am 121° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:42 pm 239° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 12:18 am 107° East
Moonset Today: 10:37 am 250° West
Daylight Hours: 8 hours, 44 minutes (+2m 41s)
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Today's Sun Position in Dorset

Time:10:26 pm
Altitude:-51.6°
Direction:313° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 8h 43m 36s (Jan 21, 2025)

2 minutes, 41 seconds longer than yesterday (Jan 20, 2025)

46 minutes, 22 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

7 hours, 46 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Dorset Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:02 am
Astro. Twilight6:02 am – 6:41 am
Nautical Twilight6:41 am – 7:22 am
Civil Twilight7:22 am – 7:59 am
Daylight7:59 am – 4:42 pm
Civil Twilight4:42 pm – 5:19 pm
Nautical Twilight5:19 pm – 6:00 pm
Astro. Twilight6:00 pm – 6:39 pm
Night6:39 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Dorset - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JanSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jan 217:59 am4:42 pm8:43:36+2:4112:20 pm (19.5°)91.481
Jan 227:58 am4:44 pm8:46:22+2:4512:20 pm (19.7°)91.490
Jan 237:56 am4:46 pm8:49:10+2:4812:21 pm (20.0°)91.500
Jan 247:55 am4:47 pm8:52:03+2:5212:21 pm (20.2°)91.510
Jan 257:54 am4:49 pm8:54:58+2:5512:21 pm (20.5°)91.521
Jan 267:53 am4:51 pm8:57:56+2:5812:21 pm (20.7°)91.532
Jan 277:51 am4:52 pm9:00:58+3:0112:22 pm (21.0°)91.543
* All times are local time for Dorset. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Dorset

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Dorset - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JanMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jan 2112:18 am10:37 am-5:34 am(26.9°)251,21956.0%
Jan 221:29 am10:51 am-6:15 am(21.7°)250,76246.3%
Jan 232:42 am11:08 am-7:00 am(17.1°)249,45736.7%
Jan 243:56 am11:32 am-7:48 am(13.5°)247,38327.4%
Jan 255:09 am12:06 pm-8:40 am(11.0°)244,69318.8%
Jan 266:15 am12:55 pm-9:35 am(9.9°)241,60111.3%
Jan 277:09 am2:00 pm-10:33 am(10.5°)238,3685.4%
* All times are local time for Dorset. 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 Dorset This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Jan 21, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 7:34 amWed 3:31 pmWed 11:32 amDifficult to see
VenusWed 9:35 amWed 9:06 pmWed 3:20 pmGreat visibility
MarsTue 3:23 pmWed 8:16 amTue 11:49 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterTue 12:44 pmWed 4:43 amTue 8:44 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 9:46 amWed 8:41 pmWed 3:13 pmAverage visibility
UranusTue 11:48 amWed 3:06 amTue 7:27 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 10:01 amWed 9:46 pmWed 3:53 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Dorset.

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