Current Time: | May 17, 2024 at 3:54:50 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 4:46 am↑ 51° Northeast |
Sunset Today: | 9:28 pm↑ 310° Northwest |
Moonrise Today: | 2:15 pm↑ 79° East |
Moonset Today: | 3:29 am↑ 286° West |
Daylight Hours: | 16 hours, 42 minutes (+3m 49s) |
Today's Sun Position in Aberdeenshire
Time: | 3:54 am |
Altitude: | -5.8° |
Direction: | 39° NE |
Phase: | Civil Twilight |
Day length today: 16h 42m 2s (May 17, 2024)
3 minutes, 49 seconds longer than yesterday (May 16, 2024)
10 hours, 1 minute longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)
1 hour, 14 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in Aberdeenshire 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 Aberdeenshire Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Aberdeenshire 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 – 2:18 am |
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Nautical Twilight | 2:18 am – 3:52 am |
Civil Twilight | 3:52 am – 4:46 am |
Daylight | 4:46 am – 9:28 pm |
Civil Twilight | 9:28 pm – 10:23 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 10:23 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Aberdeenshire - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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May | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
May 17 | 4:46 am | 9:28 pm | 16:42:02 | +3:49 | 1:07 pm (52.3°) | 94.013 |
May 18 | 4:44 am | 9:30 pm | 16:45:48 | +3:46 | 1:07 pm (52.6°) | 94.031 |
May 19 | 4:43 am | 9:32 pm | 16:49:31 | +3:42 | 1:07 pm (52.8°) | 94.050 |
May 20 | 4:41 am | 9:34 pm | 16:53:09 | +3:38 | 1:07 pm (53.0°) | 94.068 |
May 21 | 4:39 am | 9:36 pm | 16:56:43 | +3:33 | 1:07 pm (53.2°) | 94.086 |
May 22 | 4:37 am | 9:38 pm | 17:00:12 | +3:29 | 1:07 pm (53.4°) | 94.104 |
May 23 | 4:36 am | 9:39 pm | 17:03:37 | +3:24 | 1:07 pm (53.6°) | 94.121 |
* All times are local time for Aberdeenshire. 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 Aberdeenshire time. |
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Today's Moon in Aberdeenshire
Percent Illuminated: | 65.4% |
Time: | 3:54 am |
Altitude: | -4.0° |
Direction: | 291° NW |
Position: | Waxing Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Aberdeenshire 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 Aberdeenshire - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
May 17 | - | 3:29 am | 2:15 pm | 9:03 pm | (36.7°) | 251,431 | 71.7% | |||
May 18 | - | 3:32 am | 3:32 pm | 9:42 pm | (30.9°) | 251,024 | 80.0% | |||
May 19 | - | 3:35 am | 4:49 pm | 10:22 pm | (25.0°) | 249,944 | 87.2% | |||
May 20 | - | 3:38 am | 6:09 pm | 11:03 pm | (19.4°) | 248,323 | 93.0% | |||
May 21 | - | 3:42 am | 7:33 pm | 11:47 pm | (14.2°) | 246,313 | 97.3% | |||
May 22 | - | 3:47 am | 9:01 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
May 23 | - | 3:57 am | 10:32 pm | 12:34 am | (9.7°) | 244,073 | 99.5% | |||
* All times are local time for Aberdeenshire. 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 Aberdeenshire This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 17, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Fri 4:29 am | Fri 6:37 pm | Fri 11:32 am | Extremely difficult to see |
Venus | Fri 4:45 am | Fri 8:51 pm | Fri 12:47 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Fri 3:49 am | Fri 4:46 pm | Fri 10:17 am | Difficult to see |
Jupiter | Fri 4:58 am | Fri 9:25 pm | Fri 1:11 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
Saturn | Fri 3:23 am | Fri 2:10 pm | Fri 8:46 am | Average visibility |
Uranus | Fri 4:44 am | Fri 8:59 pm | Fri 12:52 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Fri 3:33 am | Fri 3:22 pm | Fri 9:28 am | Very difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Aberdeenshire. |
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Aberdeenshire