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Kingston, Jamaica — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 73.0%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 17, 2024 at 6:42:52 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:33 am 69° East
Sunset Today: 6:33 pm 291° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 1:52 pm 85° East
Moonset Today: 1:48 am 278° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours (+40s)
Location of KingstonLocation

Today's Sun Position in Kingston

Time:6:42 pm
Altitude:-1.9°
Direction:292° NW
Phase:Civil Twilight

Day length today: 13h 27s (May 17, 2024)

40 seconds longer than yesterday (May 16, 2024)

1 hour, 57 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

12 minutes, 5 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Kingston Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:14 am
Astro. Twilight4:14 am – 4:42 am
Nautical Twilight4:42 am – 5:10 am
Civil Twilight5:10 am – 5:33 am
Daylight5:33 am – 6:33 pm
Civil Twilight6:33 pm – 6:57 pm
Nautical Twilight6:57 pm – 7:25 pm
Astro. Twilight7:25 pm – 7:53 pm
Night7:53 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Kingston - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 175:33 am6:33 pm13:00:27+0:4012:03 pm (88.4°)94.017
May 185:33 am6:34 pm13:01:06+0:3912:03 pm (88.2°)94.035
May 195:32 am6:34 pm13:01:45+0:3812:03 pm (88.0°)94.054
May 205:32 am6:35 pm13:02:22+0:3712:03 pm (87.8°)94.072
May 215:32 am6:35 pm13:02:59+0:3612:03 pm (87.6°)94.090
May 225:32 am6:35 pm13:03:35+0:3512:03 pm (87.4°)94.107
May 235:31 am6:36 pm13:04:09+0:3412:03 pm (87.2°)94.125
* All times are local time for Kingston. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Kingston

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Kingston - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 17-1:48 am1:52 pm8:08 pm(75.2°)251,40773.5%
May 18-2:20 am2:39 pm8:47 pm(69.3°)250,85381.6%
May 19-2:51 am3:26 pm9:26 pm(63.4°)249,65088.5%
May 20-3:23 am4:15 pm10:08 pm(57.8°)247,93694.1%
May 21-3:58 am5:06 pm10:53 pm(52.6°)245,86697.9%
May 22-4:36 am6:01 pm11:41 pm(48.2°)243,59799.8%
May 23-5:19 am6:58 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Kingston. 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 Kingston This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 17, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 4:14 amSat 4:46 pmSat 10:30 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSat 5:18 amSat 6:12 pmSat 11:45 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 3:05 amSat 3:20 pmSat 9:12 amAverage visibility
JupiterSat 5:37 amSat 6:32 pmSat 12:04 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnSat 1:45 amSat 1:32 pmSat 7:39 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 5:17 amSat 6:10 pmSat 11:44 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSat 2:20 amSat 2:19 pmSat 8:20 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Kingston.

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