Current Time: | Apr 28, 2024 at 11:20:14 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:03 am↑ 71° East |
Sunset Today: | 7:41 pm↑ 289° West |
Moonset Today: | 9:00 am↑ 233° Southwest |
Daylight Hours: | 13 hours, 38 minutes (+2m 3s) |
Today's Sun Position in Hickory
Time: | 11:20 pm |
Altitude: | -34.2° |
Direction: | 333° NW |
Phase: | Night |
Day length today: 13h 37m 47s (Apr 28, 2024)
2 minutes, 3 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 27, 2024)
3 hours, 59 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
1 hour, 3 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in Hickory 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 Hickory Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Hickory 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
Night | 12:00 am – 4:27 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 4:27 am – 5:02 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:02 am – 5:35 am |
Civil Twilight | 5:35 am – 6:03 am |
Daylight | 6:03 am – 7:41 pm |
Civil Twilight | 7:41 pm – 8:08 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 8:08 pm – 8:42 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 8:42 pm – 9:17 pm |
Night | 9:17 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Hickory - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Apr | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Apr 28 | 6:03 am | 7:41 pm | 13:37:47 | +2:03 | 12:51 pm (67.7°) | 93.602 |
Apr 29 | 6:02 am | 7:42 pm | 13:39:49 | +2:02 | 12:51 pm (68.0°) | 93.627 |
Apr 30 | 6:01 am | 7:42 pm | 13:41:50 | +2:01 | 12:51 pm (68.3°) | 93.651 |
May 1 | 5:59 am | 7:43 pm | 13:43:50 | +1:59 | 12:51 pm (68.6°) | 93.675 |
May 2 | 5:58 am | 7:44 pm | 13:45:49 | +1:58 | 12:51 pm (68.9°) | 93.699 |
May 3 | 5:57 am | 7:45 pm | 13:47:46 | +1:57 | 12:51 pm (69.2°) | 93.723 |
May 4 | 5:56 am | 7:46 pm | 13:49:42 | +1:56 | 12:51 pm (69.4°) | 93.746 |
* All times are local time for Hickory. 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 19 | 10:06 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 3:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 7:44 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 3:21 am |
* All times are local Hickory time. |
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Today's Moon in Hickory
Percent Illuminated: | 74.3% |
Time: | 11:20 pm |
Altitude: | -15.7° |
Direction: | 114° SE |
Position: | Waning Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Hickory 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 Hickory - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Apr | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Apr 28 | - | 9:00 am | - | 4:26 am | (23.9°) | 239,535 | 81.2% | |||
Apr 29 | 12:49 am | 10:02 am | - | 5:25 am | (24.4°) | 237,077 | 71.9% | |||
Apr 30 | 1:39 am | 11:11 am | - | 6:22 am | (26.7°) | 234,559 | 61.2% | |||
May 1 | 2:21 am | 12:23 pm | - | 7:18 am | (30.7°) | 232,073 | 49.7% | |||
May 2 | 2:56 am | 1:35 pm | - | 8:11 am | (36.1°) | 229,754 | 38.0% | |||
May 3 | 3:27 am | 2:48 pm | - | 9:02 am | (42.5°) | 227,782 | 26.8% | |||
May 4 | 3:55 am | 4:00 pm | - | 9:52 am | (49.6°) | 226,360 | 16.7% | |||
* All times are local time for Hickory. 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 Hickory This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Apr 28, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Mon 5:10 am | Mon 5:42 pm | Mon 11:26 am | Difficult to see |
Venus | Mon 5:42 am | Mon 6:51 pm | Mon 12:16 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Mon 4:23 am | Mon 4:19 pm | Mon 10:21 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Mon 6:49 am | Mon 8:46 pm | Mon 1:48 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Saturn | Mon 3:54 am | Mon 3:16 pm | Mon 9:35 am | Average visibility |
Uranus | Mon 6:43 am | Mon 8:40 pm | Mon 1:41 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Mon 4:23 am | Mon 4:17 pm | Mon 10:20 am | Very difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Hickory. |