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Cape Hatteras, NC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 73.1%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 24, 2023 at 5:54:56 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:51 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 6:56 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 4:14 pm 122° Southeast
Moonset Today: 12:49 am 236° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 5 minutes (-2m 11s)
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Today's Sun Position in Cape Hatteras

Time:5:54 pm
Altitude:11.7°
Direction:261° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 4m 49s (Sep 24, 2023)

2 minutes, 11 seconds shorter than yesterday (Sep 23, 2023)

2 hours, 17 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2022)

2 hours, 27 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cape Hatteras Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:26 am
Astro. Twilight5:26 am – 5:56 am
Nautical Twilight5:56 am – 6:26 am
Civil Twilight6:26 am – 6:51 am
Daylight6:51 am – 6:56 pm
Civil Twilight6:56 pm – 7:21 pm
Nautical Twilight7:21 pm – 7:51 pm
Astro. Twilight7:51 pm – 8:20 pm
Night8:20 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cape Hatteras - Next 7 Days

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
SepSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Sep 246:51 am6:56 pm12:04:49−2:1112:54 pm (54.2°)93.253
Sep 256:52 am6:54 pm12:02:37−2:1112:53 pm (53.8°)93.226
Sep 266:52 am6:53 pm12:00:26−2:1112:53 pm (53.4°)93.200
Sep 276:53 am6:51 pm11:58:14−2:1112:53 pm (53.1°)93.173
Sep 286:54 am6:50 pm11:56:02−2:1112:52 pm (52.7°)93.146
Sep 296:55 am6:49 pm11:53:50−2:1112:52 pm (52.3°)93.120
Sep 306:56 am6:47 pm11:51:39−2:1112:52 pm (51.9°)93.093
* All times are local time for Cape Hatteras. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Cape Hatteras

Year 2023 Moon Phases

Moon in Cape Hatteras - Next 7 days

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2023Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
SepMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Sep 24-12:49 am4:14 pm9:05 pm(28.9°)227,82674.4%
Sep 25-2:02 am4:58 pm10:04 pm(33.3°)225,54184.3%
Sep 26-3:17 am5:36 pm11:00 pm(39.2°)224,07692.3%
Sep 27-4:33 am6:09 pm11:53 pm(46.1°)223,64697.6%
Sep 28-5:47 am6:40 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Sep 29-6:59 am7:09 pm12:44 am(53.5°)224,36299.9%
Sep 30-8:11 am7:39 pm1:34 am(60.8°)226,20299.0%
* All times are local time for Cape Hatteras. 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Cape Hatteras This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Sep 24, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:26 amSun 6:15 pmSun 11:51 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusMon 3:34 amMon 4:44 pmMon 10:09 amGreat visibility
MarsSun 8:13 amSun 7:40 pmSun 1:57 pmVery difficult to see
JupiterSun 8:52 pmMon 10:23 amMon 3:37 amPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 5:39 pmMon 4:31 amSun 11:05 pmPerfect visibility
UranusSun 9:12 pmMon 11:03 amMon 4:08 amAverage visibility
NeptuneSun 6:40 pmMon 6:29 amMon 12:34 amSlightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Cape Hatteras.

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