| Current Time: | May 21, 2025 at 2:52:00 am |
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| Sunrise Today: | 4:53 am↑ 49° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 9:45 pm↑ 311° Northwest |
| Moonrise Today: | 3:10 am↑ 110° East |
| Moonset Today: | 1:32 pm↑ 255° West |
| Daylight Hours: | 16 hours, 51 minutes (+3m 31s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Live Today
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| Nautical Twilight | 12:00 am – 12:19 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 12:19 am – 2:17 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 2:17 am – 3:58 am |
| Civil Twilight | 3:58 am – 4:53 am |
| Daylight | 4:53 am – 9:45 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 9:45 pm – 10:40 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 10:40 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Live
Moon in Live - Next 7 days
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| 2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| May 21 | 3:10 am | 1:32 pm | - | 8:12 am | (23.0°) | 233,111 | 42.3% | |||
| May 22 | 3:14 am | 3:04 pm | - | 8:59 am | (29.8°) | 229,861 | 31.0% | |||
| May 23 | 3:19 am | 4:39 pm | - | 9:47 am | (36.9°) | 226,967 | 20.5% | |||
| May 24 | 3:24 am | 6:19 pm | - | 10:38 am | (44.0°) | 224,704 | 11.6% | |||
| May 25 | 3:32 am | 8:05 pm | - | 11:32 am | (50.5°) | 223,361 | 4.8% | |||
| May 26 | 3:43 am | 9:53 pm | - | 12:31 pm | (55.9°) | 223,150 | 1.0% | |||
 May 27 | 4:02 am | 11:33 pm | - | 1:35 pm | (59.6°) | 224,147 | 0.3% | |||
| * All times are local time for Live. 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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