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West Lafayette, IN, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 5.6%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2023 at 2:57:45 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:46 am 88° East
Sunset Today: 8:02 pm 272° West
Moonrise Today: 8:52 am 77° East
Moonset Today: 10:36 pm 287° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 16 minutes (+2m 41s)
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Today's Sun Position in West Lafayette

Time:2:57 pm
Altitude:48.2°
Direction:204° SW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 16m 16s (Mar 23, 2023)

2 minutes, 41 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 22, 2023)

2 hours, 59 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2022)

2 hours, 47 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2022)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in West Lafayette Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:14 am
Astro. Twilight6:14 am – 6:47 am
Nautical Twilight6:47 am – 7:19 am
Civil Twilight7:19 am – 7:46 am
Daylight7:46 am – 8:02 pm
Civil Twilight8:02 pm – 8:29 pm
Nautical Twilight8:29 pm – 9:01 pm
Astro. Twilight9:01 pm – 9:34 pm
Night9:34 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in West Lafayette - Next 7 Days

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 237:46 am8:02 pm12:16:16+2:411:54 pm (50.7°)92.647
Mar 247:44 am8:03 pm12:18:57+2:411:53 pm (51.1°)92.673
Mar 257:43 am8:04 pm12:21:38+2:411:53 pm (51.5°)92.699
Mar 267:41 am8:05 pm12:24:19+2:411:53 pm (51.9°)92.724
Mar 277:39 am8:06 pm12:27:00+2:401:52 pm (52.3°)92.750
Mar 287:38 am8:07 pm12:29:41+2:401:52 pm (52.7°)92.776
Mar 297:36 am8:08 pm12:32:21+2:401:52 pm (53.1°)92.802
* All times are local time for West Lafayette. 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 West Lafayette

Year 2023 Moon Phases

Moon in West Lafayette - Next 7 days

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2023Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 238:52 am10:36 pm-3:37 pm(60.4°)233,0665.7%
Mar 249:18 am11:47 pm-4:26 pm(66.3°)236,64612.1%
Mar 259:48 am--5:16 pm(71.1°)240,33920.2%
Mar 26-12:56 am10:22 am6:08 pm(74.6°)243,83529.3%
Mar 27-2:03 am11:02 am7:01 pm(76.7°)246,86839.1%
Mar 28-3:03 am11:50 am7:53 pm(77.3°)249,23549.1%
Mar 29-3:56 am12:44 pm8:45 pm(76.4°)250,81058.9%
* All times are local time for West Lafayette. 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 West Lafayette This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Mar 23, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 8:04 amThu 8:33 pmThu 2:18 pmDifficult to see
VenusThu 9:11 amThu 11:02 pmThu 4:06 pmGood visibility
MarsThu 12:00 noonFri 3:18 amThu 7:39 pmAverage visibility
JupiterThu 8:26 amThu 9:10 pmThu 2:48 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnThu 6:40 amThu 5:21 pmThu 12:01 pmSlightly difficult to see
UranusThu 9:39 amThu 11:39 pmThu 4:39 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneThu 7:36 amThu 7:21 pmThu 1:28 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for West Lafayette.

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