Current Time: | Mar 23, 2023 at 2:57:45 pm |
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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) |


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)
The Sun's altitude in West Lafayette 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 West Lafayette Today
Day, night, and twilight times in West Lafayette 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 – 6:14 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 6:14 am – 6:47 am |
Nautical Twilight | 6:47 am – 7:19 am |
Civil Twilight | 7:19 am – 7:46 am |
Daylight | 7:46 am – 8:02 pm |
Civil Twilight | 8:02 pm – 8:29 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 8:29 pm – 9:01 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 9:01 pm – 9:34 pm |
Night | 9:34 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in West Lafayette - Next 7 Days
2023 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Mar | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Mar 23 | 7:46 am | 8:02 pm | 12:16:16 | +2:41 | 1:54 pm (50.7°) | 92.647 |
Mar 24 | 7:44 am | 8:03 pm | 12:18:57 | +2:41 | 1:53 pm (51.1°) | 92.673 |
Mar 25 | 7:43 am | 8:04 pm | 12:21:38 | +2:41 | 1:53 pm (51.5°) | 92.699 |
Mar 26 | 7:41 am | 8:05 pm | 12:24:19 | +2:41 | 1:53 pm (51.9°) | 92.724 |
Mar 27 | 7:39 am | 8:06 pm | 12:27:00 | +2:40 | 1:52 pm (52.3°) | 92.750 |
Mar 28 | 7:38 am | 8:07 pm | 12:29:41 | +2:40 | 1:52 pm (52.7°) | 92.776 |
Mar 29 | 7:36 am | 8:08 pm | 12:32:21 | +2:40 | 1:52 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. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2023
March equinox | Mar 20 | 5:24 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 21 | 10:58 am |
September equinox | Sep 23 | 2:50 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 10:27 pm |
* All times are local West Lafayette time. |
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Today's Moon in West Lafayette
Percent Illuminated: | 5.6% |
Time: | 2:57 pm |
Altitude: | 59.0° |
Direction: | 161° S |
Position: | Waxing Crescent |
The Moon's path in West Lafayette 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 West Lafayette - Next 7 days
2023 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Mar | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Mar 23 | 8:52 am | 10:36 pm | - | 3:37 pm | (60.4°) | 233,066 | 5.7% | |||
Mar 24 | 9:18 am | 11:47 pm | - | 4:26 pm | (66.3°) | 236,646 | 12.1% | |||
Mar 25 | 9:48 am | - | - | 5:16 pm | (71.1°) | 240,339 | 20.2% | |||
Mar 26 | - | 12:56 am | 10:22 am | 6:08 pm | (74.6°) | 243,835 | 29.3% | |||
Mar 27 | - | 2:03 am | 11:02 am | 7:01 pm | (76.7°) | 246,868 | 39.1% | |||
- | 3:03 am | 11:50 am | 7:53 pm | (77.3°) | 249,235 | 49.1% | ||||
Mar 29 | - | 3:56 am | 12:44 pm | 8:45 pm | (76.4°) | 250,810 | 58.9% | |||
* 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. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in West Lafayette This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Mar 23, 2023 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Thu 8:04 am | Thu 8:33 pm | Thu 2:18 pm | Difficult to see |
Venus | Thu 9:11 am | Thu 11:02 pm | Thu 4:06 pm | Good visibility |
Mars | Thu 12:00 noon | Fri 3:18 am | Thu 7:39 pm | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Thu 8:26 am | Thu 9:10 pm | Thu 2:48 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Saturn | Thu 6:40 am | Thu 5:21 pm | Thu 12:01 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Uranus | Thu 9:39 am | Thu 11:39 pm | Thu 4:39 pm | Difficult to see |
Neptune | Thu 7:36 am | Thu 7:21 pm | Thu 1:28 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
* All times are local time for West Lafayette. |
More about the planets visible in the night sky in West Lafayette