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Mount Desert Island, ME, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 99.5%
Full Moon
Current Time: Dec 5, 2025 at 5:37:35 am
Sunrise Today: 6:53 am↑ 121° Southeast
Sunset Today: 3:54 pm↑ 239° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 4:14 pm↑ 49° Northeast
Moonset Today: 8:02 am↑ 311° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 1 minute (-1m 13s)
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Today's Sun Position in Mount Desert Island

Time:5:37 am
Altitude:-13.2°
Direction:109° E
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 9h 31s (Dec 5, 2025)

1 minute, 13 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 4, 2025)

9 minutes, 45 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

6 hours, 31 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Mount Desert Island 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 Mount Desert Island Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Mount Desert Island 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

Night12:00 am – 5:09 am
Astro. Twilight5:09 am – 5:44 am
Nautical Twilight5:44 am – 6:20 am
Civil Twilight6:20 am – 6:53 am
Daylight6:53 am – 3:54 pm
Civil Twilight3:54 pm – 4:27 pm
Nautical Twilight4:27 pm – 5:03 pm
Astro. Twilight5:03 pm – 5:38 pm
Night5:38 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Mount Desert Island - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 56:53 am3:54 pm9:00:31−1:1311:24 am (23.2°)91.600
Dec 66:54 am3:54 pm8:59:21−1:0911:24 am (23.1°)91.587
Dec 76:55 am3:54 pm8:58:16−1:0511:25 am (23.0°)91.575
Dec 86:56 am3:53 pm8:57:14−1:0111:25 am (22.9°)91.563
Dec 96:57 am3:53 pm8:56:17−0:5711:25 am (22.8°)91.552
Dec 106:58 am3:53 pm8:55:25−0:5211:26 am (22.7°)91.541
Dec 116:59 am3:54 pm8:54:36−0:4811:26 am (22.6°)91.531
* All times are local time for Mount Desert Island. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinoxMar 205:01 am
June solsticeJun 2010:42 pm
September equinoxSep 222:19 pm
December solsticeDec 2110:03 am
* All times are local Mount Desert Island time.

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Today's Moon in Mount Desert Island

Percent Illuminated:99.5%
Time:5:37 am
Altitude:20.6°
Direction:289° W
Position:Near Full Moon (Waning Gibbous)

The Moon's path in Mount Desert Island 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

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Mount Desert Island - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 5-8:02 am4:14 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Dec 6-9:08 am5:27 pm12:43 am(73.5°)223,72797.4%
Dec 7-9:57 am6:47 pm1:48 am(71.7°)226,46292.1%
Dec 8-10:33 am8:07 pm2:48 am(67.9°)230,03284.4%
Dec 9-11:01 am9:22 pm3:42 am(62.9°)234,04075.2%
Dec 10-11:23 am10:33 pm4:30 am(57.2°)238,14065.1%
Dec 11-11:42 am11:40 pm5:14 am(51.1°)242,00554.6%
* All times are local time for Mount Desert Island. 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 Mount Desert Island This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 5, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 5:02 amFri 2:58 pmFri 10:00 amAverage visibility
VenusFri 6:14 amFri 3:28 pmFri 10:51 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 7:41 amFri 4:23 pmFri 12:02 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterThu 6:47 pmFri 9:53 amFri 2:20 amPerfect visibility
SaturnFri 12:33 pmSat 12:05 amFri 6:19 pmGreat visibility
UranusFri 2:55 pmSat 5:43 amFri 10:19 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneFri 12:36 pmSat 12:29 amFri 6:33 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Mount Desert Island.

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