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Palo Alto, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 77.8%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 18, 2024 at 7:03:51 am
Sunrise Today: 5:56 am 64° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:13 pm 296° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 3:49 pm 92° East
Moonset Today: 3:27 am 271° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 17 minutes (+1m 34s)
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Today's Sun Position in Palo Alto

Time:7:03 am
Altitude:11.7°
Direction:74° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 17m 14s (May 18, 2024)

1 minute, 34 seconds longer than yesterday (May 17, 2024)

4 hours, 42 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

27 minutes, 38 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Palo Alto Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:11 am
Astro. Twilight4:11 am – 4:50 am
Nautical Twilight4:50 am – 5:27 am
Civil Twilight5:27 am – 5:56 am
Daylight5:56 am – 8:13 pm
Civil Twilight8:13 pm – 8:43 pm
Nautical Twilight8:43 pm – 9:19 pm
Astro. Twilight9:19 pm – 9:59 pm
Night9:59 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Palo Alto - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 185:56 am8:13 pm14:17:14+1:341:05 pm (72.4°)94.038
May 195:55 am8:14 pm14:18:47+1:321:05 pm (72.6°)94.056
May 205:55 am8:15 pm14:20:17+1:301:05 pm (72.8°)94.074
May 215:54 am8:16 pm14:21:46+1:281:05 pm (73.0°)94.092
May 225:53 am8:17 pm14:23:12+1:261:05 pm (73.2°)94.109
May 235:53 am8:17 pm14:24:36+1:231:05 pm (73.4°)94.127
May 245:52 am8:18 pm14:25:57+1:211:05 pm (73.5°)94.144
* All times are local time for Palo Alto. 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 Palo Alto

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Palo Alto - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 18-3:27 am3:49 pm9:53 pm(48.8°)250,73582.5%
May 19-3:48 am4:47 pm10:33 pm(43.0°)249,45989.3%
May 20-4:10 am5:47 pm11:15 pm(37.5°)247,69194.6%
May 21-4:35 am6:50 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 22-5:03 am7:55 pm12:00 am(32.4°)245,58898.2%
May 23-5:37 am9:01 pm12:49 am(28.1°)243,30499.8%
May 24-6:20 am10:06 pm1:42 am(25.0°)240,98099.2%
* All times are local time for Palo Alto. 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 Palo Alto This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 18, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 4:58 amSat 6:06 pmSat 11:31 amDifficult to see
VenusSat 5:46 amSat 7:48 pmSat 12:47 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 3:58 amSat 4:30 pmSat 10:13 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 5:58 amSun 8:06 pmSun 1:02 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnSat 2:57 amSat 2:22 pmSat 8:39 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 5:44 amSat 7:46 pmSat 12:45 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSat 3:23 amSat 3:18 pmSat 9:20 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Palo Alto.

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