Home   Sun, Moon & Space   Shifting Sands
Flag for USA

Shifting Sands, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 78.6%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 10, 2024 at 10:51:03 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:46 am 117° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:47 pm 243° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 1:19 pm 80° East
Moonset Today: 1:31 am 276° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 1 minute (-32s)
Location of Shifting SandsLocation

Today's Sun Position in Shifting Sands

Time:10:51 pm
Altitude:-74.0°
Direction:305° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 10h 1m 3s (Dec 10, 2024)

32 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 9, 2024)

2 minutes, 43 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

4 hours, 18 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Shifting Sands Today

12 am
2 am
4 am
6 am
8 am
10 am
12 pm
2 pm
4 pm
6 pm
8 pm
10 pm
Night12:00 am – 5:18 am
Astro. Twilight5:18 am – 5:48 am
Nautical Twilight5:48 am – 6:19 am
Civil Twilight6:19 am – 6:46 am
Daylight6:46 am – 4:47 pm
Civil Twilight4:47 pm – 5:15 pm
Nautical Twilight5:15 pm – 5:46 pm
Astro. Twilight5:46 pm – 6:16 pm
Night6:16 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Shifting Sands - Next 7 Days

Scroll right to see more
2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 106:46 am4:47 pm10:01:03−0:3211:47 am (34.0°)91.533
Dec 116:47 am4:48 pm10:00:33−0:2911:47 am (33.9°)91.522
Dec 126:48 am4:48 pm10:00:07−0:2611:48 am (33.9°)91.511
Dec 136:49 am4:48 pm9:59:43−0:2311:48 am (33.8°)91.501
Dec 146:49 am4:49 pm9:59:22−0:2011:49 am (33.7°)91.492
Dec 156:50 am4:49 pm9:59:05−0:1711:49 am (33.7°)91.483
Dec 166:50 am4:49 pm9:58:50−0:1411:50 am (33.6°)91.474
* All times are local time for Shifting Sands. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

See full month's Sun


Today's Moon in Shifting Sands

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Shifting Sands - Next 7 days

Scroll right to see more
2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 10-1:31 am1:19 pm7:54 pm(67.0°)227,69477.4%
Dec 11-2:39 am1:52 pm8:46 pm(73.5°)227,07186.7%
Dec 12-3:51 am2:29 pm9:42 pm(79.0°)227,20393.8%
Dec 13-5:04 am3:14 pm10:42 pm(83.0°)228,19198.2%
Dec 14-6:17 am4:06 pm11:45 pm(85.1°)230,04199.8%
Dec 15-7:26 am5:07 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Dec 16-8:25 am6:13 pm12:48 am(85.1°)232,64998.5%
* All times are local time for Shifting Sands. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

See full month's Moon

Planets Visible in the Sky in Shifting Sands This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Dec 10, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:47 amWed 4:06 pmWed 10:56 amVery difficult to see
VenusWed 9:58 amWed 8:08 pmWed 3:03 pmGood visibility
MarsWed 8:02 pmThu 10:06 amThu 3:04 amPerfect visibility
JupiterTue 4:28 pmWed 6:33 amTue 11:30 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 11:55 amTue 11:14 pmTue 5:34 pmAverage visibility
UranusTue 3:08 pmWed 4:52 amTue 10:00 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 12:29 pmWed 12:20 amTue 6:24 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Shifting Sands.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Shifting Sands