Sun & moon times today, West Seattle, Washington, USA

Moon: 1.1%

Current Time:	May 8, 2024 at 5:09:37 pm
Sunrise Today:	5:40 am↑ 63° Northeast
Sunset Today:	8:32 pm↑ 297° Northwest
Moonrise Today:	5:41 am↑ 57° Northeast
Moonset Today:	10:00 pm↑ 308° Northwest
Daylight Hours:	14 hours, 51 minutes (+2m 47s)

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Where is the Sun directly overhead right now?

Time:	5:09 pm
Altitude:	32.3°
Direction:	260° W
Phase:	Daylight

Day length today: 14h 51m 16s (May 8, 2024)

2 minutes, 47 seconds longer than yesterday (May 7, 2024)

6 hours, 25 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

1 hour, 7 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

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Night	12:00 am – 3:25 am
Astro. Twilight	3:25 am – 4:19 am
Nautical Twilight	4:19 am – 5:05 am
Civil Twilight	5:05 am – 5:40 am
Daylight	5:40 am – 8:32 pm
Civil Twilight	8:32 pm – 9:07 pm
Nautical Twilight	9:07 pm – 9:53 pm
Astro. Twilight	9:53 pm – 10:48 pm
Night	10:48 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in West Seattle - Next 7 Days

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2024	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May 8	5:40 am	8:32 pm	14:51:16	+2:47	1:05 pm (59.8°)	93.838
May 9	5:39 am	8:33 pm	14:54:01	+2:45	1:05 pm (60.1°)	93.860
May 10	5:37 am	8:34 pm	14:56:43	+2:42	1:05 pm (60.3°)	93.881
May 11	5:36 am	8:36 pm	14:59:24	+2:40	1:05 pm (60.6°)	93.902
May 12	5:35 am	8:37 pm	15:02:02	+2:38	1:05 pm (60.9°)	93.922
May 13	5:33 am	8:38 pm	15:04:38	+2:35	1:05 pm (61.1°)	93.942
May 14	5:32 am	8:39 pm	15:07:11	+2:33	1:05 pm (61.3°)	93.962
* All times are local time for West Seattle. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2024

March equinox	Mar 19	8:06 pm
June solstice	Jun 20	1:51 pm
September equinox	Sep 22	5:44 am
December solstice	Dec 21	1:21 am
* All times are local West Seattle time.

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Percent Illuminated:

1.1%

Time:	5:09 pm
Altitude:	43.4°
Direction:	257° W
Position:	Waxing Crescent

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Moon in West Seattle - Next 7 days

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2024	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
May	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
May 8	5:41 am	10:00 pm	-	1:42 pm	(65.3°)	229,516	0.8%
May 9	6:14 am	11:19 pm	-	2:41 pm	(68.8°)	232,489	4.3%
May 10	6:59 am	-	-	3:41 pm	(70.5°)	235,951	10.1%
May 11	-	12:26 am	7:55 am	4:39 pm	(70.2°)	239,590	17.8%
May 12	-	1:18 am	9:01 am	5:35 pm	(68.3°)	243,091	26.7%
May 13	-	1:56 am	10:12 am	6:26 pm	(65.0°)	246,181	36.3%
May 14	-	2:24 am	11:24 am	7:12 pm	(60.7°)	248,653	46.3%
* All times are local time for West Seattle. 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 Seattle This Coming Night

	Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 8, 2024
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Wed 5:00 am	Wed 5:58 pm	Wed 11:29 am	Difficult to see
Venus	Wed 5:30 am	Wed 7:47 pm	Wed 12:38 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Mars	Thu 4:15 am	Thu 4:35 pm	Thu 10:25 am	Average visibility
Jupiter	Wed 6:07 am	Wed 9:05 pm	Wed 1:36 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Saturn	Thu 3:40 am	Thu 2:47 pm	Thu 9:13 am	Average visibility
Uranus	Wed 5:55 am	Wed 8:50 pm	Wed 1:22 pm	Extremely difficult to see
Neptune	Thu 4:00 am	Thu 3:52 pm	Thu 9:56 am	Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for West Seattle.

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