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Yellowstone National Park, WY, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 41.7%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 21, 2025 at 12:21:13 am
Sunrise Today: 5:48 am 60° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:49 pm 300° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 2:52 am 102° East
Moonset Today: 2:19 pm 263° West
Daylight Hours: 15 hours, 1 minute (+1m 57s)
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Today's Sun Position in Yellowstone National Park

Time:12:21 am
Altitude:-24.0°
Direction:345° N
Phase:Night

Day length today: 15h 1m 17s (May 21, 2025)

1 minute, 57 seconds longer than yesterday (May 20, 2025)

6 hours, 11 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

31 minutes, 13 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Yellowstone National Park Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:37 am
Astro. Twilight3:37 am – 4:29 am
Nautical Twilight4:29 am – 5:14 am
Civil Twilight5:14 am – 5:48 am
Daylight5:48 am – 8:49 pm
Civil Twilight8:49 pm – 9:24 pm
Nautical Twilight9:24 pm – 10:09 pm
Astro. Twilight10:09 pm – 11:02 pm
Night11:02 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Yellowstone National Park - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 215:48 am8:49 pm15:01:17+1:571:18 pm (65.9°)94.089
May 225:47 am8:50 pm15:03:12+1:541:19 pm (66.1°)94.107
May 235:46 am8:51 pm15:05:03+1:511:19 pm (66.3°)94.125
May 245:46 am8:52 pm15:06:52+1:481:19 pm (66.5°)94.143
May 255:45 am8:53 pm15:08:37+1:451:19 pm (66.7°)94.160
May 265:44 am8:54 pm15:10:20+1:421:19 pm (66.8°)94.176
May 275:43 am8:55 pm15:11:59+1:381:19 pm (67.0°)94.192
* All times are local time for Yellowstone National Park. 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 Yellowstone National Park

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Yellowstone National Park - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 212:52 am2:19 pm-8:29 am(38.0°)231,87038.0%
May 223:12 am3:35 pm-9:17 am(45.0°)228,71827.0%
May 233:33 am4:55 pm-10:06 am(52.1°)226,03017.0%
May 243:55 am6:17 pm-10:58 am(59.1°)224,0788.7%
May 254:21 am7:43 pm-11:54 am(65.3°)223,1423.0%
May 264:55 am9:09 pm-12:55 pm(70.1°)223,3820.3%
May 275:39 am10:27 pm-1:59 pm(73.0°)224,8270.9%
* All times are local time for Yellowstone National Park. 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 Yellowstone National Park This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 21, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:25 amWed 7:55 pmWed 12:39 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 4:03 amWed 4:47 pmWed 10:25 amGreat visibility
MarsWed 11:22 amThu 1:53 amWed 6:37 pmAverage visibility
JupiterWed 7:22 amWed 10:47 pmWed 3:04 pmAverage visibility
SaturnWed 3:32 amWed 3:20 pmWed 9:26 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 5:41 amWed 8:28 pmWed 1:04 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 3:32 amWed 3:32 pmWed 9:32 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Yellowstone National Park.

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