Sun & moon times today, Columbus, Minnesota, USA

Moon: 0.8%

Current Time:	May 8, 2024 at 4:05:07 pm
Sunrise Today:	5:50 am↑ 64° Northeast
Sunset Today:	8:27 pm↑ 296° Northwest
Moonrise Today:	5:49 am↑ 59° Northeast
Moonset Today:	9:46 pm↑ 306° Northwest
Daylight Hours:	14 hours, 38 minutes (+2m 32s)

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Time:	4:05 pm
Altitude:	44.0°
Direction:	247° W
Phase:	Daylight

Day length today: 14h 37m 37s (May 8, 2024)

2 minutes, 32 seconds longer than yesterday (May 7, 2024)

5 hours, 53 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

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

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Night	12:00 am – 3:46 am
Astro. Twilight	3:46 am – 4:34 am
Nautical Twilight	4:34 am – 5:16 am
Civil Twilight	5:16 am – 5:50 am
Daylight	5:50 am – 8:27 pm
Civil Twilight	8:27 pm – 9:01 pm
Nautical Twilight	9:01 pm – 9:43 pm
Astro. Twilight	9:43 pm – 10:32 pm
Night	10:32 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Columbus - 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	5:50 am	8:27 pm	14:37:37	+2:32	1:08 pm (62.1°)	93.837
May 9	5:48 am	8:29 pm	14:40:07	+2:30	1:08 pm (62.4°)	93.858
May 10	5:47 am	8:30 pm	14:42:36	+2:28	1:08 pm (62.6°)	93.879
May 11	5:46 am	8:31 pm	14:45:02	+2:26	1:08 pm (62.9°)	93.900
May 12	5:45 am	8:32 pm	14:47:27	+2:24	1:08 pm (63.1°)	93.920
May 13	5:44 am	8:33 pm	14:49:49	+2:21	1:08 pm (63.4°)	93.940
May 14	5:42 am	8:34 pm	14:52:08	+2:19	1:08 pm (63.6°)	93.960
* All times are local time for Columbus. 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	10:06 pm
June solstice	Jun 20	3:51 pm
September equinox	Sep 22	7:44 am
December solstice	Dec 21	3:21 am
* All times are local Columbus time.

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Percent Illuminated:

0.8%

Time:	4:05 pm
Altitude:	53.7°
Direction:	244° SW
Position:	Waxing Crescent

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Moon in Columbus - Next 7 days

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2024	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
May	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
May 8	5:49 am	9:46 pm	-	1:40 pm	(67.3°)	229,304	0.7%
May 9	6:25 am	11:03 pm	-	2:38 pm	(71.0°)	232,224	3.9%
May 10	7:10 am	-	-	3:38 pm	(72.8°)	235,658	9.6%
May 11	-	12:10 am	8:06 am	4:37 pm	(72.7°)	239,294	17.1%
May 12	-	1:04 am	9:11 am	5:33 pm	(70.9°)	242,818	25.9%
May 13	-	1:45 am	10:20 am	6:24 pm	(67.7°)	245,950	35.5%
May 14	-	2:15 am	11:29 am	7:11 pm	(63.4°)	248,478	45.5%
* All times are local time for Columbus. 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 Columbus This Coming Night

	Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 8, 2024
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Wed 5:05 am	Wed 5:58 pm	Wed 11:31 am	Difficult to see
Venus	Wed 5:38 am	Wed 7:44 pm	Wed 12:41 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Mars	Wed 4:21 am	Wed 4:37 pm	Wed 10:28 am	Average visibility
Jupiter	Wed 6:17 am	Wed 9:00 pm	Wed 1:39 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Saturn	Thu 3:41 am	Thu 2:52 pm	Thu 9:16 am	Average visibility
Uranus	Wed 6:05 am	Wed 8:46 pm	Wed 1:25 pm	Extremely difficult to see
Neptune	Thu 4:03 am	Thu 3:55 pm	Thu 9:59 am	Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Columbus.

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