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New England, ME, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 8.2%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 5, 2024 at 12:55:24 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:26 am 66° East
Sunset Today: 7:50 pm 294° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 4:06 am 87° East
Moonset Today: 5:01 pm 278° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 24 minutes (+2m 32s)
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Today's Sun Position in New England

Time:12:55 pm
Altitude:62.1°
Direction:189° S
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 24m 16s (May 5, 2024)

2 minutes, 32 seconds longer than yesterday (May 4, 2024)

5 hours, 32 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

1 hour, 6 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in New England Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:28 am
Astro. Twilight3:28 am – 4:13 am
Nautical Twilight4:13 am – 4:53 am
Civil Twilight4:53 am – 5:26 am
Daylight5:26 am – 7:50 pm
Civil Twilight7:50 pm – 8:22 pm
Nautical Twilight8:22 pm – 9:03 pm
Astro. Twilight9:03 pm – 9:48 pm
Night9:48 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in New England - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 55:26 am7:50 pm14:24:16+2:3212:37 pm (62.3°)93.768
May 65:24 am7:51 pm14:26:46+2:3012:37 pm (62.6°)93.791
May 75:23 am7:52 pm14:29:15+2:2812:37 pm (62.9°)93.813
May 85:22 am7:53 pm14:31:42+2:2612:37 pm (63.2°)93.835
May 95:20 am7:55 pm14:34:07+2:2412:37 pm (63.4°)93.857
May 105:19 am7:56 pm14:36:29+2:2212:37 pm (63.7°)93.878
May 115:18 am7:57 pm14:38:50+2:2012:37 pm (63.9°)93.899
* All times are local time for New England. 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 New England

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in New England - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 54:06 am5:01 pm-10:25 am(49.1°)225,7038.9%
May 64:27 am6:21 pm-11:16 am(56.2°)225,8893.2%
May 74:51 am7:44 pm-12:09 pm(62.7°)227,0480.3%
May 85:20 am9:05 pm-1:05 pm(68.1°)229,1430.5%
May 95:56 am10:23 pm-2:04 pm(71.9°)232,0223.6%
May 106:41 am11:30 pm-3:04 pm(73.8°)235,4329.1%
May 117:37 am--4:03 pm(73.8°)239,06516.6%
* All times are local time for New England. 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 New England This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, May 5, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 4:40 amSun 5:26 pmSun 11:03 amDifficult to see
VenusSun 5:12 amSun 7:03 pmSun 12:07 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 3:57 amSun 4:05 pmSun 10:01 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 5:59 amSun 8:35 pmSun 1:17 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSun 3:24 amSun 2:36 pmSun 9:00 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 5:49 amSun 8:23 pmSun 1:06 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 3:47 amSun 3:40 pmSun 9:44 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for New England.

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