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Philadelphia, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 6.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 10, 2024 at 5:13:53 am
Sunrise Today: 5:49 am 66° East
Sunset Today: 8:04 pm 295° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 7:20 am 53° Northeast
Moonset Today: 11:31 pm 308° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 15 minutes (+2m 1s)
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Today's Sun Position in Philadelphia

Time:5:13 am
Altitude:-6.9°
Direction:60° NE
Phase:Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 14h 15m 14s (May 10, 2024)

2 minutes, 1 second longer than yesterday (May 9, 2024)

4 hours, 55 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

45 minutes, 54 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Philadelphia Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:01 am
Astro. Twilight4:01 am – 4:42 am
Nautical Twilight4:42 am – 5:19 am
Civil Twilight5:19 am – 5:49 am
Daylight5:49 am – 8:04 pm
Civil Twilight8:04 pm – 8:35 pm
Nautical Twilight8:35 pm – 9:12 pm
Astro. Twilight9:12 pm – 9:53 pm
Night9:53 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Philadelphia - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 105:49 am8:04 pm14:15:14+2:0112:57 pm (67.9°)93.878
May 115:48 am8:05 pm14:17:14+1:5912:57 pm (68.1°)93.899
May 125:47 am8:06 pm14:19:12+1:5712:57 pm (68.4°)93.919
May 135:46 am8:07 pm14:21:08+1:5512:57 pm (68.6°)93.939
May 145:45 am8:08 pm14:23:01+1:5312:57 pm (68.8°)93.959
May 155:44 am8:09 pm14:24:53+1:5112:57 pm (69.1°)93.979
May 165:43 am8:10 pm14:26:43+1:4912:57 pm (69.3°)93.998
* All times are local time for Philadelphia. 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 Philadelphia

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Philadelphia - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 107:20 am11:31 pm-3:24 pm(78.0°)235,4809.2%
May 118:17 am--4:23 pm(78.0°)239,11416.7%
May 12-12:26 am9:19 am5:19 pm(76.3°)242,65025.5%
May 13-1:10 am10:25 am6:10 pm(73.2°)245,80835.1%
May 14-1:45 am11:31 am6:58 pm(69.0°)248,37045.0%
May 15-2:13 am12:34 pm7:41 pm(64.0°)250,19254.9%
May 16-2:37 am1:35 pm8:22 pm(58.6°)251,20664.4%
* All times are local time for Philadelphia. 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 Philadelphia This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 10, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 4:55 amFri 5:44 pmFri 11:19 amDifficult to see
VenusFri 5:36 amFri 7:27 pmFri 12:31 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 4:06 amFri 4:24 pmFri 10:15 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 6:13 amFri 8:30 pmFri 1:21 pmDifficult to see
SaturnFri 3:22 amFri 2:41 pmFri 9:01 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 6:00 amFri 8:13 pmFri 1:07 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 3:47 amFri 3:41 pmFri 9:44 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Philadelphia.

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