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Big Bend National Park, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 7.8%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 5, 2024 at 1:38:14 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:07 am↑ 71° East
Sunset Today: 8:32 pm↑ 290° West
Moonrise Today: 5:24 am↑ 87° East
Moonset Today: 6:09 pm↑ 277° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 25 minutes (+1m 25s)
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Today's Sun Position in Big Bend National Park

Time:1:38 pm
Altitude:77.0°
Direction:168° S
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 24m 48s (May 5, 2024)

1 minute, 25 seconds longer than yesterday (May 4, 2024)

3 hours, 8 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

36 minutes, 28 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

The Sun's altitude in Big Bend National Park today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Big Bend National Park Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Big Bend National Park today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night12:00 am – 5:40 am
Astro. Twilight5:40 am – 6:11 am
Nautical Twilight6:11 am – 6:42 am
Civil Twilight6:42 am – 7:07 am
Daylight7:07 am – 8:32 pm
Civil Twilight8:32 pm – 8:57 pm
Nautical Twilight8:57 pm – 9:28 pm
Astro. Twilight9:28 pm – 9:59 pm
Night9:59 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Big Bend National Park - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 57:07 am8:32 pm13:24:48+1:251:49 pm (77.3°)93.770
May 67:06 am8:33 pm13:26:12+1:241:49 pm (77.5°)93.793
May 77:06 am8:33 pm13:27:35+1:221:49 pm (77.8°)93.815
May 87:05 am8:34 pm13:28:57+1:211:49 pm (78.1°)93.837
May 97:04 am8:34 pm13:30:17+1:201:49 pm (78.3°)93.859
May 107:03 am8:35 pm13:31:37+1:191:49 pm (78.6°)93.880
May 117:03 am8:36 pm13:32:55+1:181:49 pm (78.9°)93.901
* All times are local time for Big Bend 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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Equinoxes & Solstices 2024

March equinoxMar 1910:06 pm
June solsticeJun 203:51 pm
September equinoxSep 227:44 am
December solsticeDec 213:21 am
* All times are local Big Bend National Park time.

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Today's Moon in Big Bend National Park

Percent Illuminated:7.8%
Time:1:38 pm
Altitude:53.6°
Direction:233° SW
Position:Waning Crescent

The Moon's path in Big Bend National Park today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Big Bend National Park - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 55:24 am6:09 pm-11:42 am(64.9°)225,6818.3%
May 65:58 am7:17 pm-12:33 pm(72.0°)225,9542.8%
May 76:34 am8:27 pm-1:26 pm(78.4°)227,2020.2%
May 87:15 am9:37 pm-2:22 pm(83.7°)229,3780.7%
May 98:02 am10:45 pm-3:21 pm(87.3°)232,3164.0%
May 108:55 am11:49 pm-4:21 pm(89.0°)235,7609.7%
May 119:53 am--5:20 pm(88.9°)239,39817.3%
* All times are local time for Big Bend 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 Big Bend National Park This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, May 5, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 6:01 amSun 6:28 pmSun 12:15 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 6:47 amSun 7:52 pmSun 1:19 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 5:10 amSun 5:16 pmSun 11:13 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 7:44 amSun 9:13 pmSun 2:28 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSun 4:25 amSun 3:58 pmSun 10:12 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 7:33 amSun 9:02 pmSun 2:17 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 4:57 amSun 4:53 pmSun 10:55 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Big Bend National Park.

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