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Alert, NU, Canada — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 69.8%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 19, 2024 at 12:36:28 am
Sunrise Today: 5:59 am 86° East
Sunset Today: 6:40 pm 276° West
Moon: Up all day
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 40 minutes (+24m 6s)
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Today's Sun Position in Alert

Time:12:36 am
Altitude:-7.8°
Direction:5° N
Phase:Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 12h 40m 10s (Mar 19, 2024)

24 minutes, 6 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 18, 2024)

12 hours, 40 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

11 hours, 19 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Alert Today

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12 pm
2 pm
4 pm
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Nautical Twilight12:00 am – 2:59 am
Civil Twilight2:59 am – 5:59 am
Daylight5:59 am – 6:40 pm
Civil Twilight6:40 pm – 9:48 pm
Nautical Twilight9:48 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Alert - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 195:59 am6:40 pm12:40:10+24:0612:16 pm (7.4°)92.560
Mar 205:47 am6:51 pm13:04:22+24:1212:16 pm (7.8°)92.585
Mar 215:35 am7:04 pm13:28:45+24:2212:16 pm (8.2°)92.611
Mar 225:22 am7:16 pm13:53:23+24:3712:15 pm (8.6°)92.637
Mar 235:10 am7:28 pm14:18:19+24:5612:15 pm (9.0°)92.663
Mar 244:57 am7:41 pm14:43:40+25:2012:15 pm (9.4°)92.689
Mar 254:44 am7:53 pm15:09:31+25:5012:14 pm (9.8°)92.715
* All times are local time for Alert. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (vernal equinox) in Alert is at 11:06 pm on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Today's Moon in Alert

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Alert - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 19-Up all day-8:41 pm(31.2°)249,11177.0%
Mar 20-Up all day-9:28 pm(27.4°)250,80684.8%
Mar 21-Up all day-10:12 pm(22.8°)251,88291.1%
Mar 22-Up all day-10:53 pm(17.6°)252,39595.8%
Mar 23-Up all day-11:33 pm(12.0°)252,40798.8%
Mar 24-7:32 am5:30 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Mar 25-5:24 am10:07 pm12:12 am(6.2°)251,975100.0%
* All times are local time for Alert. 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.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Alert on Mar 25

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Alert This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryUp all dayTue 1:18 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusDown all dayTue 11:05 amDown all night, not visible
MarsDown all dayTue 10:18 amDown all night, not visible
JupiterUp all dayTue 3:08 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnDown all dayTue 11:15 amDown all night, not visible
UranusUp all dayTue 3:29 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 6:59 amTue 5:22 pmTue 12:10 pmNot visible
* All times are local time for Alert.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Alert