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Alajuela, Costa Rica — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 99.6%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 18, 2024 at 9:03:03 am
Sunrise Today: 5:26 am 88° East
Sunset Today: 5:34 pm 272° West
Moonrise Today: 6:15 pm 86° East
Moonset Today: 5:51 am 270° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 9 minutes (-32s)
Location of AlajuelaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Alajuela

Time:9:03 am
Altitude:52.3°
Direction:101° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 8m 38s (Sep 18, 2024)

32 seconds shorter than yesterday (Sep 17, 2024)

36 minutes, 7 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

33 minutes, 56 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Alajuela Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:16 am
Astro. Twilight4:16 am – 4:40 am
Nautical Twilight4:40 am – 5:05 am
Civil Twilight5:05 am – 5:26 am
Daylight5:26 am – 5:34 pm
Civil Twilight5:34 pm – 5:55 pm
Nautical Twilight5:55 pm – 6:20 pm
Astro. Twilight6:20 pm – 6:44 pm
Night6:44 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Alajuela - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
SepSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Sep 185:26 am5:34 pm12:08:38−0:3211:30 am (81.5°)93.386
Sep 195:26 am5:34 pm12:08:05−0:3211:30 am (81.1°)93.360
Sep 205:26 am5:33 pm12:07:32−0:3211:30 am (80.7°)93.335
Sep 215:26 am5:33 pm12:06:59−0:3211:29 am (80.3°)93.309
Sep 225:26 am5:32 pm12:06:27−0:3211:29 am (79.9°)93.284
Sep 235:25 am5:31 pm12:05:54−0:3211:28 am (79.5°)93.259
Sep 245:25 am5:31 pm12:05:21−0:3211:28 am (79.1°)93.233
* All times are local time for Alajuela. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The September equinox (autumnal equinox) in Alajuela is at 6:43 am on Sunday, September 22, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Today's Moon in Alajuela

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Alajuela - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
SepMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Sep 18-5:51 am6:15 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Sep 19-6:48 am7:02 pm12:30 am(85.8°)222,31597.9%
Sep 20-7:46 am7:50 pm1:22 am(87.0°)223,80292.8%
Sep 21-8:46 am8:42 pm2:17 am(80.6°)226,33485.1%
Sep 22-9:48 am9:37 pm3:14 am(75.7°)229,61575.4%
Sep 23-10:49 am10:35 pm4:13 am(72.4°)233,30764.7%
Sep 24-11:49 am11:33 pm5:12 am(71.1°)237,08453.5%
* All times are local time for Alajuela. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Partial Lunar Eclipse visible in Alajuela on Sep 17

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Alajuela This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Sep 18, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 4:46 amWed 5:03 pmWed 10:55 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 7:20 amWed 7:12 pmWed 1:16 pmFairly good visibility
MarsWed 12:00 midnightWed 12:39 pmWed 6:20 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 10:46 pmWed 11:23 amWed 5:04 amPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 4:55 pmThu 4:47 amWed 10:51 pmPerfect visibility
UranusTue 9:09 pmWed 9:40 amWed 3:25 amAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 5:39 pmThu 5:39 amWed 11:39 pmSlightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Alajuela.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Alajuela