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

Moon: 61.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 9, 2026 at 9:47:42 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:47 am 94° East
Sunset Today: 5:47 pm 266° West
Moonrise Today: 11:01 pm 117° Southeast
Moonset Today: 9:54 am 244° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 1 minute (+32s)
Location of AlajuelaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Alajuela

Time:9:47 pm
Altitude:-59.8°
Direction:279° W
Phase:Night

Day length today:12h 34s (Mar 9, 2026)

32 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 8, 2026)

28 minutes, 3 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

42 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Alajuela Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:37 am
Astro. Twilight4:37 am – 5:01 am
Nautical Twilight5:01 am – 5:26 am
Civil Twilight5:26 am – 5:47 am
Daylight5:47 am – 5:47 pm
Civil Twilight5:47 pm – 6:08 pm
Nautical Twilight6:08 pm – 6:33 pm
Astro. Twilight6:33 pm – 6:57 pm
Night6:57 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Alajuela - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 95:47 am5:47 pm12:00:34+0:3211:47 am (75.7°)92.299
Mar 105:46 am5:47 pm12:01:07+0:3211:47 am (76.1°)92.324
Mar 115:45 am5:47 pm12:01:40+0:3311:46 am (76.5°)92.349
Mar 125:45 am5:47 pm12:02:13+0:3311:46 am (76.9°)92.374
Mar 135:44 am5:47 pm12:02:47+0:3311:46 am (77.3°)92.400
Mar 145:44 am5:47 pm12:03:20+0:3311:45 am (77.7°)92.425
Mar 155:43 am5:47 pm12:03:53+0:3311:45 am (78.1°)92.451
* All times are local time for Alajuela. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Alajuela

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Alajuela - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 9-9:54 am11:01 pm4:03 am(54.9°)250,74668.4%
Mar 10-10:42 am11:53 pm4:52 am(52.4°)251,26759.1%
Mar 11-11:33 am-5:43 am(51.1°)250,93149.3%
Mar 1212:45 am12:25 pm-6:35 am(51.3°)249,73239.5%
Mar 131:36 am1:18 pm-7:27 am(52.9°)247,74530.0%
Mar 142:24 am2:12 pm-8:17 am(56.0°)245,10921.1%
Mar 153:10 am3:04 pm-9:06 am(60.2°)242,03913.2%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Alajuela This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 9, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 5:19 amTue 5:15 pmTue 11:17 amExtremely difficult to see
VenusTue 6:41 amTue 6:48 pmTue 12:45 pmFairly good visibility
MarsTue 5:02 amTue 4:52 pmTue 10:57 amDifficult to see
JupiterMon 1:12 pmTue 1:50 amMon 7:31 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 6:36 amTue 6:37 pmTue 12:37 pmDifficult to see
UranusMon 9:53 amMon 10:25 pmMon 4:09 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 6:29 amTue 6:31 pmTue 12:30 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Alajuela.

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