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San Jose, Costa Rica — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 58.8%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 9, 2024 at 3:58:58 am
Sunrise Today: 5:42 am 113° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:15 pm 247° West
Moonrise Today: 12:30 pm 89° East
Moonset Today: 12:04 am 268° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 34 minutes (-8s)
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Today's Sun Position in San Jose

Time:3:58 am
Altitude:-24.5°
Direction:111° SE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 11h 33m 38s (Dec 9, 2024)

8 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 8, 2024)

49 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

1 hour, 8 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in San Jose Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:27 am
Astro. Twilight4:27 am – 4:53 am
Nautical Twilight4:53 am – 5:19 am
Civil Twilight5:19 am – 5:42 am
Daylight5:42 am – 5:15 pm
Civil Twilight5:15 pm – 5:38 pm
Nautical Twilight5:38 pm – 6:04 pm
Astro. Twilight6:04 pm – 6:30 pm
Night6:30 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in San Jose - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 95:42 am5:15 pm11:33:38−0:0811:28 am (57.2°)91.546
Dec 105:42 am5:16 pm11:33:30−0:0811:29 am (57.1°)91.534
Dec 115:43 am5:16 pm11:33:22−0:0711:29 am (57.0°)91.523
Dec 125:43 am5:16 pm11:33:15−0:0611:30 am (56.9°)91.512
Dec 135:44 am5:17 pm11:33:10−0:0511:30 am (56.9°)91.502
Dec 145:44 am5:17 pm11:33:04−0:0511:31 am (56.8°)91.493
Dec 155:45 am5:18 pm11:33:00−0:0411:31 am (56.8°)91.484
* All times are local time for San Jose. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in San Jose

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in San Jose - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 9-12:04 am12:30 pm6:42 pm(82.8°)229,05565.6%
Dec 10-12:57 am1:14 pm7:31 pm(89.8°)227,78876.5%
Dec 11-1:52 am2:00 pm8:23 pm(83.6°)227,10085.9%
Dec 12-2:49 am2:49 pm9:19 pm(78.0°)227,15493.2%
Dec 13-3:50 am3:44 pm10:18 pm(73.8°)228,05897.9%
Dec 14-4:54 am4:44 pm11:21 pm(71.5°)229,82999.8%
Dec 15-5:59 am5:46 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for San Jose. 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 San Jose This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Dec 9, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 5:08 amMon 4:40 pmMon 10:54 amExtremely difficult to see
VenusMon 8:56 amMon 8:30 pmMon 2:43 pmGood visibility
MarsSun 8:41 pmMon 9:16 amMon 2:59 amPerfect visibility
JupiterMon 5:00 pmTue 5:35 amMon 11:17 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnMon 11:25 amMon 11:16 pmMon 5:20 pmAverage visibility
UranusMon 3:32 pmTue 4:01 amMon 9:46 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneMon 12:11 pmTue 12:10 amMon 6:10 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for San Jose.

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