Quito, Ecuador — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Quito, Ecuador — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 21, 2018 at 5:10:49 am
Sunrise Today: 6:03 am↑ 89° East
Sunset Today: 6:10 pm↑ 270° West
Moonrise Today: 3:51 pm↑ 106° East
Moonset Today: 3:28 am↑ 253° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 6 minutes
Today's Sun Position in Quito
The Sun's altitude in Quito today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed in a separate box. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
5:10 am
Altitude
-14.1°Heading
89° EPosition
Astronomical TwilightDay length
12h 6m 26s
Change since
December Solstice: -1m 51s
June Solstice: -6s
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Quito Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Quito 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
| Night | 12:00 am – 4:55 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 4:55 am – 5:19 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:19 am – 5:43 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:43 am – 6:03 am | |
| Daylight | 6:03 am – 6:10 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:10 pm – 6:30 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:30 pm – 6:54 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 6:54 pm – 7:18 pm | |
| Night | 7:18 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Quito - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Sep 21 | 6:03 am | 6:10 pm | 12:06:26 | < 1s | 12:07 pm (89.2°) | 93.320 |
| Sep 22 | 6:03 am | 6:09 pm | 12:06:27 | < 1s | 12:06 pm (89.6°) | 93.294 |
| Sep 23 | 6:03 am | 6:09 pm | 12:06:27 | < 1s | 12:06 pm (90.0°) | 93.268 |
| Sep 24 | 6:02 am | 6:09 pm | 12:06:28 | < 1s | 12:05 pm (89.6°) | 93.241 |
| Sep 25 | 6:02 am | 6:08 pm | 12:06:29 | < 1s | 12:05 pm (89.2°) | 93.215 |
| Sep 26 | 6:02 am | 6:08 pm | 12:06:30 | < 1s | 12:05 pm (88.8°) | 93.189 |
| Sep 27 | 6:01 am | 6:08 pm | 12:06:31 | < 1s | 12:04 pm (88.4°) | 93.163 |
| * All times are local time for Quito. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
September Equinox (Vernal Equinox) is on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 8:54 pm in Quito.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on Equinox?
Equinoxes & Solstices 2018
| 2018 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 11:15 am |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 5:07 am |
| September Equinox | Sep 22 | 8:54 pm |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 5:23 pm |
| * All times are local Quito time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Quito
The Moon's path in Quito 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
5:10 am
Altitude
-24.4°Heading
252° WPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
87.5%
Moon in Quito - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Sep 21 | - | 3:28 am | 3:51 pm | 10:03 pm | (75.2°) | 250,225 | 91.6% | |||
| Sep 22 | - | 4:14 am | 4:37 pm | 10:48 pm | (78.8°) | 248,753 | 96.2% | |||
| Sep 23 | - | 4:59 am | 5:21 pm | 11:32 pm | (82.9°) | 246,936 | 99.0% | |||
 Sep 24 | - | 5:43 am | 6:06 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
| Sep 25 | - | 6:27 am | 6:51 pm | 12:17 am | (87.5°) | 244,906 | 99.8% | |||
| Sep 26 | - | 7:12 am | 7:36 pm | 1:01 am | (87.8°) | 242,775 | 98.5% | |||
| Sep 27 | - | 7:58 am | 8:24 pm | 1:47 am | (83.0°) | 240,621 | 94.9% | |||
| * All times are local time for Quito. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
Planets Visible in the Sky in Quito This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Sep 21, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Fri 6:08 am | Fri 6:14 pm | Fri 12:11 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
| Venus | Fri 8:21 am | Fri 8:25 pm | Fri 2:23 pm | Great visibility |
| Mars | Fri 2:33 pm | Sat 2:37 am | Fri 8:35 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Fri 9:22 am | Fri 9:26 pm | Fri 3:24 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Fri 12:20 pm | Sat 12:24 am | Fri 6:22 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Thu 8:11 pm | Fri 8:14 am | Fri 2:12 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Fri 5:13 pm | Sat 5:16 am | Fri 11:15 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Quito. | ||||
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