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Kyoto, Japan — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 73.3%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 19, 2024 at 11:01:26 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:02 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 6:07 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 12:23 pm 57° Northeast
Moonset Today: 2:51 am 304° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 6 minutes (+2m 12s)
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Today's Sun Position in Kyoto

Time:11:01 pm
Altitude:-52.2°
Direction:334° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 12h 5m 45s (Mar 19, 2024)

2 minutes, 12 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 18, 2024)

2 hours, 17 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

2 hours, 25 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Kyoto Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:37 am
Astro. Twilight4:37 am – 5:07 am
Nautical Twilight5:07 am – 5:36 am
Civil Twilight5:36 am – 6:02 am
Daylight6:02 am – 6:07 pm
Civil Twilight6:07 pm – 6:33 pm
Nautical Twilight6:33 pm – 7:02 pm
Astro. Twilight7:02 pm – 7:32 pm
Night7:32 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Kyoto - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 196:02 am6:07 pm12:05:45+2:1212:04 pm (54.6°)92.546
Mar 206:00 am6:08 pm12:07:58+2:1212:04 pm (55.0°)92.571
Mar 215:59 am6:09 pm12:10:10+2:1212:04 pm (55.4°)92.597
Mar 225:57 am6:10 pm12:12:23+2:1212:03 pm (55.8°)92.623
Mar 235:56 am6:11 pm12:14:36+2:1212:03 pm (56.2°)92.648
Mar 245:55 am6:11 pm12:16:48+2:1212:03 pm (56.6°)92.675
Mar 255:53 am6:12 pm12:19:01+2:1212:02 pm (57.0°)92.701
* All times are local time for Kyoto. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (vernal equinox) in Kyoto is at 12:06 pm on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Today's Moon in Kyoto

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Kyoto - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 19-2:51 am12:23 pm8:01 pm(80.9°)247,90372.2%
Mar 20-3:33 am1:24 pm8:50 pm(77.7°)249,95380.7%
Mar 21-4:09 am2:24 pm9:36 pm(73.5°)251,36387.8%
Mar 22-4:39 am3:23 pm10:19 pm(68.5°)252,17893.4%
Mar 23-5:05 am4:20 pm10:59 pm(63.0°)252,45897.4%
Mar 24-5:28 am5:17 pm11:38 pm(57.2°)252,26599.6%
Mar 25-5:51 am6:12 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Kyoto. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Kyoto on Mar 25

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Kyoto This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 6:40 amWed 7:33 pmWed 1:06 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 5:15 amWed 4:30 pmWed 10:53 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 4:41 amWed 3:30 pmWed 10:05 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterWed 8:07 amWed 9:41 pmWed 2:54 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnWed 5:23 amWed 4:39 pmWed 11:01 amDifficult to see
UranusWed 8:22 amWed 10:08 pmWed 3:15 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneWed 6:01 amWed 5:52 pmWed 11:56 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Kyoto.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Kyoto