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Moscow, Russia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

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Moon: 84.0%

Waxing Gibbous

Current Time: Dec 19, 2018 at 6:46:20 am


Sunrise Today: 8:56 am↑ 133° Southeast
Sunset Today: 3:56 pm↑ 227° Southwest


Moonrise Today: 2:23 pm↑ 70° East
Moonset Today: 4:06 am↑ 287° West


Daylight Hours: 7 hours (-24s)

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Today's Sun Position in Moscow

Time:6:46 am
Altitude:-16.5°
Direction:108° E
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 7h 45s (Dec 19, 2018)

24 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 18, 2018)

25 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2017)

10 hours, 32 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2018)

The Sun's altitude in Moscow today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Moscow Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Moscow 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

Night12:00 am – 6:35 am
Astro. Twilight6:35 am – 7:20 am
Nautical Twilight7:20 am – 8:09 am
Civil Twilight8:09 am – 8:56 am
Daylight8:56 am – 3:56 pm
Civil Twilight3:56 pm – 4:43 pm
Nautical Twilight4:43 pm – 5:32 pm
Astro. Twilight5:32 pm – 6:17 pm
Night6:17 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Moscow - Next 7 Days

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2018Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDifferenceTimeMil. mi
Dec 198:56 am3:56 pm7:00:45−0:2412:26 pm (10.9°)91.456
Dec 208:56 am3:57 pm7:00:28−0:1612:27 pm (10.9°)91.449
Dec 218:57 am3:57 pm7:00:20−0:0812:27 pm (10.9°)91.442
Dec 228:57 am3:58 pm7:00:20< 1s12:28 pm (10.9°)91.435
Dec 238:58 am3:58 pm7:00:28+0:0712:28 pm (10.9°)91.430
Dec 248:58 am3:59 pm7:00:44+0:1612:28 pm (10.9°)91.425
Dec 258:58 am4:00 pm7:01:08+0:2412:29 pm (10.9°)91.420
* All times are local time for Moscow. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

December Solstice (Winter Solstice) is on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at 1:22 am in Moscow. In terms of daylight, this day is 10 hours, 33 minutes shorter than on June Solstice. In most locations north of Equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2018

March EquinoxMar 207:15 pm
June SolsticeJun 211:07 pm
September EquinoxSep 234:54 am
December SolsticeDec 221:23 am
* All times are local Moscow time.

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Today's Moon in Moscow

Percent Illuminated:84.0%
Time:6:46 am
Altitude:-18.2°
Direction:321° NW
Position:Waxing Gibbous

The Moon's path in Moscow 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

Year 2018 Moon Phases

Moon in Moscow - Next 7 days

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2018Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 19-4:06 am2:23 pm9:46 pm(46.3°)234,26188.6%
Dec 20-5:26 am2:47 pm10:39 pm(50.2°)230,66794.9%
Dec 21-6:48 am3:19 pm11:36 pm(53.3°)227,65998.8%
Dec 22-8:07 am4:01 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Dec 23-9:19 am4:58 pm12:37 am(55.0°)225,52799.9%
Dec 24-10:17 am6:09 pm1:40 am(55.1°)224,46497.9%
Dec 25-11:02 am7:30 pm2:42 am(53.5°)224,52192.9%
* All times are local time for Moscow. 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 Moscow This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Dec 19, 2018
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 6:59 amWed 2:56 pmWed 10:58 amAverage visibility
VenusWed 4:30 amWed 2:07 pmWed 9:19 amGreat visibility
MarsWed 12:26 pmWed 11:48 pmWed 6:07 pmAverage visibility
JupiterWed 7:21 amWed 2:53 pmWed 11:07 amAverage visibility
SaturnWed 9:46 amWed 4:55 pmWed 1:20 pmVery difficult to see
UranusWed 1:17 pmThu 3:30 amWed 8:24 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 12:18 pmWed 10:59 pmWed 5:38 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Moscow.

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