| Current Time: | Dec 15, 2025 at 8:38:02 am |
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| Sunrise Today: | 8:11 am↑ 129° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 3:53 pm↑ 231° Southwest |
| Moonrise Today: | 3:38 am↑ 115° Southeast |
| Moonset Today: | 1:00 pm↑ 242° Southwest |
| Daylight Hours: | 7 hours, 42 minutes (-44s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Birmingham Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 6:04 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 6:04 am – 6:46 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:46 am – 7:30 am |
| Civil Twilight | 7:30 am – 8:11 am |
| Daylight | 8:11 am – 3:53 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 3:53 pm – 4:35 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:35 pm – 5:19 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 5:19 pm – 6:00 pm |
| Night | 6:00 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Birmingham
Moon in Birmingham - Next 7 days
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| 2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Dec | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Dec 15 | 3:38 am | 1:00 pm | - | 8:25 am | (20.9°) | 251,449 | 18.9% | |||
| Dec 16 | 4:52 am | 1:15 pm | - | 9:08 am | (16.3°) | 252,270 | 12.0% | |||
| Dec 17 | 6:07 am | 1:35 pm | - | 9:55 am | (12.6°) | 252,471 | 6.5% | |||
| Dec 18 | 7:19 am | 2:03 pm | - | 10:43 am | (10.0°) | 252,133 | 2.6% | |||
| Dec 19 | 8:24 am | 2:44 pm | - | 11:35 am | (8.6°) | 251,342 | 0.5% | |||
 Dec 20 | 9:18 am | 3:38 pm | - | 12:27 pm | (8.7°) | 250,170 | 0.4% | |||
| Dec 21 | 9:58 am | 4:46 pm | - | 1:19 pm | (10.2°) | 248,672 | 2.2% | |||
| * All times are local time for Birmingham. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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