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Cardiff, WAL, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 15.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Dec 5, 2024 at 4:14:34 am
Sunrise Today: 8:01 am 126° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:05 pm 233° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 11:57 am 130° Southeast
Moonset Today: 7:57 pm 233° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 8 hours, 3 minutes (-1m 40s)
Location of CardiffLocation

Today's Sun Position in Cardiff

Time:4:14 am
Altitude:-34.2°
Direction:84° E
Phase:Night

Day length today: 8h 3m 14s (Dec 5, 2024)

1 minute, 40 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 4, 2024)

13 minutes, 17 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

8 hours, 34 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cardiff Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:59 am
Astro. Twilight5:59 am – 6:39 am
Nautical Twilight6:39 am – 7:22 am
Civil Twilight7:22 am – 8:01 am
Daylight8:01 am – 4:05 pm
Civil Twilight4:05 pm – 4:44 pm
Nautical Twilight4:44 pm – 5:27 pm
Astro. Twilight5:27 pm – 6:07 pm
Night6:07 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cardiff - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 58:01 am4:05 pm8:03:14−1:4012:03 pm (16.1°)91.600
Dec 68:02 am4:04 pm8:01:39−1:3512:03 pm (16.0°)91.587
Dec 78:04 am4:04 pm8:00:09−1:2912:04 pm (15.9°)91.574
Dec 88:05 am4:04 pm7:58:45−1:2312:04 pm (15.8°)91.561
Dec 98:06 am4:03 pm7:57:28−1:1712:05 pm (15.7°)91.549
Dec 108:07 am4:03 pm7:56:16−1:1112:05 pm (15.6°)91.537
Dec 118:08 am4:03 pm7:55:10−1:0512:06 pm (15.5°)91.526
* All times are local time for Cardiff. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Cardiff

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Cardiff - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 511:57 am7:57 pm-3:52 pm(14.9°)237,29619.6%
Dec 612:18 pm9:22 pm-4:44 pm(19.7°)235,17429.2%
Dec 712:34 pm10:47 pm-5:33 pm(25.5°)233,10140.0%
Dec 812:47 pm--6:21 pm(32.1°)231,14151.5%
Dec 9-12:11 am1:00 pm7:08 pm(39.0°)229,40163.1%
Dec 10-1:35 am1:12 pm7:57 pm(46.1°)228,02974.1%
Dec 11-3:02 am1:26 pm8:47 pm(52.8°)227,19683.9%
* All times are local time for Cardiff. 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 Cardiff This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Dec 5, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 8:06 amThu 4:15 pmThu 12:10 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
VenusThu 11:19 amThu 7:12 pmThu 3:16 pmGood visibility
MarsWed 7:50 pmThu 11:53 amThu 3:51 amPerfect visibility
JupiterWed 4:11 pmThu 8:23 amThu 12:17 amPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 12:53 pmThu 11:32 pmThu 6:13 pmGreat visibility
UranusThu 2:57 pmFri 6:23 amThu 10:40 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneThu 1:13 pmFri 12:54 amThu 7:03 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Cardiff.

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