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Leicester, ENG, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 28.2%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 7, 2023 at 2:57:58 pm
Sunrise Today: 8:00 am 128° Southeast
Sunset Today: 3:50 pm 232° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 1:22 am 90° East
Moonset Today: 1:23 pm 265° West
Daylight Hours: 7 hours, 50 minutes (-1m 39s)
Location of LeicesterLocation

Today's Sun Position in Leicester

Time:2:57 pm
Altitude:5.1°
Direction:221° SW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 7h 49m 51s (Dec 7, 2023)

1 minute, 39 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 6, 2023)

12 minutes, 1 second longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2022)

9 hours, 1 minute shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Leicester Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:54 am
Astro. Twilight5:54 am – 6:35 am
Nautical Twilight6:35 am – 7:19 am
Civil Twilight7:19 am – 8:00 am
Daylight8:00 am – 3:50 pm
Civil Twilight3:50 pm – 4:31 pm
Nautical Twilight4:31 pm – 5:15 pm
Astro. Twilight5:15 pm – 5:57 pm
Night5:57 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Leicester - Next 7 Days

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 78:00 am3:50 pm7:49:51−1:3911:55 am (14.8°)91.584
Dec 88:02 am3:50 pm7:48:18−1:3311:56 am (14.7°)91.572
Dec 98:03 am3:50 pm7:46:51−1:2711:56 am (14.6°)91.561
Dec 108:04 am3:49 pm7:45:29−1:2111:57 am (14.5°)91.550
Dec 118:05 am3:49 pm7:44:15−1:1411:57 am (14.4°)91.539
Dec 128:06 am3:49 pm7:43:06−1:0811:58 am (14.3°)91.528
Dec 138:07 am3:49 pm7:42:04−1:0111:58 am (14.3°)91.518
* All times are local time for Leicester. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Leicester

Year 2023 Moon Phases

Moon in Leicester - Next 7 days

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2023Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 71:22 am1:23 pm-7:30 am(35.0°)248,68130.9%
Dec 82:35 am1:33 pm-8:11 am(29.1°)246,35122.1%
Dec 93:51 am1:44 pm-8:54 am(23.3°)243,51314.2%
Dec 105:11 am1:58 pm-9:40 am(18.0°)240,3957.7%
Dec 116:34 am2:19 pm-10:31 am(13.5°)237,2552.9%
Dec 127:59 am2:50 pm-11:28 am(10.2°)234,3520.4%
Dec 139:18 am3:37 pm-12:28 pm(8.5°)231,9140.5%
* All times are local time for Leicester. 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 Leicester This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Dec 7, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 9:54 amThu 5:00 pmThu 1:26 pmAverage visibility
VenusFri 4:01 amFri 2:13 pmFri 9:08 amGood visibility
MarsThu 7:35 amThu 3:26 pmThu 11:31 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterThu 2:07 pmFri 4:27 amThu 9:17 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 12:20 pmThu 10:11 pmThu 5:16 pmAverage visibility
UranusThu 2:29 pmFri 5:50 amThu 10:09 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneThu 12:56 pmFri 12:28 amThu 6:42 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Leicester.

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