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

Moon: 71.8%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 19, 2024 at 9:49:55 am
Sunrise Today: 6:14 am 89° East
Sunset Today: 6:23 pm 271° West
Moonrise Today: 11:30 am 42° Northeast
Moonset Today: 4:55 am 319° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 8 minutes (+4m 18s)
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Today's Sun Position in Preston

Time:9:49 am
Altitude:27.9°
Direction:137° SE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 8m 26s (Mar 19, 2024)

4 minutes, 18 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 18, 2024)

4 hours, 43 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

4 hours, 57 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Preston Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:14 am
Astro. Twilight4:14 am – 4:58 am
Nautical Twilight4:58 am – 5:39 am
Civil Twilight5:39 am – 6:14 am
Daylight6:14 am – 6:23 pm
Civil Twilight6:23 pm – 6:58 pm
Nautical Twilight6:58 pm – 7:39 pm
Astro. Twilight7:39 pm – 8:23 pm
Night8:23 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Preston - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 196:14 am6:23 pm12:08:26+4:1812:18 pm (36.0°)92.556
Mar 206:12 am6:25 pm12:12:45+4:1812:18 pm (36.4°)92.581
Mar 216:09 am6:26 pm12:17:03+4:1812:17 pm (36.8°)92.607
Mar 226:07 am6:28 pm12:21:22+4:1812:17 pm (37.2°)92.632
Mar 236:04 am6:30 pm12:25:40+4:1812:17 pm (37.6°)92.658
Mar 246:02 am6:32 pm12:29:58+4:1812:16 pm (38.0°)92.685
Mar 256:00 am6:34 pm12:34:16+4:1812:16 pm (38.4°)92.711
* All times are local time for Preston. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (vernal equinox) in Preston is at 3:06 am 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 Preston

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Preston - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 19-4:55 am11:30 am8:35 pm(60.8°)248,76975.6%
Mar 20-5:19 am12:47 pm9:22 pm(57.2°)250,56983.6%
Mar 21-5:36 am2:05 pm10:07 pm(52.6°)251,74490.1%
Mar 22-5:47 am3:21 pm10:48 pm(47.5°)252,34695.1%
Mar 23-5:56 am4:34 pm11:28 pm(41.9°)252,43798.4%
Mar 24-6:04 am5:47 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Mar 25-6:11 am6:59 pm12:07 am(36.0°)252,07599.9%
* All times are local time for Preston. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Preston on Mar 25

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Preston This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 6:33 amTue 8:08 pmTue 1:19 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 5:54 amTue 4:19 pmTue 11:06 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 5:33 amTue 3:08 pmTue 10:20 amVery difficult to see
JupiterTue 7:38 amTue 10:42 pmTue 3:10 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 6:01 amTue 4:33 pmTue 11:17 amExtremely difficult to see
UranusTue 7:46 amTue 11:17 pmTue 3:31 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneWed 6:18 amWed 6:00 pmWed 12:09 pmNot visible
* All times are local time for Preston.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Preston