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

Moon: 1.3%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Dec 2, 2024 at 7:20:07 am
Sunrise Today: 8:07 am 128° Southeast
Sunset Today: 3:53 pm 232° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 10:07 am 143° Southeast
Moonset Today: 3:58 pm 216° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 7 hours, 46 minutes (-2m 10s)
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Today's Sun Position in Preston

Time:7:20 am
Altitude:-6.6°
Direction:119° SE
Phase:Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 7h 46m 3s (Dec 2, 2024)

2 minutes, 10 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 1, 2024)

20 minutes, 51 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

9 hours, 19 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Preston Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:57 am
Astro. Twilight5:57 am – 6:40 am
Nautical Twilight6:40 am – 7:25 am
Civil Twilight7:25 am – 8:07 am
Daylight8:07 am – 3:53 pm
Civil Twilight3:53 pm – 4:35 pm
Nautical Twilight4:35 pm – 5:20 pm
Astro. Twilight5:20 pm – 6:02 pm
Night6:02 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Preston - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 28:07 am3:53 pm7:46:03−2:1012:00 pm (14.2°)91.643
Dec 38:08 am3:52 pm7:43:59−2:0412:00 pm (14.1°)91.628
Dec 48:10 am3:52 pm7:42:00−1:5812:01 pm (14.0°)91.614
Dec 58:11 am3:51 pm7:40:08−1:5212:01 pm (13.8°)91.600
Dec 68:12 am3:51 pm7:38:21−1:4612:02 pm (13.7°)91.587
Dec 78:14 am3:50 pm7:36:41−1:4012:02 pm (13.6°)91.574
Dec 88:15 am3:50 pm7:35:07−1:3312:02 pm (13.5°)91.561
* All times are local time for Preston. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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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
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 210:07 am3:58 pm-1:03 pm(7.1°)243,7091.9%
Dec 311:03 am4:59 pm-2:00 pm(7.3°)241,5845.7%
Dec 411:42 am6:16 pm-2:56 pm(9.2°)239,44111.7%
Dec 512:08 pm7:43 pm-3:50 pm(12.6°)237,29919.6%
Dec 612:26 pm9:11 pm-4:42 pm(17.4°)235,17629.2%
Dec 712:39 pm10:39 pm-5:31 pm(23.2°)233,10340.0%
Dec 812:49 pm--6:19 pm(29.8°)231,14451.5%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Preston This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Dec 2, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 8:52 amMon 4:20 pmMon 12:35 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusMon 11:32 amMon 6:50 pmMon 3:11 pmGood visibility
MarsSun 7:49 pmMon 12:13 pmMon 4:01 amPerfect visibility
JupiterSun 4:11 pmMon 8:47 amMon 12:29 amPerfect visibility
SaturnMon 1:07 pmMon 11:38 pmMon 6:22 pmGreat visibility
UranusMon 2:57 pmTue 6:43 amMon 10:50 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneMon 1:23 pmTue 1:04 amMon 7:13 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Preston.

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