Atlanta, GA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Atlanta, GA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaning Crescent
Current Time: Aug 16, 2017 at 6:19:45 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:00 am↑ 73° East
Sunset Today: 8:22 pm↑ 287° West
Moonrise Today: 1:46 am↑ 70° East
Moonset Today: 3:54 pm↑ 292° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 22 minutes (-1m 50s)
Today's Sun Position in Atlanta
The Sun's altitude in Atlanta today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed in a separate box. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
6:19 pm
Altitude
24.4°Heading
270° WPosition
DaylightDay length
13h 22m 6s
Change since
Yesterday: -1m 50s
Winter: +3h 27m
Summer: -1h 1m
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Atlanta Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Atlanta today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
| Night | 12:00 am – 5:29 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 5:29 am – 6:02 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:02 am – 6:34 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:34 am – 7:00 am | |
| Daylight | 7:00 am – 8:22 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:22 pm – 8:48 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:48 pm – 9:20 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:20 pm – 9:52 pm | |
| Night | 9:52 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Atlanta - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Aug 16 | 7:00 am | 8:22 pm | 13:22:06 | −1:50 | 1:41 pm (69.7°) | 94.119 |
| Aug 17 | 7:01 am | 8:21 pm | 13:20:15 | −1:51 | 1:41 pm (69.4°) | 94.102 |
| Aug 18 | 7:01 am | 8:20 pm | 13:18:23 | −1:51 | 1:41 pm (69.1°) | 94.084 |
| Aug 19 | 7:02 am | 8:19 pm | 13:16:31 | −1:52 | 1:41 pm (68.8°) | 94.066 |
| Aug 20 | 7:03 am | 8:17 pm | 13:14:37 | −1:53 | 1:40 pm (68.4°) | 94.048 |
| Aug 21 | 7:03 am | 8:16 pm | 13:12:43 | −1:54 | 1:40 pm (68.1°) | 94.029 |
| Aug 22 | 7:04 am | 8:15 pm | 13:10:48 | −1:54 | 1:40 pm (67.8°) | 94.010 |
| * All times are local time for Atlanta. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
Equinoxes & Solstices 2017
| 2017 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 6:29 am |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 12:24 am |
| September Equinox | Sep 22 | 4:02 pm |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 11:28 am |
| * All times are local Atlanta time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Atlanta
The Moon's path in Atlanta today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
6:19 pm
Altitude
-24.9°Heading
315° NWPosition
Waning CrescentPercent illuminated
29.0%
Moon in Atlanta - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Aug 16 | 1:46 am | 3:54 pm | - | 8:48 am | (73.4°) | 228,715 | 33.3% | |||
| Aug 17 | 2:38 am | 4:57 pm | - | 9:46 am | (75.0°) | 227,804 | 22.4% | |||
| Aug 18 | 3:35 am | 5:56 pm | - | 10:46 am | (75.3°) | 227,499 | 13.1% | |||
| Aug 19 | 4:38 am | 6:51 pm | - | 11:46 am | (74.2°) | 227,924 | 6.0% | |||
| Aug 20 | 5:42 am | 7:40 pm | - | 12:44 pm | (71.7°) | 229,146 | 1.5% | |||
 Aug 21 | 6:48 am | 8:23 pm | - | 1:39 pm | (68.3°) | 231,141 | 0.0% | |||
| Aug 22 | 7:53 am | 9:03 pm | - | 2:31 pm | (64.1°) | 233,790 | 1.3% | |||
| * All times are local time for Atlanta. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
Planets Visible in the Sky in Atlanta This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Aug 16, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Wed 8:29 am | Wed 8:49 pm | Wed 2:39 pm | Very difficult to see |
| Venus | Wed 4:12 am | Wed 6:21 pm | Wed 11:17 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Wed 6:28 am | Wed 8:06 pm | Wed 1:17 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Wed 11:24 am | Wed 10:53 pm | Wed 5:08 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Wed 4:17 pm | Thu 2:17 am | Wed 9:17 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Wed 11:10 pm | Thu 12:10 pm | Thu 5:40 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Wed 9:12 pm | Thu 8:36 am | Thu 2:54 am | Difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Atlanta. | ||||
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