Austin, TX, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Austin, TX, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 20, 2018 at 7:16:39 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:18 am↑ 88° East
Sunset Today: 7:29 pm↑ 271° West
Moonrise Today: 5:10 pm↑ 111° Southeast
Moonset Today: 3:12 am↑ 248° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 11 minutes (-1m 48s)
Today's Sun Position in Austin
The Sun's altitude in Austin 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
7:16 pm
Altitude
2.3°Heading
270° WPosition
DaylightDay length
12h 11m 42s
Change since
Yesterday: -1m 48s
Winter: +2h
Summer: -1h 54m
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Austin Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Austin 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 – 5:58 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 5:58 am – 6:26 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:26 am – 6:54 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:54 am – 7:18 am | |
| Daylight | 7:18 am – 7:29 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 7:29 pm – 7:53 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 7:53 pm – 8:21 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 8:21 pm – 8:50 pm | |
| Night | 8:50 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Austin - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Sep 20 | 7:18 am | 7:29 pm | 12:11:42 | −1:48 | 1:24 pm (60.6°) | 93.345 |
| Sep 21 | 7:18 am | 7:28 pm | 12:09:53 | −1:48 | 1:23 pm (60.2°) | 93.319 |
| Sep 22 | 7:19 am | 7:27 pm | 12:08:04 | −1:48 | 1:23 pm (59.9°) | 93.292 |
| Sep 23 | 7:19 am | 7:26 pm | 12:06:15 | −1:48 | 1:23 pm (59.5°) | 93.266 |
| Sep 24 | 7:20 am | 7:24 pm | 12:04:26 | −1:48 | 1:22 pm (59.1°) | 93.240 |
| Sep 25 | 7:21 am | 7:23 pm | 12:02:37 | −1:48 | 1:22 pm (58.7°) | 93.214 |
| Sep 26 | 7:21 am | 7:22 pm | 12:00:48 | −1:48 | 1:22 pm (58.3°) | 93.188 |
| * All times are local time for Austin. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
September Equinox (Autumnal Equinox) is on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 8:54 pm in Austin.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on Equinox?
Equinoxes & Solstices 2018
| 2018 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 11:15 am |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 5:07 am |
| September Equinox | Sep 22 | 8:54 pm |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 4:23 pm |
| * All times are local Austin time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Austin
The Moon's path in Austin 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
7:16 pm
Altitude
22.3°Heading
129° SEPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
84.8%
Moon in Austin - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Sep 20 | - | 3:12 am | 5:10 pm | 10:36 pm | (41.6°) | 251,173 | 85.8% | |||
| Sep 21 | - | 4:05 am | 5:49 pm | 11:22 pm | (44.5°) | 250,157 | 91.9% | |||
| Sep 22 | - | 4:59 am | 6:25 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
| Sep 23 | - | 5:53 am | 7:00 pm | 12:07 am | (48.1°) | 248,663 | 96.4% | |||
 Sep 24 | - | 6:48 am | 7:34 pm | 12:51 am | (52.2°) | 246,832 | 99.1% | |||
| Sep 25 | - | 7:43 am | 8:07 pm | 1:36 am | (56.8°) | 244,794 | 99.8% | |||
| Sep 26 | - | 8:40 am | 8:42 pm | 2:21 am | (61.5°) | 242,660 | 98.4% | |||
| * All times are local time for Austin. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
Planets Visible in the Sky in Austin This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Sep 20, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Thu 7:16 am | Thu 7:34 pm | Thu 1:25 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
| Venus | Thu 10:27 am | Thu 8:58 pm | Thu 3:42 pm | Great visibility |
| Mars | Thu 4:52 pm | Fri 2:57 am | Thu 9:54 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Thu 11:23 am | Thu 10:05 pm | Thu 4:44 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Thu 2:37 pm | Fri 12:48 am | Thu 7:43 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Thu 9:00 pm | Fri 9:58 am | Fri 3:29 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Thu 6:50 pm | Fri 6:21 am | Fri 12:35 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Austin. | ||||
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