Current Time: | Dec 4, 2023 at 6:14:20 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 7:12 am↑ 115° Southeast |
Sunset Today: | 5:30 pm↑ 244° Southwest |
Moonset Today: | 12:48 pm↑ 284° West |
Daylight Hours: | 10 hours, 18 minutes (-44s) |
Today's Sun Position in Austin
Time: | 6:14 pm |
Altitude: | -9.6° |
Direction: | 250° W |
Phase: | Nautical Twilight |
Day length today: 10h 18m 6s (Dec 4, 2023)
44 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 3, 2023)
6 minutes, 28 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2022)
3 hours, 47 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)
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 below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
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 – 5:47 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:47 am – 6:16 am |
Nautical Twilight | 6:16 am – 6:45 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:45 am – 7:12 am |
Daylight | 7:12 am – 5:30 pm |
Civil Twilight | 5:30 pm – 5:56 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 5:56 pm – 6:25 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 6:25 pm – 6:55 pm |
Night | 6:55 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Austin - Next 7 Days
2023 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Dec 4 | 7:12 am | 5:30 pm | 10:18:06 | −0:44 | 12:21 pm (37.5°) | 91.619 |
Dec 5 | 7:12 am | 5:30 pm | 10:17:24 | −0:42 | 12:21 pm (37.3°) | 91.606 |
Dec 6 | 7:13 am | 5:30 pm | 10:16:44 | −0:40 | 12:21 pm (37.2°) | 91.593 |
Dec 7 | 7:14 am | 5:30 pm | 10:16:06 | −0:37 | 12:22 pm (37.1°) | 91.581 |
Dec 8 | 7:15 am | 5:30 pm | 10:15:30 | −0:35 | 12:22 pm (37.0°) | 91.569 |
Dec 9 | 7:15 am | 5:30 pm | 10:14:57 | −0:33 | 12:23 pm (36.9°) | 91.558 |
Dec 10 | 7:16 am | 5:30 pm | 10:14:27 | −0:30 | 12:23 pm (36.8°) | 91.547 |
* All times are local time for Austin. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2023
March equinox | Mar 20 | 4:24 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 21 | 9:58 am |
September equinox | Sep 23 | 1:50 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 9:27 pm |
* All times are local Austin time. |
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Today's Moon in Austin
Percent Illuminated: | 52.3% |
Time: | 6:14 pm |
Altitude: | -49.1° |
Direction: | 355° N |
Position: | Waning Gibbous |
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
Moon in Austin - Next 7 days
2023 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Dec | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
- | 12:48 pm | - | 6:08 am | (73.1°) | 251,218 | 57.0% | ||||
Dec 5 | 12:15 am | 1:15 pm | - | 6:49 am | (67.7°) | 251,015 | 47.4% | |||
Dec 6 | 1:09 am | 1:40 pm | - | 7:28 am | (61.9°) | 249,957 | 37.8% | |||
Dec 7 | 2:02 am | 2:06 pm | - | 8:08 am | (56.0°) | 248,117 | 28.5% | |||
Dec 8 | 2:57 am | 2:33 pm | - | 8:49 am | (50.1°) | 245,630 | 19.9% | |||
Dec 9 | 3:55 am | 3:04 pm | - | 9:32 am | (44.4°) | 242,693 | 12.3% | |||
Dec 10 | 4:56 am | 3:39 pm | - | 10:20 am | (39.2°) | 239,544 | 6.2% | |||
* All times are local time for Austin. 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, Mon, Dec 4, 2023 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Mon 8:55 am | Mon 6:51 pm | Mon 1:53 pm | Average visibility |
Venus | Tue 3:52 am | Tue 3:12 pm | Tue 9:32 am | Good visibility |
Mars | Tue 6:50 am | Tue 5:07 pm | Tue 11:59 am | Extremely difficult to see |
Jupiter | Mon 3:24 pm | Tue 4:26 am | Mon 9:55 pm | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Mon 12:20 pm | Mon 11:24 pm | Mon 5:52 pm | Average visibility |
Uranus | Mon 4:03 pm | Tue 5:31 am | Mon 10:47 pm | Average visibility |
Neptune | Mon 1:25 pm | Tue 1:14 am | Mon 7:19 pm | Difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Austin. |