| Current Time: | Mar 8, 2026 at 8:12:09 am |
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| Sunrise Today: | 7:48 am↑ 95° East |
| Sunset Today: | 7:34 pm↑ 265° West |
| Moonset Today: | 10:26 am↑ 244° Southwest |
| Daylight Hours: | 11 hours, 46 minutes (+1m 49s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Austin Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 6:29 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 6:29 am – 6:57 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:57 am – 7:25 am |
| Civil Twilight | 7:25 am – 7:48 am |
| Daylight | 7:48 am – 7:34 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 7:34 pm – 7:58 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 7:58 pm – 8:26 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 8:26 pm – 8:54 pm |
| Night | 8:54 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Austin
Moon in Austin - Next 7 days
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Mar | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Mar 8 | - | 10:26 am | - | 5:11 am | (38.0°) | 249,507 | 76.9% | |||
| Mar 9 | 12:49 am | 11:04 am | - | 5:58 am | (34.3°) | 250,781 | 68.1% | |||
| Mar 10 | 1:47 am | 11:47 am | - | 6:48 am | (31.8°) | 251,270 | 58.7% | |||
 Mar 11 | 2:42 am | 12:35 pm | - | 7:39 am | (30.6°) | 250,901 | 48.9% | |||
| Mar 12 | 3:34 am | 1:29 pm | - | 8:31 am | (30.9°) | 249,671 | 39.2% | |||
| Mar 13 | 4:22 am | 2:27 pm | - | 9:23 am | (32.6°) | 247,657 | 29.7% | |||
| Mar 14 | 5:04 am | 3:27 pm | - | 10:13 am | (35.6°) | 245,000 | 20.8% | |||
| * 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. | ||||||||||
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