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Baton Rouge, LA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 1.6%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 12, 2021 at 9:40:52 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:12 am↑ 68° East
Sunset Today: 7:50 pm↑ 292° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 6:46 am↑ 68° East
Moonset Today: 8:50 pm↑ 295° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 38 minutes (+1m 21s)
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Today's Sun Position in Baton Rouge

Time:9:40 pm
Altitude:-21.4°
Direction:309° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 13h 38m 4s (May 12, 2021)

1 minute, 21 seconds longer than yesterday (May 11, 2021)

3 hours, 27 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2020)

28 minutes, 50 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2020)

The Sun's altitude in Baton Rouge 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 Baton Rouge Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Baton Rouge 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

Night12:00 am – 4:41 am
Astro. Twilight4:41 am – 5:14 am
Nautical Twilight5:14 am – 5:45 am
Civil Twilight5:45 am – 6:12 am
Daylight6:12 am – 7:50 pm
Civil Twilight7:50 pm – 8:16 pm
Nautical Twilight8:16 pm – 8:47 pm
Astro. Twilight8:47 pm – 9:20 pm
Night9:20 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Baton Rouge - Next 7 Days

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2021Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 126:12 am7:50 pm13:38:04+1:211:00 pm (77.9°)93.920
May 136:11 am7:50 pm13:39:24+1:191:00 pm (78.1°)93.941
May 146:10 am7:51 pm13:40:42+1:181:00 pm (78.4°)93.961
May 156:10 am7:52 pm13:41:59+1:161:00 pm (78.6°)93.980
May 166:09 am7:52 pm13:43:14+1:151:00 pm (78.8°)94.000
May 176:08 am7:53 pm13:44:28+1:131:01 pm (79.0°)94.019
May 186:08 am7:54 pm13:45:40+1:121:01 pm (79.3°)94.037
* All times are local time for Baton Rouge. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2021

March EquinoxMar 204:38 am
June SolsticeJun 2010:32 pm
September EquinoxSep 222:21 pm
December SolsticeDec 219:59 am
* All times are local Baton Rouge time.

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Today's Moon in Baton Rouge

Percent Illuminated:1.6%
Time:9:40 pm
Altitude:-10.0°
Direction:301° NW
Position:Waxing Crescent

The Moon's path in Baton Rouge 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

Year 2021 Moon Phases

Moon in Baton Rouge - Next 7 days

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2021Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 126:46 am8:50 pm-1:45 pm(79.4°)252,4370.9%
May 137:23 am9:46 pm-2:32 pm(82.5°)251,8323.6%
May 148:05 am10:41 pm-3:22 pm(84.4°)250,7468.2%
May 158:53 am11:33 pm-4:13 pm(85.1°)249,14514.5%
May 169:45 am--5:04 pm(84.5°)247,00522.3%
May 17-12:21 am10:41 am5:56 pm(82.5°)244,32731.5%
May 18-1:06 am11:41 am6:47 pm(79.3°)241,15941.7%
* All times are local time for Baton Rouge. 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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Planets Visible in the Sky in Baton Rouge This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 12, 2021
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 7:22 amThu 9:37 pmThu 2:29 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 6:56 amThu 8:49 pmThu 1:53 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 9:28 amWed 11:37 pmWed 4:33 pmAverage visibility
JupiterThu 2:15 amThu 1:20 pmThu 7:47 amFairly good visibility
SaturnThu 1:23 amThu 12:02 pmThu 6:43 amPerfect visibility
UranusThu 5:36 amThu 6:52 pmThu 12:14 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 3:20 amThu 3:05 pmThu 9:13 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Baton Rouge.

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