Current Time: | Sep 17, 2024 at 2:52:55 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:27 am↑ 87° East |
Sunset Today: | 6:49 pm↑ 273° West |
Moonrise Today: | 6:47 pm↑ 95° East |
Moonset Today: | 5:35 am↑ 259° West |
Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 23 minutes (-2m 49s) |
Today's Sun Position in Cambridge
Time: | 2:52 pm |
Altitude: | 39.6° |
Direction: | 226° SW |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 12h 22m 30s (Sep 17, 2024)
2 minutes, 49 seconds shorter than yesterday (Sep 16, 2024)
3 hours, 18 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
2 hours, 54 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)
The Sun's altitude in Cambridge 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 Cambridge Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Cambridge 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 – 4:51 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 4:51 am – 5:25 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:25 am – 5:58 am |
Civil Twilight | 5:58 am – 6:27 am |
Daylight | 6:27 am – 6:49 pm |
Civil Twilight | 6:49 pm – 7:17 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 7:17 pm – 7:50 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 7:50 pm – 8:24 pm |
Night | 8:24 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Cambridge - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Sep | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Sep 17 | 6:27 am | 6:49 pm | 12:22:30 | −2:49 | 12:38 pm (49.5°) | 93.412 |
Sep 18 | 6:28 am | 6:47 pm | 12:19:41 | −2:49 | 12:38 pm (49.1°) | 93.387 |
Sep 19 | 6:29 am | 6:46 pm | 12:16:51 | −2:49 | 12:37 pm (48.7°) | 93.361 |
Sep 20 | 6:30 am | 6:44 pm | 12:14:01 | −2:50 | 12:37 pm (48.4°) | 93.336 |
Sep 21 | 6:31 am | 6:42 pm | 12:11:10 | −2:50 | 12:37 pm (48.0°) | 93.310 |
Sep 22 | 6:32 am | 6:40 pm | 12:08:20 | −2:50 | 12:36 pm (47.6°) | 93.285 |
Sep 23 | 6:33 am | 6:38 pm | 12:05:30 | −2:50 | 12:36 pm (47.2°) | 93.260 |
* All times are local time for Cambridge. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
The September equinox (autumnal equinox) in Cambridge is at 8:43 am on Sunday, September 22, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 19 | 11:06 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 4:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 8:44 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 4:21 am |
* All times are local Cambridge time. |
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Today's Moon in Cambridge
Percent Illuminated: | 99.8% |
Time: | 2:52 pm |
Altitude: | -40.9° |
Direction: | 52° NE |
Position: | Near Full Moon (Waxing Gibbous) |
The Moon's path in Cambridge 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 Cambridge - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Sep 17 | - | 5:35 am | 6:47 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
Sep 18 | - | 6:56 am | 7:10 pm | 12:44 am | (44.9°) | 222,086 | 100.0% | |||
Sep 19 | - | 8:16 am | 7:34 pm | 1:36 am | (52.6°) | 222,284 | 98.1% | |||
Sep 20 | - | 9:38 am | 8:01 pm | 2:28 am | (59.9°) | 223,728 | 93.0% | |||
Sep 21 | - | 10:59 am | 8:33 pm | 3:22 am | (66.3°) | 226,227 | 85.4% | |||
Sep 22 | - | 12:19 pm | 9:12 pm | 4:19 am | (71.3°) | 229,486 | 75.8% | |||
Sep 23 | - | 1:32 pm | 10:01 pm | 5:18 am | (74.6°) | 233,169 | 65.1% | |||
* All times are local time for Cambridge. 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. |
Partial Lunar Eclipse visible in Cambridge on Sep 17 – Sep 18
Planets Visible in the Sky in Cambridge This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Sep 17, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Tue 5:25 am | Tue 6:32 pm | Tue 11:59 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Tue 8:51 am | Tue 7:53 pm | Tue 2:23 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Mars | Mon 11:52 pm | Tue 3:05 pm | Tue 7:29 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Tue 10:41 pm | Wed 1:43 pm | Wed 6:12 am | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Tue 6:29 pm | Wed 5:36 am | Wed 12:03 am | Perfect visibility |
Uranus | Tue 9:16 pm | Wed 11:49 am | Wed 4:33 am | Average visibility |
Neptune | Tue 6:55 pm | Wed 6:46 am | Wed 12:50 am | Slightly difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Cambridge. |
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Cambridge