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Cape Canaveral, FL, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 63.3%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Oct 11, 2024 at 8:30:52 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:21 am 98° East
Sunset Today: 6:56 pm 262° West
Moonrise Today: 3:16 pm 118° Southeast
Moonset Today: 12:43 am 240° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 35 minutes (-1m 38s)
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Today's Sun Position in Cape Canaveral

Time:8:30 pm
Altitude:-21.6°
Direction:273° W
Phase:Night

Day length today: 11h 35m 20s (Oct 11, 2024)

1 minute, 38 seconds shorter than yesterday (Oct 10, 2024)

1 hour, 15 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

2 hours, 21 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cape Canaveral Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:02 am
Astro. Twilight6:02 am – 6:30 am
Nautical Twilight6:30 am – 6:57 am
Civil Twilight6:57 am – 7:21 am
Daylight7:21 am – 6:56 pm
Civil Twilight6:56 pm – 7:20 pm
Nautical Twilight7:20 pm – 7:47 pm
Astro. Twilight7:47 pm – 8:14 pm
Night8:14 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cape Canaveral - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
OctSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Oct 117:21 am6:56 pm11:35:20−1:381:08 pm (54.2°)92.781
Oct 127:21 am6:55 pm11:33:42−1:381:08 pm (53.9°)92.754
Oct 137:22 am6:54 pm11:32:04−1:371:08 pm (53.5°)92.727
Oct 147:22 am6:53 pm11:30:26−1:371:08 pm (53.1°)92.700
Oct 157:23 am6:52 pm11:28:49−1:371:08 pm (52.7°)92.673
Oct 167:24 am6:51 pm11:27:12−1:361:07 pm (52.4°)92.646
Oct 177:24 am6:50 pm11:25:35−1:361:07 pm (52.0°)92.620
* All times are local time for Cape Canaveral. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Cape Canaveral

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Cape Canaveral - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
OctMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Oct 11-12:43 am3:16 pm8:30 pm(37.2°)233,85563.3%
Oct 12-1:49 am3:59 pm9:24 pm(42.1°)230,12074.1%
Oct 13-2:56 am4:37 pm10:17 pm(48.2°)226,74583.9%
Oct 14-4:03 am5:13 pm11:08 pm(55.3°)224,06791.9%
Oct 15-5:11 am5:47 pm11:59 pm(62.8°)222,39797.4%
Oct 16-6:19 am6:22 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Oct 17-7:28 am6:59 pm12:51 am(70.4°)221,95599.9%
* All times are local time for Cape Canaveral. 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 Cape Canaveral This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Oct 11, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 8:00 amSat 7:19 pmSat 1:40 pmDifficult to see
VenusFri 9:59 amFri 8:38 pmFri 3:19 pmGood visibility
MarsSat 12:31 amSat 2:20 pmSat 7:25 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 10:25 pmSat 12:12 pmSat 5:19 amPerfect visibility
SaturnFri 5:17 pmSat 4:44 amFri 11:00 pmPerfect visibility
UranusFri 8:49 pmSat 10:19 amSat 3:34 amAverage visibility
NeptuneFri 5:54 pmSat 5:49 amFri 11:52 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Cape Canaveral.

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