Current Time: | Sep 17, 2024 at 2:51:55 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:49 am↑ 87° East |
Sunset Today: | 7:08 pm↑ 273° West |
Moonrise Today: | 7:05 pm↑ 95° East |
Moonset Today: | 6:02 am↑ 260° West |
Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 19 minutes (-2m 19s) |
Today's Sun Position in Chesapeake
Time: | 2:51 pm |
Altitude: | 46.5° |
Direction: | 223° SW |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 12h 19m 19s (Sep 17, 2024)
2 minutes, 19 seconds shorter than yesterday (Sep 16, 2024)
2 hours, 41 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
2 hours, 21 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)
The Sun's altitude in Chesapeake 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 Chesapeake Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Chesapeake 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 – 5:22 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:22 am – 5:53 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:53 am – 6:23 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:23 am – 6:49 am |
Daylight | 6:49 am – 7:08 pm |
Civil Twilight | 7:08 pm – 7:34 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 7:34 pm – 8:04 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 8:04 pm – 8:35 pm |
Night | 8:35 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Chesapeake - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Sep | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Sep 17 | 6:49 am | 7:08 pm | 12:19:19 | −2:19 | 12:59 pm (55.1°) | 93.412 |
Sep 18 | 6:50 am | 7:07 pm | 12:17:00 | −2:19 | 12:58 pm (54.7°) | 93.386 |
Sep 19 | 6:50 am | 7:05 pm | 12:14:40 | −2:19 | 12:58 pm (54.3°) | 93.361 |
Sep 20 | 6:51 am | 7:04 pm | 12:12:21 | −2:19 | 12:58 pm (53.9°) | 93.335 |
Sep 21 | 6:52 am | 7:02 pm | 12:10:01 | −2:19 | 12:57 pm (53.5°) | 93.310 |
Sep 22 | 6:53 am | 7:01 pm | 12:07:42 | −2:19 | 12:57 pm (53.1°) | 93.285 |
Sep 23 | 6:54 am | 6:59 pm | 12:05:22 | −2:19 | 12:57 pm (52.7°) | 93.259 |
* All times are local time for Chesapeake. 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 Chesapeake 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 Chesapeake time. |
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Today's Moon in Chesapeake
Percent Illuminated: | 99.8% |
Time: | 2:51 pm |
Altitude: | -47.6° |
Direction: | 50° NE |
Position: | Near Full Moon (Waxing Gibbous) |
The Moon's path in Chesapeake 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 Chesapeake - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Sep 17 | - | 6:02 am | 7:05 pm | 12:14 am | (43.2°) | 223,157 | 98.7% | |||
Sep 18 | - | 7:18 am | 7:33 pm | 1:06 am | (50.7°) | 222,080 | 100.0% | |||
Sep 19 | - | 8:33 am | 8:03 pm | 1:57 am | (58.3°) | 222,296 | 98.0% | |||
Sep 20 | - | 9:49 am | 8:35 pm | 2:49 am | (65.6°) | 223,757 | 92.9% | |||
Sep 21 | - | 11:05 am | 9:11 pm | 3:44 am | (72.0°) | 226,269 | 85.3% | |||
Sep 22 | - | 12:20 pm | 9:55 pm | 4:41 am | (77.0°) | 229,537 | 75.7% | |||
Sep 23 | - | 1:31 pm | 10:46 pm | 5:40 am | (80.3°) | 233,223 | 64.9% | |||
* All times are local time for Chesapeake. 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 Chesapeake on Sep 17 – Sep 18
Planets Visible in the Sky in Chesapeake This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Sep 17, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Tue 5:52 am | Tue 6:47 pm | Tue 12:20 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Tue 9:07 am | Tue 8:20 pm | Tue 2:43 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Mars | Tue 12:31 am | Tue 3:08 pm | Tue 7:49 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Tue 11:19 pm | Wed 1:47 pm | Wed 6:33 am | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Tue 6:45 pm | Wed 6:02 am | Wed 12:23 am | Perfect visibility |
Uranus | Tue 9:51 pm | Wed 11:56 am | Wed 4:53 am | Average visibility |
Neptune | Tue 7:15 pm | Wed 7:08 am | Wed 1:11 am | Slightly difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Chesapeake. |
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Chesapeake