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Chico, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 99.7%
Full Moon
Current Time: Dec 4, 2025 at 8:19:45 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:12 am 119° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:42 pm 241° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 4:16 pm 53° Northeast
Moonset Today: 7:10 am 305° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 30 minutes (-1m 3s)
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Today's Sun Position in Chico

Time:8:19 pm
Altitude:-41.0°
Direction:274° W
Phase:Night

Day length today: 9h 30m 17s (Dec 4, 2025)

1 minute, 3 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 3, 2025)

8 minutes, 55 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

5 hours, 28 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Chico Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:36 am
Astro. Twilight5:36 am – 6:08 am
Nautical Twilight6:08 am – 6:42 am
Civil Twilight6:42 am – 7:12 am
Daylight7:12 am – 4:42 pm
Civil Twilight4:42 pm – 5:12 pm
Nautical Twilight5:12 pm – 5:46 pm
Astro. Twilight5:46 pm – 6:19 pm
Night6:19 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Chico - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 47:12 am4:42 pm9:30:17−1:0311:57 am (28.0°)91.611
Dec 57:13 am4:42 pm9:29:16−1:0011:58 am (27.8°)91.598
Dec 67:14 am4:42 pm9:28:19−0:5711:58 am (27.7°)91.585
Dec 77:15 am4:42 pm9:27:25−0:5311:59 am (27.6°)91.573
Dec 87:16 am4:42 pm9:26:35−0:5011:59 am (27.5°)91.561
Dec 97:16 am4:42 pm9:25:48−0:4611:59 am (27.4°)91.550
Dec 107:17 am4:42 pm9:25:05−0:4312:00 pm (27.3°)91.540
* All times are local time for Chico. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Chico

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Chico - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 4-7:10 am4:16 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Dec 5-8:26 am5:20 pm12:19 am(78.0°)222,29199.6%
Dec 6-9:29 am6:33 pm1:27 am(78.1°)224,06796.8%
Dec 7-10:20 am7:50 pm2:31 am(75.9°)226,94791.1%
Dec 8-10:58 am9:04 pm3:30 am(72.0°)230,60983.1%
Dec 9-11:29 am10:15 pm4:23 am(66.8°)234,65173.7%
Dec 10-11:54 am11:21 pm5:11 am(61.0°)238,73763.5%
* All times are local time for Chico. 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 Chico This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Dec 4, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 5:27 amFri 3:42 pmFri 10:34 amAverage visibility
VenusFri 6:35 amFri 4:15 pmFri 11:25 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 7:59 amFri 5:13 pmFri 12:36 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterFri 7:31 pmSat 10:08 amSat 2:49 amPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 1:08 pmFri 12:45 amThu 6:56 pmGreat visibility
UranusThu 3:45 pmFri 6:08 amThu 10:56 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneThu 1:13 pmFri 1:07 amThu 7:10 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Chico.

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