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Erie, PA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 83.0%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 18, 2025 at 2:16:55 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:26 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 7:30 pm 270° West
Moonset Today: 9:01 am 243° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 4 minutes (+2m 51s)
Location of ErieLocation

Today's Sun Position in Erie

Time:2:16 pm
Altitude:45.9°
Direction:198° S
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 4m 6s (Mar 18, 2025)

2 minutes, 51 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 17, 2025)

2 hours, 57 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

3 hours, 11 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Erie Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:52 am
Astro. Twilight5:52 am – 6:26 am
Nautical Twilight6:26 am – 6:58 am
Civil Twilight6:58 am – 7:26 am
Daylight7:26 am – 7:30 pm
Civil Twilight7:30 pm – 7:58 pm
Nautical Twilight7:58 pm – 8:31 pm
Astro. Twilight8:31 pm – 9:04 pm
Night9:04 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Erie - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 187:26 am7:30 pm12:04:06+2:511:28 pm (47.2°)92.530
Mar 197:24 am7:31 pm12:06:57+2:511:27 pm (47.6°)92.557
Mar 207:23 am7:32 pm12:09:49+2:511:27 pm (48.0°)92.583
Mar 217:21 am7:34 pm12:12:40+2:511:27 pm (48.4°)92.610
Mar 227:19 am7:35 pm12:15:32+2:511:27 pm (48.8°)92.636
Mar 237:17 am7:36 pm12:18:23+2:511:26 pm (49.2°)92.663
Mar 247:16 am7:37 pm12:21:14+2:511:26 pm (49.6°)92.690
* All times are local time for Erie. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (vernal equinox) in Erie is at 5:01 am on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Today's Moon in Erie

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Erie - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 18-9:01 am-4:09 am(28.1°)252,00385.9%
Mar 1912:14 am9:28 am-4:54 am(23.9°)251,27778.4%
Mar 201:19 am10:03 am-5:43 am(20.8°)249,83569.8%
Mar 212:21 am10:45 am-6:34 am(18.8°)247,64960.3%
Mar 223:19 am11:39 am-7:28 am(18.3°)244,75450.1%
Mar 234:09 am12:42 pm-8:24 am(19.5°)241,25939.6%
Mar 244:52 am1:52 pm-9:19 am(22.2°)237,36229.3%
* All times are local time for Erie. 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 Erie This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 18, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 7:34 amTue 8:26 pmTue 2:00 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusTue 7:01 amTue 8:17 pmTue 1:39 pmNot visible
MarsTue 1:18 pmWed 4:43 amTue 9:01 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterTue 10:55 amWed 1:53 amTue 6:24 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 7:25 amTue 6:56 pmTue 1:11 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusTue 9:48 amWed 12:14 amTue 5:01 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 7:37 amTue 7:31 pmTue 1:34 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Erie.

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