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Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 79.0%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 17, 2025 at 8:24:06 am
Sunrise Today: 5:50 am 67° East
Sunset Today: 7:35 pm 293° Northwest
Moonset Today: 9:35 am 239° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 44 minutes (+1m 13s)
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Today's Sun Position in Fort Walton Beach

Time:8:24 am
Altitude:31.1°
Direction:84° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 44m 21s (May 17, 2025)

1 minute, 13 seconds longer than yesterday (May 16, 2025)

3 hours, 33 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

22 minutes, 23 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Fort Walton Beach Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:19 am
Astro. Twilight4:19 am – 4:52 am
Nautical Twilight4:52 am – 5:24 am
Civil Twilight5:24 am – 5:50 am
Daylight5:50 am – 7:35 pm
Civil Twilight7:35 pm – 8:01 pm
Nautical Twilight8:01 pm – 8:33 pm
Astro. Twilight8:33 pm – 9:07 pm
Night9:07 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Fort Walton Beach - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 175:50 am7:35 pm13:44:21+1:1312:42 pm (79.1°)94.011
May 185:50 am7:35 pm13:45:33+1:1212:42 pm (79.3°)94.031
May 195:49 am7:36 pm13:46:44+1:1012:42 pm (79.5°)94.050
May 205:49 am7:37 pm13:47:53+1:0812:43 pm (79.7°)94.069
May 215:48 am7:37 pm13:49:00+1:0712:43 pm (79.9°)94.088
May 225:48 am7:38 pm13:50:06+1:0512:43 pm (80.1°)94.106
May 235:47 am7:38 pm13:51:09+1:0312:43 pm (80.3°)94.124
* All times are local time for Fort Walton Beach. 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 Fort Walton Beach

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Fort Walton Beach - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 17-9:35 am-4:32 am(32.2°)244,45280.3%
May 1812:15 am10:37 am-5:24 am(35.3°)241,73571.3%
May 1912:54 am11:41 am-6:14 am(39.8°)238,69461.1%
May 201:29 am12:44 pm-7:03 am(45.3°)235,42050.1%
May 212:01 am1:48 pm-7:50 am(51.7°)232,08938.8%
May 222:32 am2:52 pm-8:38 am(58.7°)228,91727.7%
May 233:03 am3:59 pm-9:26 am(65.9°)226,18917.6%
* All times are local time for Fort Walton Beach. 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 Fort Walton Beach This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 17, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 5:09 amSat 6:25 pmSat 11:46 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSat 3:37 amSat 4:00 pmSat 9:48 amGreat visibility
MarsSat 11:22 amSun 12:56 amSat 6:09 pmAverage visibility
JupiterSat 7:40 amSat 9:41 pmSat 2:41 pmAverage visibility
SaturnSat 3:08 amSat 3:02 pmSat 9:05 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 5:50 amSun 7:29 pmSun 12:40 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
NeptuneSat 3:11 amSat 3:12 pmSat 9:12 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Fort Walton Beach.

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