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Gainesville, FL, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 44.4%
First Quarter
Current Time: Dec 7, 2024 at 10:15:24 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:11 am 116° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:30 pm 244° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 12:18 pm 104° East
Moonset Today: 11:49 pm 259° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 18 minutes (-35s)
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Today's Sun Position in Gainesville

Time:10:15 pm
Altitude:-61.0°
Direction:276° W
Phase:Night

Day length today: 10h 18m 27s (Dec 7, 2024)

35 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 6, 2024)

3 minutes, 55 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

3 hours, 44 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Gainesville Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:47 am
Astro. Twilight5:47 am – 6:16 am
Nautical Twilight6:16 am – 6:45 am
Civil Twilight6:45 am – 7:11 am
Daylight7:11 am – 5:30 pm
Civil Twilight5:30 pm – 5:56 pm
Nautical Twilight5:56 pm – 6:25 pm
Astro. Twilight6:25 pm – 6:54 pm
Night6:54 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Gainesville - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 77:11 am5:30 pm10:18:27−0:3512:21 pm (37.7°)91.571
Dec 87:12 am5:30 pm10:17:54−0:3212:21 pm (37.6°)91.558
Dec 97:13 am5:30 pm10:17:24−0:3012:21 pm (37.5°)91.546
Dec 107:13 am5:30 pm10:16:56−0:2812:22 pm (37.4°)91.534
Dec 117:14 am5:31 pm10:16:30−0:2512:22 pm (37.3°)91.523
Dec 127:15 am5:31 pm10:16:07−0:2312:23 pm (37.2°)91.512
Dec 137:15 am5:31 pm10:15:46−0:2012:23 pm (37.2°)91.502
* All times are local time for Gainesville. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Gainesville

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Gainesville - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 712:18 pm11:49 pm-6:00 pm(48.9°)232,65742.5%
Dec 812:50 pm--6:48 pm(55.7°)230,73554.1%
Dec 9-12:53 am1:22 pm7:35 pm(62.7°)229,06265.6%
Dec 10-1:57 am1:54 pm8:24 pm(69.7°)227,79376.4%
Dec 11-3:03 am2:28 pm9:16 pm(76.3°)227,10285.8%
Dec 12-4:12 am3:07 pm10:11 pm(81.9°)227,15293.2%
Dec 13-5:23 am3:53 pm11:11 pm(86.1°)228,05197.9%
* All times are local time for Gainesville. 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 Gainesville This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Dec 7, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 6:43 amSun 5:09 pmSun 11:56 amExtremely difficult to see
VenusSun 10:26 amSun 8:45 pmSun 3:35 pmGood visibility
MarsSun 8:58 pmMon 10:45 amMon 3:52 amPerfect visibility
JupiterSat 5:24 pmSun 7:14 amSun 12:19 amPerfect visibility
SaturnSat 12:39 pmSun 12:03 amSat 6:21 pmGreat visibility
UranusSat 4:02 pmSun 5:33 amSat 10:48 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneSat 1:15 pmSun 1:08 amSat 7:11 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Gainesville.

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