| Current Time: | Feb 6, 2026 at 8:43:21 pm |
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| Sunrise Today: | 7:15 am↑ 107° East |
| Sunset Today: | 6:11 pm↑ 253° West |
| Moonrise Today: | 11:05 pm↑ 104° East |
| Moonset Today: | 9:53 am↑ 260° West |
| Daylight Hours: | 10 hours, 56 minutes (+1m 30s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Gainesville Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 5:54 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 5:54 am – 6:22 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:22 am – 6:50 am |
| Civil Twilight | 6:50 am – 7:15 am |
| Daylight | 7:15 am – 6:11 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 6:11 pm – 6:36 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:36 pm – 7:04 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 7:04 pm – 7:32 pm |
| Night | 7:32 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Gainesville
Moon in Gainesville - Next 7 days
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Feb | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Feb 6 | - | 9:53 am | 11:05 pm | 4:04 am | (52.2°) | 244,250 | 78.8% | |||
| Feb 7 | - | 10:22 am | - | 4:46 am | (46.5°) | 247,088 | 69.9% | |||
| Feb 8 | 12:01 am | 10:53 am | - | 5:30 am | (41.4°) | 249,315 | 60.5% | |||
 Feb 9 | 12:58 am | 11:28 am | - | 6:15 am | (37.1°) | 250,772 | 50.7% | |||
| Feb 10 | 1:55 am | 12:07 pm | - | 7:03 am | (33.9°) | 251,376 | 41.0% | |||
| Feb 11 | 2:52 am | 12:52 pm | - | 7:53 am | (31.9°) | 251,116 | 31.6% | |||
| Feb 12 | 3:46 am | 1:43 pm | - | 8:45 am | (31.2°) | 250,051 | 22.9% | |||
| * 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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