Current Time: | Sep 16, 2024 at 8:11:01 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:51 am↑ 86° East |
Sunset Today: | 7:14 pm↑ 273° West |
Moonrise Today: | 6:43 pm↑ 104° East |
Moonset Today: | 4:46 am↑ 251° West |
Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 23 minutes (-2m 31s) |
Today's Sun Position in Germantown
Time: | 8:11 pm |
Altitude: | -11.6° |
Direction: | 283° W |
Phase: | Nautical Twilight |
Day length today: 12h 23m 6s (Sep 16, 2024)
2 minutes, 31 seconds shorter than yesterday (Sep 15, 2024)
2 hours, 58 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
2 hours, 32 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)
The Sun's altitude in Germantown today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Germantown Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Germantown today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
Night | 12:00 am – 5:21 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:21 am – 5:53 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:53 am – 6:24 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:24 am – 6:51 am |
Daylight | 6:51 am – 7:14 pm |
Civil Twilight | 7:14 pm – 7:41 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 7:41 pm – 8:13 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 8:13 pm – 8:45 pm |
Night | 8:45 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Germantown - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Sep | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Sep 16 | 6:51 am | 7:14 pm | 12:23:06 | −2:31 | 1:03 pm (53.1°) | 93.437 |
Sep 17 | 6:52 am | 7:13 pm | 12:20:35 | −2:31 | 1:03 pm (52.7°) | 93.412 |
Sep 18 | 6:53 am | 7:11 pm | 12:18:03 | −2:31 | 1:02 pm (52.3°) | 93.386 |
Sep 19 | 6:54 am | 7:10 pm | 12:15:31 | −2:31 | 1:02 pm (51.9°) | 93.361 |
Sep 20 | 6:55 am | 7:08 pm | 12:12:59 | −2:31 | 1:02 pm (51.5°) | 93.335 |
Sep 21 | 6:56 am | 7:06 pm | 12:10:27 | −2:31 | 1:01 pm (51.2°) | 93.310 |
Sep 22 | 6:57 am | 7:05 pm | 12:07:55 | −2:32 | 1:01 pm (50.8°) | 93.285 |
* All times are local time for Germantown. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
The September equinox (autumnal equinox) in Germantown is at 8:43 am on Sunday, September 22, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 19 | 11:06 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 4:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 8:44 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 4:21 am |
* All times are local Germantown time. |
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Today's Moon in Germantown
Percent Illuminated: | 98.1% |
Time: | 8:11 pm |
Altitude: | 14.8° |
Direction: | 118° SE |
Position: | Waxing Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Germantown today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Moon in Germantown - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Sep 16 | - | 4:46 am | 6:43 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
Sep 17 | - | 6:04 am | 7:10 pm | 12:18 am | (40.8°) | 223,153 | 98.7% | |||
Sep 18 | - | 7:22 am | 7:36 pm | 1:10 am | (48.3°) | 222,078 | 100.0% | |||
Sep 19 | - | 8:39 am | 8:04 pm | 2:01 am | (56.0°) | 222,298 | 98.0% | |||
Sep 20 | - | 9:57 am | 8:34 pm | 2:54 am | (63.2°) | 223,762 | 92.9% | |||
Sep 21 | - | 11:16 am | 9:09 pm | 3:48 am | (69.6°) | 226,277 | 85.2% | |||
Sep 22 | - | 12:33 pm | 9:50 pm | 4:45 am | (74.6°) | 229,547 | 75.6% | |||
* All times are local time for Germantown. 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. |
Partial Lunar Eclipse visible in Germantown on Sep 17 – Sep 18
Planets Visible in the Sky in Germantown This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Sep 16, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Tue 5:54 am | Tue 6:53 pm | Tue 12:24 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Mon 9:11 am | Mon 8:22 pm | Mon 2:47 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Mars | Tue 12:28 am | Tue 3:19 pm | Tue 7:53 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Mon 11:19 pm | Tue 2:01 pm | Tue 6:40 am | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Mon 6:55 pm | Tue 6:08 am | Tue 12:32 am | Perfect visibility |
Uranus | Mon 9:53 pm | Tue 12:09 pm | Tue 5:01 am | Average visibility |
Neptune | Tue 7:19 pm | Wed 7:11 am | Wed 1:15 am | Slightly difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Germantown. |
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Germantown