Harrisburg, PA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Harrisburg, PA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 19, 2018 at 6:36:21 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:52 am↑ 87° East
Sunset Today: 7:09 pm↑ 272° West
Moonrise Today: 4:26 pm↑ 117° Southeast
Moonset Today: 1:30 am↑ 242° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 17 minutes (-2m 37s)
Today's Sun Position in Harrisburg
The Sun's altitude in Harrisburg today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed in a separate box. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
6:36 pm
Altitude
5.7°Heading
267° WPosition
DaylightDay length
12h 17m 23s
Change since
Yesterday: -2m 37s
Winter: +2h 59m
Summer: -2h 45m
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Harrisburg Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Harrisburg 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 – 5:20 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 5:20 am – 5:53 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:53 am – 6:25 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:25 am – 6:52 am | |
| Daylight | 6:52 am – 7:09 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 7:09 pm – 7:36 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 7:36 pm – 8:08 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 8:08 pm – 8:41 pm | |
| Night | 8:41 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Harrisburg - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Sep 19 | 6:52 am | 7:09 pm | 12:17:23 | −2:37 | 1:01 pm (51.1°) | 93.372 |
| Sep 20 | 6:53 am | 7:07 pm | 12:14:45 | −2:37 | 1:00 pm (50.7°) | 93.346 |
| Sep 21 | 6:54 am | 7:06 pm | 12:12:07 | −2:37 | 1:00 pm (50.3°) | 93.320 |
| Sep 22 | 6:55 am | 7:04 pm | 12:09:29 | −2:37 | 1:00 pm (49.9°) | 93.294 |
| Sep 23 | 6:56 am | 7:02 pm | 12:06:51 | −2:38 | 12:59 pm (49.5°) | 93.268 |
| Sep 24 | 6:57 am | 7:01 pm | 12:04:13 | −2:38 | 12:59 pm (49.1°) | 93.241 |
| Sep 25 | 6:58 am | 6:59 pm | 12:01:35 | −2:38 | 12:59 pm (48.7°) | 93.215 |
| * All times are local time for Harrisburg. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
September Equinox (Autumnal Equinox) is on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 9:54 pm in Harrisburg.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on Equinox?
Equinoxes & Solstices 2018
| 2018 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 12:15 pm |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 6:07 am |
| September Equinox | Sep 22 | 9:54 pm |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 5:23 pm |
| * All times are local Harrisburg time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Harrisburg
The Moon's path in Harrisburg 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
6:36 pm
Altitude
18.3°Heading
140° SEPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
76.9%
Moon in Harrisburg - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Sep 19 | - | 1:30 am | 4:26 pm | 9:23 pm | (29.3°) | 251,578 | 77.8% | |||
| Sep 20 | - | 2:23 am | 5:05 pm | 10:10 pm | (31.4°) | 251,214 | 85.4% | |||
| Sep 21 | - | 3:19 am | 5:41 pm | 10:56 pm | (34.2°) | 250,230 | 91.6% | |||
| Sep 22 | - | 4:16 am | 6:13 pm | 11:41 pm | (37.8°) | 248,760 | 96.2% | |||
| Sep 23 | - | 5:15 am | 6:44 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
 Sep 24 | - | 6:14 am | 7:13 pm | 12:25 am | (41.9°) | 246,944 | 99.0% | |||
| Sep 25 | - | 7:15 am | 7:41 pm | 1:10 am | (46.4°) | 244,916 | 99.8% | |||
| * All times are local time for Harrisburg. 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. | ||||||||||
Planets Visible in the Sky in Harrisburg This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Sep 19, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Wed 6:44 am | Wed 7:13 pm | Wed 12:59 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
| Venus | Wed 10:26 am | Wed 8:16 pm | Wed 3:21 pm | Great visibility |
| Mars | Wed 5:00 pm | Thu 2:08 am | Wed 9:34 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Wed 11:21 am | Wed 9:26 pm | Wed 4:24 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Wed 2:44 pm | Thu 12:03 am | Wed 7:23 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Wed 8:28 pm | Thu 9:52 am | Thu 3:10 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Wed 6:38 pm | Thu 5:55 am | Thu 12:16 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Harrisburg. | ||||
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Harrisburg
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