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Harrisburg, PA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 37.4%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Sep 21, 2023 at 11:04:29 am
Sunrise Today: 6:53 am 88° East
Sunset Today: 7:06 pm 271° West
Moonrise Today: 1:40 pm 126° Southeast
Moonset Today: 10:34 pm 233° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 13 minutes (-2m 38s)
Location of HarrisburgLocation

Today's Sun Position in Harrisburg

Time:11:04 am
Altitude:42.4°
Direction:139° SE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 12m 40s (Sep 21, 2023)

2 minutes, 38 seconds shorter than yesterday (Sep 20, 2023)

2 hours, 54 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2022)

2 hours, 50 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Harrisburg Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:22 am
Astro. Twilight5:22 am – 5:54 am
Nautical Twilight5:54 am – 6:26 am
Civil Twilight6:26 am – 6:53 am
Daylight6:53 am – 7:06 pm
Civil Twilight7:06 pm – 7:33 pm
Nautical Twilight7:33 pm – 8:05 pm
Astro. Twilight8:05 pm – 8:37 pm
Night8:37 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Harrisburg - Next 7 Days

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
SepSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Sep 216:53 am7:06 pm12:12:40−2:381:00 pm (50.4°)93.333
Sep 226:54 am7:04 pm12:10:02−2:381:00 pm (50.0°)93.306
Sep 236:55 am7:03 pm12:07:24−2:3812:59 pm (49.6°)93.280
Sep 246:56 am7:01 pm12:04:46−2:3812:59 pm (49.2°)93.253
Sep 256:57 am6:59 pm12:02:07−2:3812:59 pm (48.8°)93.226
Sep 266:58 am6:58 pm11:59:29−2:3812:58 pm (48.4°)93.199
Sep 276:59 am6:56 pm11:56:51−2:3812:58 pm (48.0°)93.173
* 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.

The September equinox (autumnal equinox) in Harrisburg is at 2:50 am on Saturday, September 23, 2023.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Today's Moon in Harrisburg

Year 2023 Moon Phases

Moon in Harrisburg - Next 7 days

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2023Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
SepMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Sep 211:40 pm10:34 pm-6:09 pm(21.9°)236,89140.5%
Sep 222:46 pm11:29 pm-7:08 pm(20.6°)233,75351.8%
Sep 233:46 pm--8:09 pm(21.3°)230,64863.3%
Sep 24-12:36 am4:36 pm9:11 pm(23.8°)227,81674.5%
Sep 25-1:51 am5:18 pm10:10 pm(28.3°)225,53484.4%
Sep 26-3:10 am5:52 pm11:06 pm(34.1°)224,07392.3%
Sep 27-4:30 am6:21 pm11:59 pm(41.0°)223,64797.6%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Harrisburg This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Sep 21, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 5:24 amThu 6:26 pmThu 11:55 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 3:38 amThu 5:02 pmThu 10:20 amGreat visibility
MarsThu 8:24 amThu 7:49 pmThu 2:07 pmVery difficult to see
JupiterThu 9:01 pmFri 10:50 amFri 3:55 amPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 6:04 pmFri 4:42 amThu 11:23 pmPerfect visibility
UranusWed 9:23 pmThu 11:36 amThu 4:29 amAverage visibility
NeptuneThu 6:59 pmFri 6:45 amFri 12:52 amSlightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Harrisburg.

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