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Helena, MT, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

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Moon: 99.9%
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Current Time: Jul 5, 2020 at 3:36:10 am


Sunrise Today: 5:41 am↑ 55° Northeast
Sunset Today: 9:23 pm↑ 305° Northwest


Moonrise Today: 10:15 pm↑ 125° Southeast
Moonset Today: 5:57 am↑ 234° Southwest


Daylight Hours: 15 hours, 42 minutes (-1m 6s)

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Today's Sun Position in Helena

Time:3:36 am
Altitude:-15.3°
Direction:29° NE
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 15h 41m 31s (Jul 5, 2020)

1 minute, 6 seconds shorter than yesterday (Jul 4, 2020)

7 hours, 7 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2019)

8 minutes, 42 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2020)

The Sun's altitude in Helena 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 Helena Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Helena 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

Astro. Twilight12:00 am – 12:06 am
Night12:06 am – 2:58 am
Astro. Twilight2:58 am – 4:11 am
Nautical Twilight4:11 am – 5:03 am
Civil Twilight5:03 am – 5:41 am
Daylight5:41 am – 9:23 pm
Civil Twilight9:23 pm – 10:02 pm
Nautical Twilight10:02 pm – 10:53 pm
Astro. Twilight10:53 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Helena - Next 7 Days

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2020Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JulSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jul 55:41 am9:23 pm15:41:31−1:061:32 pm (66.1°)94.507
Jul 65:42 am9:23 pm15:40:20−1:101:33 pm (66.0°)94.507
Jul 75:43 am9:22 pm15:39:05−1:151:33 pm (65.9°)94.506
Jul 85:44 am9:22 pm15:37:46−1:191:33 pm (65.8°)94.505
Jul 95:45 am9:21 pm15:36:23−1:231:33 pm (65.6°)94.503
Jul 105:45 am9:20 pm15:34:56−1:271:33 pm (65.5°)94.501
Jul 115:46 am9:20 pm15:33:24−1:311:33 pm (65.4°)94.499
* All times are local time for Helena. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2020

March EquinoxMar 199:50 pm
June SolsticeJun 203:44 pm
September EquinoxSep 227:31 am
December SolsticeDec 213:02 am
* All times are local Helena time.

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Today's Moon in Helena

Percent Illuminated:99.9%
Time:3:36 am
Altitude:14.2°
Direction:206° SW
Position:Near Full Moon (Waning Gibbous)

The Moon's path in Helena 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

Year 2020 Moon Phases

Moon in Helena - Next 7 days

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2020Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JulMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jul 5-5:57 am10:15 pm1:40 am(18.5°)235,895100.0%
Jul 6-7:01 am10:57 pm2:36 am(19.7°)238,65098.4%
Jul 7-8:08 am11:30 pm3:29 am(22.1°)241,57194.5%
Jul 8-9:16 am11:57 pm4:19 am(25.6°)244,43488.7%
Jul 9-10:23 am-5:05 am(29.8°)247,00981.4%
Jul 1012:19 am11:27 am-5:49 am(34.5°)249,08873.0%
Jul 1112:40 am12:30 pm-6:30 am(39.4°)250,50163.8%
* All times are local time for Helena. 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.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Helena on Jul 4

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Helena This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Jul 5, 2020
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:36 amSun 8:25 pmSun 1:01 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusSun 3:37 amSun 6:15 pmSun 10:56 amGreat visibility
MarsSun 12:56 amSun 12:51 pmSun 6:53 amPerfect visibility
JupiterSat 9:50 pmSun 6:38 amSun 2:14 amPerfect visibility
SaturnSat 10:10 pmSun 7:11 amSun 2:40 amPerfect visibility
UranusSun 1:57 amSun 4:08 pmSun 9:02 amDifficult to see
NeptuneSun 12:17 amSun 11:43 amSun 6:00 amDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Helena.

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