Helena, MT, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Helena, MT, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 19, 2018 at 2:39:43 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:11 am↑ 87° East
Sunset Today: 7:31 pm↑ 273° West
Moonrise Today: 5:09 pm↑ 120° Southeast
Moonset Today: 1:36 am↑ 239° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 20 minutes (-3m 17s)
Today's Sun Position in Helena
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 in a separate box. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
2:39 pm
Altitude
41.6°Heading
206° SWPosition
DaylightDay length
12h 20m 14s
Change since
Yesterday: -3m 17s
Winter: +3h 46m
Summer: -3h 29m
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Helena Today
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
| Night | 12:00 am – 5:28 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 5:28 am – 6:05 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:05 am – 6:41 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:41 am – 7:11 am | |
| Daylight | 7:11 am – 7:31 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 7:31 pm – 8:01 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:01 pm – 8:37 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 8:37 pm – 9:14 pm | |
| Night | 9:14 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Helena - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Sep 19 | 7:11 am | 7:31 pm | 12:20:14 | −3:17 | 1:21 pm (44.7°) | 93.370 |
| Sep 20 | 7:12 am | 7:29 pm | 12:16:57 | −3:17 | 1:21 pm (44.3°) | 93.344 |
| Sep 21 | 7:13 am | 7:27 pm | 12:13:39 | −3:17 | 1:21 pm (43.9°) | 93.318 |
| Sep 22 | 7:15 am | 7:25 pm | 12:10:22 | −3:17 | 1:20 pm (43.5°) | 93.291 |
| Sep 23 | 7:16 am | 7:23 pm | 12:07:05 | −3:17 | 1:20 pm (43.1°) | 93.265 |
| Sep 24 | 7:17 am | 7:21 pm | 12:03:48 | −3:17 | 1:20 pm (42.8°) | 93.239 |
| Sep 25 | 7:19 am | 7:19 pm | 12:00:30 | −3:17 | 1:19 pm (42.4°) | 93.213 |
| * 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. | ||||||
September Equinox (Autumnal Equinox) is on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 7:54 pm in Helena.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on Equinox?
Equinoxes & Solstices 2018
| 2018 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 10:15 am |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 4:07 am |
| September Equinox | Sep 22 | 7:54 pm |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 3:23 pm |
| * All times are local Helena time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Helena
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
2:39 pm
Altitude
-24.5°Heading
94° EPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
76.3%
Moon in Helena - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Sep 19 | - | 1:36 am | 5:09 pm | 9:48 pm | (23.1°) | 251,573 | 78.6% | |||
| Sep 20 | - | 2:30 am | 5:46 pm | 10:35 pm | (25.2°) | 251,143 | 86.0% | |||
| Sep 21 | - | 3:29 am | 6:19 pm | 11:21 pm | (28.2°) | 250,106 | 92.1% | |||
| Sep 22 | - | 4:30 am | 6:48 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
| Sep 23 | - | 5:32 am | 7:14 pm | 12:06 am | (31.8°) | 248,596 | 96.6% | |||
 Sep 24 | - | 6:36 am | 7:39 pm | 12:50 am | (35.9°) | 246,754 | 99.2% | |||
| Sep 25 | - | 7:40 am | 8:04 pm | 1:35 am | (40.5°) | 244,711 | 99.8% | |||
| * 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. | ||||||||||
Planets Visible in the Sky in Helena This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Sep 19, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Wed 7:02 am | Wed 7:36 pm | Wed 1:20 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
| Venus | Wed 11:03 am | Wed 8:19 pm | Wed 3:42 pm | Average visiblity |
| Mars | Wed 5:43 pm | Thu 2:05 am | Wed 9:54 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Wed 11:56 am | Wed 9:32 pm | Wed 4:44 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Wed 3:26 pm | Thu 12:02 am | Wed 7:44 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Wed 8:38 pm | Thu 10:22 am | Thu 3:30 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Wed 7:04 pm | Thu 6:09 am | Thu 12:37 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Helena. | ||||
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