Current Time: | May 9, 2024 at 3:43:42 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 4:47 am↑ 56° Northeast |
Sunset Today: | 8:40 pm↑ 304° Northwest |
Moonrise Today: | 5:02 am↑ 40° Northeast |
Moonset Today: | 11:58 pm↑ 324° Northwest |
Daylight Hours: | 15 hours, 53 minutes (+3m 51s) |
Today's Sun Position in Ketchikan
Time: | 3:43 pm |
Altitude: | 39.2° |
Direction: | 241° SW |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 15h 53m 20s (May 9, 2024)
3 minutes, 51 seconds longer than yesterday (May 8, 2024)
8 hours, 47 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
1 hour, 34 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in Ketchikan 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 Ketchikan Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Ketchikan 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
Today it does not get darker than Astronomical Twilight.
Astro. Twilight | 12:00 am – 2:54 am |
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Nautical Twilight | 2:54 am – 4:00 am |
Civil Twilight | 4:00 am – 4:47 am |
Daylight | 4:47 am – 8:40 pm |
Civil Twilight | 8:40 pm – 9:27 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 9:27 pm – 10:34 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 10:34 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Ketchikan - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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May | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
May 9 | 4:47 am | 8:40 pm | 15:53:20 | +3:51 | 12:43 pm (52.3°) | 93.860 |
May 10 | 4:45 am | 8:42 pm | 15:57:09 | +3:48 | 12:43 pm (52.6°) | 93.882 |
May 11 | 4:43 am | 8:44 pm | 16:00:56 | +3:46 | 12:43 pm (52.8°) | 93.902 |
May 12 | 4:41 am | 8:46 pm | 16:04:39 | +3:43 | 12:43 pm (53.1°) | 93.923 |
May 13 | 4:39 am | 8:47 pm | 16:08:20 | +3:40 | 12:43 pm (53.3°) | 93.943 |
May 14 | 4:37 am | 8:49 pm | 16:11:57 | +3:37 | 12:43 pm (53.6°) | 93.962 |
May 15 | 4:35 am | 8:51 pm | 16:15:31 | +3:34 | 12:43 pm (53.8°) | 93.982 |
* All times are local time for Ketchikan. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 19 | 7:06 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 12:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 4:44 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 12:21 am |
* All times are local Ketchikan time. |
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Today's Moon in Ketchikan
Percent Illuminated: | 4.7% |
Time: | 3:43 pm |
Altitude: | 57.6° |
Direction: | 215° SW |
Position: | Waxing Crescent |
The Moon's path in Ketchikan 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 Ketchikan - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
May 9 | 5:02 am | 11:58 pm | - | 2:19 pm | (61.0°) | 232,573 | 4.4% | |||
May 10 | 5:37 am | - | - | 3:19 pm | (62.6°) | 236,044 | 10.3% | |||
May 11 | - | 1:08 am | 6:31 am | 4:18 pm | (62.3°) | 239,683 | 18.0% | |||
May 12 | - | 1:54 am | 7:43 am | 5:13 pm | (60.3°) | 243,177 | 26.9% | |||
May 13 | - | 2:22 am | 9:05 am | 6:04 pm | (57.0°) | 246,254 | 36.6% | |||
May 14 | - | 2:39 am | 10:28 am | 6:51 pm | (52.7°) | 248,707 | 46.5% | |||
May 15 | - | 2:50 am | 11:48 am | 7:34 pm | (47.7°) | 250,406 | 56.4% | |||
* All times are local time for Ketchikan. 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 Ketchikan This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 9, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Thu 4:26 am | Thu 5:46 pm | Thu 11:05 am | Extremely difficult to see |
Venus | Thu 4:43 am | Thu 7:51 pm | Thu 12:16 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Thu 3:49 am | Thu 4:15 pm | Thu 10:02 am | Difficult to see |
Jupiter | Thu 5:10 am | Thu 9:10 pm | Thu 1:10 pm | Difficult to see |
Saturn | Fri 3:22 am | Fri 2:12 pm | Fri 8:47 am | Average visibility |
Uranus | Thu 4:58 am | Thu 8:53 pm | Thu 12:56 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Fri 3:35 am | Fri 3:24 pm | Fri 9:29 am | Very difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Ketchikan. |
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