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Lafayette, LA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 64.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Oct 22, 2024 at 4:52:30 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:15 am 103° East
Sunset Today: 6:29 pm 257° West
Moonrise Today: 11:03 pm 58° Northeast
Moonset Today: 1:02 pm 303° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 14 minutes (-1m 41s)
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Today's Sun Position in Lafayette

Time:4:52 pm
Altitude:18.9°
Direction:244° SW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 11h 13m 49s (Oct 22, 2024)

1 minute, 41 seconds shorter than yesterday (Oct 21, 2024)

1 hour, 1 minute longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

2 hours, 51 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Lafayette Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:54 am
Astro. Twilight5:54 am – 6:22 am
Nautical Twilight6:22 am – 6:50 am
Civil Twilight6:50 am – 7:15 am
Daylight7:15 am – 6:29 pm
Civil Twilight6:29 pm – 6:53 pm
Nautical Twilight6:53 pm – 7:21 pm
Astro. Twilight7:21 pm – 7:49 pm
Night7:49 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Lafayette - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
OctSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Oct 227:15 am6:29 pm11:13:49−1:4112:52 pm (48.4°)92.491
Oct 237:16 am6:28 pm11:12:08−1:4112:52 pm (48.0°)92.466
Oct 247:16 am6:27 pm11:10:28−1:4012:52 pm (47.7°)92.442
Oct 257:17 am6:26 pm11:08:47−1:4012:52 pm (47.3°)92.417
Oct 267:18 am6:25 pm11:07:08−1:3912:51 pm (47.0°)92.392
Oct 277:18 am6:24 pm11:05:29−1:3812:51 pm (46.7°)92.368
Oct 287:19 am6:23 pm11:03:51−1:3812:51 pm (46.3°)92.344
* All times are local time for Lafayette. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Lafayette

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Lafayette - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
OctMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Oct 22-1:02 pm11:03 pm5:32 am(88.3°)235,98369.5%
Oct 23-1:52 pm-6:30 am(86.7°)239,97558.9%
Oct 2412:06 am2:33 pm-7:23 am(83.5°)243,61248.3%
Oct 251:07 am3:08 pm-8:11 am(79.3°)246,70038.1%
Oct 262:05 am3:38 pm-8:55 am(74.3°)249,12928.7%
Oct 273:00 am4:05 pm-9:36 am(68.8°)250,86320.2%
Oct 283:54 am4:30 pm-10:16 am(63.0°)251,92013.0%
* All times are local time for Lafayette. 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 Lafayette This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Oct 22, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 8:23 amTue 7:07 pmTue 1:46 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 10:09 amTue 8:23 pmTue 3:16 pmGood visibility
MarsTue 11:52 pmWed 1:46 pmWed 6:49 amPerfect visibility
JupiterTue 9:22 pmWed 11:17 amWed 4:19 amPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 4:19 pmWed 3:42 amTue 10:01 pmPerfect visibility
UranusTue 7:47 pmWed 9:23 amWed 2:35 amAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 4:56 pmWed 4:50 amTue 10:53 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Lafayette.

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