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

Moon: 76.0%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 28, 2024 at 6:52:27 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:27 am 73° East
Sunset Today: 7:44 pm 287° West
Moonset Today: 9:37 am 236° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 17 minutes (+1m 35s)
Location of LafayetteLocation

Today's Sun Position in Lafayette

Time:6:52 pm
Altitude:10.1°
Direction:281° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 17m 8s (Apr 28, 2024)

1 minute, 35 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 27, 2024)

3 hours, 5 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

48 minutes, 39 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Lafayette Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:00 am
Astro. Twilight5:00 am – 5:31 am
Nautical Twilight5:31 am – 6:01 am
Civil Twilight6:01 am – 6:27 am
Daylight6:27 am – 7:44 pm
Civil Twilight7:44 pm – 8:09 pm
Nautical Twilight8:09 pm – 8:39 pm
Astro. Twilight8:39 pm – 9:11 pm
Night9:11 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Lafayette - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 286:27 am7:44 pm13:17:08+1:351:05 pm (74.3°)93.602
Apr 296:26 am7:44 pm13:18:42+1:341:05 pm (74.6°)93.627
Apr 306:25 am7:45 pm13:20:16+1:331:05 pm (74.9°)93.651
May 16:24 am7:46 pm13:21:49+1:321:05 pm (75.2°)93.675
May 26:23 am7:46 pm13:23:20+1:311:04 pm (75.5°)93.699
May 36:22 am7:47 pm13:24:51+1:301:04 pm (75.8°)93.723
May 46:21 am7:48 pm13:26:21+1:291:04 pm (76.0°)93.746
* 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
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 28-9:37 am-4:40 am(30.5°)239,51381.1%
Apr 2912:40 am10:39 am-5:39 am(31.1°)237,05371.8%
Apr 301:32 am11:45 am-6:36 am(33.4°)234,53661.1%
May 12:17 am12:53 pm-7:32 am(37.4°)232,05049.6%
May 22:57 am2:01 pm-8:25 am(42.8°)229,73437.9%
May 33:33 am3:08 pm-9:16 am(49.2°)227,76526.7%
May 44:05 am4:15 pm-10:06 am(56.3°)226,35016.6%
* 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, Sun, Apr 28, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 5:27 amMon 5:53 pmMon 11:40 amDifficult to see
VenusSun 6:03 amSun 6:55 pmSun 12:29 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsMon 4:36 amMon 4:34 pmMon 10:34 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 7:19 amSun 8:50 pmSun 2:04 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnMon 4:03 amMon 3:34 pmMon 9:48 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 7:13 amSun 8:44 pmSun 1:58 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 4:35 amMon 4:31 pmMon 10:33 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Lafayette.

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