| Current Time: | Apr 11, 2026 at 9:36:05 pm |
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| Sunrise Today: | 6:45 am↑ 80° East |
| Sunset Today: | 7:33 pm↑ 280° West |
| Moonrise Today: | 3:14 am↑ 116° Southeast |
| Moonset Today: | 1:49 pm↑ 246° West |
| Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 48 minutes (+1m 46s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Lafayette Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 5:22 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 5:22 am – 5:52 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:52 am – 6:20 am |
| Civil Twilight | 6:20 am – 6:45 am |
| Daylight | 6:45 am – 7:33 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 7:33 pm – 7:57 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 7:57 pm – 8:26 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 8:26 pm – 8:55 pm |
| Night | 8:55 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Lafayette
Moon in Lafayette - Next 7 days
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Apr | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Apr 11 | 3:14 am | 1:49 pm | - | 8:29 am | (38.0°) | 245,077 | 36.9% | |||
| Apr 12 | 3:49 am | 2:50 pm | - | 9:16 am | (42.8°) | 241,725 | 27.2% | |||
| Apr 13 | 4:21 am | 3:50 pm | - | 10:02 am | (48.5°) | 238,029 | 18.2% | |||
| Apr 14 | 4:51 am | 4:52 pm | - | 10:48 am | (54.9°) | 234,289 | 10.4% | |||
| Apr 15 | 5:21 am | 5:56 pm | - | 11:34 am | (61.8°) | 230,811 | 4.5% | |||
| Apr 16 | 5:53 am | 7:02 pm | - | 12:23 pm | (68.7°) | 227,918 | 0.9% | |||
 Apr 17 | 6:28 am | 8:12 pm | - | 1:15 pm | (75.3°) | 225,858 | 0.2% | |||
| * 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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