| Current Time: | Feb 8, 2026 at 6:38:06 pm |
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| Sunrise Today: | 7:49 am↑ 109° East |
| Sunset Today: | 6:14 pm↑ 251° West |
| Moonrise Today: | 12:42 am↑ 113° Southeast |
| Moonset Today: | 10:48 am↑ 244° Southwest |
| Daylight Hours: | 10 hours, 25 minutes (+2m 20s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Lafayette Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 6:17 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 6:17 am – 6:48 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:48 am – 7:21 am |
| Civil Twilight | 7:21 am – 7:49 am |
| Daylight | 7:49 am – 6:14 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 6:14 pm – 6:42 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:42 pm – 7:15 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 7:15 pm – 7:46 pm |
| Night | 7:46 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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| Feb | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Feb 8 | 12:42 am | 10:48 am | - | 5:49 am | (30.4°) | 249,339 | 60.3% | |||
 Feb 9 | 1:45 am | 11:16 am | - | 6:34 am | (26.2°) | 250,785 | 50.6% | |||
| Feb 10 | 2:48 am | 11:51 am | - | 7:22 am | (23.0°) | 251,378 | 40.9% | |||
| Feb 11 | 3:49 am | 12:33 pm | - | 8:12 am | (21.0°) | 251,108 | 31.5% | |||
| Feb 12 | 4:45 am | 1:23 pm | - | 9:04 am | (20.4°) | 250,033 | 22.8% | |||
| Feb 13 | 5:35 am | 2:20 pm | - | 9:56 am | (21.2°) | 248,282 | 15.0% | |||
| Feb 14 | 6:17 am | 3:24 pm | - | 10:48 am | (23.4°) | 246,026 | 8.4% | |||
| * All times are local time for Lafayette. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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