Lancaster, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Lancaster, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaning Crescent
Current Time: Aug 20, 2017 at 4:16:40 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:17 am↑ 74° East
Sunset Today: 7:33 pm↑ 285° West
Moonrise Today: 5:02 am↑ 70° East
Moonset Today: 7:00 pm↑ 288° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 16 minutes (-1m 57s)
Today's Sun Position in Lancaster
The Sun's altitude in Lancaster today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed in a separate box. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
4:16 pm
Altitude
39.4°Heading
256° WPosition
DaylightDay length
13h 16m 56s
Change since
Yesterday: -1m 57s
Winter: +3h 27m
Summer: -1h 12m
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Lancaster Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Lancaster 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
| Night | 12:00 am – 4:46 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 4:46 am – 5:19 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:19 am – 5:50 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:50 am – 6:17 am | |
| Daylight | 6:17 am – 7:33 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 7:33 pm – 8:00 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:00 pm – 8:31 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 8:31 pm – 9:04 pm | |
| Night | 9:04 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Lancaster - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Aug 20 | 6:17 am | 7:33 pm | 13:16:56 | −1:57 | 12:55 pm (67.5°) | 94.046 |
| Aug 21 | 6:17 am | 7:32 pm | 13:14:57 | −1:58 | 12:55 pm (67.1°) | 94.027 |
| Aug 22 | 6:18 am | 7:31 pm | 13:12:58 | −1:59 | 12:55 pm (66.8°) | 94.008 |
| Aug 23 | 6:19 am | 7:30 pm | 13:10:58 | −1:59 | 12:55 pm (66.5°) | 93.988 |
| Aug 24 | 6:20 am | 7:28 pm | 13:08:58 | −2:00 | 12:54 pm (66.1°) | 93.968 |
| Aug 25 | 6:20 am | 7:27 pm | 13:06:57 | −2:01 | 12:54 pm (65.8°) | 93.947 |
| Aug 26 | 6:21 am | 7:26 pm | 13:04:55 | −2:01 | 12:54 pm (65.4°) | 93.926 |
| * All times are local time for Lancaster. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
Equinoxes & Solstices 2017
| 2017 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 3:29 am |
| June Solstice | Jun 20 | 9:24 pm |
| September Equinox | Sep 22 | 1:02 pm |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 8:28 am |
| * All times are local Lancaster time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Lancaster
The Moon's path in Lancaster 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
4:16 pm
Altitude
31.6°Heading
266° WPosition
Waning CrescentPercent illuminated
0.9%
Moon in Lancaster - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Aug 20 | 5:02 am | 7:00 pm | - | 12:04 pm | (70.5°) | 229,302 | 1.3% | |||
 Aug 21 | 6:08 am | 7:43 pm | - | 12:59 pm | (67.0°) | 231,364 | 0.0% | |||
| Aug 22 | 7:13 am | 8:22 pm | - | 1:51 pm | (62.8°) | 234,065 | 1.6% | |||
| Aug 23 | 8:16 am | 8:58 pm | - | 2:40 pm | (58.3°) | 237,199 | 5.6% | |||
| Aug 24 | 9:16 am | 9:33 pm | - | 3:28 pm | (53.7°) | 240,510 | 11.7% | |||
| Aug 25 | 10:15 am | 10:06 pm | - | 4:14 pm | (49.3°) | 243,723 | 19.4% | |||
| Aug 26 | 11:12 am | 10:40 pm | - | 4:59 pm | (45.4°) | 246,583 | 28.2% | |||
| * All times are local time for Lancaster. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
Planets Visible in the Sky in Lancaster This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Aug 20, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sun 7:18 am | Sun 7:41 pm | Sun 1:29 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Sun 3:31 am | Sun 5:41 pm | Sun 10:36 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Sun 5:38 am | Sun 7:14 pm | Sun 12:26 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Sun 10:27 am | Sun 9:53 pm | Sun 4:10 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Sun 3:18 pm | Mon 1:13 am | Sun 8:16 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Sun 10:08 pm | Mon 11:09 am | Mon 4:38 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Sun 8:11 pm | Mon 7:33 am | Mon 1:52 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Lancaster. | ||||
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Lancaster
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