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Lancaster, PA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 2.1%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Mar 20, 2023 at 9:15:21 am
Sunrise Today: 7:08 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 7:17 pm 271° West
Moonrise Today: 6:52 am 104° East
Moonset Today: 6:11 pm 260° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 8 minutes (+2m 39s)
Location of LancasterLocation

Today's Sun Position in Lancaster

Time:9:15 am
Altitude:22.9°
Direction:111° SE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 8m 4s (Mar 20, 2023)

2 minutes, 39 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 19, 2023)

2 hours, 48 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2022)

2 hours, 53 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2022)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Lancaster Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:38 am
Astro. Twilight5:38 am – 6:10 am
Nautical Twilight6:10 am – 6:41 am
Civil Twilight6:41 am – 7:08 am
Daylight7:08 am – 7:17 pm
Civil Twilight7:17 pm – 7:44 pm
Nautical Twilight7:44 pm – 8:15 pm
Astro. Twilight8:15 pm – 8:47 pm
Night8:47 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Lancaster - Next 7 Days

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 207:08 am7:17 pm12:08:04+2:391:12 pm (49.9°)92.568
Mar 217:07 am7:18 pm12:10:43+2:391:12 pm (50.3°)92.594
Mar 227:05 am7:19 pm12:13:23+2:391:12 pm (50.7°)92.620
Mar 237:04 am7:20 pm12:16:02+2:391:11 pm (51.1°)92.646
Mar 247:02 am7:21 pm12:18:41+2:391:11 pm (51.5°)92.672
Mar 257:00 am7:22 pm12:21:20+2:381:11 pm (51.9°)92.698
Mar 266:59 am7:23 pm12:23:59+2:381:10 pm (52.3°)92.724
* All times are local time for Lancaster. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (vernal equinox) in Lancaster is at 5:24 pm on Monday, March 20, 2023.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Today's Moon in Lancaster

Year 2023 Moon Phases

Moon in Lancaster - Next 7 days

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2023Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 206:52 am6:11 pm-12:26 pm(39.9°)225,8841.7%
Mar 217:19 am7:26 pm-1:16 pm(47.0°)227,4000.1%
Mar 227:44 am8:39 pm-2:05 pm(54.0°)229,8271.5%
Mar 238:09 am9:50 pm-2:53 pm(60.7°)232,9655.6%
Mar 248:35 am11:01 pm-3:42 pm(66.5°)236,53811.9%
Mar 259:05 am--4:33 pm(71.4°)240,23119.9%
Mar 26-12:11 am9:40 am5:24 pm(74.9°)243,73729.0%
* All times are local time for Lancaster. 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 Lancaster This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 20, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 7:22 amMon 7:31 pmMon 1:26 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusMon 8:33 amMon 10:11 pmMon 3:22 pmGood visibility
MarsMon 11:24 amTue 2:40 amMon 7:02 pmAverage visibility
JupiterMon 7:54 amMon 8:36 pmMon 2:15 pmAverage visibility
SaturnMon 6:09 amMon 4:50 pmMon 11:29 amSlightly difficult to see
UranusMon 9:09 amMon 11:07 pmMon 4:08 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneMon 7:05 amMon 6:50 pmMon 12:57 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Lancaster.

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