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Las Cruces, NM, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 100.0%
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Current Time: Apr 23, 2024 at 3:18:41 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:28 am↑ 74° East
Sunset Today: 7:42 pm↑ 286° West
Moonrise Today: 7:45 pm↑ 108° East
Moonset Today: 6:11 am↑ 256° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 15 minutes (+1m 47s)
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Today's Sun Position in Las Cruces

Time:3:18 pm
Altitude:53.9°
Direction:245° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 14m 35s (Apr 23, 2024)

1 minute, 47 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 22, 2024)

3 hours, 12 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

1 hour, 1 minute shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

The Sun's altitude in Las Cruces today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Las Cruces Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Las Cruces 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

Night12:00 am – 5:00 am
Astro. Twilight5:00 am – 5:32 am
Nautical Twilight5:32 am – 6:02 am
Civil Twilight6:02 am – 6:28 am
Daylight6:28 am – 7:42 pm
Civil Twilight7:42 pm – 8:08 pm
Nautical Twilight8:08 pm – 8:39 pm
Astro. Twilight8:39 pm – 9:10 pm
Night9:10 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Las Cruces - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 236:28 am7:42 pm13:14:35+1:471:05 pm (70.6°)93.479
Apr 246:27 am7:43 pm13:16:22+1:461:05 pm (70.9°)93.504
Apr 256:26 am7:44 pm13:18:09+1:461:04 pm (71.2°)93.529
Apr 266:25 am7:44 pm13:19:54+1:451:04 pm (71.6°)93.554
Apr 276:24 am7:45 pm13:21:38+1:441:04 pm (71.9°)93.579
Apr 286:23 am7:46 pm13:23:22+1:431:04 pm (72.2°)93.603
Apr 296:22 am7:47 pm13:25:05+1:421:04 pm (72.5°)93.628
* All times are local time for Las Cruces. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2024

March equinoxMar 199:06 pm
June solsticeJun 202:51 pm
September equinoxSep 226:44 am
December solsticeDec 212:21 am
* All times are local Las Cruces time.

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Today's Moon in Las Cruces

Percent Illuminated:100.0%
Time:3:18 pm
Altitude:-53.7°
Direction:68° E
Position:Near Full Moon (Waxing Gibbous)

The Moon's path in Las Cruces 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

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Las Cruces - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 23-6:11 am7:45 pm12:33 am(46.3°)249,51299.5%
Apr 24-6:40 am8:45 pm1:16 am(40.9°)247,89799.9%
Apr 25-7:12 am9:47 pm2:01 am(36.1°)246,03798.2%
Apr 26-7:51 am10:50 pm2:51 am(32.2°)243,98394.4%
Apr 27-8:37 am11:51 pm3:45 am(29.5°)241,76888.5%
Apr 28-9:32 am-4:42 am(28.4°)239,41480.8%
Apr 2912:48 am10:34 am-5:40 am(29.0°)236,95171.3%
* All times are local time for Las Cruces. 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 Las Cruces This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Apr 23, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 5:43 amTue 6:14 pmTue 11:58 amDifficult to see
VenusTue 6:02 amTue 6:47 pmTue 12:24 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 4:46 amTue 4:34 pmTue 10:40 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 7:30 amTue 9:07 pmTue 2:18 pmAverage visibility
SaturnTue 4:25 amTue 3:53 pmTue 10:09 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 7:26 amTue 9:05 pmTue 2:16 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 4:57 amTue 4:52 pmTue 10:55 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Las Cruces.

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