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

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Moon: 79.5%
Waning Gibbous

Current Time: Jul 9, 2020 at 10:49:42 am


Sunrise Today: 6:08 am↑ 63° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:16 pm↑ 297° Northwest


Moonrise Today: 11:42 pm↑ 101° East
Moonset Today: 10:23 am↑ 256° West


Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 9 minutes (-46s)

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Today's Sun Position in Las Cruces

Time:10:49 am
Altitude:56.9°
Direction:99° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 8m 37s (Jul 9, 2020)

46 seconds shorter than yesterday (Jul 8, 2020)

4 hours, 6 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2019)

7 minutes, 39 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2020)

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 – 4:29 am
Astro. Twilight4:29 am – 5:05 am
Nautical Twilight5:05 am – 5:39 am
Civil Twilight5:39 am – 6:08 am
Daylight6:08 am – 8:16 pm
Civil Twilight8:16 pm – 8:44 pm
Nautical Twilight8:44 pm – 9:18 pm
Astro. Twilight9:18 pm – 9:55 pm
Night9:55 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Las Cruces - Next 7 Days

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2020Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JulSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jul 96:08 am8:16 pm14:08:37−0:461:12 pm (79.9°)94.503
Jul 106:08 am8:16 pm14:07:49−0:481:12 pm (79.8°)94.501
Jul 116:09 am8:16 pm14:06:58−0:501:12 pm (79.7°)94.499
Jul 126:09 am8:15 pm14:06:05−0:521:12 pm (79.5°)94.496
Jul 136:10 am8:15 pm14:05:10−0:551:12 pm (79.4°)94.493
Jul 146:10 am8:15 pm14:04:13−0:571:13 pm (79.2°)94.489
Jul 156:11 am8:14 pm14:03:13−0:591:13 pm (79.0°)94.485
* 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 2020

March EquinoxMar 199:50 pm
June SolsticeJun 203:44 pm
September EquinoxSep 227:31 am
December SolsticeDec 213:02 am
* All times are local Las Cruces time.

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Today's Moon in Las Cruces

Percent Illuminated:79.5%
Time:10:49 am
Altitude:-6.1°
Direction:259° W
Position:Waning 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 2020 Moon Phases

Moon in Las Cruces - Next 7 days

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2020Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JulMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jul 9-10:23 am11:42 pm4:44 am(44.1°)246,97481.5%
Jul 10-11:18 am-5:27 am(48.8°)249,06273.1%
Jul 1112:11 am12:12 pm-6:08 am(53.8°)250,48564.0%
Jul 1212:38 am1:06 pm-6:49 am(58.8°)251,12754.3%
Jul 131:06 am2:00 pm-7:30 am(63.8°)250,93144.6%
Jul 141:35 am2:55 pm-8:11 am(68.5°)249,90535.0%
Jul 152:06 am3:51 pm-8:55 am(72.9°)248,12425.8%
* 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, Thu, Jul 9, 2020
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 5:28 amThu 7:09 pmThu 12:18 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusThu 3:38 amThu 5:14 pmThu 10:26 amGreat visibility
MarsThu 12:24 amThu 12:26 pmThu 6:25 amPerfect visibility
JupiterThu 8:27 pmFri 6:34 amFri 1:31 amPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 8:51 pmFri 7:06 amFri 1:58 amPerfect visibility
UranusThu 1:47 amThu 3:05 pmThu 8:26 amDifficult to see
NeptuneWed 11:33 pmThu 11:13 amThu 5:23 amDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Las Cruces.

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