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

Moon: 99.8%
Full Moon
Current Time: Sep 28, 2023 at 8:41:44 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:59 am 92° East
Sunset Today: 6:55 pm 268° West
Moonrise Today: 6:47 pm 92° East
Moonset Today: 6:00 am 263° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 57 minutes (-1m 57s)
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Today's Sun Position in Las Cruces

Time:8:41 pm
Altitude:-23.1°
Direction:283° W
Phase:Night

Day length today: 11h 56m 50s (Sep 28, 2023)

1 minute, 57 seconds shorter than yesterday (Sep 27, 2023)

1 hour, 54 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2022)

2 hours, 19 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Las Cruces Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:37 am
Astro. Twilight5:37 am – 6:06 am
Nautical Twilight6:06 am – 6:34 am
Civil Twilight6:34 am – 6:59 am
Daylight6:59 am – 6:55 pm
Civil Twilight6:55 pm – 7:20 pm
Nautical Twilight7:20 pm – 7:48 pm
Astro. Twilight7:48 pm – 8:17 pm
Night8:17 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Las Cruces - Next 7 Days

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
SepSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Sep 286:59 am6:55 pm11:56:50−1:5712:57 pm (55.6°)93.144
Sep 296:59 am6:54 pm11:54:53−1:5712:57 pm (55.2°)93.117
Sep 307:00 am6:53 pm11:52:55−1:5712:57 pm (54.8°)93.091
Oct 17:01 am6:51 pm11:50:57−1:5712:56 pm (54.4°)93.064
Oct 27:01 am6:50 pm11:49:00−1:5712:56 pm (54.0°)93.038
Oct 37:02 am6:49 pm11:47:02−1:5712:56 pm (53.6°)93.012
Oct 47:03 am6:48 pm11:45:05−1:5712:55 pm (53.2°)92.986
* 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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Today's Moon in Las Cruces

Year 2023 Moon Phases

Moon in Las Cruces - Next 7 days

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2023Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
SepMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Sep 28-6:00 am6:47 pm12:03 am(49.7°)223,66397.9%
Sep 29-7:10 am7:18 pm12:54 am(57.1°)224,47999.9%
Sep 30-8:19 am7:50 pm1:44 am(64.4°)226,41098.8%
Oct 1-9:28 am8:25 pm2:34 am(71.2°)229,28894.8%
Oct 2-10:37 am9:03 pm3:26 am(77.0°)232,83888.4%
Oct 3-11:44 am9:47 pm4:20 am(81.5°)236,73080.1%
Oct 4-12:48 pm10:36 pm5:15 am(84.5°)240,62170.7%
* 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, Sep 28, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 5:47 amFri 6:20 pmFri 12:04 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusFri 3:39 amFri 4:40 pmFri 10:10 amGreat visibility
MarsFri 8:12 amFri 7:36 pmFri 1:54 pmVery difficult to see
JupiterThu 8:45 pmFri 10:06 amFri 3:25 amPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 5:23 pmFri 4:22 amThu 10:53 pmPerfect visibility
UranusThu 9:07 pmFri 10:46 amFri 3:56 amAverage visibility
NeptuneThu 6:28 pmFri 6:18 amFri 12:23 amSlightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Las Cruces.

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