Current Time: | Dec 4, 2023 at 6:09:51 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 7:33 am↑ 116° Southeast |
Sunset Today: | 5:43 pm↑ 244° Southwest |
Moonset Today: | 1:08 pm↑ 284° West |
Daylight Hours: | 10 hours, 10 minutes (-48s) |
Today's Sun Position in Midland
Time: | 6:09 pm |
Altitude: | -5.9° |
Direction: | 247° W |
Phase: | Civil Twilight |
Day length today: 10h 10m 19s (Dec 4, 2023)
48 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 3, 2023)
6 minutes, 57 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2022)
4 hours, 4 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in Midland 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 Midland Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Midland 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 – 6:06 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 6:06 am – 6:36 am |
Nautical Twilight | 6:36 am – 7:06 am |
Civil Twilight | 7:06 am – 7:33 am |
Daylight | 7:33 am – 5:43 pm |
Civil Twilight | 5:43 pm – 6:10 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 6:10 pm – 6:40 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 6:40 pm – 7:10 pm |
Night | 7:10 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Midland - Next 7 Days
2023 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Dec 4 | 7:33 am | 5:43 pm | 10:10:19 | −0:48 | 12:38 pm (35.7°) | 91.619 |
Dec 5 | 7:34 am | 5:43 pm | 10:09:33 | −0:45 | 12:38 pm (35.6°) | 91.606 |
Dec 6 | 7:34 am | 5:43 pm | 10:08:50 | −0:43 | 12:39 pm (35.5°) | 91.593 |
Dec 7 | 7:35 am | 5:43 pm | 10:08:09 | −0:40 | 12:39 pm (35.4°) | 91.581 |
Dec 8 | 7:36 am | 5:43 pm | 10:07:31 | −0:38 | 12:40 pm (35.3°) | 91.569 |
Dec 9 | 7:37 am | 5:44 pm | 10:06:55 | −0:35 | 12:40 pm (35.2°) | 91.558 |
Dec 10 | 7:37 am | 5:44 pm | 10:06:22 | −0:32 | 12:41 pm (35.1°) | 91.546 |
* All times are local time for Midland. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2023
March equinox | Mar 20 | 4:24 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 21 | 9:58 am |
September equinox | Sep 23 | 1:50 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 9:27 pm |
* All times are local Midland time. |
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Today's Moon in Midland
Percent Illuminated: | 52.4% |
Time: | 6:09 pm |
Altitude: | -46.7° |
Direction: | 347° N |
Position: | Waning Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Midland 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
Moon in Midland - Next 7 days
2023 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Dec | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
- | 1:08 pm | - | 6:26 am | (71.3°) | 251,221 | 56.9% | ||||
Dec 5 | 12:32 am | 1:33 pm | - | 7:06 am | (65.9°) | 251,007 | 47.3% | |||
Dec 6 | 1:26 am | 1:58 pm | - | 7:46 am | (60.1°) | 249,940 | 37.7% | |||
Dec 7 | 2:21 am | 2:23 pm | - | 8:25 am | (54.2°) | 248,090 | 28.4% | |||
Dec 8 | 3:17 am | 2:49 pm | - | 9:06 am | (48.3°) | 245,597 | 19.8% | |||
Dec 9 | 4:15 am | 3:19 pm | - | 9:50 am | (42.6°) | 242,656 | 12.2% | |||
Dec 10 | 5:17 am | 3:53 pm | - | 10:38 am | (37.4°) | 239,505 | 6.2% | |||
* All times are local time for Midland. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Midland This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Dec 4, 2023 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Mon 9:17 am | Mon 7:04 pm | Mon 2:10 pm | Average visibility |
Venus | Tue 4:11 am | Tue 3:28 pm | Tue 9:50 am | Good visibility |
Mars | Tue 7:11 am | Tue 5:20 pm | Tue 12:16 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Jupiter | Mon 3:39 pm | Tue 4:46 am | Mon 10:12 pm | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Mon 12:40 pm | Mon 11:39 pm | Mon 6:09 pm | Average visibility |
Uranus | Mon 4:17 pm | Tue 5:51 am | Mon 11:04 pm | Average visibility |
Neptune | Mon 1:43 pm | Tue 1:30 am | Mon 7:37 pm | Difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Midland. |