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Nantucket, MA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 4.3%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 6, 2024 at 5:14:00 am
Sunrise Today: 5:30 am 67° East
Sunset Today: 7:43 pm 294° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 4:30 am 78° East
Moonset Today: 6:15 pm 287° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 13 minutes (+2m 14s)
Location of NantucketLocation

Today's Sun Position in Nantucket

Time:5:14 am
Altitude:-3.6°
Direction:64° NE
Phase:Civil Twilight

Day length today: 14h 12m 34s (May 6, 2024)

2 minutes, 14 seconds longer than yesterday (May 5, 2024)

5 hours longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

56 minutes, 57 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Nantucket Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:41 am
Astro. Twilight3:41 am – 4:22 am
Nautical Twilight4:22 am – 5:00 am
Civil Twilight5:00 am – 5:30 am
Daylight5:30 am – 7:43 pm
Civil Twilight7:43 pm – 8:14 pm
Nautical Twilight8:14 pm – 8:52 pm
Astro. Twilight8:52 pm – 9:33 pm
Night9:33 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Nantucket - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 65:30 am7:43 pm14:12:34+2:1412:36 pm (65.5°)93.791
May 75:29 am7:44 pm14:14:47+2:1212:36 pm (65.8°)93.813
May 85:28 am7:45 pm14:16:58+2:1112:36 pm (66.1°)93.835
May 95:27 am7:46 pm14:19:08+2:0912:36 pm (66.3°)93.857
May 105:26 am7:47 pm14:21:15+2:0712:36 pm (66.6°)93.878
May 115:25 am7:48 pm14:23:21+2:0512:36 pm (66.9°)93.899
May 125:24 am7:49 pm14:25:25+2:0312:36 pm (67.1°)93.919
* All times are local time for Nantucket. 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 Nantucket

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Nantucket - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 64:30 am6:15 pm-11:15 am(59.2°)225,8893.2%
May 74:57 am7:34 pm-12:08 pm(65.7°)227,0470.3%
May 85:28 am8:53 pm-1:04 pm(71.0°)229,1420.5%
May 96:07 am10:08 pm-2:03 pm(74.8°)232,0203.6%
May 106:54 am11:15 pm-3:03 pm(76.7°)235,4309.1%
May 117:50 am--4:02 pm(76.8°)239,06316.6%
May 12-12:10 am8:53 am4:58 pm(75.1°)242,60225.3%
* All times are local time for Nantucket. 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 Nantucket This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, May 6, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 4:40 amMon 5:23 pmMon 11:01 amDifficult to see
VenusMon 5:16 amMon 6:59 pmMon 12:07 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsMon 3:54 amMon 4:04 pmMon 9:59 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 6:03 amMon 8:23 pmMon 1:13 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnMon 3:17 amMon 2:34 pmMon 8:56 amAverage visibility
UranusMon 5:52 amMon 8:11 pmMon 1:01 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 3:42 amMon 3:36 pmMon 9:39 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Nantucket.

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