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

Moon: 50.2%
Third Quarter
Current Time: Jul 17, 2025 at 8:27:35 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:22 am 61° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:10 pm 299° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 11:45 pm 72° East
Moonset Today: 12:48 pm 284° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 48 minutes (-1m 29s)
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Today's Sun Position in Nantucket

Time:8:27 pm
Altitude:-3.3°
Direction:302° NW
Phase:Civil Twilight

Day length today: 14h 48m 14s (Jul 17, 2025)

1 minute, 29 seconds shorter than yesterday (Jul 16, 2025)

5 hours, 36 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

21 minutes, 17 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Nantucket Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:21 am
Astro. Twilight3:21 am – 4:08 am
Nautical Twilight4:08 am – 4:49 am
Civil Twilight4:49 am – 5:22 am
Daylight5:22 am – 8:10 pm
Civil Twilight8:10 pm – 8:42 pm
Nautical Twilight8:42 pm – 9:23 pm
Astro. Twilight9:23 pm – 10:10 pm
Night10:10 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Nantucket - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JulSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jul 175:22 am8:10 pm14:48:14−1:2912:46 pm (69.8°)94.469
Jul 185:23 am8:09 pm14:46:41−1:3212:46 pm (69.6°)94.464
Jul 195:23 am8:09 pm14:45:06−1:3512:46 pm (69.4°)94.458
Jul 205:24 am8:08 pm14:43:28−1:3812:46 pm (69.2°)94.452
Jul 215:25 am8:07 pm14:41:47−1:4012:46 pm (69.0°)94.446
Jul 225:26 am8:06 pm14:40:04−1:4312:46 pm (68.8°)94.438
Jul 235:27 am8:05 pm14:38:18−1:4512:46 pm (68.6°)94.431
* 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 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Nantucket - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JulMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jul 17-12:48 pm11:45 pm5:57 am(57.1°)230,77157.1%
Jul 18-2:04 pm-6:47 am(63.5°)229,70245.3%
Jul 1912:13 am3:21 pm-7:40 am(69.2°)228,97333.6%
Jul 2012:49 am4:39 pm-8:38 am(73.6°)228,68922.7%
Jul 211:34 am5:52 pm-9:40 am(76.3°)228,95413.4%
Jul 222:30 am6:56 pm-10:44 am(76.9°)229,8466.3%
Jul 233:37 am7:46 pm-11:46 am(75.5°)231,4011.8%
* 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, Thu, Jul 17, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 7:16 amThu 8:55 pmThu 2:05 pmDifficult to see
VenusFri 2:30 amFri 5:11 pmFri 9:50 amGood visibility
MarsThu 9:50 amThu 10:34 pmThu 4:12 pmAverage visibility
JupiterFri 4:01 amFri 7:02 pmFri 11:31 amAverage visibility
SaturnThu 11:08 pmFri 11:02 amFri 5:05 amGreat visibility
UranusFri 1:30 amFri 4:04 pmFri 8:47 amDifficult to see
NeptuneThu 11:03 pmFri 11:05 amFri 5:04 amDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Nantucket.

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