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Palo Alto, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 11.0%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Oct 6, 2024 at 12:33:15 am
Sunrise Today: 7:09 am 96° East
Sunset Today: 6:43 pm 264° West
Moonrise Today: 10:58 am 120° Southeast
Moonset Today: 8:35 pm 238° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 34 minutes (-2m 21s)
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Today's Sun Position in Palo Alto

Time:12:33 am
Altitude:-57.5°
Direction:349° N
Phase:Night

Day length today: 11h 34m 11s (Oct 6, 2024)

2 minutes, 21 seconds shorter than yesterday (Oct 5, 2024)

1 hour, 59 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

3 hours, 10 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Palo Alto Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:42 am
Astro. Twilight5:42 am – 6:12 am
Nautical Twilight6:12 am – 6:43 am
Civil Twilight6:43 am – 7:09 am
Daylight7:09 am – 6:43 pm
Civil Twilight6:43 pm – 7:09 pm
Nautical Twilight7:09 pm – 7:39 pm
Astro. Twilight7:39 pm – 8:09 pm
Night8:09 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Palo Alto - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
OctSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Oct 67:09 am6:43 pm11:34:11−2:2112:56 pm (47.0°)92.914
Oct 77:10 am6:41 pm11:31:50−2:2112:56 pm (46.6°)92.887
Oct 87:10 am6:40 pm11:29:29−2:2112:55 pm (46.3°)92.859
Oct 97:11 am6:38 pm11:27:08−2:2012:55 pm (45.9°)92.832
Oct 107:12 am6:37 pm11:24:48−2:2012:55 pm (45.5°)92.805
Oct 117:13 am6:36 pm11:22:27−2:2012:55 pm (45.1°)92.778
Oct 127:14 am6:34 pm11:20:08−2:1912:54 pm (44.8°)92.750
* All times are local time for Palo Alto. 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 Palo Alto

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Palo Alto - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
OctMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Oct 610:58 am8:35 pm-3:50 pm(27.6°)248,93215.1%
Oct 712:01 pm9:16 pm-4:40 pm(24.7°)246,74823.0%
Oct 81:02 pm10:04 pm-5:34 pm(23.2°)244,02332.3%
Oct 91:59 pm11:02 pm-6:30 pm(23.3°)240,80442.5%
Oct 102:49 pm--7:27 pm(25.1°)237,20453.5%
Oct 11-12:08 am3:32 pm8:23 pm(28.6°)233,41664.6%
Oct 12-1:19 am4:09 pm9:17 pm(33.6°)229,70675.3%
* All times are local time for Palo Alto. 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 Palo Alto This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Oct 6, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 7:30 amSun 6:56 pmSun 1:14 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusSun 9:53 amSun 8:08 pmSun 3:01 pmGood visibility
MarsSun 12:04 amSun 2:41 pmSun 7:22 amAverage visibility
JupiterSat 10:12 pmSun 12:44 pmSun 5:28 amPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 5:31 pmMon 4:43 amSun 11:07 pmPerfect visibility
UranusSat 8:40 pmSun 10:48 amSun 3:44 amAverage visibility
NeptuneSun 6:02 pmMon 5:53 amSun 11:58 pmSlightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Palo Alto.

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