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

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Moon: 80.6%
Waxing Gibbous

Current Time: Apr 4, 2020 at 2:19:24 am


Sunrise Today: 6:48 am↑ 82° East
Sunset Today: 7:34 pm↑ 278° West


Moonrise Today: 3:44 pm↑ 71° East
Moonset Today: 5:01 am↑ 292° Northwest


Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 46 minutes (+2m 22s)

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Today's Sun Position in Palo Alto

Time:2:19 am
Altitude:-43.8°
Direction:24° NE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 12h 45m 53s (Apr 4, 2020)

2 minutes, 22 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 3, 2020)

3 hours, 11 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2019)

1 hour, 58 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2019)

The Sun's altitude in Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Palo Alto 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

Night12:00 am – 5:18 am
Astro. Twilight5:18 am – 5:51 am
Nautical Twilight5:51 am – 6:22 am
Civil Twilight6:22 am – 6:48 am
Daylight6:48 am – 7:34 pm
Civil Twilight7:34 pm – 8:01 pm
Nautical Twilight8:01 pm – 8:32 pm
Astro. Twilight8:32 pm – 9:04 pm
Night9:04 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Palo Alto - Next 7 Days

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2020Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDifferenceTimeMil. mi
Apr 46:48 am7:34 pm12:45:53+2:221:11 pm (58.7°)92.989
Apr 56:47 am7:35 pm12:48:15+2:211:11 pm (59.1°)93.016
Apr 66:45 am7:36 pm12:50:37+2:211:10 pm (59.4°)93.042
Apr 76:44 am7:37 pm12:52:58+2:211:10 pm (59.8°)93.069
Apr 86:42 am7:38 pm12:55:18+2:201:10 pm (60.2°)93.095
Apr 96:41 am7:39 pm12:57:39+2:201:10 pm (60.5°)93.122
Apr 106:40 am7:40 pm12:59:59+2:191:09 pm (60.9°)93.149
* 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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Equinoxes & Solstices 2020

March EquinoxMar 198:50 pm
June SolsticeJun 202:44 pm
September EquinoxSep 226:31 am
December SolsticeDec 212:02 am
* All times are local Palo Alto time.

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Today's Moon in Palo Alto

Percent Illuminated:80.6%
Time:2:19 am
Altitude:29.8°
Direction:269° W
Position:Waxing Gibbous

The Moon's path in Palo Alto 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

Year 2020 Moon Phases

Moon in Palo Alto - Next 7 days

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2020Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 4-5:01 am3:44 pm10:47 pm(65.9°)225,40987.8%
Apr 5-5:40 am4:58 pm11:42 pm(60.2°)223,08394.7%
Apr 6-6:16 am6:12 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Apr 7-6:50 am7:27 pm12:36 am(53.9°)221,89098.8%
Apr 8-7:24 am8:41 pm1:30 am(47.5°)221,99399.7%
Apr 9-8:00 am9:55 pm2:25 am(41.4°)223,39997.4%
Apr 10-8:39 am11:08 pm3:20 am(36.1°)225,95392.0%
* 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, Sat, Apr 4, 2020
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 5:58 amSat 5:28 pmSat 11:42 amDifficult to see
VenusSat 8:42 amSat 11:30 pmSat 4:06 pmGreat visibility
MarsSat 3:42 amSat 1:35 pmSat 8:38 amAverage visibility
JupiterSat 3:08 amSat 12:55 pmSat 8:02 amFairly good visibility
SaturnSat 3:29 amSat 1:25 pmSat 8:27 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 7:44 amSat 9:09 pmSat 2:26 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSat 5:51 amSat 5:23 pmSat 11:37 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Palo Alto.

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