Palo Alto, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Palo Alto, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayNear New Moon (Waning Crescent)
Current Time: Aug 21, 2017 at 1:35:53 am
Sunrise Today: 6:30 am↑ 74° East
Sunset Today: 7:52 pm↑ 286° West
Moonrise Today: 6:21 am↑ 74° East
Moonset Today: 8:03 pm↑ 284° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 22 minutes (-2m 11s)
Today's Sun Position in Palo Alto
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 in a separate box. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
1:35 am
Altitude
-40.2°Heading
8° NPosition
NightDay length
13h 22m 23s
Change since
Yesterday: -2m 11s
Winter: +3h 47m
Summer: -1h 22m
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Palo Alto Today
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
| Night | 12:00 am – 4:55 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 4:55 am – 5:29 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:29 am – 6:02 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:02 am – 6:30 am | |
| Daylight | 6:30 am – 7:52 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 7:52 pm – 8:19 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:19 pm – 8:52 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 8:52 pm – 9:26 pm | |
| Night | 9:26 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Palo Alto - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Aug 21 | 6:30 am | 7:52 pm | 13:22:23 | −2:11 | 1:11 pm (64.4°) | 94.027 |
| Aug 22 | 6:31 am | 7:51 pm | 13:20:11 | −2:11 | 1:11 pm (64.1°) | 94.008 |
| Aug 23 | 6:31 am | 7:49 pm | 13:17:58 | −2:12 | 1:11 pm (63.7°) | 93.988 |
| Aug 24 | 6:32 am | 7:48 pm | 13:15:44 | −2:13 | 1:10 pm (63.4°) | 93.968 |
| Aug 25 | 6:33 am | 7:47 pm | 13:13:30 | −2:14 | 1:10 pm (63.0°) | 93.947 |
| Aug 26 | 6:34 am | 7:45 pm | 13:11:16 | −2:14 | 1:10 pm (62.7°) | 93.926 |
| Aug 27 | 6:35 am | 7:44 pm | 13:09:00 | −2:15 | 1:10 pm (62.3°) | 93.905 |
| * All times are local time for Palo Alto. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
Equinoxes & Solstices 2017
| 2017 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 3:29 am |
| June Solstice | Jun 20 | 9:24 pm |
| September Equinox | Sep 22 | 1:02 pm |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 8:28 am |
| * All times are local Palo Alto time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Palo Alto
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
1:35 am
Altitude
-38.5°Heading
14° NPosition
Near New Moon (Waning Crescent)Percent illuminated
0.2%
Moon in Palo Alto - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
 Aug 21 | 6:21 am | 8:03 pm | - | 1:16 pm | (64.1°) | 231,391 | 0.0% | |||
| Aug 22 | 7:27 am | 8:41 pm | - | 2:08 pm | (59.9°) | 234,098 | 1.6% | |||
| Aug 23 | 8:31 am | 9:15 pm | - | 2:57 pm | (55.4°) | 237,236 | 5.7% | |||
| Aug 24 | 9:33 am | 9:48 pm | - | 3:44 pm | (50.9°) | 240,547 | 11.8% | |||
| Aug 25 | 10:33 am | 10:21 pm | - | 4:30 pm | (46.5°) | 243,758 | 19.5% | |||
| Aug 26 | 11:32 am | 10:54 pm | - | 5:15 pm | (42.5°) | 246,612 | 28.3% | |||
| Aug 27 | 12:29 pm | 11:28 pm | - | 6:01 pm | (39.1°) | 248,894 | 37.8% | |||
| * All times are local time for Palo Alto. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
Planets Visible in the Sky in Palo Alto This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Aug 21, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Mon 7:25 am | Mon 7:53 pm | Mon 1:39 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Mon 3:42 am | Mon 6:04 pm | Mon 10:53 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Mon 5:48 am | Mon 7:33 pm | Mon 12:41 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Mon 10:42 am | Mon 10:04 pm | Mon 4:23 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Mon 3:37 pm | Tue 1:18 am | Mon 8:28 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Sun 10:21 pm | Mon 11:29 am | Mon 4:55 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Sun 8:29 pm | Mon 7:47 am | Mon 2:08 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Palo Alto. | ||||
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Palo Alto
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