Palo Alto, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Palo Alto, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaning Crescent
Current Time: Aug 18, 2017 at 7:38:08 am
Sunrise Today: 6:27 am↑ 73° East
Sunset Today: 7:56 pm↑ 287° West
Moonrise Today: 3:04 am↑ 65° East
Moonset Today: 5:41 pm↑ 294° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 28 minutes (-2m 8s)
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
7:38 am
Altitude
12.9°Heading
83° EPosition
DaylightDay length
13h 28m 54s
Change since
Yesterday: -2m 8s
Winter: +3h 54m
Summer: -1h 15m
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 – 4:51 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 4:51 am – 5:26 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:26 am – 6:00 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:00 am – 6:27 am | |
| Daylight | 6:27 am – 7:56 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 7:56 pm – 8:24 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:24 pm – 8:57 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 8:57 pm – 9:31 pm | |
| Night | 9:31 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 18 | 6:27 am | 7:56 pm | 13:28:54 | −2:08 | 1:12 pm (65.4°) | 94.082 |
| Aug 19 | 6:28 am | 7:55 pm | 13:26:44 | −2:09 | 1:12 pm (65.1°) | 94.064 |
| Aug 20 | 6:29 am | 7:53 pm | 13:24:34 | −2:10 | 1:11 pm (64.7°) | 94.046 |
| 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 |
| * 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
7:38 am
Altitude
50.3°Heading
106° EPosition
Waning CrescentPercent illuminated
13.1%
Moon in Palo Alto - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Aug 18 | 3:04 am | 5:41 pm | - | 10:24 am | (71.5°) | 227,507 | 12.2% | |||
| Aug 19 | 4:07 am | 6:34 pm | - | 11:23 am | (70.2°) | 228,015 | 5.4% | |||
| Aug 20 | 5:13 am | 7:22 pm | - | 12:21 pm | (67.7°) | 229,321 | 1.2% | |||
 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% | |||
| * 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, Fri, Aug 18, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Fri 7:46 am | Fri 8:10 pm | Fri 1:58 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Fri 3:38 am | Fri 6:02 pm | Fri 10:50 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Fri 5:51 am | Fri 7:39 pm | Fri 12:45 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Fri 10:51 am | Fri 10:14 pm | Fri 4:33 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Fri 3:49 pm | Sat 1:30 am | Fri 8:40 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Thu 10:32 pm | Fri 11:41 am | Fri 5:06 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Thu 8:41 pm | Fri 7:59 am | Fri 2:20 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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