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

Moon: 65.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Jul 16, 2025 at 8:16:47 am
Sunrise Today: 6:00 am 62° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:28 pm 298° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 11:55 pm 80° East
Moonset Today: 12:11 pm 276° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 28 minutes (-1m 15s)
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Today's Sun Position in Palo Alto

Time:8:16 am
Altitude:24.7°
Direction:81° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 27m 44s (Jul 16, 2025)

1 minute, 15 seconds shorter than yesterday (Jul 15, 2025)

4 hours, 52 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

17 minutes, 8 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Palo Alto Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:11 am
Astro. Twilight4:11 am – 4:53 am
Nautical Twilight4:53 am – 5:30 am
Civil Twilight5:30 am – 6:00 am
Daylight6:00 am – 8:28 pm
Civil Twilight8:28 pm – 8:58 pm
Nautical Twilight8:58 pm – 9:35 pm
Astro. Twilight9:35 pm – 10:16 pm
Night10:16 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Palo Alto - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JulSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jul 166:00 am8:28 pm14:27:44−1:151:14 pm (73.8°)94.473
Jul 176:01 am8:27 pm14:26:27−1:171:14 pm (73.6°)94.468
Jul 186:02 am8:27 pm14:25:07−1:191:14 pm (73.4°)94.463
Jul 196:02 am8:26 pm14:23:44−1:221:15 pm (73.2°)94.457
Jul 206:03 am8:26 pm14:22:20−1:241:15 pm (73.1°)94.451
Jul 216:04 am8:25 pm14:20:53−1:261:15 pm (72.9°)94.445
Jul 226:05 am8:24 pm14:19:24−1:291:15 pm (72.7°)94.437
* 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 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Palo Alto - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JulMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jul 16-12:11 pm11:55 pm5:45 am(55.1°)231,90866.8%
Jul 17-1:21 pm-6:33 am(61.9°)230,59855.4%
Jul 1812:24 am2:34 pm-7:23 am(68.3°)229,57443.5%
Jul 1912:56 am3:49 pm-8:17 am(73.9°)228,90331.9%
Jul 201:36 am5:04 pm-9:15 am(78.0°)228,69221.3%
Jul 212:25 am6:14 pm-10:17 am(80.4°)229,04312.3%
Jul 223:24 am7:16 pm-11:21 am(80.8°)230,0305.5%
* 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, Wed, Jul 16, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 7:52 amWed 9:20 pmWed 2:36 pmDifficult to see
VenusWed 3:08 amWed 5:26 pmWed 10:17 amGood visibility
MarsWed 10:22 amWed 11:02 pmWed 4:42 pmAverage visibility
JupiterWed 4:47 amWed 7:24 pmWed 12:05 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnTue 11:43 pmWed 11:38 amWed 5:40 amGreat visibility
UranusWed 2:15 amWed 4:29 pmWed 9:22 amDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 11:39 pmWed 11:40 amWed 5:40 amDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Palo Alto.

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