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

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Moon: 97.4%

Waxing Gibbous

Current Time: Feb 18, 2019 at 12:36:58 am


Sunrise Today: 6:54 am↑ 104° East
Sunset Today: 5:51 pm↑ 256° West


Moonrise Today: 4:59 pm↑ 69° East
Moonset Today: 6:22 am↑ 293° Northwest


Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 56 minutes (+2m 15s)

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Today's Sun Position in Palo Alto

Time:12:36 am
Altitude:-64.0°
Direction:8° N
Phase:Night

Day length today: 10h 56m 51s (Feb 18, 2019)

2 minutes, 15 seconds longer than yesterday (Feb 17, 2019)

1 hour, 22 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2018)

3 hours, 48 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2018)

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 – 5:27 am
Astro. Twilight5:27 am – 5:57 am
Nautical Twilight5:57 am – 6:27 am
Civil Twilight6:27 am – 6:54 am
Daylight6:54 am – 5:51 pm
Civil Twilight5:51 pm – 6:17 pm
Nautical Twilight6:17 pm – 6:48 pm
Astro. Twilight6:48 pm – 7:18 pm
Night7:18 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Palo Alto - Next 7 Days

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2019Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
FebSunriseSunsetLengthDifferenceTimeMil. mi
Feb 186:54 am5:51 pm10:56:51+2:1512:22 pm (41.1°)91.872
Feb 196:53 am5:52 pm10:59:07+2:1612:22 pm (41.4°)91.892
Feb 206:51 am5:53 pm11:01:24+2:1612:22 pm (41.8°)91.912
Feb 216:50 am5:54 pm11:03:42+2:1712:22 pm (42.1°)91.932
Feb 226:49 am5:55 pm11:06:00+2:1812:22 pm (42.5°)91.953
Feb 236:48 am5:56 pm11:08:19+2:1812:21 pm (42.9°)91.974
Feb 246:46 am5:57 pm11:10:38+2:1912:21 pm (43.2°)91.996
* All times are local time for Palo Alto. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2019

March EquinoxMar 202:59 pm
June SolsticeJun 218:54 am
September EquinoxSep 2312:50 am
December SolsticeDec 218:19 pm
* All times are local Palo Alto time.

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Today's Moon in Palo Alto

Percent Illuminated:97.4%
Time:12:36 am
Altitude:63.1°
Direction:231° SW
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 2019 Moon Phases

Moon in Palo Alto - Next 7 days

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2019Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
FebMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Feb 18-6:22 am4:59 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Feb 19-7:08 am6:14 pm12:08 am(67.5°)221,68299.8%
Feb 20-7:49 am7:27 pm1:06 am(62.7°)222,30899.1%
Feb 21-8:26 am8:39 pm2:02 am(57.2°)224,20995.2%
Feb 22-9:01 am9:48 pm2:54 am(51.6°)227,15788.7%
Feb 23-9:35 am10:55 pm3:46 am(46.1°)230,82480.1%
Feb 24-10:10 am11:59 pm4:36 am(41.2°)234,84570.1%
* All times are local time for Palo Alto. 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, Mon, Feb 18, 2019
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 7:36 amMon 7:04 pmMon 1:19 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusMon 4:32 amMon 2:24 pmMon 9:28 amGood visibility
MarsMon 9:33 amMon 11:00 pmMon 4:16 pmAverage visibility
JupiterMon 2:45 amMon 12:23 pmMon 7:34 amFairly good visibility
SaturnMon 4:37 amMon 2:18 pmMon 9:27 amAverage visibility
UranusMon 9:28 amMon 10:39 pmMon 4:04 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneMon 7:41 amMon 7:04 pmMon 1:22 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Palo Alto.

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