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

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Moon: 74.9%
Waning Gibbous

Current Time: Oct 18, 2019 at 7:36:24 pm


Sunrise Today: 7:19 am↑ 102° East
Sunset Today: 6:27 pm↑ 258° West


Moonrise Today: 9:53 pm↑ 62° Northeast
Moonset Today: 11:53 am↑ 297° Northwest


Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 8 minutes (-2m 17s)

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Today's Sun Position in Palo Alto

Time:7:36 pm
Altitude:-14.4°
Direction:269° W
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 11h 8m 38s (Oct 18, 2019)

2 minutes, 17 seconds shorter than yesterday (Oct 17, 2019)

1 hour, 33 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2018)

3 hours, 36 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 – 5:52 am
Astro. Twilight5:52 am – 6:22 am
Nautical Twilight6:22 am – 6:53 am
Civil Twilight6:53 am – 7:19 am
Daylight7:19 am – 6:27 pm
Civil Twilight6:27 pm – 6:53 pm
Nautical Twilight6:53 pm – 7:24 pm
Astro. Twilight7:24 pm – 7:54 pm
Night7:54 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Palo Alto - Next 7 Days

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2019Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
OctSunriseSunsetLengthDifferenceTimeMil. mi
Oct 187:19 am6:27 pm11:08:08−2:1712:53 pm (42.8°)92.611
Oct 197:20 am6:26 pm11:05:51−2:1612:53 pm (42.5°)92.585
Oct 207:21 am6:24 pm11:03:35−2:1612:53 pm (42.1°)92.560
Oct 217:22 am6:23 pm11:01:19−2:1512:53 pm (41.8°)92.534
Oct 227:23 am6:22 pm10:59:04−2:1512:53 pm (41.4°)92.509
Oct 237:24 am6:21 pm10:56:49−2:1412:52 pm (41.1°)92.484
Oct 247:25 am6:19 pm10:54:36−2:1312:52 pm (40.7°)92.459
* 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 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:74.9%
Time:7:36 pm
Altitude:-21.0°
Direction:38° NE
Position:Waning 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
OctMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Oct 18-11:53 am9:53 pm4:28 am(73.1°)241,35880.4%
Oct 19-12:52 pm10:45 pm5:21 am(74.8°)238,74971.2%
Oct 20-1:48 pm11:44 pm6:17 am(75.2°)235,96560.7%
Oct 21-2:40 pm-7:14 am(74.2°)233,10749.4%
Oct 2212:49 am3:26 pm-8:11 am(71.7°)230,33037.8%
Oct 231:58 am4:07 pm-9:07 am(67.8°)227,84726.7%
Oct 243:09 am4:44 pm-10:02 am(62.9°)225,90416.6%
* 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, Fri, Oct 18, 2019
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 9:29 amSat 7:21 pmSat 2:26 pmDifficult to see
VenusSat 8:48 amSat 7:15 pmSat 2:02 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 6:02 amSat 5:47 pmSat 11:55 amDifficult to see
JupiterFri 11:53 amFri 9:27 pmFri 4:40 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnFri 1:34 pmFri 11:11 pmFri 6:23 pmAverage visibility
UranusSat 6:44 pmSun 8:07 amSun 1:25 amAverage visibility
NeptuneFri 4:48 pmSat 4:12 amFri 10:30 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Palo Alto.

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