| Current Time: | Mar 15, 2026 at 10:45:39 pm |
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| Sunrise Today: | 7:19 am↑ 92° East |
| Sunset Today: | 7:16 pm↑ 268° West |
| Moonrise Today: | 5:38 am↑ 115° Southeast |
| Moonset Today: | 3:56 pm↑ 247° West |
| Daylight Hours: | 11 hours, 57 minutes (+2m 25s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Palo Alto Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 5:52 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 5:52 am – 6:23 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:23 am – 6:53 am |
| Civil Twilight | 6:53 am – 7:19 am |
| Daylight | 7:19 am – 7:16 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 7:16 pm – 7:42 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 7:42 pm – 8:12 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 8:12 pm – 8:43 pm |
| Night | 8:43 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Palo Alto
Moon in Palo Alto - Next 7 days
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Mar | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Mar 15 | 5:38 am | 3:56 pm | - | 10:43 am | (33.0°) | 241,700 | 12.5% | |||
| Mar 16 | 6:07 am | 5:03 pm | - | 11:31 am | (38.5°) | 238,434 | 6.2% | |||
| Mar 17 | 6:34 am | 6:10 pm | - | 12:17 pm | (44.7°) | 235,284 | 2.0% | |||
 Mar 18 | 6:59 am | 7:18 pm | - | 1:03 pm | (51.5°) | 232,499 | 0.1% | |||
| Mar 19 | 7:25 am | 8:28 pm | - | 1:51 pm | (58.4°) | 230,293 | 0.9% | |||
| Mar 20 | 7:52 am | 9:41 pm | - | 2:40 pm | (65.2°) | 228,791 | 4.6% | |||
| Mar 21 | 8:23 am | 10:56 pm | - | 3:33 pm | (71.3°) | 228,051 | 10.9% | |||
| * 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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