Palo Alto, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Palo Alto, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Crescent
Current Time: Jun 25, 2017 at 5:22:43 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:49 am↑ 59° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:33 pm↑ 301° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 7:42 am↑ 67° East
Moonset Today: 10:09 pm↑ 292° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 44 minutes (-13s)
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
5:22 pm
Altitude
35.1°Heading
274° WPosition
DaylightDay length
14h 44m 16s
Change since
Yesterday: -13s
Winter: +5h 9m
Summer: -35s
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 – 3:55 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 3:55 am – 4:39 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:39 am – 5:18 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:18 am – 5:49 am | |
| Daylight | 5:49 am – 8:33 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:33 pm – 9:04 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 9:04 pm – 9:43 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:43 pm – 10:27 pm | |
| Night | 10:27 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Palo Alto - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Jun 25 | 5:49 am | 8:33 pm | 14:44:16 | −0:13 | 1:11 pm (75.9°) | 94.492 |
| Jun 26 | 5:49 am | 8:33 pm | 14:43:59 | −0:16 | 1:11 pm (75.9°) | 94.495 |
| Jun 27 | 5:49 am | 8:33 pm | 14:43:39 | −0:19 | 1:11 pm (75.8°) | 94.498 |
| Jun 28 | 5:50 am | 8:33 pm | 14:43:16 | −0:23 | 1:12 pm (75.8°) | 94.501 |
| Jun 29 | 5:50 am | 8:33 pm | 14:42:50 | −0:26 | 1:12 pm (75.7°) | 94.503 |
| Jun 30 | 5:51 am | 8:33 pm | 14:42:20 | −0:29 | 1:12 pm (75.7°) | 94.504 |
| Jul 1 | 5:51 am | 8:33 pm | 14:41:47 | −0:32 | 1:12 pm (75.6°) | 94.505 |
| * 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
5:22 pm
Altitude
53.3°Heading
247° WPosition
Waxing CrescentPercent illuminated
5.4%
Moon in Palo Alto - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Jun 25 | 7:42 am | 10:09 pm | - | 2:58 pm | (70.2°) | 225,855 | 4.9% | |||
| Jun 26 | 8:49 am | 10:57 pm | - | 3:56 pm | (67.7°) | 229,034 | 11.5% | |||
| Jun 27 | 9:55 am | 11:38 pm | - | 4:50 pm | (64.1°) | 232,795 | 20.0% | |||
| Jun 28 | 11:00 am | - | - | 5:41 pm | (60.1°) | 236,781 | 29.8% | |||
| Jun 29 | - | 12:14 am | 12:02 pm | 6:28 pm | (55.7°) | 240,667 | 40.2% | |||
 Jun 30 | - | 12:47 am | 1:02 pm | 7:14 pm | (51.3°) | 244,188 | 50.7% | |||
| Jul 1 | - | 1:19 am | 2:00 pm | 7:58 pm | (47.1°) | 247,158 | 60.9% | |||
| * 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, Sun, Jun 25, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sun 6:07 am | Sun 9:01 pm | Sun 1:34 pm | Difficult to see |
| Venus | Mon 3:14 am | Mon 4:57 pm | Mon 10:05 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Sun 6:31 am | Sun 9:14 pm | Sun 1:53 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Sun 1:53 pm | Mon 1:32 am | Sun 7:43 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Sun 7:32 pm | Mon 5:13 am | Mon 12:23 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Mon 1:59 am | Mon 3:07 pm | Mon 8:33 am | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Mon 12:12 am | Mon 11:32 am | Mon 5:52 am | 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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