| Current Time: | Jul 16, 2025 at 8:16:47 am |
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| 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) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Palo Alto Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 4:11 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 4:11 am – 4:53 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:53 am – 5:30 am |
| Civil Twilight | 5:30 am – 6:00 am |
| Daylight | 6:00 am – 8:28 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 8:28 pm – 8:58 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:58 pm – 9:35 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:35 pm – 10:16 pm |
| Night | 10:16 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Palo Alto
Moon in Palo Alto - Next 7 days
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| 2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Jul | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Jul 16 | - | 12:11 pm | 11:55 pm | 5:45 am | (55.1°) | 231,908 | 66.8% | |||
 Jul 17 | - | 1:21 pm | - | 6:33 am | (61.9°) | 230,598 | 55.4% | |||
| Jul 18 | 12:24 am | 2:34 pm | - | 7:23 am | (68.3°) | 229,574 | 43.5% | |||
| Jul 19 | 12:56 am | 3:49 pm | - | 8:17 am | (73.9°) | 228,903 | 31.9% | |||
| Jul 20 | 1:36 am | 5:04 pm | - | 9:15 am | (78.0°) | 228,692 | 21.3% | |||
| Jul 21 | 2:25 am | 6:14 pm | - | 10:17 am | (80.4°) | 229,043 | 12.3% | |||
| Jul 22 | 3:24 am | 7:16 pm | - | 11:21 am | (80.8°) | 230,030 | 5.5% | |||
| * 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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