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Portland, OR, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

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Moon: 61.5%

Waxing Gibbous

Current Time: Dec 16, 2018 at 8:00:01 am


Sunrise Today: 7:44 am↑ 123° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:28 pm↑ 237° Southwest


Moonrise Today: 1:18 pm↑ 91° East
Moonset Today: 12:41 am↑ 266° West


Daylight Hours: 8 hours, 43 minutes (-27s)

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Today's Sun Position in Portland

Time:8:00 am
Altitude:1.7°
Direction:126° SE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 8h 43m 14s (Dec 16, 2018)

27 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 15, 2018)

1 minute, 3 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2017)

6 hours, 57 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2018)

The Sun's altitude in Portland 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 Portland Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Portland 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 – 5:56 am
Astro. Twilight5:56 am – 6:32 am
Nautical Twilight6:32 am – 7:10 am
Civil Twilight7:10 am – 7:44 am
Daylight7:44 am – 4:28 pm
Civil Twilight4:28 pm – 5:02 pm
Nautical Twilight5:02 pm – 5:39 pm
Astro. Twilight5:39 pm – 6:15 pm
Night6:15 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Portland - Next 7 Days

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2018Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDifferenceTimeMil. mi
Dec 167:44 am4:28 pm8:43:14−0:2712:06 pm (21.2°)91.477
Dec 177:45 am4:28 pm8:42:52−0:2212:06 pm (21.2°)91.469
Dec 187:46 am4:28 pm8:42:34−0:1712:07 pm (21.1°)91.460
Dec 197:46 am4:29 pm8:42:21−0:1212:07 pm (21.1°)91.453
Dec 207:47 am4:29 pm8:42:13−0:0712:08 pm (21.1°)91.445
Dec 217:47 am4:30 pm8:42:10−0:0212:08 pm (21.1°)91.439
Dec 227:48 am4:30 pm8:42:12+0:0212:09 pm (21.1°)91.433
* All times are local time for Portland. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

December Solstice (Winter Solstice) is on Friday, December 21, 2018 at 2:22 pm in Portland. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 59 minutes shorter than on June Solstice. In most locations north of Equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2018

March EquinoxMar 209:15 am
June SolsticeJun 213:07 am
September EquinoxSep 226:54 pm
December SolsticeDec 212:23 pm
* All times are local Portland time.

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Today's Moon in Portland

Percent Illuminated:61.5%
Time:8:00 am
Altitude:-45.0°
Direction:19° N
Position:Waxing Gibbous

The Moon's path in Portland 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 2018 Moon Phases

Moon in Portland - Next 7 days

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2018Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 16-12:41 am1:18 pm7:26 pm(44.6°)243,80566.1%
Dec 17-1:45 am1:42 pm8:11 pm(49.4°)240,21975.6%
Dec 18-2:51 am2:09 pm8:59 pm(54.1°)236,38484.4%
Dec 19-4:00 am2:40 pm9:50 pm(58.5°)232,60991.7%
Dec 20-5:11 am3:16 pm10:45 pm(62.1°)229,23697.0%
Dec 21-6:24 am4:00 pm11:44 pm(64.6°)226,58799.7%
Dec 22-7:34 am4:53 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Portland. 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 Portland This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Dec 16, 2018
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:54 amSun 3:19 pmSun 10:37 amAverage visibility
VenusSun 3:48 amSun 2:15 pmSun 9:02 amGreat visibility
MarsSun 12:08 pmSun 11:36 pmSun 5:52 pmAverage visibility
JupiterSun 6:25 amSun 3:27 pmSun 10:56 amSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSun 8:47 amSun 5:33 pmSun 1:10 pmDifficult to see
UranusSun 1:29 pmMon 3:01 amSun 8:15 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneSun 11:57 amSun 11:02 pmSun 5:30 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Portland.

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