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Portsmouth, VA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 72.5%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 2, 2023 at 1:47:28 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:00 am 117° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:48 pm 243° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 9:41 pm 65° Northeast
Moonset Today: 11:34 am 297° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 49 minutes (-1m 4s)
Location of PortsmouthLocation

Today's Sun Position in Portsmouth

Time:1:47 pm
Altitude:25.5°
Direction:209° SW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 9h 48m 45s (Dec 2, 2023)

1 minute, 4 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 1, 2023)

10 minutes, 34 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2022)

4 hours, 52 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Portsmouth Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:28 am
Astro. Twilight5:28 am – 5:59 am
Nautical Twilight5:59 am – 6:31 am
Civil Twilight6:31 am – 7:00 am
Daylight7:00 am – 4:48 pm
Civil Twilight4:48 pm – 5:17 pm
Nautical Twilight5:17 pm – 5:49 pm
Astro. Twilight5:49 pm – 6:20 pm
Night6:20 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Portsmouth - Next 7 Days

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 27:00 am4:48 pm9:48:45−1:0411:54 am (31.2°)91.647
Dec 37:00 am4:48 pm9:47:43−1:0111:54 am (31.1°)91.633
Dec 47:01 am4:48 pm9:46:44−0:5811:55 am (30.9°)91.620
Dec 57:02 am4:48 pm9:45:48−0:5511:55 am (30.8°)91.607
Dec 67:03 am4:48 pm9:44:55−0:5211:56 am (30.7°)91.594
Dec 77:04 am4:48 pm9:44:05−0:4911:56 am (30.6°)91.582
Dec 87:05 am4:48 pm9:43:19−0:4611:57 am (30.5°)91.570
* All times are local time for Portsmouth. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Portsmouth

Year 2023 Moon Phases

Moon in Portsmouth - Next 7 days

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2023Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 2-11:34 am9:41 pm4:11 am(75.8°)249,01575.9%
Dec 3-12:04 pm10:41 pm4:57 am(71.7°)250,50167.0%
Dec 4-12:29 pm11:39 pm5:40 am(66.8°)251,20357.6%
Dec 5-12:52 pm-6:20 am(61.4°)251,05148.0%
Dec 612:37 am1:14 pm-7:00 am(55.6°)250,04338.3%
Dec 71:34 am1:36 pm-7:39 am(49.7°)248,24629.0%
Dec 82:33 am1:59 pm-8:20 am(43.8°)245,79320.4%
* All times are local time for Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Dec 2, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 8:47 amSat 6:04 pmSat 1:25 pmAverage visibility
VenusSat 3:28 amSat 2:42 pmSat 9:05 amGood visibility
MarsSat 6:41 amSat 4:30 pmSat 11:36 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterSat 2:58 pmSun 4:18 amSat 9:38 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSat 12:11 pmSat 10:58 pmSat 5:34 pmAverage visibility
UranusSat 3:33 pmSun 5:26 amSat 10:30 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneSat 1:09 pmSun 12:54 amSat 7:02 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Portsmouth.

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