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

Moon: 10.2%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 5, 2024 at 6:05:30 am
Sunrise Today: 6:06 am 69° East
Sunset Today: 7:57 pm 292° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 4:32 am 87° East
Moonset Today: 5:20 pm 277° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 52 minutes (+1m 54s)
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Today's Sun Position in Portsmouth

Time:6:05 am
Altitude:-0.3°
Direction:68° E
Phase:Civil Twilight

Day length today: 13h 51m 36s (May 5, 2024)

1 minute, 54 seconds longer than yesterday (May 4, 2024)

4 hours, 13 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

49 minutes, 39 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Portsmouth Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:27 am
Astro. Twilight4:27 am – 5:04 am
Nautical Twilight5:04 am – 5:38 am
Civil Twilight5:38 am – 6:06 am
Daylight6:06 am – 7:57 pm
Civil Twilight7:57 pm – 8:26 pm
Nautical Twilight8:26 pm – 9:00 pm
Astro. Twilight9:00 pm – 9:37 pm
Night9:37 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Portsmouth - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 56:06 am7:57 pm13:51:36+1:541:01 pm (69.7°)93.769
May 66:05 am7:58 pm13:53:30+1:531:01 pm (70.0°)93.791
May 76:04 am7:59 pm13:55:22+1:521:01 pm (70.3°)93.814
May 86:03 am8:00 pm13:57:13+1:501:01 pm (70.5°)93.836
May 96:02 am8:01 pm13:59:02+1:491:01 pm (70.8°)93.857
May 106:01 am8:02 pm14:00:49+1:471:01 pm (71.0°)93.878
May 116:00 am8:03 pm14:02:35+1:451:01 pm (71.3°)93.899
* All times are local time for Portsmouth. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Portsmouth

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Portsmouth - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 54:32 am5:20 pm-10:50 am(56.7°)225,6998.8%
May 65:00 am6:34 pm-11:41 am(63.8°)225,9003.1%
May 75:31 am7:49 pm-12:34 pm(70.3°)227,0750.3%
May 86:06 am9:05 pm-1:30 pm(75.6°)229,1850.6%
May 96:48 am10:17 pm-2:29 pm(79.4°)232,0753.7%
May 107:37 am11:22 pm-3:29 pm(81.3°)235,4919.2%
May 118:34 am--4:28 pm(81.3°)239,12516.7%
* All times are local time for Portsmouth. 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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Planets Visible in the Sky in Portsmouth This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, May 5, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:09 amSun 5:45 pmSun 11:27 amDifficult to see
VenusSun 5:49 amSun 7:15 pmSun 12:31 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 4:22 amSun 4:29 pmSun 10:25 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 6:41 amSun 8:40 pmSun 1:41 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSun 3:42 amSun 3:06 pmSun 9:24 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 6:31 amSun 8:29 pmSun 1:30 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 4:10 amSun 4:05 pmSun 10:07 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Portsmouth.

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