Providence, RI, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Providence, RI, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 21, 2018 at 7:28:17 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:32 am↑ 88° East
Sunset Today: 6:44 pm↑ 271° West
Moonrise Today: 5:22 pm↑ 111° Southeast
Moonset Today: 2:52 am↑ 247° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 12 minutes (-2m 46s)
Today's Sun Position in Providence
The Sun's altitude in Providence 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
7:28 pm
Altitude
-8.9°Heading
279° WPosition
Nautical TwilightDay length
12h 12m 34s
Change since
Yesterday: -2m 46s
Winter: +3h 4m
Summer: -3h
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Providence Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Providence 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 – 4:58 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 4:58 am – 5:31 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:31 am – 6:04 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:04 am – 6:32 am | |
| Daylight | 6:32 am – 6:44 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:44 pm – 7:12 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 7:12 pm – 7:44 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 7:44 pm – 8:18 pm | |
| Night | 8:18 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Providence - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Sep 21 | 6:32 am | 6:44 pm | 12:12:34 | −2:46 | 12:38 pm (48.7°) | 93.320 |
| Sep 22 | 6:33 am | 6:42 pm | 12:09:48 | −2:46 | 12:38 pm (48.3°) | 93.294 |
| Sep 23 | 6:34 am | 6:41 pm | 12:07:01 | −2:46 | 12:37 pm (48.0°) | 93.268 |
| Sep 24 | 6:35 am | 6:39 pm | 12:04:14 | −2:46 | 12:37 pm (47.6°) | 93.242 |
| Sep 25 | 6:36 am | 6:37 pm | 12:01:27 | −2:46 | 12:37 pm (47.2°) | 93.216 |
| Sep 26 | 6:37 am | 6:35 pm | 11:58:40 | −2:46 | 12:36 pm (46.8°) | 93.190 |
| Sep 27 | 6:38 am | 6:34 pm | 11:55:53 | −2:46 | 12:36 pm (46.4°) | 93.163 |
| * All times are local time for Providence. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
September Equinox (Autumnal Equinox) is on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 9:54 pm in Providence.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on Equinox?
Equinoxes & Solstices 2018
| 2018 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 12:15 pm |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 6:07 am |
| September Equinox | Sep 22 | 9:54 pm |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 5:23 pm |
| * All times are local Providence time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Providence
The Moon's path in Providence 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
7:28 pm
Altitude
18.7°Heading
134° SEPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
90.8%
Moon in Providence - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Sep 21 | - | 2:52 am | 5:22 pm | 10:33 pm | (32.6°) | 250,249 | 91.5% | |||
| Sep 22 | - | 3:50 am | 5:54 pm | 11:18 pm | (36.1°) | 248,785 | 96.1% | |||
| Sep 23 | - | 4:50 am | 6:23 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
 Sep 24 | - | 5:50 am | 6:51 pm | 12:03 am | (40.2°) | 246,974 | 99.0% | |||
| Sep 25 | - | 6:52 am | 7:19 pm | 12:47 am | (44.7°) | 244,948 | 99.9% | |||
| Sep 26 | - | 7:54 am | 7:47 pm | 1:32 am | (49.5°) | 242,817 | 98.5% | |||
| Sep 27 | - | 8:58 am | 8:18 pm | 2:18 am | (54.2°) | 240,663 | 95.0% | |||
| * All times are local time for Providence. 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. | ||||||||||
Planets Visible in the Sky in Providence This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Sep 21, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sat 6:37 am | Sat 6:51 pm | Sat 12:45 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
| Venus | Fri 10:06 am | Fri 7:44 pm | Fri 2:55 pm | Average visiblity |
| Mars | Fri 4:37 pm | Sat 1:37 am | Fri 9:06 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Fri 10:57 am | Fri 8:54 pm | Fri 3:55 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Fri 2:19 pm | Fri 11:29 pm | Fri 6:54 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Fri 7:56 pm | Sat 9:24 am | Sat 2:40 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Fri 6:09 pm | Sat 5:24 am | Fri 11:46 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Providence. | ||||
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Providence
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