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

Moon: 27.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 12, 2024 at 11:49:03 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:13 am 66° East
Sunset Today: 8:19 pm 294° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 9:50 am 55° Northeast
Moonset Today: 12:35 am 306° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 6 minutes (+1m 45s)
Location of RoanokeLocation

Today's Sun Position in Roanoke

Time:11:49 pm
Altitude:-30.6°
Direction:336° N
Phase:Night

Day length today: 14h 6m 17s (May 12, 2024)

1 minute, 45 seconds longer than yesterday (May 11, 2024)

4 hours, 30 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

37 minutes, 34 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Roanoke Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:30 am
Astro. Twilight4:30 am – 5:08 am
Nautical Twilight5:08 am – 5:44 am
Civil Twilight5:44 am – 6:13 am
Daylight6:13 am – 8:19 pm
Civil Twilight8:19 pm – 8:48 pm
Nautical Twilight8:48 pm – 9:24 pm
Astro. Twilight9:24 pm – 10:02 pm
Night10:02 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Roanoke - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 126:13 am8:19 pm14:06:17+1:451:16 pm (71.1°)93.920
May 136:12 am8:20 pm14:08:01+1:441:16 pm (71.4°)93.940
May 146:11 am8:21 pm14:09:43+1:421:16 pm (71.6°)93.959
May 156:10 am8:22 pm14:11:24+1:401:16 pm (71.8°)93.979
May 166:09 am8:22 pm14:13:02+1:381:16 pm (72.1°)93.998
May 176:09 am8:23 pm14:14:39+1:361:16 pm (72.3°)94.017
May 186:08 am8:24 pm14:16:13+1:341:16 pm (72.5°)94.035
* All times are local time for Roanoke. 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 Roanoke

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Roanoke - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 12-12:35 am9:50 am5:39 pm(79.1°)242,69525.6%
May 13-1:20 am10:54 am6:30 pm(75.9°)245,84635.2%
May 14-1:57 am11:58 am7:17 pm(71.7°)248,39945.1%
May 15-2:27 am12:59 pm8:01 pm(66.8°)250,21155.0%
May 16-2:52 am1:59 pm8:42 pm(61.3°)251,21464.6%
May 17-3:15 am2:56 pm9:21 pm(55.6°)251,40673.5%
May 18-3:36 am3:54 pm10:00 pm(49.7°)250,84581.6%
* All times are local time for Roanoke. 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 Roanoke This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, May 12, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 5:13 amMon 6:05 pmMon 11:39 amDifficult to see
VenusMon 5:59 amMon 7:48 pmMon 12:53 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsMon 4:20 amMon 4:42 pmMon 10:30 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 6:29 amMon 8:34 pmMon 1:31 pmVery difficult to see
SaturnMon 3:27 amMon 2:52 pmMon 9:09 amAverage visibility
UranusMon 6:14 amMon 8:15 pmMon 1:15 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
NeptuneMon 3:54 amMon 3:49 pmMon 9:51 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Roanoke.

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