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Rochester, NY, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 4.5%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 10, 2023 at 7:49:02 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:31 am 121° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:35 pm 239° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 5:01 am 116° Southeast
Moonset Today: 2:44 pm 241° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 4 minutes (-52s)
Location of RochesterLocation

Today's Sun Position in Rochester

Time:7:49 pm
Altitude:-34.4°
Direction:270° W
Phase:Night

Day length today: 9h 3m 59s (Dec 10, 2023)

52 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 9, 2023)

4 minutes, 49 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2022)

6 hours, 18 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Rochester Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:48 am
Astro. Twilight5:48 am – 6:23 am
Nautical Twilight6:23 am – 6:58 am
Civil Twilight6:58 am – 7:31 am
Daylight7:31 am – 4:35 pm
Civil Twilight4:35 pm – 5:07 pm
Nautical Twilight5:07 pm – 5:43 pm
Astro. Twilight5:43 pm – 6:17 pm
Night6:17 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Rochester - Next 7 Days

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 107:31 am4:35 pm9:03:59−0:5212:03 pm (23.9°)91.547
Dec 117:31 am4:35 pm9:03:11−0:4812:03 pm (23.9°)91.536
Dec 127:32 am4:35 pm9:02:27−0:4312:04 pm (23.8°)91.526
Dec 137:33 am4:35 pm9:01:48−0:3912:04 pm (23.7°)91.516
Dec 147:34 am4:35 pm9:01:13−0:3512:05 pm (23.7°)91.506
Dec 157:35 am4:35 pm9:00:42−0:3012:05 pm (23.6°)91.496
Dec 167:35 am4:36 pm9:00:15−0:2612:06 pm (23.6°)91.487
* All times are local time for Rochester. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Rochester

Year 2023 Moon Phases

Moon in Rochester - Next 7 days

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2023Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 105:01 am2:44 pm-9:57 am(26.5°)239,7216.5%
Dec 116:14 am3:17 pm-10:49 am(22.2°)236,6102.2%
Dec 127:28 am4:00 pm-11:46 am(19.1°)233,7880.2%
Dec 138:38 am4:56 pm-12:47 pm(17.8°)231,4740.9%
Dec 149:39 am6:05 pm-1:50 pm(18.5°)229,8164.4%
Dec 1510:28 am7:22 pm-2:51 pm(21.2°)228,87010.6%
Dec 1611:06 am8:42 pm-3:49 pm(25.6°)228,60519.1%
* All times are local time for Rochester. 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 Rochester This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Dec 10, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 9:03 amMon 5:49 pmMon 1:26 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusMon 3:58 amMon 2:32 pmMon 9:16 amGood visibility
MarsMon 7:01 amMon 4:04 pmMon 11:33 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterSun 2:20 pmMon 3:59 amSun 9:09 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 11:55 amSun 10:24 pmSun 5:10 pmAverage visibility
UranusSun 2:51 pmMon 5:13 amSun 10:02 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneSun 12:45 pmMon 12:26 amSun 6:35 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Rochester.

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