Current Time: | Sep 22, 2023 at 3:20:11 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:43 am↑ 89° East |
Sunset Today: | 6:53 pm↑ 271° West |
Moonrise Today: | 2:46 pm↑ 130° Southeast |
Moonset Today: | 11:11 pm↑ 230° Southwest |
Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 10 minutes (-2m 49s) |
Today's Sun Position in Rockford
Time: | 3:20 am |
Altitude: | -35.5° |
Direction: | 49° NE |
Phase: | Night |
Day length today: 12h 10m 19s (Sep 22, 2023)
2 minutes, 49 seconds shorter than yesterday (Sep 21, 2023)
3 hours, 5 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2022)
3 hours, 6 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in Rockford today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Rockford Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Rockford 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 – 5:09 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:09 am – 5:42 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:42 am – 6:15 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:15 am – 6:43 am |
Daylight | 6:43 am – 6:53 pm |
Civil Twilight | 6:53 pm – 7:21 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 7:21 pm – 7:54 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 7:54 pm – 8:28 pm |
Night | 8:28 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Rockford - Next 7 Days
2023 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Sep | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Sep 22 | 6:43 am | 6:53 pm | 12:10:19 | −2:49 | 12:49 pm (48.0°) | 93.305 |
Sep 23 | 6:44 am | 6:52 pm | 12:07:29 | −2:49 | 12:48 pm (47.6°) | 93.279 |
Sep 24 | 6:45 am | 6:50 pm | 12:04:40 | −2:49 | 12:48 pm (47.2°) | 93.252 |
Sep 25 | 6:46 am | 6:48 pm | 12:01:50 | −2:49 | 12:48 pm (46.8°) | 93.225 |
Sep 26 | 6:47 am | 6:46 pm | 11:59:00 | −2:49 | 12:47 pm (46.4°) | 93.199 |
Sep 27 | 6:48 am | 6:45 pm | 11:56:11 | −2:49 | 12:47 pm (46.0°) | 93.172 |
Sep 28 | 6:49 am | 6:43 pm | 11:53:21 | −2:49 | 12:47 pm (45.6°) | 93.145 |
* All times are local time for Rockford. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
The September equinox (autumnal equinox) in Rockford is at 1:50 am on Saturday, September 23, 2023.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?
Equinoxes & Solstices 2023
March equinox | Mar 20 | 4:24 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 21 | 9:58 am |
September equinox | Sep 23 | 1:50 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 9:27 pm |
* All times are local Rockford time. |
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Today's Moon in Rockford
Percent Illuminated: | 45.0% |
Time: | 3:20 am |
Altitude: | -51.2° |
Direction: | 277° W |
Position: | Waxing Crescent |
The Moon's path in Rockford 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
Moon in Rockford - Next 7 days
2023 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
2:46 pm | 11:11 pm | - | 6:59 pm | (18.6°) | 233,646 | 52.2% | ||||
Sep 23 | 3:45 pm | - | - | 8:00 pm | (19.3°) | 230,546 | 63.7% | |||
Sep 24 | - | 12:18 am | 4:35 pm | 9:01 pm | (22.0°) | 227,728 | 74.8% | |||
Sep 25 | - | 1:35 am | 5:14 pm | 10:00 pm | (26.4°) | 225,469 | 84.7% | |||
Sep 26 | - | 2:56 am | 5:46 pm | 10:56 pm | (32.3°) | 224,040 | 92.5% | |||
Sep 27 | - | 4:18 am | 6:13 pm | 11:49 pm | (39.2°) | 223,652 | 97.8% | |||
Sep 28 | - | 5:38 am | 6:37 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
* All times are local time for Rockford. 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 Rockford This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Sep 22, 2023 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Fri 5:11 am | Fri 6:16 pm | Fri 11:44 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Fri 3:23 am | Fri 4:53 pm | Fri 10:08 am | Great visibility |
Mars | Fri 8:14 am | Fri 7:33 pm | Fri 1:54 pm | Very difficult to see |
Jupiter | Thu 8:45 pm | Fri 10:43 am | Fri 3:44 am | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Fri 5:51 pm | Sat 4:23 am | Fri 11:07 pm | Perfect visibility |
Uranus | Thu 9:02 pm | Fri 11:26 am | Fri 4:14 am | Average visibility |
Neptune | Fri 6:44 pm | Sat 6:29 am | Sat 12:37 am | Slightly difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Rockford. |