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San Jose, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 66.3%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 12, 2024 at 1:01:08 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:47 am 85° East
Sunset Today: 7:18 pm 275° West
Moonrise Today: 4:06 pm 127° Southeast
Moonset Today: 12:12 am 233° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 31 minutes (-2m 21s)
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Today's Sun Position in San Jose

Time:1:01 pm
Altitude:56.4°
Direction:179° S
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 31m 5s (Sep 12, 2024)

2 minutes, 21 seconds shorter than yesterday (Sep 11, 2024)

2 hours, 55 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

2 hours, 13 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in San Jose Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:18 am
Astro. Twilight5:18 am – 5:50 am
Nautical Twilight5:50 am – 6:21 am
Civil Twilight6:21 am – 6:47 am
Daylight6:47 am – 7:18 pm
Civil Twilight7:18 pm – 7:44 pm
Nautical Twilight7:44 pm – 8:15 pm
Astro. Twilight8:15 pm – 8:47 pm
Night8:47 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in San Jose - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
SepSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Sep 126:47 am7:18 pm12:31:05−2:211:03 pm (56.4°)93.535
Sep 136:48 am7:17 pm12:28:44−2:211:03 pm (56.0°)93.510
Sep 146:49 am7:15 pm12:26:22−2:211:02 pm (55.7°)93.485
Sep 156:50 am7:14 pm12:24:01−2:211:02 pm (55.3°)93.459
Sep 166:50 am7:12 pm12:21:39−2:211:02 pm (54.9°)93.434
Sep 176:51 am7:11 pm12:19:17−2:211:01 pm (54.5°)93.409
Sep 186:52 am7:09 pm12:16:55−2:211:01 pm (54.1°)93.383
* All times are local time for San Jose. 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 San Jose

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in San Jose - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
SepMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Sep 12-12:12 am4:06 pm8:39 pm(23.9°)235,96169.5%
Sep 13-1:15 am4:55 pm9:38 pm(26.5°)231,92579.5%
Sep 14-2:26 am5:36 pm10:35 pm(30.8°)228,17588.2%
Sep 15-3:41 am6:12 pm11:30 pm(36.6°)225,07595.0%
Sep 16-4:58 am6:43 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Sep 17-6:14 am7:11 pm12:23 am(43.6°)222,95199.0%
Sep 18-7:30 am7:39 pm1:14 am(51.1°)222,03599.9%
* All times are local time for San Jose. 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.

Partial Lunar Eclipse visible in San Jose on Sep 17

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Planets Visible in the Sky in San Jose This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Sep 12, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 5:31 amThu 6:46 pmThu 12:09 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 8:59 amThu 8:26 pmThu 2:43 pmFairly good visibility
MarsThu 12:39 amThu 3:19 pmThu 7:59 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 11:41 pmThu 2:12 pmThu 6:56 amPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 7:08 pmFri 6:25 amFri 12:46 amPerfect visibility
UranusThu 10:11 pmFri 12:19 pmFri 5:15 amAverage visibility
NeptuneThu 7:37 pmFri 7:30 amFri 1:33 amSlightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for San Jose.

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