Home   Sun, Moon & Space   USA   San Rafael
Flag for USA

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

Moon: 2.8%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Nov 18, 2025 at 5:05:05 am
Sunrise Today: 6:54 am 114° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:56 pm 246° West
Moonrise Today: 5:33 am 113° Southeast
Moonset Today: 3:47 pm 245° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 2 minutes (-1m 41s)
Location of San RafaelLocation

Today's Sun Position in San Rafael

Time:5:05 am
Altitude:-21.5°
Direction:98° E
Phase:Night

Day length today: 10h 1m 34s (Nov 18, 2025)

1 minute, 41 seconds shorter than yesterday (Nov 17, 2025)

29 minutes, 49 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

4 hours, 46 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in San Rafael Today

12 am
2 am
4 am
6 am
8 am
10 am
12 pm
2 pm
4 pm
6 pm
8 pm
10 pm
Night12:00 am – 5:22 am
Astro. Twilight5:22 am – 5:54 am
Nautical Twilight5:54 am – 6:26 am
Civil Twilight6:26 am – 6:54 am
Daylight6:54 am – 4:56 pm
Civil Twilight4:56 pm – 5:24 pm
Nautical Twilight5:24 pm – 5:56 pm
Astro. Twilight5:56 pm – 6:27 pm
Night6:27 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in San Rafael - Next 7 Days

Scroll right to see more
2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
NovSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Nov 186:54 am4:56 pm10:01:34−1:4111:55 am (32.6°)91.882
Nov 196:55 am4:55 pm9:59:55−1:3911:55 am (32.4°)91.863
Nov 206:56 am4:54 pm9:58:17−1:3711:55 am (32.2°)91.844
Nov 216:57 am4:54 pm9:56:42−1:3511:56 am (32.0°)91.825
Nov 226:58 am4:53 pm9:55:10−1:3211:56 am (31.7°)91.807
Nov 236:59 am4:53 pm9:53:39−1:3011:56 am (31.5°)91.789
Nov 247:00 am4:52 pm9:52:12−1:2711:56 am (31.3°)91.771
* All times are local time for San Rafael. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

See full month's Sun


Today's Moon in San Rafael

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in San Rafael - Next 7 days

Scroll right to see more
2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
NovMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Nov 185:33 am3:47 pm-10:44 am(32.5°)252,3432.1%
Nov 196:34 am4:18 pm-11:29 am(28.4°)252,6880.4%
Nov 207:35 am4:55 pm-12:17 pm(25.3°)252,5990.5%
Nov 218:35 am5:38 pm-1:07 pm(23.4°)252,0782.5%
Nov 229:30 am6:29 pm-1:59 pm(23.0°)251,1026.3%
Nov 2310:19 am7:26 pm-2:51 pm(23.9°)249,64211.9%
Nov 2411:01 am8:28 pm-3:42 pm(26.3°)247,66419.1%
* All times are local time for San Rafael. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

See full month's Moon

Planets Visible in the Sky in San Rafael This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Nov 18, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 7:17 amTue 5:05 pmTue 12:11 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusTue 5:53 amTue 4:22 pmTue 11:08 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 8:04 amTue 5:39 pmTue 12:52 pmVery difficult to see
JupiterMon 8:54 pmTue 11:19 amTue 4:07 amPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 2:13 pmWed 1:51 amTue 8:02 pmGreat visibility
UranusMon 5:01 pmTue 7:16 amTue 12:09 amFairly good visibility
NeptuneTue 2:19 pmWed 2:13 amTue 8:16 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for San Rafael.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in San Rafael