Current Time: | Mar 8, 2021 at 11:51:20 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:31 am↑ 95° East |
Sunset Today: | 6:09 pm↑ 265° West |
Moonrise Today: | 3:50 am↑ 123° Southeast |
Moonset Today: | 1:14 pm↑ 238° Southwest |
Daylight Hours: | 11 hours, 39 minutes (+2m 32s) |
Today's Sun Position in Sterling
Time: | 11:51 am |
Altitude: | 45.9° |
Direction: | 170° S |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 11h 38m 34s (Mar 8, 2021)
2 minutes, 32 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 7, 2021)
2 hours, 12 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2020)
3 hours, 15 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2020)
The Sun's altitude in Sterling 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 Sterling Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Sterling 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 – 5:02 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:02 am – 5:33 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:33 am – 6:04 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:04 am – 6:31 am |
Daylight | 6:31 am – 6:09 pm |
Civil Twilight | 6:09 pm – 6:36 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 6:36 pm – 7:07 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 7:07 pm – 7:38 pm |
Night | 7:38 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Sterling - Next 7 Days
2021 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Mar | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Mar 8 | 6:31 am | 6:09 pm | 11:38:34 | +2:32 | 12:20 pm (46.4°) | 92.281 |
Mar 9 | 6:29 am | 6:10 pm | 11:41:06 | +2:32 | 12:20 pm (46.8°) | 92.306 |
Mar 10 | 6:28 am | 6:12 pm | 11:43:39 | +2:32 | 12:19 pm (47.2°) | 92.331 |
Mar 11 | 6:26 am | 6:13 pm | 11:46:12 | +2:33 | 12:19 pm (47.6°) | 92.356 |
Mar 12 | 6:25 am | 6:14 pm | 11:48:45 | +2:33 | 12:19 pm (48.0°) | 92.381 |
Mar 13 | 6:23 am | 6:15 pm | 11:51:19 | +2:33 | 12:19 pm (48.4°) | 92.406 |
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details) | ||||||
Mar 14 | 7:22 am | 7:16 pm | 11:53:52 | +2:33 | 1:18 pm (48.8°) | 92.431 |
* All times are local time for Sterling. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
Note that Daylight Saving Time starts on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at 2:00 am, and this is accounted for above.
Equinoxes & Solstices 2021
March Equinox | Mar 20 | 5:38 am |
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June Solstice | Jun 20 | 11:32 pm |
September Equinox | Sep 22 | 3:21 pm |
December Solstice | Dec 21 | 10:59 am |
* All times are local Sterling time. |
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Today's Moon in Sterling
Percent Illuminated: | 22.6% |
Time: | 11:51 am |
Altitude: | 11.3° |
Direction: | 224° SW |
Position: | Waning Crescent |
The Moon's path in Sterling 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 Sterling - Next 7 days
2021 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Mar | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Mar 8 | 3:50 am | 1:14 pm | - | 8:31 am | (25.4°) | 236,143 | 23.9% | |||
Mar 9 | 4:40 am | 2:19 pm | - | 9:27 am | (27.2°) | 238,291 | 15.1% | |||
Mar 10 | 5:21 am | 3:25 pm | - | 10:20 am | (30.4°) | 240,450 | 8.2% | |||
Mar 11 | 5:56 am | 4:30 pm | - | 11:09 am | (34.5°) | 242,599 | 3.4% | |||
Mar 12 | 6:26 am | 5:33 pm | - | 11:56 am | (39.4°) | 244,708 | 0.7% | |||
6:52 am | 6:34 pm | - | 12:39 pm | (44.6°) | 246,721 | 0.3% | ||||
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details) | ||||||||||
Mar 14 | 8:17 am | 8:34 pm | - | 2:21 pm | (50.0°) | 248,553 | 1.9% | |||
* All times are local time for Sterling. 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 Sterling This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 8, 2021 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Mon 5:26 am | Mon 3:51 pm | Mon 10:38 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Mon 6:28 am | Mon 5:44 pm | Mon 12:06 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Mon 9:44 am | Tue 12:24 am | Mon 5:04 pm | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Mon 5:18 am | Mon 3:36 pm | Mon 10:27 am | Average visibility |
Saturn | Mon 4:50 am | Mon 2:50 pm | Mon 9:50 am | Average visibility |
Uranus | Mon 8:37 am | Mon 10:13 pm | Mon 3:25 pm | Difficult to see |
Neptune | Mon 6:43 am | Mon 6:16 pm | Mon 12:30 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Sterling. |