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Tacoma, WA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 5.6%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 9, 2024 at 9:17:06 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:40 am 63° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:32 pm 298° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 6:16 am 50° Northeast
Moonset Today: 11:18 pm 313° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 52 minutes (+2m 42s)
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Today's Sun Position in Tacoma

Time:9:17 pm
Altitude:-7.2°
Direction:306° NW
Phase:Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 14h 52m 1s (May 9, 2024)

2 minutes, 42 seconds longer than yesterday (May 8, 2024)

6 hours, 23 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

1 hour, 3 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Tacoma Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:26 am
Astro. Twilight3:26 am – 4:19 am
Nautical Twilight4:19 am – 5:05 am
Civil Twilight5:05 am – 5:40 am
Daylight5:40 am – 8:32 pm
Civil Twilight8:32 pm – 9:08 pm
Nautical Twilight9:08 pm – 9:53 pm
Astro. Twilight9:53 pm – 10:48 pm
Night10:48 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Tacoma - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 95:40 am8:32 pm14:52:01+2:421:06 pm (60.4°)93.860
May 105:39 am8:33 pm14:54:42+2:401:06 pm (60.7°)93.881
May 115:37 am8:35 pm14:57:20+2:381:06 pm (60.9°)93.902
May 125:36 am8:36 pm14:59:56+2:361:06 pm (61.2°)93.922
May 135:35 am8:37 pm15:02:30+2:331:06 pm (61.4°)93.942
May 145:33 am8:39 pm15:05:01+2:311:06 pm (61.7°)93.962
May 155:32 am8:40 pm15:07:29+2:281:06 pm (61.9°)93.981
* All times are local time for Tacoma. 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 Tacoma

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Tacoma - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 96:16 am11:18 pm-2:41 pm(69.2°)232,4894.3%
May 107:01 am--3:41 pm(70.8°)235,95210.1%
May 11-12:24 am7:57 am4:40 pm(70.6°)239,59017.8%
May 12-1:16 am9:03 am5:35 pm(68.6°)243,09126.7%
May 13-1:54 am10:14 am6:26 pm(65.3°)246,18236.3%
May 14-2:23 am11:26 am7:13 pm(61.0°)248,65346.3%
May 15-2:44 am12:35 pm7:56 pm(56.0°)250,37256.2%
* All times are local time for Tacoma. 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Tacoma This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 9, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 4:57 amFri 6:00 pmFri 11:28 amDifficult to see
VenusFri 5:29 amFri 7:53 pmFri 12:40 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 4:13 amFri 4:35 pmFri 10:24 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 6:02 amFri 8:59 pmFri 1:30 pmDifficult to see
SaturnFri 3:36 amFri 2:44 pmFri 9:10 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 5:49 amFri 8:42 pmFri 1:15 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 3:56 amFri 3:49 pmFri 9:52 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Tacoma.

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