Sun & moon times today, Takoma Park, Maryland, USA

Moon: 95.8%

Current Time:	Dec 5, 2022 at 8:51:48 pm
Sunrise Today:	7:11 am↑ 119° Southeast
Sunset Today:	4:45 pm↑ 241° Southwest
Moonrise Today:	3:10 pm↑ 68° East
Moonset Today:	4:38 am↑ 290° West
Daylight Hours:	9 hours, 34 minutes (-1m)

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Time:	8:51 pm
Altitude:	-47.1°
Direction:	279° W
Phase:	Night

Day length today: 9h 33m 56s (Dec 5, 2022)

1 minute shorter than yesterday (Dec 4, 2022)

8 minutes, 4 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2021)

5 hours, 20 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2022)

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Night	12:00 am – 5:36 am
Astro. Twilight	5:36 am – 6:08 am
Nautical Twilight	6:08 am – 6:41 am
Civil Twilight	6:41 am – 7:11 am
Daylight	7:11 am – 4:45 pm
Civil Twilight	4:45 pm – 5:15 pm
Nautical Twilight	5:15 pm – 5:48 pm
Astro. Twilight	5:48 pm – 6:20 pm
Night	6:20 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Takoma Park - Next 7 Days

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2022	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
Dec	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Dec	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Dec 5	7:11 am	4:45 pm	9:33:56	−1:00	11:58 am (28.6°)	91.603
Dec 6	7:12 am	4:45 pm	9:32:59	−0:56	11:59 am (28.5°)	91.590
Dec 7	7:13 am	4:45 pm	9:32:06	−0:53	11:59 am (28.4°)	91.577
Dec 8	7:14 am	4:45 pm	9:31:16	−0:50	11:59 am (28.3°)	91.565
Dec 9	7:15 am	4:45 pm	9:30:29	−0:46	12:00 pm (28.2°)	91.553
Dec 10	7:15 am	4:45 pm	9:29:46	−0:43	12:00 pm (28.1°)	91.542
Dec 11	7:16 am	4:45 pm	9:29:06	−0:39	12:01 pm (28.0°)	91.531
* All times are local time for Takoma Park. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2022

March equinox	Mar 20	11:33 am
June solstice	Jun 21	5:14 am
September equinox	Sep 22	9:04 pm
December solstice	Dec 21	4:48 pm
* All times are local Takoma Park time.

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Percent Illuminated:

95.8%

Time:	8:51 pm
Altitude:	61.6°
Direction:	131° SE
Position:	Waxing Gibbous

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Moon in Takoma Park - Next 7 days

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2022	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
Dec	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
Dec 5	-	4:38 am	3:10 pm	10:21 pm	(69.4°)	245,062	96.0%
Dec 6	-	5:43 am	3:41 pm	11:09 pm	(73.5°)	247,008	99.0%
Dec 7	-	6:47 am	4:17 pm	Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Dec 8	-	7:49 am	4:59 pm	12:00 am	(76.4°)	248,754	99.9%
Dec 9	-	8:46 am	5:48 pm	12:51 am	(78.0°)	250,239	98.8%
Dec 10	-	9:37 am	6:43 pm	1:43 am	(78.2°)	251,374	95.8%
Dec 11	-	10:20 am	7:41 pm	2:34 am	(77.0°)	252,052	91.1%
* All times are local time for Takoma Park. 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 Takoma Park This Coming Night

	Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Dec 5, 2022
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Tue 8:32 am	Tue 5:37 pm	Tue 1:04 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Venus	Tue 8:07 am	Tue 5:26 pm	Tue 12:47 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Mars	Mon 4:39 pm	Tue 7:40 am	Tue 12:10 am	Perfect visibility
Jupiter	Mon 1:11 pm	Tue 1:04 am	Mon 7:07 pm	Perfect visibility
Saturn	Mon 11:32 am	Mon 9:50 pm	Mon 4:41 pm	Average visibility
Uranus	Mon 3:06 pm	Tue 4:58 am	Mon 10:02 pm	Average visibility
Neptune	Mon 12:54 pm	Tue 12:32 am	Mon 6:43 pm	Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Takoma Park.

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