Current Time: | Sep 20, 2024 at 6:09:54 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:11 am↑ 89° East |
Sunset Today: | 6:22 pm↑ 271° West |
Moonrise Today: | 8:06 pm↑ 69° East |
Moonset Today: | 9:07 am↑ 288° West |
Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 11 minutes (-1m 57s) |
Today's Sun Position in Tucson
Time: | 6:09 am |
Altitude: | -0.4° |
Direction: | 88° E |
Phase: | Civil Twilight |
Day length today: 12h 11m 2s (Sep 20, 2024)
1 minute, 57 seconds shorter than yesterday (Sep 19, 2024)
2 hours, 8 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
2 hours, 4 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)
The Sun's altitude in Tucson 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 Tucson Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Tucson 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 – 4:49 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 4:49 am – 5:17 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:17 am – 5:46 am |
Civil Twilight | 5:46 am – 6:11 am |
Daylight | 6:11 am – 6:22 pm |
Civil Twilight | 6:22 pm – 6:46 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 6:46 pm – 7:15 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 7:15 pm – 7:43 pm |
Night | 7:43 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Tucson - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Sep | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Sep 20 | 6:11 am | 6:22 pm | 12:11:02 | −1:57 | 12:16 pm (58.5°) | 93.333 |
Sep 21 | 6:11 am | 6:20 pm | 12:09:05 | −1:57 | 12:16 pm (58.1°) | 93.308 |
Sep 22 | 6:12 am | 6:19 pm | 12:07:07 | −1:57 | 12:16 pm (57.7°) | 93.282 |
Sep 23 | 6:12 am | 6:18 pm | 12:05:10 | −1:57 | 12:15 pm (57.3°) | 93.257 |
Sep 24 | 6:13 am | 6:16 pm | 12:03:12 | −1:57 | 12:15 pm (56.9°) | 93.231 |
Sep 25 | 6:14 am | 6:15 pm | 12:01:15 | −1:57 | 12:15 pm (56.5°) | 93.205 |
Sep 26 | 6:14 am | 6:14 pm | 11:59:17 | −1:57 | 12:14 pm (56.1°) | 93.180 |
* All times are local time for Tucson. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
The September equinox (autumnal equinox) in Tucson is at 5:43 am on Sunday, September 22, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 19 | 8:06 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 1:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 5:44 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 2:21 am |
* All times are local Tucson time. |
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Today's Moon in Tucson
Percent Illuminated: | 91.2% |
Time: | 6:09 am |
Altitude: | 34.7° |
Direction: | 265° W |
Position: | Waning Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Tucson 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 Tucson - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Sep 20 | - | 9:07 am | 8:06 pm | 2:13 am | (70.9°) | 223,957 | 92.3% | |||
Sep 21 | - | 10:20 am | 8:46 pm | 3:08 am | (77.2°) | 226,556 | 84.4% | |||
Sep 22 | - | 11:32 am | 9:33 pm | 4:05 am | (82.1°) | 229,879 | 74.7% | |||
Sep 23 | - | 12:40 pm | 10:26 pm | 5:04 am | (85.2°) | 233,588 | 63.9% | |||
Sep 24 | - | 1:41 pm | 11:25 pm | 6:03 am | (86.4°) | 237,360 | 52.7% | |||
Sep 25 | - | 2:34 pm | - | 7:01 am | (85.8°) | 240,931 | 41.8% | |||
Sep 26 | 12:26 am | 3:18 pm | - | 7:55 am | (83.6°) | 244,114 | 31.5% | |||
* All times are local time for Tucson. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Tucson This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Sep 20, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Fri 5:29 am | Fri 6:05 pm | Fri 11:48 am | Difficult to see |
Venus | Fri 8:27 am | Fri 7:40 pm | Fri 2:04 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Mars | Thu 11:58 pm | Fri 2:09 pm | Fri 7:03 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Thu 10:41 pm | Fri 12:46 pm | Fri 5:44 am | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Fri 5:47 pm | Sat 5:11 am | Fri 11:29 pm | Perfect visibility |
Uranus | Thu 9:11 pm | Fri 10:56 am | Fri 4:03 am | Average visibility |
Neptune | Thu 6:24 pm | Fri 6:18 am | Fri 12:21 am | Slightly difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Tucson. |