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Wilmington, NC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 21.0%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 3, 2024 at 11:44:50 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:19 am 70° East
Sunset Today: 7:57 pm 290° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 3:40 am 104° East
Moonset Today: 3:05 pm 259° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 38 minutes (+1m 46s)
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Today's Sun Position in Wilmington

Time:11:44 pm
Altitude:-35.9°
Direction:335° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 13h 38m 16s (May 3, 2024)

1 minute, 46 seconds longer than yesterday (May 2, 2024)

3 hours, 46 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

48 minutes, 17 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Wilmington Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:46 am
Astro. Twilight4:46 am – 5:20 am
Nautical Twilight5:20 am – 5:52 am
Civil Twilight5:52 am – 6:19 am
Daylight6:19 am – 7:57 pm
Civil Twilight7:57 pm – 8:24 pm
Nautical Twilight8:24 pm – 8:57 pm
Astro. Twilight8:57 pm – 9:31 pm
Night9:31 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Wilmington - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 36:19 am7:57 pm13:38:16+1:461:08 pm (71.7°)93.722
May 46:18 am7:58 pm13:40:01+1:451:08 pm (72.0°)93.746
May 56:17 am7:59 pm13:41:45+1:441:08 pm (72.3°)93.769
May 66:16 am8:00 pm13:43:28+1:421:08 pm (72.6°)93.791
May 76:15 am8:01 pm13:45:09+1:411:08 pm (72.9°)93.814
May 86:15 am8:01 pm13:46:49+1:401:08 pm (73.1°)93.836
May 96:14 am8:02 pm13:48:28+1:381:08 pm (73.4°)93.857
* All times are local time for Wilmington. 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 Wilmington

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Wilmington - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 33:40 am3:05 pm-9:18 am(44.9°)227,83327.1%
May 44:10 am4:15 pm-10:08 am(52.0°)226,39317.0%
May 54:39 am5:26 pm-10:57 am(59.3°)225,6978.8%
May 65:09 am6:37 pm-11:48 am(66.5°)225,9033.1%
May 75:42 am7:50 pm-12:41 pm(73.0°)227,0830.3%
May 86:19 am9:04 pm-1:37 pm(78.3°)229,1970.6%
May 97:03 am10:15 pm-2:36 pm(82.0°)232,0893.7%
* All times are local time for Wilmington. 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 Wilmington This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 3, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 5:19 amSat 5:50 pmSat 11:34 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSat 5:59 amSat 7:15 pmSat 12:37 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 4:30 amSat 4:35 pmSat 10:33 amAverage visibility
JupiterSat 6:56 amSat 8:44 pmSat 1:50 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSat 3:51 amSat 3:18 pmSat 9:34 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 6:46 amSat 8:33 pmSat 1:40 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSat 4:20 amSat 4:16 pmSat 10:18 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Wilmington.

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