Wilmington, NC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Wilmington, NC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Crescent
Current Time: Jun 28, 2017 at 8:18:18 am
Sunrise Today: 6:02 am↑ 61° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:27 pm↑ 299° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 10:59 am↑ 78° East
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 25 minutes (-19s)
Today's Sun Position in Wilmington
The Sun's altitude in Wilmington today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed in a separate box. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
8:18 am
Altitude
25.4°Heading
78° EPosition
DaylightDay length
14h 25m 10s
Change since
Yesterday: -19s
Winter: +4h 33m
Summer: -1m 20s
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Wilmington Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Wilmington 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 – 4:17 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 4:17 am – 4:57 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:57 am – 5:33 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:33 am – 6:02 am | |
| Daylight | 6:02 am – 8:27 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:27 pm – 8:56 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:56 pm – 9:32 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:32 pm – 10:12 pm | |
| Night | 10:12 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Wilmington - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Jun 28 | 6:02 am | 8:27 pm | 14:25:10 | −0:19 | 1:15 pm (79.0°) | 94.500 |
| Jun 29 | 6:02 am | 8:27 pm | 14:24:48 | −0:22 | 1:15 pm (78.9°) | 94.502 |
| Jun 30 | 6:03 am | 8:27 pm | 14:24:22 | −0:25 | 1:15 pm (78.9°) | 94.504 |
| Jul 1 | 6:03 am | 8:27 pm | 14:23:54 | −0:28 | 1:15 pm (78.8°) | 94.505 |
| Jul 2 | 6:04 am | 8:27 pm | 14:23:23 | −0:31 | 1:15 pm (78.7°) | 94.506 |
| Jul 3 | 6:04 am | 8:27 pm | 14:22:49 | −0:33 | 1:16 pm (78.7°) | 94.506 |
| Jul 4 | 6:05 am | 8:27 pm | 14:22:13 | −0:36 | 1:16 pm (78.6°) | 94.506 |
| * All times are local time for Wilmington. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
Equinoxes & Solstices 2017
| 2017 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 6:29 am |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 12:24 am |
| September Equinox | Sep 22 | 4:02 pm |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 11:28 am |
| * All times are local Wilmington time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Wilmington
The Moon's path in Wilmington 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
8:18 am
Altitude
-29.6°Heading
52° NEPosition
Waxing CrescentPercent illuminated
24.8%
Moon in Wilmington - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Jun 28 | 10:59 am | - | - | 5:38 pm | (63.8°) | 236,291 | 28.6% | |||
| Jun 29 | - | 12:10 am | 12:00 pm | 6:26 pm | (59.5°) | 240,204 | 38.9% | |||
 Jun 30 | - | 12:45 am | 12:58 pm | 7:11 pm | (55.1°) | 243,782 | 49.4% | |||
| Jul 1 | - | 1:19 am | 1:55 pm | 7:56 pm | (50.8°) | 246,827 | 59.7% | |||
| Jul 2 | - | 1:51 am | 2:50 pm | 8:39 pm | (46.9°) | 249,219 | 69.2% | |||
| Jul 3 | - | 2:24 am | 3:44 pm | 9:23 pm | (43.3°) | 250,907 | 77.9% | |||
| Jul 4 | - | 2:58 am | 4:38 pm | 10:08 pm | (40.3°) | 251,896 | 85.4% | |||
| * All times are local time for Wilmington. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
Planets Visible in the Sky in Wilmington This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jun 28, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Wed 6:36 am | Wed 9:08 pm | Wed 1:52 pm | Difficult to see |
| Venus | Wed 3:22 am | Wed 4:57 pm | Wed 10:09 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Wed 6:41 am | Wed 9:04 pm | Wed 1:53 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Wed 1:45 pm | Thu 1:25 am | Wed 7:35 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Wed 7:15 pm | Thu 5:12 am | Thu 12:14 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Wed 1:59 am | Wed 2:59 pm | Wed 8:29 am | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Wed 12:05 am | Wed 11:30 am | Wed 5:48 am | Difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Wilmington. | ||||
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Wilmington
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