Wilmington, NC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Wilmington, NC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Crescent
Current Time: Jul 28, 2017 at 7:03:45 am
Sunrise Today: 6:20 am↑ 66° East
Sunset Today: 8:16 pm↑ 293° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 11:44 am↑ 92° East
Moonset Today: 11:51 pm↑ 266° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 55 minutes (-1m 28s)
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
7:03 am
Altitude
7.7°Heading
72° EPosition
DaylightDay length
13h 55m 56s
Change since
Yesterday: -1m 28s
Winter: +4h 3m
Summer: -30m 34s
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 – 4:42 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 4:42 am – 5:18 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:18 am – 5:52 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:52 am – 6:20 am | |
| Daylight | 6:20 am – 8:16 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:16 pm – 8:43 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:43 pm – 9:17 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:17 pm – 9:53 pm | |
| Night | 9:53 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Wilmington - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Jul 28 | 6:20 am | 8:16 pm | 13:55:56 | −1:28 | 1:18 pm (74.6°) | 94.385 |
| Jul 29 | 6:20 am | 8:15 pm | 13:54:26 | −1:30 | 1:18 pm (74.3°) | 94.374 |
| Jul 30 | 6:21 am | 8:14 pm | 13:52:54 | −1:31 | 1:18 pm (74.1°) | 94.363 |
| Jul 31 | 6:22 am | 8:13 pm | 13:51:21 | −1:33 | 1:18 pm (73.9°) | 94.351 |
| Aug 1 | 6:22 am | 8:12 pm | 13:49:46 | −1:34 | 1:18 pm (73.6°) | 94.338 |
| Aug 2 | 6:23 am | 8:11 pm | 13:48:09 | −1:36 | 1:18 pm (73.3°) | 94.326 |
| Aug 3 | 6:24 am | 8:10 pm | 13:46:31 | −1:37 | 1:17 pm (73.1°) | 94.313 |
| * 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
7:03 am
Altitude
-50.6°Heading
38° NEPosition
Waxing CrescentPercent illuminated
29.0%
Moon in Wilmington - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Jul 28 | 11:44 am | 11:51 pm | - | 5:50 pm | (52.7°) | 243,280 | 33.2% | |||
| Jul 29 | 12:41 pm | - | - | 6:35 pm | (48.5°) | 246,392 | 43.3% | |||
 Jul 30 | - | 12:24 am | 1:36 pm | 7:20 pm | (44.7°) | 248,861 | 53.3% | |||
| Jul 31 | - | 12:58 am | 2:31 pm | 8:04 pm | (41.4°) | 250,575 | 63.1% | |||
| Aug 1 | - | 1:34 am | 3:24 pm | 8:50 pm | (38.8°) | 251,493 | 72.3% | |||
| Aug 2 | - | 2:12 am | 4:17 pm | 9:36 pm | (36.9°) | 251,636 | 80.5% | |||
| Aug 3 | - | 2:53 am | 5:08 pm | 10:24 pm | (35.9°) | 251,079 | 87.7% | |||
| * 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, Fri, Jul 28, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Fri 8:34 am | Fri 9:31 pm | Fri 3:03 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Fri 3:25 am | Fri 5:37 pm | Fri 10:31 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Fri 6:17 am | Fri 8:17 pm | Fri 1:17 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
| Jupiter | Fri 12:00 noon | Fri 11:34 pm | Fri 5:47 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Fri 5:09 pm | Sat 3:07 am | Fri 10:08 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Fri 12:03 am | Fri 1:03 pm | Fri 6:33 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Thu 10:06 pm | Fri 9:30 am | Fri 3:48 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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