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Philadelphia, PA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 4.5%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 6, 2024 at 4:34:17 am
Sunrise Today: 5:54 am 67° East
Sunset Today: 8:00 pm 293° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 4:52 am 78° East
Moonset Today: 6:34 pm 287° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 7 minutes (+2m 7s)
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Today's Sun Position in Philadelphia

Time:4:34 am
Altitude:-14.1°
Direction:53° NE
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 14h 6m 36s (May 6, 2024)

2 minutes, 7 seconds longer than yesterday (May 5, 2024)

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

54 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Philadelphia Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:08 am
Astro. Twilight4:08 am – 4:47 am
Nautical Twilight4:47 am – 5:24 am
Civil Twilight5:24 am – 5:54 am
Daylight5:54 am – 8:00 pm
Civil Twilight8:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Nautical Twilight8:30 pm – 9:07 pm
Astro. Twilight9:07 pm – 9:47 pm
Night9:47 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Philadelphia - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 65:54 am8:00 pm14:06:36+2:0712:57 pm (66.9°)93.791
May 75:53 am8:01 pm14:08:42+2:0612:57 pm (67.1°)93.814
May 85:52 am8:02 pm14:10:47+2:0412:57 pm (67.4°)93.836
May 95:50 am8:03 pm14:12:50+2:0212:57 pm (67.7°)93.857
May 105:49 am8:04 pm14:14:51+2:0112:57 pm (67.9°)93.878
May 115:48 am8:05 pm14:16:50+1:5912:57 pm (68.2°)93.899
May 125:47 am8:06 pm14:18:48+1:5712:57 pm (68.4°)93.919
* All times are local time for Philadelphia. 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 Philadelphia

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Philadelphia - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 64:52 am6:34 pm-11:36 am(60.6°)225,8983.1%
May 75:20 am7:52 pm-12:29 pm(67.1°)227,0700.3%
May 85:53 am9:10 pm-1:25 pm(72.5°)229,1770.6%
May 96:32 am10:24 pm-2:24 pm(76.2°)232,0653.7%
May 107:20 am11:30 pm-3:24 pm(78.1°)235,4809.2%
May 118:17 am--4:23 pm(78.1°)239,11416.7%
May 12-12:26 am9:20 am5:19 pm(76.4°)242,65025.5%
* All times are local time for Philadelphia. 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 Philadelphia This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, May 6, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 5:01 amMon 5:42 pmMon 11:21 amDifficult to see
VenusMon 5:38 amMon 7:17 pmMon 12:27 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsMon 4:15 amMon 4:24 pmMon 10:19 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 6:26 amMon 8:40 pmMon 1:33 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnMon 3:36 amMon 2:55 pmMon 9:16 amAverage visibility
UranusMon 6:15 amMon 8:28 pmMon 1:21 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 4:02 amMon 3:56 pmMon 9:59 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Philadelphia.

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