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Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: | Jun 17, 2024 at 6:17:34 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:05 am↑ 58° Northeast |
Sunset Today: | 9:04 pm↑ 302° Northwest |
Moonrise Today: | 5:02 pm↑ 111° Southeast |
Moonset Today: | 2:56 am↑ 253° West |
Daylight Hours: | 14 hours, 59 minutes (+12s) |
Today's Sun Position in United States
Time: | 6:17 am |
Altitude: | 1.5° |
Direction: | 60° NE |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 14h 59m 4s (Jun 17, 2024)
12 seconds longer than yesterday (Jun 16, 2024)
5 hours, 37 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
17 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in United States 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 United States Today
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Day, night, and twilight times in United States 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 – 4:03 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 4:03 am – 4:51 am |
Nautical Twilight | 4:51 am – 5:32 am |
Civil Twilight | 5:32 am – 6:05 am |
Daylight | 6:05 am – 9:04 pm |
Civil Twilight | 9:04 pm – 9:37 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 9:37 pm – 10:18 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 10:18 pm – 11:07 pm |
Night | 11:07 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in United States - Next 7 Days
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2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Jun | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Jun 17 | 6:05 am | 9:04 pm | 14:59:04 | +0:12 | 1:35 pm (73.6°) | 94.441 |
Jun 18 | 6:05 am | 9:04 pm | 14:59:14 | +0:09 | 1:35 pm (73.7°) | 94.448 |
Jun 19 | 6:05 am | 9:05 pm | 14:59:19 | +0:05 | 1:35 pm (73.7°) | 94.454 |
Jun 20 | 6:06 am | 9:05 pm | 14:59:21 | +0:02 | 1:35 pm (73.7°) | 94.461 |
Jun 21 | 6:06 am | 9:05 pm | 14:59:20 | −0:01 | 1:35 pm (73.7°) | 94.467 |
Jun 22 | 6:06 am | 9:05 pm | 14:59:15 | −0:05 | 1:36 pm (73.7°) | 94.472 |
Jun 23 | 6:06 am | 9:05 pm | 14:59:06 | −0:08 | 1:36 pm (73.7°) | 94.478 |
* All times are local time for United States. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
The June solstice (summer solstice) in United States is at 3:50 pm on Thursday, June 20, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 38 minutes longer than the December solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the longest day of the year is around this date.
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Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 19 | 10:06 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 3:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 7:44 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 3:21 am |
* All times are local United States time. |
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Today's Moon in United States
Percent Illuminated: | 79.2% |
Time: | 6:17 am |
Altitude: | -38.2° |
Direction: | 284° W |
Position: | Waxing Gibbous |
The Moon's path in United States 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
Year 2024 Moon Phases
Moon in United States - Next 7 days
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2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Jun | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Jun 17 | - | 2:56 am | 5:02 pm | 10:15 pm | (32.3°) | 246,479 | 84.2% | |||
Jun 18 | - | 3:21 am | 6:08 pm | 11:02 pm | (27.6°) | 243,875 | 90.9% | |||
Jun 19 | - | 3:50 am | 7:15 pm | 11:54 pm | (24.0°) | 241,042 | 96.0% | |||
Jun 20 | - | 4:28 am | 8:23 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
Jun 21 | - | 5:15 am | 9:27 pm | 12:50 am | (21.7°) | 238,205 | 99.1% | |||
Jun 22 | - | 6:13 am | 10:22 pm | 1:49 am | (21.1°) | 235,576 | 99.7% | |||
Jun 23 | - | 7:21 am | 11:08 pm | 2:50 am | (22.3°) | 233,329 | 97.8% | |||
* All times are local time for United States. 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 United States This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Jun 17, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Mon 6:16 am | Mon 9:27 pm | Mon 1:51 pm | Very difficult to see |
Venus | Mon 6:20 am | Mon 9:21 pm | Mon 1:50 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Mon 3:20 am | Mon 4:51 pm | Mon 10:05 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Mon 4:47 am | Mon 7:17 pm | Mon 12:02 pm | Average visibility |
Saturn | Mon 1:30 am | Mon 12:54 pm | Mon 7:12 am | Great visibility |
Uranus | Mon 4:11 am | Mon 6:27 pm | Mon 11:19 am | Difficult to see |
Neptune | Mon 1:52 am | Mon 1:48 pm | Mon 7:50 am | Very difficult to see |
* All times are local time for United States. |
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