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Petaluma, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 88.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 20, 2024 at 3:22:09 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:57 am 88° East
Sunset Today: 7:09 pm 271° West
Moonrise Today: 8:41 pm 67° East
Moonset Today: 10:07 am 290° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 12 minutes (-2m 26s)
Location of PetalumaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Petaluma

Time:3:22 pm
Altitude:40.8°
Direction:229° SW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 12m 25s (Sep 20, 2024)

2 minutes, 26 seconds shorter than yesterday (Sep 19, 2024)

2 hours, 42 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

2 hours, 37 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Petaluma Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:28 am
Astro. Twilight5:28 am – 5:59 am
Nautical Twilight5:59 am – 6:30 am
Civil Twilight6:30 am – 6:57 am
Daylight6:57 am – 7:09 pm
Civil Twilight7:09 pm – 7:35 pm
Nautical Twilight7:35 pm – 8:06 pm
Astro. Twilight8:06 pm – 8:38 pm
Night8:38 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Petaluma - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
SepSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Sep 206:57 am7:09 pm12:12:25−2:261:03 pm (52.4°)93.332
Sep 216:58 am7:07 pm12:09:58−2:261:03 pm (52.0°)93.307
Sep 226:58 am7:06 pm12:07:31−2:261:02 pm (51.7°)93.281
Sep 236:59 am7:04 pm12:05:04−2:271:02 pm (51.3°)93.256
Sep 247:00 am7:03 pm12:02:37−2:271:02 pm (50.9°)93.230
Sep 257:01 am7:01 pm12:00:10−2:271:01 pm (50.5°)93.205
Sep 267:02 am7:00 pm11:57:43−2:271:01 pm (50.1°)93.179
* All times are local time for Petaluma. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The September equinox (autumnal equinox) in Petaluma is at 5:43 am on Sunday, September 22, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Today's Moon in Petaluma

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Petaluma - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
SepMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Sep 20-10:07 am8:41 pm3:02 am(65.1°)224,02792.1%
Sep 21-11:24 am9:18 pm3:57 am(71.3°)226,65484.1%
Sep 22-12:40 pm10:01 pm4:54 am(76.1°)229,99674.3%
Sep 23-1:50 pm10:53 pm5:53 am(79.1°)233,71163.5%
Sep 24-2:52 pm11:51 pm6:52 am(80.3°)237,48052.3%
Sep 25-3:43 pm-7:50 am(79.6°)241,04141.4%
Sep 2612:55 am4:25 pm-8:44 am(77.4°)244,21031.2%
* All times are local time for Petaluma. 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 Petaluma This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Sep 20, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 6:12 amFri 6:56 pmFri 12:35 pmDifficult to see
VenusFri 9:20 amFri 8:21 pmFri 2:51 pmFairly good visibility
MarsSat 12:26 amSat 3:11 pmSat 7:49 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 11:09 pmSat 1:45 pmSat 6:27 amPerfect visibility
SaturnFri 6:39 pmSat 5:52 amSat 12:16 amPerfect visibility
UranusFri 9:40 pmSat 11:52 amSat 4:46 amAverage visibility
NeptuneFri 7:08 pmSat 7:00 amSat 1:04 amSlightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Petaluma.

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