Current Time: | Sep 20, 2024 at 3:22:09 pm |
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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) |
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)
The Sun's altitude in Petaluma 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 Petaluma Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Petaluma 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 – 5:28 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:28 am – 5:59 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:59 am – 6:30 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:30 am – 6:57 am |
Daylight | 6:57 am – 7:09 pm |
Civil Twilight | 7:09 pm – 7:35 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 7:35 pm – 8:06 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 8:06 pm – 8:38 pm |
Night | 8:38 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Petaluma - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Sep | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Sep 20 | 6:57 am | 7:09 pm | 12:12:25 | −2:26 | 1:03 pm (52.4°) | 93.332 |
Sep 21 | 6:58 am | 7:07 pm | 12:09:58 | −2:26 | 1:03 pm (52.0°) | 93.307 |
Sep 22 | 6:58 am | 7:06 pm | 12:07:31 | −2:26 | 1:02 pm (51.7°) | 93.281 |
Sep 23 | 6:59 am | 7:04 pm | 12:05:04 | −2:27 | 1:02 pm (51.3°) | 93.256 |
Sep 24 | 7:00 am | 7:03 pm | 12:02:37 | −2:27 | 1:02 pm (50.9°) | 93.230 |
Sep 25 | 7:01 am | 7:01 pm | 12:00:10 | −2:27 | 1:01 pm (50.5°) | 93.205 |
Sep 26 | 7:02 am | 7:00 pm | 11:57:43 | −2:27 | 1:01 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?
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 19 | 8:06 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 1:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 5:44 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 1:21 am |
* All times are local Petaluma time. |
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Today's Moon in Petaluma
Percent Illuminated: | 88.4% |
Time: | 3:22 pm |
Altitude: | -35.7° |
Direction: | 358° N |
Position: | Waning Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Petaluma 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
Moon in Petaluma - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Sep 20 | - | 10:07 am | 8:41 pm | 3:02 am | (65.1°) | 224,027 | 92.1% | |||
Sep 21 | - | 11:24 am | 9:18 pm | 3:57 am | (71.3°) | 226,654 | 84.1% | |||
Sep 22 | - | 12:40 pm | 10:01 pm | 4:54 am | (76.1°) | 229,996 | 74.3% | |||
Sep 23 | - | 1:50 pm | 10:53 pm | 5:53 am | (79.1°) | 233,711 | 63.5% | |||
Sep 24 | - | 2:52 pm | 11:51 pm | 6:52 am | (80.3°) | 237,480 | 52.3% | |||
Sep 25 | - | 3:43 pm | - | 7:50 am | (79.6°) | 241,041 | 41.4% | |||
Sep 26 | 12:55 am | 4:25 pm | - | 8:44 am | (77.4°) | 244,210 | 31.2% | |||
* 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. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Petaluma This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Sep 20, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Fri 6:12 am | Fri 6:56 pm | Fri 12:35 pm | Difficult to see |
Venus | Fri 9:20 am | Fri 8:21 pm | Fri 2:51 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Mars | Sat 12:26 am | Sat 3:11 pm | Sat 7:49 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Fri 11:09 pm | Sat 1:45 pm | Sat 6:27 am | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Fri 6:39 pm | Sat 5:52 am | Sat 12:16 am | Perfect visibility |
Uranus | Fri 9:40 pm | Sat 11:52 am | Sat 4:46 am | Average visibility |
Neptune | Fri 7:08 pm | Sat 7:00 am | Sat 1:04 am | Slightly difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Petaluma. |