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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 71.9%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 17, 2024 at 5:40:50 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:19 am 69° East
Sunset Today: 5:18 pm 291° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 1:50 pm 84° East
Moonset Today: 1:06 am 279° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 59 minutes (-50s)
Location of Rio de JaneiroLocation

Today's Sun Position in Rio de Janeiro

Time:5:40 pm
Altitude:-5.7°
Direction:289° W
Phase:Civil Twilight

Day length today: 10h 58m 33s (May 17, 2024)

50 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 16, 2024)

15 minutes, 12 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

2 hours, 34 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Rio de Janeiro Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:01 am
Astro. Twilight5:01 am – 5:28 am
Nautical Twilight5:28 am – 5:55 am
Civil Twilight5:55 am – 6:19 am
Daylight6:19 am – 5:18 pm
Civil Twilight5:18 pm – 5:42 pm
Nautical Twilight5:42 pm – 6:09 pm
Astro. Twilight6:09 pm – 6:36 pm
Night6:36 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Rio de Janeiro - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 176:19 am5:18 pm10:58:33−0:5011:49 am (47.5°)94.015
May 186:20 am5:17 pm10:57:43−0:4911:49 am (47.3°)94.033
May 196:20 am5:17 pm10:56:55−0:4811:49 am (47.1°)94.052
May 206:21 am5:17 pm10:56:08−0:4711:49 am (46.9°)94.070
May 216:21 am5:16 pm10:55:22−0:4511:49 am (46.7°)94.088
May 226:22 am5:16 pm10:54:37−0:4411:49 am (46.5°)94.106
May 236:22 am5:16 pm10:53:53−0:4311:49 am (46.3°)94.123
* All times are local time for Rio de Janeiro. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Rio de Janeiro

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Rio de Janeiro - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 17-1:06 am1:50 pm7:50 pm(62.7°)251,42272.7%
May 18-1:55 am2:19 pm8:29 pm(68.6°)250,93480.8%
May 19-2:44 am2:48 pm9:08 pm(74.4°)249,78687.9%
May 20-3:34 am3:19 pm9:50 pm(80.1°)248,11393.6%
May 21-4:26 am3:52 pm10:34 pm(85.3°)246,07097.6%
May 22-5:21 am4:30 pm11:22 pm(89.8°)243,81399.7%
May 23-6:19 am5:14 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Rio de Janeiro. 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 Rio de Janeiro This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 17, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 4:29 amSat 4:01 pmSat 10:15 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSat 5:59 amSat 5:02 pmSat 11:31 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 3:03 amSat 2:53 pmSat 8:58 amAverage visibility
JupiterSat 6:22 amSat 5:18 pmSat 11:50 amVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnSat 1:12 amSat 1:37 pmSat 7:24 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 6:00 amSat 4:59 pmSat 11:30 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSat 2:02 amSat 2:09 pmSat 8:05 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Rio de Janeiro.

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