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Atlanta, GA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 97.1%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 21, 2024 at 5:53:57 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:32 am 65° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:36 pm 295° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 7:04 pm 112° Southeast
Moonset Today: 5:07 am 252° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 4 minutes (+1m 16s)
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Today's Sun Position in Atlanta

Time:5:53 pm
Altitude:31.6°
Direction:275° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 3m 55s (May 21, 2024)

1 minute, 16 seconds longer than yesterday (May 20, 2024)

4 hours, 9 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

20 minutes, 4 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Atlanta Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:53 am
Astro. Twilight4:53 am – 5:30 am
Nautical Twilight5:30 am – 6:04 am
Civil Twilight6:04 am – 6:32 am
Daylight6:32 am – 8:36 pm
Civil Twilight8:36 pm – 9:04 pm
Nautical Twilight9:04 pm – 9:38 pm
Astro. Twilight9:38 pm – 10:15 pm
Night10:15 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Atlanta - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 216:32 am8:36 pm14:03:55+1:161:34 pm (76.6°)94.090
May 226:31 am8:37 pm14:05:10+1:141:34 pm (76.8°)94.108
May 236:31 am8:37 pm14:06:22+1:121:34 pm (77.0°)94.125
May 246:30 am8:38 pm14:07:33+1:101:34 pm (77.2°)94.142
May 256:30 am8:39 pm14:08:41+1:081:34 pm (77.4°)94.159
May 266:29 am8:39 pm14:09:47+1:061:34 pm (77.5°)94.176
May 276:29 am8:40 pm14:10:51+1:041:34 pm (77.7°)94.192
* All times are local time for Atlanta. 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 Atlanta

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Atlanta - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 21-5:07 am7:04 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 22-5:37 am8:07 pm12:24 am(36.6°)245,81998.0%
May 23-6:13 am9:11 pm1:13 am(32.2°)243,54899.8%
May 24-6:56 am10:15 pm2:06 am(29.0°)241,22299.4%
May 25-7:48 am11:15 pm3:02 am(27.2°)238,95696.6%
May 26-8:48 am-4:01 am(27.2°)236,83291.5%
May 2712:08 am9:55 am-5:00 am(29.0°)234,89584.2%
* All times are local time for Atlanta. 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 Atlanta This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, May 21, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 5:30 amTue 6:40 pmTue 12:05 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 6:22 amTue 8:15 pmTue 1:19 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 4:21 amWed 4:55 pmWed 10:38 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 6:29 amTue 8:22 pmTue 1:25 pmExtremely difficult to see
SaturnWed 3:09 amWed 2:39 pmWed 8:54 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 6:09 amTue 7:56 pmTue 1:03 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 3:36 amWed 3:33 pmWed 9:34 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Atlanta.

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