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Independence, MO, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 97.8%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 21, 2024 at 10:09:42 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:59 am 63° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:29 pm 298° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 6:58 pm 114° Southeast
Moonset Today: 4:39 am 250° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 30 minutes (+1m 34s)
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Today's Sun Position in Independence

Time:10:09 pm
Altitude:-16.4°
Direction:315° NW
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 14h 30m 15s (May 21, 2024)

1 minute, 34 seconds longer than yesterday (May 20, 2024)

5 hours, 5 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

24 minutes, 49 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Independence Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:08 am
Astro. Twilight4:08 am – 4:50 am
Nautical Twilight4:50 am – 5:28 am
Civil Twilight5:28 am – 5:59 am
Daylight5:59 am – 8:29 pm
Civil Twilight8:29 pm – 9:00 pm
Nautical Twilight9:00 pm – 9:38 pm
Astro. Twilight9:38 pm – 10:21 pm
Night10:21 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Independence - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 215:59 am8:29 pm14:30:15+1:341:14 pm (71.3°)94.090
May 225:58 am8:30 pm14:31:47+1:321:14 pm (71.5°)94.108
May 235:58 am8:31 pm14:33:16+1:291:14 pm (71.7°)94.125
May 245:57 am8:32 pm14:34:43+1:271:14 pm (71.9°)94.143
May 255:56 am8:32 pm14:36:08+1:241:14 pm (72.0°)94.160
May 265:56 am8:33 pm14:37:30+1:211:14 pm (72.2°)94.176
May 275:55 am8:34 pm14:38:49+1:191:14 pm (72.4°)94.193
* All times are local time for Independence. 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 Independence

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Independence - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 21-4:39 am6:58 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 22-5:06 am8:04 pm12:05 am(31.1°)245,75898.0%
May 23-5:38 am9:11 pm12:54 am(26.8°)243,48399.8%
May 24-6:19 am10:17 pm1:47 am(23.6°)241,15799.3%
May 25-7:10 am11:17 pm2:44 am(21.9°)238,89596.5%
May 26-8:10 am-3:43 am(21.9°)236,77591.3%
May 2712:09 am9:19 am-4:41 am(23.7°)234,84484.0%
* All times are local time for Independence. 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 Independence This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, May 21, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:03 amWed 6:31 pmWed 11:47 amDifficult to see
VenusWed 5:51 amWed 8:10 pmWed 1:00 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 3:58 amWed 4:39 pmWed 10:18 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 5:54 amWed 8:11 pmWed 1:03 pmExtremely difficult to see
SaturnWed 2:53 amWed 2:16 pmWed 8:34 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 5:34 amWed 7:44 pmWed 12:39 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 3:17 amWed 3:12 pmWed 9:14 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Independence.

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