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New Orleans, LA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 96.0%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 21, 2024 at 9:10:36 am
Sunrise Today: 6:03 am 66° East
Sunset Today: 7:50 pm 294° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 6:21 pm 111° Southeast
Moonset Today: 4:36 am 252° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 47 minutes (+1m 5s)
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Today's Sun Position in New Orleans

Time:9:10 am
Altitude:38.4°
Direction:87° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 47m 20s (May 21, 2024)

1 minute, 5 seconds longer than yesterday (May 20, 2024)

3 hours, 34 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

17 minutes, 7 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in New Orleans Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:31 am
Astro. Twilight4:31 am – 5:04 am
Nautical Twilight5:04 am – 5:36 am
Civil Twilight5:36 am – 6:03 am
Daylight6:03 am – 7:50 pm
Civil Twilight7:50 pm – 8:17 pm
Nautical Twilight8:17 pm – 8:49 pm
Astro. Twilight8:49 pm – 9:23 pm
Night9:23 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in New Orleans - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 216:03 am7:50 pm13:47:20+1:0512:56 pm (80.4°)94.090
May 226:02 am7:51 pm13:48:24+1:0312:57 pm (80.6°)94.108
May 236:02 am7:51 pm13:49:26+1:0112:57 pm (80.8°)94.125
May 246:02 am7:52 pm13:50:26+1:0012:57 pm (81.0°)94.142
May 256:01 am7:53 pm13:51:24+0:5812:57 pm (81.2°)94.159
May 266:01 am7:53 pm13:52:21+0:5612:57 pm (81.4°)94.176
May 276:01 am7:54 pm13:53:15+0:5412:57 pm (81.5°)94.193
* All times are local time for New Orleans. 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 New Orleans

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in New Orleans - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 21-4:36 am6:21 pm11:47 pm(40.4°)245,78598.0%
May 22-5:09 am7:21 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 23-5:47 am8:24 pm12:36 am(36.0°)243,51199.8%
May 24-6:32 am9:26 pm1:29 am(32.8°)241,18599.3%
May 25-7:24 am10:26 pm2:26 am(31.1°)238,92196.6%
May 26-8:25 am11:20 pm3:25 am(31.1°)236,79991.4%
May 27-9:30 am-4:23 am(32.9°)234,86684.1%
* All times are local time for New Orleans. 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 New Orleans This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, May 21, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 4:57 amTue 5:58 pmTue 11:27 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 5:53 amTue 7:31 pmTue 12:41 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 3:48 amTue 4:16 pmTue 10:02 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 6:00 amTue 7:37 pmTue 12:48 pmExtremely difficult to see
SaturnTue 2:33 amTue 2:08 pmTue 8:20 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 5:40 amTue 7:12 pmTue 12:25 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 3:02 amTue 3:00 pmTue 9:01 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for New Orleans.

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