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Takoma Park, MD, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 97.7%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 21, 2024 at 10:19:00 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:50 am 63° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:19 pm 297° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 6:45 pm 113° Southeast
Moonset Today: 4:28 am 251° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 30 minutes (+1m 34s)
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Today's Sun Position in Takoma Park

Time:10:19 pm
Altitude:-19.0°
Direction:319° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 14h 29m 34s (May 21, 2024)

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

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

24 minutes, 46 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Takoma Park Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:59 am
Astro. Twilight3:59 am – 4:41 am
Nautical Twilight4:41 am – 5:19 am
Civil Twilight5:19 am – 5:50 am
Daylight5:50 am – 8:19 pm
Civil Twilight8:19 pm – 8:50 pm
Nautical Twilight8:50 pm – 9:28 pm
Astro. Twilight9:28 pm – 10:10 pm
Night10:10 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Takoma Park - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 215:50 am8:19 pm14:29:34+1:341:04 pm (71.4°)94.090
May 225:49 am8:20 pm14:31:06+1:311:04 pm (71.6°)94.107
May 235:48 am8:21 pm14:32:35+1:291:04 pm (71.8°)94.125
May 245:48 am8:22 pm14:34:02+1:261:04 pm (72.0°)94.142
May 255:47 am8:22 pm14:35:26+1:241:05 pm (72.2°)94.159
May 265:46 am8:23 pm14:36:48+1:211:05 pm (72.3°)94.176
May 275:46 am8:24 pm14:38:07+1:181:05 pm (72.5°)94.192
* All times are local time for Takoma Park. 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 Takoma Park

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Takoma Park - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 21-4:28 am6:45 pm11:54 pm(31.4°)245,86497.9%
May 22-4:55 am7:51 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 23-5:27 am8:58 pm12:42 am(27.1°)243,59599.8%
May 24-6:08 am10:04 pm1:35 am(23.8°)241,26999.4%
May 25-6:58 am11:04 pm2:31 am(22.0°)239,00196.7%
May 26-7:58 am11:56 pm3:30 am(22.0°)236,87391.6%
May 27-9:06 am-4:29 am(23.7°)234,93284.4%
* All times are local time for Takoma Park. 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 Takoma Park This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, May 21, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 4:54 amWed 6:21 pmWed 11:37 amDifficult to see
VenusWed 5:41 amWed 8:00 pmWed 12:50 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 3:48 amWed 4:29 pmWed 10:08 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 5:45 amWed 8:01 pmWed 12:53 pmExtremely difficult to see
SaturnWed 2:43 amWed 2:06 pmWed 8:25 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 5:25 amWed 7:34 pmWed 12:30 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 3:07 amWed 3:03 pmWed 9:05 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Takoma Park.

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