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Rochester, NY, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 0.3%
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Current Time: May 7, 2024 at 1:37:27 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:55 am 66° East
Sunset Today: 8:19 pm 295° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 5:23 am 68° East
Moonset Today: 8:11 pm 297° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 24 minutes (+2m 22s)
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Today's Sun Position in Rochester

Time:1:37 pm
Altitude:63.2°
Direction:196° S
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 23m 56s (May 7, 2024)

2 minutes, 22 seconds longer than yesterday (May 6, 2024)

5 hours, 24 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

58 minutes, 56 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Rochester Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:59 am
Astro. Twilight3:59 am – 4:43 am
Nautical Twilight4:43 am – 5:23 am
Civil Twilight5:23 am – 5:55 am
Daylight5:55 am – 8:19 pm
Civil Twilight8:19 pm – 8:51 pm
Nautical Twilight8:51 pm – 9:31 pm
Astro. Twilight9:31 pm – 10:15 pm
Night10:15 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Rochester - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 75:55 am8:19 pm14:23:56+2:221:06 pm (63.9°)93.814
May 85:54 am8:20 pm14:26:17+2:201:06 pm (64.2°)93.836
May 95:52 am8:21 pm14:28:36+2:181:06 pm (64.5°)93.857
May 105:51 am8:22 pm14:30:53+2:171:06 pm (64.7°)93.878
May 115:50 am8:23 pm14:33:08+2:151:06 pm (65.0°)93.899
May 125:49 am8:24 pm14:35:21+2:121:06 pm (65.2°)93.920
May 135:48 am8:25 pm14:37:32+2:101:06 pm (65.5°)93.940
* All times are local time for Rochester. 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 Rochester

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Rochester - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 75:23 am8:11 pm-12:39 pm(63.9°)227,0810.3%
May 85:53 am9:32 pm-1:35 pm(69.2°)229,1950.6%
May 96:30 am10:48 pm-2:34 pm(73.0°)232,0873.7%
May 107:16 am11:55 pm-3:34 pm(74.9°)235,5049.3%
May 118:12 am--4:33 pm(74.8°)239,13916.7%
May 12-12:50 am9:16 am5:29 pm(73.1°)242,67325.5%
May 13-1:32 am10:24 am6:20 pm(70.0°)245,82735.1%
* All times are local time for Rochester. 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 Rochester This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, May 7, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 5:07 amTue 5:54 pmTue 11:30 amDifficult to see
VenusTue 5:42 amTue 7:36 pmTue 12:38 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 4:22 amTue 4:35 pmTue 10:28 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 6:25 amTue 8:56 pmTue 1:40 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnTue 3:45 amTue 2:59 pmTue 9:22 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 6:13 amTue 8:42 pmTue 1:28 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 4:08 amTue 4:02 pmTue 10:05 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Rochester.

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