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Tacoma, WA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 68.7%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 17, 2024 at 4:54:30 am
Sunrise Today: 5:30 am 59° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:42 pm 301° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 2:48 pm 84° East
Moonset Today: 3:16 am 280° West
Daylight Hours: 15 hours, 12 minutes (+2m 22s)
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Today's Sun Position in Tacoma

Time:4:54 am
Altitude:-5.9°
Direction:53° NE
Phase:Civil Twilight

Day length today: 15h 12m 18s (May 17, 2024)

2 minutes, 22 seconds longer than yesterday (May 16, 2024)

6 hours, 43 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

43 minutes, 40 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Tacoma Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:06 am
Astro. Twilight3:06 am – 4:05 am
Nautical Twilight4:05 am – 4:53 am
Civil Twilight4:53 am – 5:30 am
Daylight5:30 am – 8:42 pm
Civil Twilight8:42 pm – 9:19 pm
Nautical Twilight9:19 pm – 10:07 pm
Astro. Twilight10:07 pm – 11:08 pm
Night11:08 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Tacoma - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 175:30 am8:42 pm15:12:18+2:221:06 pm (62.3°)94.019
May 185:29 am8:43 pm15:14:38+2:201:06 pm (62.6°)94.038
May 195:28 am8:45 pm15:16:55+2:171:06 pm (62.8°)94.056
May 205:27 am8:46 pm15:19:09+2:141:06 pm (63.0°)94.074
May 215:26 am8:47 pm15:21:20+2:101:06 pm (63.2°)94.092
May 225:25 am8:48 pm15:23:28+2:071:06 pm (63.4°)94.109
May 235:24 am8:49 pm15:25:32+2:041:06 pm (63.5°)94.127
* All times are local time for Tacoma. 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 Tacoma

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Tacoma - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 17-3:16 am2:48 pm9:15 pm(44.8°)251,37774.5%
May 18-3:30 am3:53 pm9:54 pm(38.9°)250,73482.5%
May 19-3:43 am4:59 pm10:34 pm(33.1°)249,45889.3%
May 20-3:58 am6:07 pm11:16 pm(27.6°)247,69094.6%
May 21-4:15 am7:18 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 22-4:35 am8:31 pm12:01 am(22.5°)245,58698.2%
May 23-5:02 am9:45 pm12:50 am(18.3°)243,30299.8%
* All times are local time for Tacoma. 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 Tacoma This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 17, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 4:47 amFri 6:18 pmFri 11:32 amDifficult to see
VenusFri 5:22 amFri 8:12 pmFri 12:47 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 3:56 amFri 4:37 pmFri 10:16 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 5:39 amFri 8:40 pmFri 1:09 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnFri 3:10 amFri 2:19 pmFri 8:44 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 5:23 amFri 8:16 pmFri 12:49 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 3:29 amFri 3:22 pmFri 9:26 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Tacoma.

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