Home   Sun, Moon & Space   USA   San Jose
Flag for USA

San Jose, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 57.9%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 21, 2024 at 6:29:51 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:18 am 119° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:53 pm 241° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 11:33 pm 86° East
Moonset Today: 11:40 am 277° West
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 35 minutes
Location of San JoseLocation

Today's Sun Position in San Jose

Time:6:29 pm
Altitude:-18.4°
Direction:254° W
Phase:Night

Day length today: 9h 35m 22s (Dec 21, 2024)

5 hours, 8 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in San Jose Today

12 am
2 am
4 am
6 am
8 am
10 am
12 pm
2 pm
4 pm
6 pm
8 pm
10 pm
Night12:00 am – 5:44 am
Astro. Twilight5:44 am – 6:16 am
Nautical Twilight6:16 am – 6:49 am
Civil Twilight6:49 am – 7:18 am
Daylight7:18 am – 4:53 pm
Civil Twilight4:53 pm – 5:22 pm
Nautical Twilight5:22 pm – 5:55 pm
Astro. Twilight5:55 pm – 6:27 pm
Night6:27 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in San Jose - Next 7 Days

Scroll right to see more
2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 217:18 am4:53 pm9:35:22< 1s12:06 pm (29.3°)91.441
Dec 227:18 am4:54 pm9:35:26+0:0312:06 pm (29.3°)91.436
Dec 237:19 am4:54 pm9:35:33+0:0612:07 pm (29.3°)91.431
Dec 247:19 am4:55 pm9:35:43+0:1012:07 pm (29.3°)91.427
Dec 257:20 am4:56 pm9:35:57+0:1312:08 pm (29.3°)91.423
Dec 267:20 am4:56 pm9:36:15+0:1712:08 pm (29.4°)91.420
Dec 277:20 am4:57 pm9:36:36+0:2112:08 pm (29.4°)91.417
* All times are local time for San Jose. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in San Jose is at 1:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 9 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

See full month's Sun


Today's Moon in San Jose

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in San Jose - Next 7 days

Scroll right to see more
2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 21-11:40 am11:33 pm5:12 am(59.4°)248,29363.1%
Dec 22-12:01 pm-5:52 am(53.6°)250,12453.5%
Dec 2312:31 am12:22 pm-6:31 am(47.7°)251,13643.8%
Dec 241:28 am12:44 pm-7:10 am(42.0°)251,29434.4%
Dec 252:27 am1:08 pm-7:51 am(36.7°)250,63325.5%
Dec 263:27 am1:36 pm-8:35 am(31.9°)249,24917.5%
Dec 274:30 am2:10 pm-9:22 am(27.9°)247,28710.6%
* All times are local time for San Jose. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

See full month's Moon

Planets Visible in the Sky in San Jose This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Dec 21, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:33 amSun 3:33 pmSun 10:33 amAverage visibility
VenusSat 10:16 amSat 8:29 pmSat 3:22 pmGreat visibility
MarsSat 7:17 pmSun 9:48 amSun 2:32 amPerfect visibility
JupiterSat 3:41 pmSun 6:07 amSat 10:54 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSat 11:30 amSat 10:43 pmSat 5:06 pmAverage visibility
UranusSat 2:27 pmSun 4:29 amSat 9:28 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneSat 11:59 amSat 11:49 pmSat 5:54 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for San Jose.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in San Jose