Current Time: | Dec 15, 2024 at 7:32:53 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 7:17 am↑ 115° Southeast |
Sunset Today: | 6:08 pm↑ 245° West |
Moonrise Today: | 6:30 pm↑ 59° Northeast |
Moonset Today: | 7:38 am↑ 301° Northwest |
Daylight Hours: | 10 hours, 51 minutes (-10s) |
Today's Sun Position in Cancún
Time: | 7:32 am |
Altitude: | 2.7° |
Direction: | 116° SE |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 10h 51m 17s (Dec 15, 2024)
10 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 14, 2024)
26 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
2 hours, 33 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)
The Sun's altitude in Cancún today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cancún Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Cancún today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
Night | 12:00 am – 5:57 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:57 am – 6:25 am |
Nautical Twilight | 6:25 am – 6:52 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:52 am – 7:17 am |
Daylight | 7:17 am – 6:08 pm |
Civil Twilight | 6:08 pm – 6:32 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 6:32 pm – 7:00 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 7:00 pm – 7:27 pm |
Night | 7:27 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Cancún - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Dec 15 | 7:17 am | 6:08 pm | 10:51:17 | −0:10 | 12:42 pm (45.5°) | 91.484 |
Dec 16 | 7:17 am | 6:08 pm | 10:51:08 | −0:08 | 12:43 pm (45.5°) | 91.475 |
Dec 17 | 7:18 am | 6:09 pm | 10:51:01 | −0:07 | 12:43 pm (45.5°) | 91.467 |
Dec 18 | 7:18 am | 6:09 pm | 10:50:56 | −0:05 | 12:44 pm (45.4°) | 91.460 |
Dec 19 | 7:19 am | 6:10 pm | 10:50:52 | −0:03 | 12:44 pm (45.4°) | 91.453 |
Dec 20 | 7:19 am | 6:10 pm | 10:50:51 | −0:01 | 12:45 pm (45.4°) | 91.447 |
Dec 21 | 7:20 am | 6:11 pm | 10:50:50 | < 1s | 12:45 pm (45.4°) | 91.442 |
* All times are local time for Cancún. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Cancún is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 2 hours, 34 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 19 | 10:06 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 3:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 7:44 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 4:21 am |
* All times are local Cancún time. |
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Today's Moon in Cancún
Percent Illuminated: | 99.8% |
Time: | 7:32 am |
Altitude: | 0.6° |
Direction: | 300° NW |
Position: | Near Full Moon (Waning Gibbous) |
The Moon's path in Cancún today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Moon in Cancún - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Dec | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Dec 15 | - | 7:38 am | 6:30 pm | 12:32 am | (82.9°) | 229,846 | 99.8% | |||
Dec 16 | - | 8:39 am | 7:34 pm | 1:35 am | (82.8°) | 232,394 | 98.8% | |||
Dec 17 | - | 9:33 am | 8:36 pm | 2:35 am | (84.6°) | 235,510 | 95.1% | |||
Dec 18 | - | 10:20 am | 9:36 pm | 3:30 am | (88.0°) | 238,924 | 89.4% | |||
Dec 19 | - | 11:00 am | 10:31 pm | 4:21 am | (87.5°) | 242,337 | 81.9% | |||
Dec 20 | - | 11:36 am | 11:23 pm | 5:06 am | (82.2°) | 245,467 | 73.3% | |||
Dec 21 | - | 12:08 pm | - | 5:48 am | (76.4°) | 248,074 | 64.0% | |||
* All times are local time for Cancún. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Cancún This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Dec 15, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Sun 5:56 am | Sun 5:00 pm | Sun 11:28 am | Difficult to see |
Venus | Sun 10:28 am | Sun 9:29 pm | Sun 3:59 pm | Good visibility |
Mars | Sat 9:07 pm | Sun 10:22 am | Sun 3:45 am | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Sun 5:24 pm | Mon 6:39 am | Mon 12:01 am | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Sun 12:20 pm | Sun 11:57 pm | Sun 6:09 pm | Average visibility |
Uranus | Sun 4:02 pm | Mon 5:04 am | Sun 10:33 pm | Average visibility |
Neptune | Sun 1:00 pm | Mon 12:56 am | Sun 6:58 pm | Difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Cancún. |