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Essex, Jamaica — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 96.9%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 16, 2024 at 11:36:34 am
Sunrise Today: 5:55 am 87° East
Sunset Today: 6:08 pm 273° West
Moonrise Today: 5:19 pm 102° East
Moonset Today: 4:16 am 255° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 13 minutes (-1m 1s)
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Today's Sun Position in Essex

Time:11:36 am
Altitude:72.8°
Direction:158° S
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 12m 45s (Sep 16, 2024)

1 minute, 1 second shorter than yesterday (Sep 15, 2024)

1 hour, 10 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

1 hour shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Essex Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:43 am
Astro. Twilight4:43 am – 5:08 am
Nautical Twilight5:08 am – 5:33 am
Civil Twilight5:33 am – 5:55 am
Daylight5:55 am – 6:08 pm
Civil Twilight6:08 pm – 6:30 pm
Nautical Twilight6:30 pm – 6:55 pm
Astro. Twilight6:55 pm – 7:21 pm
Night7:21 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Essex - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
SepSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Sep 165:55 am6:08 pm12:12:45−1:0112:02 pm (74.0°)93.437
Sep 175:55 am6:07 pm12:11:44−1:0112:01 pm (73.6°)93.412
Sep 185:56 am6:06 pm12:10:43−1:0112:01 pm (73.3°)93.386
Sep 195:56 am6:05 pm12:09:41−1:0112:01 pm (72.9°)93.361
Sep 205:56 am6:05 pm12:08:40−1:0112:00 pm (72.5°)93.335
Sep 215:56 am6:04 pm12:07:38−1:0112:00 pm (72.1°)93.310
Sep 225:56 am6:03 pm12:06:37−1:0112:00 pm (71.7°)93.285
* All times are local time for Essex. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The September equinox (autumnal equinox) in Essex is at 7:43 am on Sunday, September 22, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Today's Moon in Essex

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Essex - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
SepMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Sep 16-4:16 am5:19 pm11:16 pm(62.0°)223,15498.7%
Sep 17-5:18 am6:01 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Sep 18-6:20 am6:42 pm12:08 am(69.6°)222,079100.0%
Sep 19-7:22 am7:24 pm1:00 am(77.2°)222,29798.0%
Sep 20-8:25 am8:09 pm1:52 am(84.5°)223,76192.9%
Sep 21-9:29 am8:57 pm2:47 am(89.1°)226,27485.2%
Sep 22-10:34 am9:49 pm3:43 am(84.1°)229,54375.6%
* All times are local time for Essex. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Partial Lunar Eclipse visible in Essex on Sep 17

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Essex This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Sep 16, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 5:05 amMon 5:34 pmMon 11:20 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusMon 7:54 amMon 7:37 pmMon 1:45 pmFairly good visibility
MarsMon 12:18 amMon 1:29 pmMon 6:53 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 11:10 pmMon 12:15 pmMon 5:42 amPerfect visibility
SaturnMon 5:39 pmTue 5:21 amMon 11:30 pmPerfect visibility
UranusMon 9:32 pmTue 10:28 amTue 4:00 amAverage visibility
NeptuneMon 6:19 pmTue 6:17 amTue 12:18 amSlightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Essex.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Essex