Current Time: | Dec 22, 2024 at 4:36:41 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:22 am↑ 115° Southeast |
Sunset Today: | 5:10 pm↑ 245° Southwest |
Moonset Today: | 11:37 am↑ 271° West |
Daylight Hours: | 10 hours, 48 minutes (+1s) |
Today's Sun Position in Greenwich
Time: | 4:36 am |
Altitude: | -23.8° |
Direction: | 107° E |
Phase: | Night |
Day length today: 10h 47m 42s (Dec 22, 2024)
1 second longer than yesterday (Dec 21, 2024)
1 second longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)
2 hours, 40 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)
The Sun's altitude in Greenwich 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 Greenwich Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Greenwich 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 – 5:03 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:03 am – 5:30 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:30 am – 5:58 am |
Civil Twilight | 5:58 am – 6:22 am |
Daylight | 6:22 am – 5:10 pm |
Civil Twilight | 5:10 pm – 5:34 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 5:34 pm – 6:02 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 6:02 pm – 6:30 pm |
Night | 6:30 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Greenwich - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Dec 22 | 6:22 am | 5:10 pm | 10:47:42 | +0:01 | 11:46 am (44.6°) | 91.437 |
Dec 23 | 6:23 am | 5:11 pm | 10:47:45 | +0:03 | 11:47 am (44.6°) | 91.432 |
Dec 24 | 6:23 am | 5:11 pm | 10:47:50 | +0:05 | 11:47 am (44.7°) | 91.428 |
Dec 25 | 6:24 am | 5:12 pm | 10:47:57 | +0:06 | 11:48 am (44.7°) | 91.424 |
Dec 26 | 6:24 am | 5:12 pm | 10:48:06 | +0:08 | 11:48 am (44.7°) | 91.420 |
Dec 27 | 6:24 am | 5:13 pm | 10:48:16 | +0:10 | 11:49 am (44.8°) | 91.417 |
Dec 28 | 6:25 am | 5:13 pm | 10:48:28 | +0:12 | 11:49 am (44.8°) | 91.415 |
* All times are local time for Greenwich. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 19 | 11:06 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 4:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 8:44 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 4:21 am |
* All times are local Greenwich time. |
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Today's Moon in Greenwich
Percent Illuminated: | 55.1% |
Time: | 4:36 am |
Altitude: | 66.8° |
Direction: | 147° SE |
Position: | Waning Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Greenwich 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 Greenwich - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Dec | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Dec 22 | - | 11:37 am | - | 5:26 am | (70.0°) | 249,918 | 54.8% | |||
Dec 23 | 12:00 am | 12:06 pm | - | 6:05 am | (64.1°) | 251,046 | 45.1% | |||
Dec 24 | 12:48 am | 12:37 pm | - | 6:45 am | (58.3°) | 251,322 | 35.7% | |||
Dec 25 | 1:38 am | 1:09 pm | - | 7:25 am | (52.9°) | 250,771 | 26.7% | |||
Dec 26 | 2:30 am | 1:44 pm | - | 8:09 am | (48.0°) | 249,479 | 18.5% | |||
Dec 27 | 3:24 am | 2:24 pm | - | 8:56 am | (43.9°) | 247,587 | 11.5% | |||
Dec 28 | 4:21 am | 3:10 pm | - | 9:47 am | (40.8°) | 245,274 | 5.8% | |||
* All times are local time for Greenwich. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Greenwich This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Dec 22, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Sun 4:44 am | Sun 3:43 pm | Sun 10:14 am | Average visibility |
Venus | Sun 9:29 am | Sun 8:37 pm | Sun 3:03 pm | Great visibility |
Mars | Sat 7:33 pm | Sun 8:53 am | Sun 2:13 am | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Sun 3:52 pm | Mon 5:09 am | Sun 10:30 pm | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Sun 10:55 am | Sun 10:32 pm | Sun 4:43 pm | Average visibility |
Uranus | Sun 2:33 pm | Mon 3:38 am | Sun 9:05 pm | Average visibility |
Neptune | Sun 11:33 am | Sun 11:29 pm | Sun 5:31 pm | Very difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Greenwich. |
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Greenwich