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Franklin, KY, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 23.4%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 1, 2025 at 6:25:21 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:52 am 70° East
Sunset Today: 7:35 pm 290° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 8:50 am 54° Northeast
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 43 minutes (+1m 59s)
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Today's Sun Position in Franklin

Time:6:25 pm
Altitude:12.7°
Direction:280° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 42m 59s (May 1, 2025)

1 minute, 59 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 30, 2025)

4 hours, 4 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

57 minutes, 37 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Franklin Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:15 am
Astro. Twilight4:15 am – 4:50 am
Nautical Twilight4:50 am – 5:24 am
Civil Twilight5:24 am – 5:52 am
Daylight5:52 am – 7:35 pm
Civil Twilight7:35 pm – 8:02 pm
Nautical Twilight8:02 pm – 8:36 pm
Astro. Twilight8:36 pm – 9:12 pm
Night9:12 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Franklin - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 15:52 am7:35 pm13:42:59+1:5912:43 pm (68.6°)93.671
May 25:51 am7:35 pm13:44:57+1:5812:43 pm (68.9°)93.693
May 35:49 am7:36 pm13:46:55+1:5712:43 pm (69.2°)93.716
May 45:48 am7:37 pm13:48:51+1:5612:43 pm (69.5°)93.738
May 55:47 am7:38 pm13:50:46+1:5412:42 pm (69.8°)93.760
May 65:46 am7:39 pm13:52:39+1:5312:42 pm (70.0°)93.782
May 75:45 am7:40 pm13:54:31+1:5112:42 pm (70.3°)93.804
* All times are local time for Franklin. 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 Franklin

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Franklin - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 18:50 am--4:44 pm(81.3°)231,22622.8%
May 2-12:35 am9:57 am5:44 pm(79.1°)235,17733.1%
May 3-1:22 am11:07 am6:38 pm(75.5°)239,09144.0%
May 4-1:59 am12:14 pm7:27 pm(70.7°)242,70454.7%
May 5-2:30 am1:17 pm8:11 pm(65.3°)245,83164.8%
May 6-2:55 am2:18 pm8:53 pm(59.5°)248,36574.1%
May 7-3:18 am3:16 pm9:33 pm(53.5°)250,26882.2%
* All times are local time for Franklin. 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 Franklin This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 1, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 4:56 amFri 5:28 pmFri 11:12 amDifficult to see
VenusFri 3:59 amFri 4:12 pmFri 10:05 amGreat visibility
MarsThu 11:33 amFri 1:49 amThu 6:41 pmAverage visibility
JupiterThu 8:13 amThu 10:45 pmThu 3:29 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnFri 4:05 amFri 3:53 pmFri 9:59 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 6:40 amThu 8:44 pmThu 1:42 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 4:09 amFri 4:09 pmFri 10:09 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Franklin.

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