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Grandfather Mountain, NC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 97.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Jun 12, 2025 at 5:48:28 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:09 am 60° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:44 pm 300° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 10:28 pm 125° Southeast
Moonset Today: 6:51 am 234° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 35 minutes (+27s)
Location of Grandfather MountainLocation

Today's Sun Position in Grandfather Mountain

Time:5:48 pm
Altitude:32.9°
Direction:276° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 35m 15s (Jun 12, 2025)

27 seconds longer than yesterday (Jun 11, 2025)

4 hours, 53 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

1 minute, 47 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Grandfather Mountain Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:20 am
Astro. Twilight4:20 am – 5:01 am
Nautical Twilight5:01 am – 5:39 am
Civil Twilight5:39 am – 6:09 am
Daylight6:09 am – 8:44 pm
Civil Twilight8:44 pm – 9:15 pm
Nautical Twilight9:15 pm – 9:52 pm
Astro. Twilight9:52 pm – 10:34 pm
Night10:34 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Grandfather Mountain - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JunSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jun 126:09 am8:44 pm14:35:15+0:271:27 pm (77.1°)94.391
Jun 136:09 am8:45 pm14:35:39+0:241:27 pm (77.1°)94.401
Jun 146:09 am8:45 pm14:36:00+0:211:27 pm (77.2°)94.410
Jun 156:09 am8:46 pm14:36:19+0:181:27 pm (77.2°)94.420
Jun 166:09 am8:46 pm14:36:34+0:151:28 pm (77.3°)94.428
Jun 176:09 am8:46 pm14:36:46+0:111:28 pm (77.3°)94.437
Jun 186:10 am8:46 pm14:36:54+0:081:28 pm (77.3°)94.445
* All times are local time for Grandfather Mountain. 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 Grandfather Mountain

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Grandfather Mountain - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JunMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jun 12-6:51 am10:28 pm2:14 am(24.7°)246,75399.0%
Jun 13-7:51 am11:11 pm3:08 am(25.9°)244,73896.0%
Jun 14-8:56 am11:49 pm4:01 am(28.6°)242,55491.0%
Jun 15-10:02 am-4:52 am(32.7°)240,23084.0%
Jun 1612:21 am11:09 am-5:41 am(37.9°)237,80075.2%
Jun 1712:49 am12:15 pm-6:28 am(44.0°)235,29965.0%
Jun 181:16 am1:22 pm-7:14 am(50.6°)232,80853.9%
* All times are local time for Grandfather Mountain. 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 Grandfather Mountain This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Jun 12, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 7:10 amThu 9:59 pmThu 2:35 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusFri 3:44 amFri 4:56 pmFri 10:20 amGood visibility
MarsThu 11:19 amFri 12:44 amThu 6:02 pmAverage visibility
JupiterThu 6:49 amThu 9:20 pmThu 2:04 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnFri 2:09 amFri 2:04 pmFri 8:06 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 4:46 amThu 6:51 pmThu 11:48 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 2:07 amFri 2:09 pmFri 8:08 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Grandfather Mountain.

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