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Orion, NC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 64.4%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 6, 2025 at 7:09:56 am
Sunrise Today: 7:04 am 81° East
Sunset Today: 7:52 pm 279° West
Moonrise Today: 1:57 pm 62° Northeast
Moonset Today: 4:02 am 300° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 48 minutes (+2m 16s)
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Today's Sun Position in Orion

Time:7:09 am
Altitude:0.7°
Direction:82° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 48m 10s (Apr 6, 2025)

2 minutes, 16 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 5, 2025)

3 hours, 7 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

1 hour, 50 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Orion Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:35 am
Astro. Twilight5:35 am – 6:07 am
Nautical Twilight6:07 am – 6:38 am
Civil Twilight6:38 am – 7:04 am
Daylight7:04 am – 7:52 pm
Civil Twilight7:52 pm – 8:18 pm
Nautical Twilight8:18 pm – 8:49 pm
Astro. Twilight8:49 pm – 9:21 pm
Night9:21 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Orion - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 67:04 am7:52 pm12:48:10+2:161:27 pm (60.3°)93.033
Apr 77:02 am7:53 pm12:50:26+2:161:27 pm (60.7°)93.059
Apr 87:01 am7:54 pm12:52:42+2:151:27 pm (61.1°)93.085
Apr 96:59 am7:54 pm12:54:57+2:151:27 pm (61.5°)93.111
Apr 106:58 am7:55 pm12:57:12+2:141:26 pm (61.8°)93.137
Apr 116:57 am7:56 pm12:59:26+2:141:26 pm (62.2°)93.163
Apr 126:55 am7:57 pm13:01:40+2:131:26 pm (62.6°)93.190
* All times are local time for Orion. 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 Orion

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Orion - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 6-4:02 am1:57 pm9:22 pm(74.5°)242,83570.1%
Apr 7-4:36 am3:01 pm10:08 pm(69.5°)245,53479.1%
Apr 8-5:05 am4:03 pm10:51 pm(64.0°)247,77786.7%
Apr 9-5:30 am5:03 pm11:32 pm(58.1°)249,56592.7%
Apr 10-5:52 am6:01 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Apr 11-6:14 am6:58 pm12:12 am(52.1°)250,91397.0%
Apr 12-6:35 am7:55 pm12:51 am(46.2°)251,84199.4%
* All times are local time for Orion. 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 Orion This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Apr 6, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 6:13 amSun 6:09 pmSun 12:11 pmDifficult to see
VenusSun 5:44 amSun 6:09 pmSun 11:57 amFairly good visibility
MarsSun 12:58 pmMon 3:33 amSun 8:16 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterSun 10:13 amMon 12:40 amSun 5:27 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnSun 6:19 amSun 6:01 pmSun 12:10 pmDifficult to see
UranusSun 8:55 amSun 10:55 pmSun 3:55 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSun 6:29 amSun 6:26 pmSun 12:27 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Orion.

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