Current Time: | Dec 18, 2024 at 7:00:26 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 7:10 am↑ 122° Southeast |
Sunset Today: | 4:13 pm↑ 238° Southwest |
Moonrise Today: | 7:42 pm↑ 62° Northeast |
Moonset Today: | 10:09 am↑ 301° Northwest |
Daylight Hours: | 9 hours, 3 minutes (-14s) |
Today's Sun Position in Dracut
Time: | 7:00 pm |
Altitude: | -29.7° |
Direction: | 264° W |
Phase: | Night |
Day length today: 9h 2m 45s (Dec 18, 2024)
14 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 17, 2024)
15 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
6 hours, 16 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)
The Sun's altitude in Dracut 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 Dracut Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Dracut 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 – 5:28 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:28 am – 6:02 am |
Nautical Twilight | 6:02 am – 6:38 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:38 am – 7:10 am |
Daylight | 7:10 am – 4:13 pm |
Civil Twilight | 4:13 pm – 4:45 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 4:45 pm – 5:21 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 5:21 pm – 5:55 pm |
Night | 5:55 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Dracut - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Dec 18 | 7:10 am | 4:13 pm | 9:02:45 | −0:14 | 11:42 am (24.0°) | 91.460 |
Dec 19 | 7:11 am | 4:13 pm | 9:02:35 | −0:09 | 11:42 am (23.9°) | 91.454 |
Dec 20 | 7:11 am | 4:14 pm | 9:02:30 | −0:05 | 11:43 am (23.9°) | 91.447 |
Dec 21 | 7:12 am | 4:14 pm | 9:02:29 | < 1s | 11:43 am (23.9°) | 91.442 |
Dec 22 | 7:12 am | 4:15 pm | 9:02:33 | +0:03 | 11:44 am (23.9°) | 91.437 |
Dec 23 | 7:13 am | 4:15 pm | 9:02:41 | +0:07 | 11:44 am (23.9°) | 91.432 |
Dec 24 | 7:13 am | 4:16 pm | 9:02:53 | +0:12 | 11:45 am (24.0°) | 91.428 |
* All times are local time for Dracut. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Dracut is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 17 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.
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 Dracut time. |
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Today's Moon in Dracut
Percent Illuminated: | 84.9% |
Time: | 7:00 pm |
Altitude: | -7.1° |
Direction: | 55° NE |
Position: | Waning Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Dracut 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 Dracut - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Dec | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Dec 18 | - | 10:09 am | 7:42 pm | 2:26 am | (70.3°) | 238,774 | 89.6% | |||
Dec 19 | - | 10:37 am | 8:52 pm | 3:16 am | (65.8°) | 242,193 | 82.3% | |||
Dec 20 | - | 10:59 am | 9:57 pm | 4:02 am | (60.6°) | 245,341 | 73.7% | |||
Dec 21 | - | 11:18 am | 11:00 pm | 4:44 am | (54.9°) | 247,975 | 64.5% | |||
Dec 22 | - | 11:36 am | - | 5:24 am | (49.0°) | 249,915 | 54.8% | |||
Dec 23 | 12:02 am | 11:53 am | - | 6:03 am | (43.1°) | 251,045 | 45.1% | |||
Dec 24 | 1:03 am | 12:11 pm | - | 6:42 am | (37.4°) | 251,322 | 35.7% | |||
* All times are local time for Dracut. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Dracut This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Dec 18, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Thu 5:25 am | Thu 3:04 pm | Thu 10:14 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Wed 10:09 am | Wed 7:49 pm | Wed 2:58 pm | Good visibility |
Mars | Thu 6:49 pm | Fri 9:51 am | Fri 2:20 am | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Wed 3:16 pm | Thu 6:15 am | Wed 10:46 pm | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Wed 11:24 am | Wed 10:27 pm | Wed 4:56 pm | Average visibility |
Uranus | Wed 2:05 pm | Thu 4:33 am | Wed 9:19 pm | Average visibility |
Neptune | Wed 11:51 am | Wed 11:38 pm | Wed 5:44 pm | Difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Dracut. |