Current Time: | Mar 5, 2025 at 1:53:57 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:25 am↑ 97° East |
Sunset Today: | 5:54 pm↑ 263° West |
Moonrise Today: | 9:20 am↑ 56° Northeast |
Moonset Today: | 12:01 am↑ 302° Northwest |
Daylight Hours: | 11 hours, 29 minutes (+2m 42s) |


Today's Sun Position in Franklin
Time: | 1:53 am |
Altitude: | -48.0° |
Direction: | 41° NE |
Phase: | Night |
Day length today: 11h 28m 40s (Mar 5, 2025)
2 minutes, 42 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 4, 2025)
2 hours, 14 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)
3 hours, 38 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)
The Sun's altitude in Franklin 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 Franklin Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Franklin 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 – 4:54 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 4:54 am – 5:26 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:26 am – 5:57 am |
Civil Twilight | 5:57 am – 6:25 am |
Daylight | 6:25 am – 5:54 pm |
Civil Twilight | 5:54 pm – 6:21 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 6:21 pm – 6:53 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 6:53 pm – 7:25 pm |
Night | 7:25 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Franklin - Next 7 Days
2025 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Mar | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Mar 5 | 6:25 am | 5:54 pm | 11:28:40 | +2:42 | 12:09 pm (43.4°) | 92.210 |
Mar 6 | 6:23 am | 5:55 pm | 11:31:23 | +2:42 | 12:09 pm (43.8°) | 92.234 |
Mar 7 | 6:22 am | 5:56 pm | 11:34:06 | +2:42 | 12:08 pm (44.2°) | 92.257 |
Mar 8 | 6:20 am | 5:57 pm | 11:36:49 | +2:42 | 12:08 pm (44.5°) | 92.280 |
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details) | ||||||
Mar 9 | 7:18 am | 6:58 pm | 11:39:32 | +2:43 | 1:08 pm (44.9°) | 92.304 |
Mar 10 | 7:17 am | 6:59 pm | 11:42:15 | +2:43 | 1:08 pm (45.3°) | 92.328 |
Mar 11 | 7:15 am | 7:00 pm | 11:44:58 | +2:43 | 1:07 pm (45.7°) | 92.352 |
* 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. |
Note that Daylight Saving Time starts on Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 2:00 am, and this is accounted for above.
Equinoxes & Solstices 2025
March equinox | Mar 20 | 5:01 am |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 10:42 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 2:19 pm |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 10:03 am |
* All times are local Franklin time. |
Sun Articles
Today's Moon in Franklin
Percent Illuminated: | 34.5% |
Time: | 1:53 am |
Altitude: | -15.9° |
Direction: | 322° NW |
Position: | Waxing Crescent |
The Moon's path in Franklin 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 Franklin - Next 7 days
2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Mar | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Mar 5 | - | 12:01 am | 9:20 am | 5:13 pm | (75.0°) | 231,058 | 41.6% | |||
- | 1:16 am | 10:06 am | 6:13 pm | (77.2°) | 233,749 | 53.2% | ||||
Mar 7 | - | 2:25 am | 11:02 am | 7:13 pm | (77.5°) | 236,485 | 64.4% | |||
Mar 8 | - | 3:23 am | 12:05 pm | 8:11 pm | (76.0°) | 239,130 | 74.6% | |||
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details) | ||||||||||
Mar 9 | - | 5:09 am | 2:14 pm | 10:05 pm | (72.9°) | 241,609 | 83.4% | |||
Mar 10 | - | 5:46 am | 3:23 pm | 10:55 pm | (68.6°) | 243,885 | 90.5% | |||
Mar 11 | - | 6:15 am | 4:30 pm | 11:41 pm | (63.4°) | 245,947 | 95.7% | |||
* 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. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Franklin This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Mar 5, 2025 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Wed 7:01 am | Wed 7:25 pm | Wed 1:13 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Wed 6:49 am | Wed 8:10 pm | Wed 1:29 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Mars | Wed 12:39 pm | Thu 4:00 am | Wed 8:20 pm | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Wed 10:23 am | Thu 1:11 am | Wed 5:47 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Saturn | Wed 6:50 am | Wed 6:18 pm | Wed 12:34 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Uranus | Wed 9:18 am | Wed 11:37 pm | Wed 4:28 pm | Difficult to see |
Neptune | Wed 7:04 am | Wed 6:58 pm | Wed 1:01 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Franklin. |