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

Moon: 34.5%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 5, 2025 at 1:53:57 am
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)
Location of FranklinLocation

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)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Franklin Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:54 am
Astro. Twilight4:54 am – 5:26 am
Nautical Twilight5:26 am – 5:57 am
Civil Twilight5:57 am – 6:25 am
Daylight6:25 am – 5:54 pm
Civil Twilight5:54 pm – 6:21 pm
Nautical Twilight6:21 pm – 6:53 pm
Astro. Twilight6:53 pm – 7:25 pm
Night7:25 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Franklin - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 56:25 am5:54 pm11:28:40+2:4212:09 pm (43.4°)92.210
Mar 66:23 am5:55 pm11:31:23+2:4212:09 pm (43.8°)92.234
Mar 76:22 am5:56 pm11:34:06+2:4212:08 pm (44.2°)92.257
Mar 86:20 am5:57 pm11:36:49+2:4212:08 pm (44.5°)92.280
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
Mar 97:18 am6:58 pm11:39:32+2:431:08 pm (44.9°)92.304
Mar 107:17 am6:59 pm11:42:15+2:431:08 pm (45.3°)92.328
Mar 117:15 am7:00 pm11:44:58+2:431:07 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.

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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
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 5-12:01 am9:20 am5:13 pm(75.0°)231,05841.6%
Mar 6-1:16 am10:06 am6:13 pm(77.2°)233,74953.2%
Mar 7-2:25 am11:02 am7:13 pm(77.5°)236,48564.4%
Mar 8-3:23 am12:05 pm8:11 pm(76.0°)239,13074.6%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
Mar 9-5:09 am2:14 pm10:05 pm(72.9°)241,60983.4%
Mar 10-5:46 am3:23 pm10:55 pm(68.6°)243,88590.5%
Mar 11-6:15 am4:30 pm11:41 pm(63.4°)245,94795.7%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Franklin This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Mar 5, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 7:01 amWed 7:25 pmWed 1:13 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 6:49 amWed 8:10 pmWed 1:29 pmFairly good visibility
MarsWed 12:39 pmThu 4:00 amWed 8:20 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterWed 10:23 amThu 1:11 amWed 5:47 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnWed 6:50 amWed 6:18 pmWed 12:34 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusWed 9:18 amWed 11:37 pmWed 4:28 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneWed 7:04 amWed 6:58 pmWed 1:01 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Franklin.

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