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Far Rockaway, NY, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 82.9%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 16, 2025 at 9:16:25 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:37 am 64° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:06 pm 297° Northwest
Moonset Today: 8:05 am 232° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 29 minutes (+1m 52s)
Location of Far RockawayLocation

Today's Sun Position in Far Rockaway

Time:9:16 pm
Altitude:-12.0°
Direction:309° NW
Phase:Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 14h 29m 14s (May 16, 2025)

1 minute, 52 seconds longer than yesterday (May 15, 2025)

5 hours, 13 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

35 minutes, 41 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Far Rockaway Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:44 am
Astro. Twilight3:44 am – 4:27 am
Nautical Twilight4:27 am – 5:05 am
Civil Twilight5:05 am – 5:37 am
Daylight5:37 am – 8:06 pm
Civil Twilight8:06 pm – 8:37 pm
Nautical Twilight8:37 pm – 9:16 pm
Astro. Twilight9:16 pm – 9:59 pm
Night9:59 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Far Rockaway - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 165:37 am8:06 pm14:29:14+1:5212:51 pm (68.7°)93.990
May 175:36 am8:07 pm14:31:05+1:5012:51 pm (68.9°)94.010
May 185:35 am8:08 pm14:32:53+1:4812:51 pm (69.1°)94.030
May 195:34 am8:09 pm14:34:39+1:4512:51 pm (69.3°)94.049
May 205:33 am8:10 pm14:36:22+1:4312:51 pm (69.5°)94.068
May 215:32 am8:10 pm14:38:03+1:4112:51 pm (69.7°)94.087
May 225:32 am8:11 pm14:39:42+1:3812:51 pm (69.9°)94.105
* All times are local time for Far Rockaway. 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 Far Rockaway

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Far Rockaway - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 16-8:05 am-3:45 am(20.3°)246,86088.0%
May 1712:14 am9:07 am-4:38 am(21.9°)244,54280.6%
May 1812:53 am10:15 am-5:31 am(25.0°)241,83871.6%
May 191:26 am11:25 am-6:21 am(29.3°)238,80761.5%
May 201:54 am12:36 pm-7:10 am(34.8°)235,53950.5%
May 212:18 am1:47 pm-7:57 am(41.2°)232,20739.2%
May 222:42 am3:00 pm-8:45 am(48.1°)229,02428.1%
* All times are local time for Far Rockaway. 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 Far Rockaway This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 16, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 5:01 amSat 6:49 pmSat 11:55 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSat 3:42 amSat 4:13 pmSat 9:57 amGreat visibility
MarsFri 11:11 amSat 1:29 amFri 6:20 pmAverage visibility
JupiterFri 7:24 amFri 10:21 pmFri 2:52 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnSat 3:19 amSat 3:08 pmSat 9:14 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 5:40 amSat 8:04 pmSat 12:52 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
NeptuneSat 3:20 amSat 3:20 pmSat 9:20 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Far Rockaway.

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