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Long Island, NY, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 64.4%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 6, 2025 at 7:09:54 am
Sunrise Today: 6:36 am 80° East
Sunset Today: 7:36 pm 280° West
Moonrise Today: 1:13 pm 58° Northeast
Moonset Today: 4:03 am 304° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours (+2m 54s)
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Today's Sun Position in Long Island

Time:7:09 am
Altitude:5.3°
Direction:86° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 4s (Apr 6, 2025)

2 minutes, 54 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 5, 2025)

4 hours, 1 minute longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

2 hours, 23 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Long Island Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:56 am
Astro. Twilight4:56 am – 5:32 am
Nautical Twilight5:32 am – 6:07 am
Civil Twilight6:07 am – 6:36 am
Daylight6:36 am – 7:36 pm
Civil Twilight7:36 pm – 8:05 pm
Nautical Twilight8:05 pm – 8:40 pm
Astro. Twilight8:40 pm – 9:16 pm
Night9:16 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Long Island - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 66:36 am7:36 pm13:00:04+2:541:06 pm (53.5°)93.033
Apr 76:34 am7:37 pm13:02:58+2:531:05 pm (53.9°)93.059
Apr 86:33 am7:39 pm13:05:51+2:531:05 pm (54.3°)93.085
Apr 96:31 am7:40 pm13:08:44+2:521:05 pm (54.6°)93.111
Apr 106:29 am7:41 pm13:11:37+2:521:05 pm (55.0°)93.137
Apr 116:28 am7:42 pm13:14:28+2:511:04 pm (55.4°)93.163
Apr 126:26 am7:43 pm13:17:20+2:511:04 pm (55.7°)93.189
* All times are local time for Long Island. 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 Long Island

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Long Island - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 6-4:03 am1:13 pm8:59 pm(67.6°)242,79170.0%
Apr 7-4:32 am2:23 pm9:46 pm(62.7°)245,49779.0%
Apr 8-4:56 am3:30 pm10:29 pm(57.1°)247,74786.6%
Apr 9-5:15 am4:35 pm11:10 pm(51.3°)249,54292.7%
Apr 10-5:33 am5:38 pm11:49 pm(45.3°)250,89696.9%
Apr 11-5:50 am6:40 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Apr 12-6:07 am7:42 pm12:28 am(39.4°)251,83099.4%
* All times are local time for Long Island. 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 Long Island This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Apr 6, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:52 amSun 5:47 pmSun 11:50 amDifficult to see
VenusSun 5:19 amSun 5:50 pmSun 11:35 amFairly good visibility
MarsSun 12:15 pmMon 3:33 amSun 7:54 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterSun 9:31 amMon 12:40 amSun 5:05 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnSun 6:00 amSun 5:36 pmSun 11:48 amDifficult to see
UranusSun 8:16 amSun 10:50 pmSun 3:33 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSun 6:08 amSun 6:04 pmSun 12:06 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Long Island.

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