Current Time: | Dec 18, 2024 at 5:16:41 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 7:23 am↑ 118° Southeast |
Sunset Today: | 5:23 pm↑ 242° Southwest |
Moonrise Today: | 8:54 pm↑ 66° East |
Moonset Today: | 10:25 am↑ 296° Northwest |
Daylight Hours: | 10 hours (-9s) |
Today's Sun Position in City of Balch Springs
Time: | 5:16 am |
Altitude: | -25.8° |
Direction: | 102° E |
Phase: | Night |
Day length today: 9h 59m 58s (Dec 18, 2024)
9 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 17, 2024)
9 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
4 hours, 18 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)
The Sun's altitude in City of Balch Springs 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 City of Balch Springs Today
Day, night, and twilight times in City of Balch Springs 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 – 5:55 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:55 am – 6:25 am |
Nautical Twilight | 6:25 am – 6:56 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:56 am – 7:23 am |
Daylight | 7:23 am – 5:23 pm |
Civil Twilight | 5:23 pm – 5:50 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 5:50 pm – 6:21 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 6:21 pm – 6:51 pm |
Night | 6:51 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in City of Balch Springs - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Dec 18 | 7:23 am | 5:23 pm | 9:59:58 | −0:09 | 12:23 pm (33.9°) | 91.460 |
Dec 19 | 7:23 am | 5:23 pm | 9:59:52 | −0:06 | 12:23 pm (33.9°) | 91.453 |
Dec 20 | 7:24 am | 5:24 pm | 9:59:49 | −0:03 | 12:24 pm (33.9°) | 91.447 |
Dec 21 | 7:24 am | 5:24 pm | 9:59:48 | < 1s | 12:24 pm (33.9°) | 91.441 |
Dec 22 | 7:25 am | 5:25 pm | 9:59:51 | +0:02 | 12:25 pm (33.9°) | 91.436 |
Dec 23 | 7:25 am | 5:25 pm | 9:59:56 | +0:05 | 12:25 pm (33.9°) | 91.432 |
Dec 24 | 7:26 am | 5:26 pm | 10:00:05 | +0:08 | 12:26 pm (33.9°) | 91.427 |
* All times are local time for City of Balch Springs. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
The December solstice (winter solstice) in City of Balch Springs is at 3:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 19 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 | 10:06 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 3:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 7:44 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 3:21 am |
* All times are local City of Balch Springs time. |
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Today's Moon in City of Balch Springs
Percent Illuminated: | 88.6% |
Time: | 5:16 am |
Altitude: | 61.1° |
Direction: | 257° W |
Position: | Waning Gibbous |
The Moon's path in City of Balch Springs 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 City of Balch Springs - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Dec | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Dec 18 | - | 10:25 am | 8:54 pm | 3:11 am | (80.2°) | 239,018 | 89.2% | |||
Dec 19 | - | 10:59 am | 9:56 pm | 4:01 am | (75.6°) | 242,426 | 81.7% | |||
Dec 20 | - | 11:28 am | 10:54 pm | 4:46 am | (70.3°) | 245,545 | 73.1% | |||
Dec 21 | - | 11:54 am | 11:50 pm | 5:28 am | (64.5°) | 248,136 | 63.8% | |||
Dec 22 | - | 12:18 pm | - | 6:08 am | (58.6°) | 250,022 | 54.1% | |||
Dec 23 | 12:44 am | 12:42 pm | - | 6:47 am | (52.8°) | 251,092 | 44.5% | |||
Dec 24 | 1:39 am | 1:07 pm | - | 7:26 am | (47.1°) | 251,310 | 35.0% | |||
* All times are local time for City of Balch Springs. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in City of Balch Springs This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Dec 18, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Wed 5:45 am | Wed 4:09 pm | Wed 10:57 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Wed 10:27 am | Wed 8:52 pm | Wed 3:40 pm | Good visibility |
Mars | Tue 8:08 pm | Wed 10:13 am | Wed 3:10 am | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Wed 4:25 pm | Thu 6:28 am | Wed 11:27 pm | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Wed 11:56 am | Wed 11:17 pm | Wed 5:37 pm | Average visibility |
Uranus | Wed 3:08 pm | Thu 4:51 am | Wed 10:00 pm | Average visibility |
Neptune | Wed 12:29 pm | Thu 12:21 am | Wed 6:25 pm | Difficult to see |
* All times are local time for City of Balch Springs. |
More about the planets visible in the night sky in City of Balch Springs