Current Time: | Dec 21, 2024 at 8:28:18 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 7:24 am↑ 120° Southeast |
Sunset Today: | 4:49 pm↑ 240° Southwest |
Moonrise Today: | 11:26 pm↑ 85° East |
Moonset Today: | 11:39 am↑ 278° West |
Daylight Hours: | 9 hours, 25 minutes |
Today's Sun Position in City of Rockville
Time: | 8:28 pm |
Altitude: | -41.5° |
Direction: | 272° W |
Phase: | Night |
Day length today: 9h 25m 14s (Dec 21, 2024)
5 hours, 29 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)
The Sun's altitude in City of Rockville 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 Rockville Today
Day, night, and twilight times in City of Rockville 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 – 5:48 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:48 am – 6:20 am |
Nautical Twilight | 6:20 am – 6:54 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:54 am – 7:24 am |
Daylight | 7:24 am – 4:49 pm |
Civil Twilight | 4:49 pm – 5:19 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 5:19 pm – 5:53 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 5:53 pm – 6:25 pm |
Night | 6:25 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in City of Rockville - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Dec 21 | 7:24 am | 4:49 pm | 9:25:14 | < 1s | 12:07 pm (27.5°) | 91.442 |
Dec 22 | 7:24 am | 4:50 pm | 9:25:17 | +0:03 | 12:07 pm (27.5°) | 91.437 |
Dec 23 | 7:25 am | 4:50 pm | 9:25:24 | +0:06 | 12:08 pm (27.5°) | 91.432 |
Dec 24 | 7:25 am | 4:51 pm | 9:25:35 | +0:10 | 12:08 pm (27.6°) | 91.428 |
Dec 25 | 7:26 am | 4:51 pm | 9:25:50 | +0:14 | 12:09 pm (27.6°) | 91.424 |
Dec 26 | 7:26 am | 4:52 pm | 9:26:08 | +0:18 | 12:09 pm (27.6°) | 91.420 |
Dec 27 | 7:26 am | 4:53 pm | 9:26:30 | +0:22 | 12:09 pm (27.7°) | 91.417 |
* All times are local time for City of Rockville. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
The December solstice (winter solstice) in City of Rockville is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 30 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 | 11:06 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 4:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 8:44 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 4:21 am |
* All times are local City of Rockville time. |
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Today's Moon in City of Rockville
Percent Illuminated: | 58.3% |
Time: | 8:28 pm |
Altitude: | -31.6° |
Direction: | 53° NE |
Position: | Waning Gibbous |
The Moon's path in City of Rockville 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 Rockville - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Dec | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Dec 21 | - | 11:39 am | 11:26 pm | 5:08 am | (58.4°) | 248,013 | 64.3% | |||
Dec 22 | - | 11:59 am | - | 5:48 am | (52.5°) | 249,940 | 54.7% | |||
Dec 23 | 12:25 am | 12:19 pm | - | 6:27 am | (46.6°) | 251,056 | 45.0% | |||
Dec 24 | 1:24 am | 12:40 pm | - | 7:06 am | (40.9°) | 251,320 | 35.5% | |||
Dec 25 | 2:23 am | 1:02 pm | - | 7:47 am | (35.5°) | 250,757 | 26.6% | |||
Dec 26 | 3:25 am | 1:29 pm | - | 8:30 am | (30.7°) | 249,456 | 18.4% | |||
Dec 27 | 4:29 am | 2:00 pm | - | 9:17 am | (26.6°) | 247,556 | 11.4% | |||
* All times are local time for City of Rockville. 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 Rockville This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Dec 21, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Sun 5:38 am | Sun 3:30 pm | Sun 10:34 am | Average visibility |
Venus | Sun 10:20 am | Sun 8:28 pm | Sun 3:24 pm | Great visibility |
Mars | Sun 7:08 pm | Mon 9:50 am | Mon 2:29 am | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Sat 3:38 pm | Sun 6:14 am | Sat 10:56 pm | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Sat 11:33 am | Sat 10:43 pm | Sat 5:08 pm | Average visibility |
Uranus | Sat 2:25 pm | Sun 4:35 am | Sat 9:30 pm | Average visibility |
Neptune | Sat 12:01 pm | Sat 11:50 pm | Sat 5:56 pm | Very difficult to see |
* All times are local time for City of Rockville. |
More about the planets visible in the night sky in City of Rockville