Current Time: | Dec 16, 2024 at 12:37:56 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 7:21 am↑ 117° Southeast |
Sunset Today: | 5:30 pm↑ 243° Southwest |
Moonrise Today: | 6:20 pm↑ 57° Northeast |
Moonset Today: | 8:23 am↑ 304° Northwest |
Daylight Hours: | 10 hours, 9 minutes (-15s) |
Today's Sun Position in Zira
Time: | 12:37 am |
Altitude: | -81.9° |
Direction: | 21° NE |
Phase: | Night |
Day length today: 10h 8m 55s (Dec 16, 2024)
15 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 15, 2024)
35 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)
4 hours shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2024)
The Sun's altitude in Zira 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 Zira Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Zira 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 – 5:54 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:54 am – 6:24 am |
Nautical Twilight | 6:24 am – 6:54 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:54 am – 7:21 am |
Daylight | 7:21 am – 5:30 pm |
Civil Twilight | 5:30 pm – 5:56 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 5:56 pm – 6:27 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 6:27 pm – 6:56 pm |
Night | 6:56 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Zira - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Dec 16 | 7:21 am | 5:30 pm | 10:08:55 | −0:15 | 12:25 pm (35.7°) | 91.479 |
Dec 17 | 7:21 am | 5:30 pm | 10:08:43 | −0:12 | 12:26 pm (35.7°) | 91.471 |
Dec 18 | 7:22 am | 5:31 pm | 10:08:33 | −0:09 | 12:26 pm (35.7°) | 91.463 |
Dec 19 | 7:23 am | 5:31 pm | 10:08:26 | −0:07 | 12:27 pm (35.6°) | 91.456 |
Dec 20 | 7:23 am | 5:31 pm | 10:08:21 | −0:04 | 12:27 pm (35.6°) | 91.450 |
Dec 21 | 7:24 am | 5:32 pm | 10:08:20 | −0:01 | 12:28 pm (35.6°) | 91.444 |
Dec 22 | 7:24 am | 5:32 pm | 10:08:21 | +0:01 | 12:28 pm (35.6°) | 91.439 |
* All times are local time for Zira. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Zira is at 2:50 pm on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 1 minute 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 20 | 8:36 am |
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June solstice | Jun 21 | 2:21 am |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 6:14 pm |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 2:51 pm |
* All times are local Zira time. |
Sun Articles
Today's Moon in Zira
Percent Illuminated: | 99.6% |
Time: | 12:37 am |
Altitude: | 86.3° |
Direction: | 134° SE |
Position: | Near Full Moon (Waning Gibbous) |
The Moon's path in Zira 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 Zira - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Dec | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Dec 16 | - | 8:23 am | 6:20 pm | 12:50 am | (87.4°) | 231,164 | 99.6% | |||
Dec 17 | - | 9:19 am | 7:26 pm | 1:51 am | (86.5°) | 234,055 | 97.1% | |||
Dec 18 | - | 10:05 am | 8:31 pm | 2:49 am | (83.8°) | 237,372 | 92.2% | |||
Dec 19 | - | 10:44 am | 9:33 pm | 3:41 am | (79.7°) | 240,821 | 85.4% | |||
Dec 20 | - | 11:16 am | 10:32 pm | 4:29 am | (74.6°) | 244,111 | 77.3% | |||
Dec 21 | - | 11:44 am | 11:28 pm | 5:12 am | (69.1°) | 246,980 | 68.3% | |||
Dec 22 | - | 12:10 pm | - | 5:53 am | (63.2°) | 249,219 | 58.8% | |||
* All times are local time for Zira. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Zira This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Dec 16, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Mon 5:53 am | Mon 4:24 pm | Mon 11:08 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Mon 10:29 am | Mon 8:55 pm | Mon 3:42 pm | Good visibility |
Mars | Sun 8:27 pm | Mon 10:23 am | Mon 3:25 am | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Mon 4:44 pm | Tue 6:39 am | Mon 11:41 pm | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Mon 12:08 pm | Mon 11:31 pm | Mon 5:49 pm | Average visibility |
Uranus | Mon 3:25 pm | Tue 5:02 am | Mon 10:13 pm | Average visibility |
Neptune | Mon 12:42 pm | Tue 12:35 am | Mon 6:38 pm | Difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Zira. |