Current Time: | May 16, 2025 at 5:49:37 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:31 am↑ 68° East |
Sunset Today: | 8:07 pm↑ 293° Northwest |
Moonset Today: | 9:17 am↑ 238° Southwest |
Daylight Hours: | 13 hours, 35 minutes (+1m 9s) |


Today's Sun Position in Cocoa
Time: | 5:49 pm |
Altitude: | 28.3° |
Direction: | 278° W |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 13h 35m 12s (May 16, 2025)
1 minute, 9 seconds longer than yesterday (May 15, 2025)
3 hours, 14 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)
21 minutes, 39 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)
The Sun's altitude in Cocoa 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 Cocoa Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Cocoa 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 – 5:03 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:03 am – 5:35 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:35 am – 6:06 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:06 am – 6:31 am |
Daylight | 6:31 am – 8:07 pm |
Civil Twilight | 8:07 pm – 8:32 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 8:32 pm – 9:03 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 9:03 pm – 9:36 pm |
Night | 9:36 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Cocoa - Next 7 Days
2025 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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May | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
May 16 | 6:31 am | 8:07 pm | 13:35:12 | +1:09 | 1:19 pm (80.9°) | 93.991 |
May 17 | 6:31 am | 8:07 pm | 13:36:20 | +1:07 | 1:19 pm (81.1°) | 94.011 |
May 18 | 6:30 am | 8:08 pm | 13:37:26 | +1:06 | 1:19 pm (81.4°) | 94.030 |
May 19 | 6:30 am | 8:08 pm | 13:38:31 | +1:04 | 1:19 pm (81.6°) | 94.050 |
May 20 | 6:29 am | 8:09 pm | 13:39:34 | +1:03 | 1:19 pm (81.8°) | 94.069 |
May 21 | 6:29 am | 8:10 pm | 13:40:36 | +1:01 | 1:19 pm (82.0°) | 94.087 |
May 22 | 6:29 am | 8:10 pm | 13:41:36 | +1:00 | 1:19 pm (82.2°) | 94.106 |
* All times are local time for Cocoa. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2025
March equinox | Mar 20 | 5:01 am |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 10:42 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 2:19 pm |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 10:03 am |
* All times are local Cocoa time. |
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Today's Moon in Cocoa
Percent Illuminated: | 84.0% |
Time: | 5:49 pm |
Altitude: | -75.7° |
Direction: | 91° E |
Position: | Waning Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Cocoa 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 Cocoa - Next 7 days
2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
May 16 | - | 9:17 am | - | 4:14 am | (32.6°) | 246,819 | 87.9% | |||
May 17 | 12:01 am | 10:16 am | - | 5:07 am | (34.2°) | 244,493 | 80.4% | |||
May 18 | 12:46 am | 11:18 am | - | 6:00 am | (37.4°) | 241,782 | 71.4% | |||
May 19 | 1:26 am | 12:20 pm | - | 6:50 am | (41.8°) | 238,746 | 61.3% | |||
2:02 am | 1:22 pm | - | 7:39 am | (47.3°) | 235,474 | 50.3% | ||||
May 21 | 2:35 am | 2:24 pm | - | 8:26 am | (53.7°) | 232,143 | 38.9% | |||
May 22 | 3:07 am | 3:27 pm | - | 9:13 am | (60.7°) | 228,966 | 27.9% | |||
* All times are local time for Cocoa. 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. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Cocoa This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 16, 2025 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Fri 5:47 am | Fri 6:53 pm | Fri 12:19 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Sat 4:15 am | Sat 4:36 pm | Sat 10:25 am | Great visibility |
Mars | Fri 12:04 pm | Sat 1:32 am | Fri 6:48 pm | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Fri 8:25 am | Fri 10:16 pm | Fri 3:20 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Saturn | Sat 3:44 am | Sat 3:39 pm | Sat 9:41 am | Average visibility |
Uranus | Fri 6:38 am | Fri 8:09 pm | Fri 1:24 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
Neptune | Sat 3:48 am | Sat 3:49 pm | Sat 9:48 am | Very difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Cocoa. |