Current Time: | Sep 19, 2024 at 8:05:47 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 7:18 am↑ 88° East |
Sunset Today: | 7:30 pm↑ 272° West |
Moonrise Today: | 8:38 pm↑ 77° East |
Moonset Today: | 8:58 am↑ 279° West |
Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 13 minutes (-1m 48s) |
Today's Sun Position in Austin
Time: | 8:05 pm |
Altitude: | -8.4° |
Direction: | 276° W |
Phase: | Nautical Twilight |
Day length today: 12h 12m 31s (Sep 19, 2024)
1 minute, 48 seconds shorter than yesterday (Sep 18, 2024)
2 hours, 1 minute longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
1 hour, 53 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)
The Sun's altitude in Austin 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 Austin Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Austin 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 – 5:57 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:57 am – 6:26 am |
Nautical Twilight | 6:26 am – 6:54 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:54 am – 7:18 am |
Daylight | 7:18 am – 7:30 pm |
Civil Twilight | 7:30 pm – 7:54 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 7:54 pm – 8:22 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 8:22 pm – 8:50 pm |
Night | 8:50 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Austin - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Sep | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Sep 19 | 7:18 am | 7:30 pm | 12:12:31 | −1:48 | 1:24 pm (60.8°) | 93.359 |
Sep 20 | 7:18 am | 7:29 pm | 12:10:42 | −1:48 | 1:24 pm (60.4°) | 93.334 |
Sep 21 | 7:19 am | 7:28 pm | 12:08:53 | −1:49 | 1:23 pm (60.0°) | 93.309 |
Sep 22 | 7:19 am | 7:26 pm | 12:07:04 | −1:49 | 1:23 pm (59.6°) | 93.283 |
Sep 23 | 7:20 am | 7:25 pm | 12:05:15 | −1:49 | 1:23 pm (59.2°) | 93.258 |
Sep 24 | 7:20 am | 7:24 pm | 12:03:26 | −1:49 | 1:22 pm (58.8°) | 93.232 |
Sep 25 | 7:21 am | 7:23 pm | 12:01:37 | −1:49 | 1:22 pm (58.4°) | 93.206 |
* All times are local time for Austin. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
The September equinox (autumnal equinox) in Austin is at 7:43 am on Sunday, September 22, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?
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 Austin time. |
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Today's Moon in Austin
Percent Illuminated: | 94.4% |
Time: | 8:05 pm |
Altitude: | -7.5° |
Direction: | 73° E |
Position: | Waning Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Austin 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 Austin - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Sep 19 | - | 8:58 am | 8:38 pm | 2:26 am | (65.4°) | 222,349 | 97.8% | |||
Sep 20 | - | 10:09 am | 9:15 pm | 3:19 am | (72.6°) | 223,880 | 92.6% | |||
Sep 21 | - | 11:20 am | 9:57 pm | 4:13 am | (78.9°) | 226,446 | 84.7% | |||
Sep 22 | - | 12:31 pm | 10:44 pm | 5:10 am | (83.8°) | 229,749 | 75.0% | |||
Sep 23 | - | 1:39 pm | 11:37 pm | 6:09 am | (87.0°) | 233,449 | 64.3% | |||
Sep 24 | - | 2:40 pm | - | 7:09 am | (88.3°) | 237,224 | 53.1% | |||
Sep 25 | 12:36 am | 3:34 pm | - | 8:06 am | (87.8°) | 240,806 | 42.2% | |||
* All times are local time for Austin. 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 Austin This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Sep 19, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Fri 6:38 am | Fri 7:12 pm | Fri 12:55 pm | Difficult to see |
Venus | Thu 9:31 am | Thu 8:50 pm | Thu 3:11 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Mars | Fri 1:10 am | Fri 3:12 pm | Fri 8:11 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Thu 11:53 pm | Fri 1:49 pm | Fri 6:51 am | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Thu 6:58 pm | Fri 6:24 am | Fri 12:41 am | Perfect visibility |
Uranus | Thu 10:22 pm | Fri 12:00 noon | Fri 5:11 am | Average visibility |
Neptune | Fri 7:27 pm | Sat 7:22 am | Sat 1:25 am | Slightly difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Austin. |