Current Time: | Sep 22, 2024 at 5:25:46 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:51 am↑ 89° East |
Sunset Today: | 6:58 pm↑ 270° West |
Moonrise Today: | 10:08 pm↑ 58° Northeast |
Moonset Today: | 12:13 pm↑ 301° Northwest |
Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 7 minutes (-2m 2s) |
Today's Sun Position in Ruidoso
Time: | 5:25 pm |
Altitude: | 18.4° |
Direction: | 257° W |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 12h 7m 14s (Sep 22, 2024)
2 minutes, 2 seconds shorter than yesterday (Sep 21, 2024)
2 hours, 10 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
2 hours, 14 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)
The Sun's altitude in Ruidoso 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 Ruidoso Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Ruidoso 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 – 5:28 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:28 am – 5:57 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:57 am – 6:26 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:26 am – 6:51 am |
Daylight | 6:51 am – 6:58 pm |
Civil Twilight | 6:58 pm – 7:23 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 7:23 pm – 7:51 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 7:51 pm – 8:21 pm |
Night | 8:21 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Ruidoso - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Sep | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Sep 22 | 6:51 am | 6:58 pm | 12:07:14 | −2:02 | 12:55 pm (56.6°) | 93.283 |
Sep 23 | 6:51 am | 6:57 pm | 12:05:11 | −2:02 | 12:54 pm (56.2°) | 93.257 |
Sep 24 | 6:52 am | 6:55 pm | 12:03:08 | −2:02 | 12:54 pm (55.8°) | 93.232 |
Sep 25 | 6:53 am | 6:54 pm | 12:01:05 | −2:02 | 12:53 pm (55.4°) | 93.206 |
Sep 26 | 6:53 am | 6:52 pm | 11:59:03 | −2:02 | 12:53 pm (55.0°) | 93.180 |
Sep 27 | 6:54 am | 6:51 pm | 11:57:00 | −2:02 | 12:53 pm (54.6°) | 93.154 |
Sep 28 | 6:55 am | 6:50 pm | 11:54:57 | −2:02 | 12:52 pm (54.2°) | 93.128 |
* All times are local time for Ruidoso. 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 Ruidoso is at 6:43 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 | 9:06 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 2:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 6:44 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 2:21 am |
* All times are local Ruidoso time. |
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Today's Moon in Ruidoso
Percent Illuminated: | 69.4% |
Time: | 5:25 pm |
Altitude: | -31.3° |
Direction: | 3° N |
Position: | Waning Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Ruidoso 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 Ruidoso - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Sep 22 | - | 12:13 pm | 10:08 pm | 4:43 am | (80.9°) | 229,827 | 74.8% | |||
Sep 23 | - | 1:21 pm | 11:00 pm | 5:42 am | (84.0°) | 233,532 | 64.0% | |||
Sep 24 | - | 2:23 pm | 11:59 pm | 6:41 am | (85.3°) | 237,305 | 52.9% | |||
Sep 25 | - | 3:16 pm | - | 7:39 am | (84.7°) | 240,881 | 41.9% | |||
Sep 26 | 1:01 am | 4:00 pm | - | 8:33 am | (82.5°) | 244,071 | 31.7% | |||
Sep 27 | 2:03 am | 4:36 pm | - | 9:24 am | (78.9°) | 246,769 | 22.5% | |||
Sep 28 | 3:04 am | 5:07 pm | - | 10:10 am | (74.4°) | 248,933 | 14.7% | |||
* All times are local time for Ruidoso. 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 Ruidoso This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Sep 22, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Sun 6:17 am | Sun 6:47 pm | Sun 12:32 pm | Difficult to see |
Venus | Sun 9:11 am | Sun 8:17 pm | Sun 2:44 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Mars | Mon 12:29 am | Mon 2:46 pm | Mon 7:38 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Sun 11:06 pm | Mon 1:16 pm | Mon 6:11 am | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Sun 6:19 pm | Mon 5:40 am | Mon 12:00 midnight | Perfect visibility |
Uranus | Sun 9:35 pm | Mon 11:25 am | Mon 4:30 am | Average visibility |
Neptune | Sun 6:51 pm | Mon 6:45 am | Mon 12:48 am | Slightly difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Ruidoso. |