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Cape Breton Regional Municipality, NS, Canada — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 59.6%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 5, 2025 at 8:40:37 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:32 am↑ 80° East
Sunset Today: 7:35 pm↑ 280° West
Moonrise Today: 11:41 am↑ 50° Northeast
Moonset Today: 3:34 am↑ 311° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 3 minutes (+3m 13s)
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Today's Sun Position in Cape Breton Regional Municipality

Time:8:40 pm
Altitude:-11.7°
Direction:292° NW
Phase:Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 13h 2m 42s (Apr 5, 2025)

3 minutes, 13 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 4, 2025)

4 hours, 25 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

2 hours, 43 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

The Sun's altitude in Cape Breton Regional Municipality 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 Cape Breton Regional Municipality Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Cape Breton Regional Municipality 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

Night12:00 am – 4:46 am
Astro. Twilight4:46 am – 5:25 am
Nautical Twilight5:25 am – 6:01 am
Civil Twilight6:01 am – 6:32 am
Daylight6:32 am – 7:35 pm
Civil Twilight7:35 pm – 8:05 pm
Nautical Twilight8:05 pm – 8:42 pm
Astro. Twilight8:42 pm – 9:21 pm
Night9:21 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cape Breton Regional Municipality - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 56:32 am7:35 pm13:02:42+3:131:03 pm (50.2°)93.006
Apr 66:30 am7:36 pm13:05:55+3:131:02 pm (50.6°)93.031
Apr 76:28 am7:37 pm13:09:08+3:121:02 pm (51.0°)93.057
Apr 86:26 am7:38 pm13:12:21+3:121:02 pm (51.3°)93.084
Apr 96:24 am7:40 pm13:15:32+3:111:02 pm (51.7°)93.110
Apr 106:22 am7:41 pm13:18:44+3:111:01 pm (52.1°)93.136
Apr 116:21 am7:42 pm13:21:55+3:101:01 pm (52.4°)93.162
* All times are local time for Cape Breton Regional Municipality. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinoxMar 206:01 am
June solsticeJun 2011:42 pm
September equinoxSep 223:19 pm
December solsticeDec 2111:03 am
* All times are local Cape Breton Regional Municipality time.

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Today's Moon in Cape Breton Regional Municipality

Percent Illuminated:59.6%
Time:8:40 pm
Altitude:67.4°
Direction:202° SW
Position:Waxing Gibbous

The Moon's path in Cape Breton Regional Municipality 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

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Cape Breton Regional Municipality - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 5-3:34 am11:41 am8:02 pm(68.8°)239,52759.3%
Apr 6-4:10 am12:55 pm8:54 pm(64.8°)242,66269.5%
Apr 7-4:37 am2:08 pm9:41 pm(59.9°)245,38778.6%
Apr 8-4:58 am3:18 pm10:24 pm(54.4°)247,65886.3%
Apr 9-5:15 am4:26 pm11:05 pm(48.6°)249,47292.4%
Apr 10-5:30 am5:31 pm11:44 pm(42.6°)250,84696.8%
Apr 11-5:45 am6:36 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Cape Breton Regional Municipality. 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Cape Breton Regional Municipality This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Apr 5, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:49 amSun 5:43 pmSun 11:46 amVery difficult to see
VenusSun 5:14 amSun 5:49 pmSun 11:32 amFairly good visibility
MarsSat 12:02 pmSun 3:44 amSat 7:53 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterSat 9:20 amSun 12:50 amSat 5:05 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnSun 5:58 amSun 5:32 pmSun 11:45 amVery difficult to see
UranusSat 8:08 amSat 10:59 pmSat 3:34 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSun 6:05 amSun 6:00 pmSun 12:03 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Cape Breton Regional Municipality.

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