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Cardiff, WAL, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 65.1%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 17, 2024 at 3:05:07 am
Sunrise Today: 5:17 am 56° Northeast
Sunset Today: 9:01 pm 304° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 2:25 pm 80° East
Moonset Today: 3:21 am 284° West
Daylight Hours: 15 hours, 44 minutes (+2m 52s)
Location of CardiffLocation

Today's Sun Position in Cardiff

Time:3:05 am
Altitude:-14.7°
Direction:28° NE
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 15h 44m 6s (May 17, 2024)

2 minutes, 52 seconds longer than yesterday (May 16, 2024)

7 hours, 54 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

53 minutes, 59 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cardiff Today

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Astro. Twilight12:00 am – 12:11 am
Night12:11 am – 2:06 am
Astro. Twilight2:06 am – 3:37 am
Nautical Twilight3:37 am – 4:35 am
Civil Twilight4:35 am – 5:17 am
Daylight5:17 am – 9:01 pm
Civil Twilight9:01 pm – 9:43 pm
Nautical Twilight9:43 pm – 10:42 pm
Astro. Twilight10:42 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cardiff - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 175:17 am9:01 pm15:44:06+2:521:09 pm (58.0°)94.013
May 185:16 am9:03 pm15:46:56+2:491:09 pm (58.2°)94.031
May 195:14 am9:04 pm15:49:42+2:461:09 pm (58.5°)94.050
May 205:13 am9:05 pm15:52:25+2:421:09 pm (58.7°)94.068
May 215:12 am9:07 pm15:55:04+2:391:09 pm (58.9°)94.086
May 225:11 am9:08 pm15:57:39+2:351:09 pm (59.1°)94.104
May 235:09 am9:10 pm16:00:11+2:311:09 pm (59.3°)94.121
* All times are local time for Cardiff. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Cardiff

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Cardiff - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 17-3:21 am2:25 pm9:05 pm(42.4°)251,43171.7%
May 18-3:30 am3:34 pm9:44 pm(36.6°)251,02380.0%
May 19-3:40 am4:44 pm10:24 pm(30.8°)249,94287.2%
May 20-3:50 am5:56 pm11:05 pm(25.1°)248,32093.1%
May 21-4:01 am7:11 pm11:49 pm(19.9°)246,31097.3%
May 22-4:16 am8:29 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 23-4:35 am9:48 pm12:36 am(15.3°)244,07099.5%
* All times are local time for Cardiff. 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 Cardiff This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 17, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 4:43 amFri 6:27 pmFri 11:34 amVery difficult to see
VenusFri 5:12 amFri 8:28 pmFri 12:49 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 3:56 amFri 4:43 pmFri 10:19 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 5:27 amFri 8:59 pmFri 1:13 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnFri 3:18 amFri 2:19 pmFri 8:49 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 5:12 amFri 8:35 pmFri 12:54 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 3:34 amFri 3:25 pmFri 9:30 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Cardiff.

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