| Current Time: | Jul 27, 2025 at 12:12:03 pm |
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| Sunrise Today: | 5:11 am↑ 57° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:53 pm↑ 303° Northwest |
| Moonrise Today: | 8:12 am↑ 73° East |
| Moonset Today: | 10:07 pm↑ 282° West |
| Daylight Hours: | 15 hours, 42 minutes (-2m 57s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Colchester Today
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| Astro. Twilight | 12:00 am – 12:10 am |
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| Night | 12:10 am – 1:55 am |
| Astro. Twilight | 1:55 am – 3:30 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 3:30 am – 4:29 am |
| Civil Twilight | 4:29 am – 5:11 am |
| Daylight | 5:11 am – 8:53 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 8:53 pm – 9:35 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 9:35 pm – 10:33 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 10:33 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Colchester
Moon in Colchester - Next 7 days
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| 2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Jul | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Jul 27 | 8:12 am | 10:07 pm | - | 3:19 pm | (46.3°) | 241,690 | 8.9% | |||
| Jul 28 | 9:29 am | 10:17 pm | - | 4:01 pm | (40.2°) | 244,636 | 15.7% | |||
| Jul 29 | 10:43 am | 10:27 pm | - | 4:42 pm | (34.0°) | 247,236 | 23.8% | |||
| Jul 30 | 11:55 am | 10:37 pm | - | 5:23 pm | (28.2°) | 249,277 | 32.9% | |||
| Jul 31 | 1:07 pm | 10:48 pm | - | 6:04 pm | (22.7°) | 250,609 | 42.4% | |||
 Aug 1 | 2:21 pm | 11:02 pm | - | 6:47 pm | (17.9°) | 251,129 | 52.1% | |||
| Aug 2 | 3:35 pm | 11:21 pm | - | 7:32 pm | (13.9°) | 250,803 | 61.8% | |||
| * All times are local time for Colchester. 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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