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Leicester, ENG, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 49.7%
Third Quarter
Current Time: Dec 22, 2024 at 11:26:54 pm
Sunrise Today: 8:14 am 130° Southeast
Sunset Today: 3:52 pm 230° Southwest
Moonset Today: 11:55 am 273° West
Daylight Hours: 7 hours, 38 minutes (+4s)
Location of LeicesterLocation

Today's Sun Position in Leicester

Time:11:26 pm
Altitude:-60.0°
Direction:343° N
Phase:Night

Day length today: 7h 37m 53s (Dec 22, 2024)

4 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 21, 2024)

4 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

9 hours, 13 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Leicester Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:06 am
Astro. Twilight6:06 am – 6:48 am
Nautical Twilight6:48 am – 7:32 am
Civil Twilight7:32 am – 8:14 am
Daylight8:14 am – 3:52 pm
Civil Twilight3:52 pm – 4:34 pm
Nautical Twilight4:34 pm – 5:18 pm
Astro. Twilight5:18 pm – 6:00 pm
Night6:00 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Leicester - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 228:14 am3:52 pm7:37:53+0:0412:03 pm (14.0°)91.438
Dec 238:14 am3:52 pm7:38:04+0:1112:03 pm (14.0°)91.433
Dec 248:15 am3:53 pm7:38:22+0:1812:04 pm (14.0°)91.428
Dec 258:15 am3:54 pm7:38:47+0:2412:04 pm (14.1°)91.424
Dec 268:15 am3:55 pm7:39:19+0:3112:05 pm (14.1°)91.421
Dec 278:15 am3:55 pm7:39:58+0:3812:05 pm (14.1°)91.418
Dec 288:16 am3:56 pm7:40:43+0:4512:06 pm (14.2°)91.415
* All times are local time for Leicester. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Leicester

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Leicester - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 22-11:55 am-5:36 am(40.1°)249,59856.7%
Dec 2312:11 am12:03 pm-6:15 am(34.2°)250,89147.0%
Dec 241:22 am12:12 pm-6:54 am(28.4°)251,33537.5%
Dec 252:34 am12:22 pm-7:34 am(23.0°)250,94128.4%
Dec 263:48 am12:35 pm-8:17 am(18.0°)249,78620.1%
Dec 275:05 am12:52 pm-9:03 am(13.8°)247,99912.8%
Dec 286:23 am1:17 pm-9:53 am(10.5°)245,7536.8%
* All times are local time for Leicester. 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 Leicester This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Dec 22, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 6:17 amMon 2:42 pmMon 10:30 amAverage visibility
VenusMon 10:51 amMon 7:50 pmMon 3:20 pmGreat visibility
MarsMon 6:05 pmTue 10:38 amTue 2:21 amPerfect visibility
JupiterSun 2:38 pmMon 6:58 amSun 10:48 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnMon 11:37 amMon 10:17 pmMon 4:57 pmAverage visibility
UranusSun 1:36 pmMon 5:10 amSun 9:23 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneSun 11:58 amSun 11:39 pmSun 5:49 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Leicester.

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