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Dayton, OH, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 39.8%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 21, 2025 at 6:29:34 am
Sunrise Today: 6:16 am 62° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:50 pm 298° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 3:00 am 102° East
Moonset Today: 2:32 pm 262° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 33 minutes (+1m 37s)
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Today's Sun Position in Dayton

Time:6:29 am
Altitude:1.7°
Direction:64° NE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 33m 25s (May 21, 2025)

1 minute, 37 seconds longer than yesterday (May 20, 2025)

5 hours, 12 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

25 minutes, 55 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Dayton Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:23 am
Astro. Twilight4:23 am – 5:07 am
Nautical Twilight5:07 am – 5:45 am
Civil Twilight5:45 am – 6:16 am
Daylight6:16 am – 8:50 pm
Civil Twilight8:50 pm – 9:21 pm
Nautical Twilight9:21 pm – 10:00 pm
Astro. Twilight10:00 pm – 10:43 pm
Night10:43 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Dayton - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 216:16 am8:50 pm14:33:25+1:371:33 pm (70.6°)94.088
May 226:16 am8:51 pm14:35:01+1:351:33 pm (70.8°)94.106
May 236:15 am8:52 pm14:36:33+1:321:33 pm (71.0°)94.124
May 246:14 am8:52 pm14:38:03+1:301:33 pm (71.2°)94.141
May 256:14 am8:53 pm14:39:31+1:271:33 pm (71.3°)94.158
May 266:13 am8:54 pm14:40:56+1:241:33 pm (71.5°)94.175
May 276:13 am8:55 pm14:42:18+1:221:33 pm (71.7°)94.191
* All times are local time for Dayton. 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 Dayton

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Dayton - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 213:00 am2:32 pm-8:40 am(42.2°)232,11138.8%
May 223:24 am3:43 pm-9:28 am(49.2°)228,93727.8%
May 233:48 am4:58 pm-10:16 am(56.3°)226,20517.6%
May 244:15 am6:16 pm-11:08 am(63.3°)224,1909.3%
May 254:45 am7:37 pm-12:04 pm(69.6°)223,1713.3%
May 265:23 am8:58 pm-1:04 pm(74.6°)223,3230.4%
May 276:10 am10:15 pm-2:09 pm(77.6°)224,6820.8%
* All times are local time for Dayton. 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 Dayton This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 21, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:50 amWed 7:57 pmWed 12:53 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 4:20 amWed 4:58 pmWed 10:39 amGreat visibility
MarsWed 11:48 amThu 1:56 amWed 6:52 pmAverage visibility
JupiterWed 7:53 amWed 10:45 pmWed 3:19 pmAverage visibility
SaturnWed 3:45 amWed 3:36 pmWed 9:41 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 6:09 amWed 8:29 pmWed 1:19 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 3:46 amWed 3:47 pmWed 9:47 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Dayton.

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