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Independence, MO, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 71.2%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 6, 2025 at 12:53:46 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:13 am 68° East
Sunset Today: 8:15 pm 293° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 2:48 pm 80° East
Moonset Today: 3:30 am 284° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 2 minutes (+2m 3s)
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Today's Sun Position in Independence

Time:12:53 pm
Altitude:67.2°
Direction:167° S
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 2m 28s (May 6, 2025)

2 minutes, 3 seconds longer than yesterday (May 5, 2025)

4 hours, 37 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

52 minutes, 35 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Independence Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:29 am
Astro. Twilight4:29 am – 5:08 am
Nautical Twilight5:08 am – 5:43 am
Civil Twilight5:43 am – 6:13 am
Daylight6:13 am – 8:15 pm
Civil Twilight8:15 pm – 8:45 pm
Nautical Twilight8:45 pm – 9:21 pm
Astro. Twilight9:21 pm – 10:00 pm
Night10:00 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Independence - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 66:13 am8:15 pm14:02:28+2:031:14 pm (67.7°)93.783
May 76:12 am8:16 pm14:04:30+2:021:14 pm (67.9°)93.804
May 86:11 am8:17 pm14:06:31+2:001:14 pm (68.2°)93.826
May 96:10 am8:18 pm14:08:30+1:591:14 pm (68.5°)93.847
May 106:09 am8:19 pm14:10:28+1:571:14 pm (68.7°)93.868
May 116:08 am8:20 pm14:12:23+1:551:14 pm (69.0°)93.889
May 126:07 am8:21 pm14:14:17+1:531:13 pm (69.2°)93.910
* All times are local time for Independence. 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 Independence

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Independence - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 6-3:30 am2:48 pm9:25 pm(56.9°)248,41374.3%
May 7-3:51 am3:48 pm10:05 pm(51.0°)250,30382.4%
May 8-4:11 am4:47 pm10:44 pm(45.1°)251,57189.1%
May 9-4:31 am5:46 pm11:23 pm(39.5°)252,25994.4%
May 10-4:52 am6:46 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 11-5:15 am7:47 pm12:05 am(34.2°)252,42197.9%
May 12-5:42 am8:50 pm12:48 am(29.6°)252,11099.7%
* All times are local time for Independence. 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 Independence This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, May 6, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 5:25 amTue 6:15 pmTue 11:50 amDifficult to see
VenusTue 4:24 amTue 4:40 pmTue 10:32 amGreat visibility
MarsTue 11:51 amWed 2:13 amTue 7:02 pmAverage visibility
JupiterTue 8:22 amTue 11:08 pmTue 3:45 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 4:22 amTue 4:10 pmTue 10:16 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 6:47 amTue 9:03 pmTue 1:55 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 4:25 amTue 4:25 pmTue 10:25 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Independence.

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