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Lancaster, PA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 73.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Aug 13, 2025 at 11:28:33 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:15 am 70° East
Sunset Today: 8:04 pm 290° West
Moonrise Today: 10:16 pm 75° East
Moonset Today: 11:03 am 282° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 49 minutes (-2m 16s)
Location of LancasterLocation

Today's Sun Position in Lancaster

Time:11:28 pm
Altitude:-30.8°
Direction:331° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 13h 48m 56s (Aug 13, 2025)

2 minutes, 16 seconds shorter than yesterday (Aug 12, 2025)

4 hours, 29 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

1 hour, 12 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Lancaster Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:32 am
Astro. Twilight4:32 am – 5:10 am
Nautical Twilight5:10 am – 5:45 am
Civil Twilight5:45 am – 6:15 am
Daylight6:15 am – 8:04 pm
Civil Twilight8:04 pm – 8:33 pm
Nautical Twilight8:33 pm – 9:08 pm
Astro. Twilight9:08 pm – 9:46 pm
Night9:46 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Lancaster - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AugSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Aug 136:15 am8:04 pm13:48:56−2:161:10 pm (64.4°)94.167
Aug 146:16 am8:02 pm13:46:39−2:171:09 pm (64.1°)94.151
Aug 156:17 am8:01 pm13:44:20−2:181:09 pm (63.8°)94.135
Aug 166:18 am8:00 pm13:42:00−2:191:09 pm (63.5°)94.119
Aug 176:19 am7:58 pm13:39:40−2:201:09 pm (63.1°)94.102
Aug 186:19 am7:57 pm13:37:18−2:211:08 pm (62.8°)94.084
Aug 196:20 am7:55 pm13:34:55−2:221:08 pm (62.5°)94.067
* All times are local time for Lancaster. 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 Lancaster

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Lancaster - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AugMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Aug 13-11:03 am10:16 pm4:20 am(56.5°)229,86580.9%
Aug 14-12:17 pm10:44 pm5:10 am(63.2°)229,49270.7%
Aug 15-1:34 pm11:18 pm6:02 am(69.2°)229,54859.3%
Aug 16-2:50 pm-6:58 am(73.9°)229,97447.4%
Aug 1712:00 am4:03 pm-7:58 am(77.1°)230,73235.6%
Aug 1812:53 am5:08 pm-9:00 am(78.3°)231,80924.7%
Aug 191:55 am6:02 pm-10:02 am(77.6°)233,19715.4%
* All times are local time for Lancaster. 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 Lancaster This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Aug 13, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 4:55 amThu 6:59 pmThu 11:57 amDifficult to see
VenusThu 3:22 amThu 6:05 pmThu 10:43 amGood visibility
MarsThu 9:52 amThu 9:47 pmThu 3:50 pmAverage visibility
JupiterThu 3:10 amThu 5:59 pmThu 10:35 amFairly good visibility
SaturnThu 9:41 pmFri 9:32 amFri 3:37 amGreat visibility
UranusThu 12:15 amThu 2:43 pmThu 7:29 amDifficult to see
NeptuneThu 9:37 pmFri 9:37 amFri 3:37 amDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Lancaster.

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