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Merritt Island, FL, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 53.3%
Third Quarter
Current Time: Jul 17, 2025 at 1:53:21 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:36 am 65° East
Sunset Today: 8:20 pm 295° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 12:13 am 82° East
Moonset Today: 1:17 pm 282° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 44 minutes (-53s)
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Today's Sun Position in Merritt Island

Time:1:53 pm
Altitude:80.9°
Direction:218° SW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 44m 15s (Jul 17, 2025)

53 seconds shorter than yesterday (Jul 16, 2025)

3 hours, 23 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

12 minutes, 33 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Merritt Island Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:05 am
Astro. Twilight5:05 am – 5:38 am
Nautical Twilight5:38 am – 6:10 am
Civil Twilight6:10 am – 6:36 am
Daylight6:36 am – 8:20 pm
Civil Twilight8:20 pm – 8:47 pm
Nautical Twilight8:47 pm – 9:18 pm
Astro. Twilight9:18 pm – 9:51 pm
Night9:51 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Merritt Island - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JulSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jul 176:36 am8:20 pm13:44:15−0:531:28 pm (82.7°)94.469
Jul 186:37 am8:20 pm13:43:20−0:541:29 pm (82.5°)94.464
Jul 196:37 am8:20 pm13:42:23−0:561:29 pm (82.3°)94.458
Jul 206:38 am8:19 pm13:41:25−0:581:29 pm (82.2°)94.452
Jul 216:38 am8:19 pm13:40:25−0:591:29 pm (82.0°)94.445
Jul 226:39 am8:18 pm13:39:24−1:011:29 pm (81.8°)94.438
Jul 236:39 am8:18 pm13:38:21−1:021:29 pm (81.6°)94.431
* All times are local time for Merritt Island. 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 Merritt Island

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Merritt Island - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JulMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jul 1712:13 am1:17 pm-6:41 am(70.4°)230,73656.7%
Jul 1812:47 am2:23 pm-7:31 am(76.9°)229,67544.9%
Jul 191:26 am3:31 pm-8:24 am(82.5°)228,95833.2%
Jul 202:10 am4:41 pm-9:22 am(86.9°)228,68922.4%
Jul 213:02 am5:50 pm-10:24 am(89.5°)228,97113.2%
Jul 224:02 am6:53 pm-11:28 am(89.9°)229,8836.2%
Jul 235:07 am7:48 pm-12:30 pm(88.5°)231,4571.7%
* All times are local time for Merritt Island. 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 Merritt Island This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Jul 17, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 8:17 amThu 9:18 pmThu 2:48 pmDifficult to see
VenusThu 3:42 amThu 5:21 pmThu 10:32 amGood visibility
MarsThu 10:40 amThu 11:09 pmThu 4:55 pmAverage visibility
JupiterThu 5:21 amThu 7:12 pmThu 12:17 pmAverage visibility
SaturnThu 11:48 pmFri 11:46 amFri 5:47 amGreat visibility
UranusThu 2:46 amThu 4:20 pmThu 9:33 amDifficult to see
NeptuneThu 11:46 pmFri 11:47 amFri 5:46 amDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Merritt Island.

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