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

Moon: 17.1%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Apr 1, 2025 at 5:57:52 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:12 am 84° East
Sunset Today: 7:40 pm 276° West
Moonrise Today: 9:17 am 63° Northeast
Moonset Today: 11:45 pm 300° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 28 minutes (+1m 41s)
Location of Merritt IslandLocation

Today's Sun Position in Merritt Island

Time:5:57 pm
Altitude:21.8°
Direction:264° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 28m 21s (Apr 1, 2025)

1 minute, 41 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 31, 2025)

2 hours, 7 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

1 hour, 28 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Merritt Island Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:53 am
Astro. Twilight5:53 am – 6:21 am
Nautical Twilight6:21 am – 6:48 am
Civil Twilight6:48 am – 7:12 am
Daylight7:12 am – 7:40 pm
Civil Twilight7:40 pm – 8:04 pm
Nautical Twilight8:04 pm – 8:32 pm
Astro. Twilight8:32 pm – 9:00 pm
Night9:00 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Merritt Island - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 17:12 am7:40 pm12:28:21+1:411:26 pm (66.5°)92.903
Apr 27:11 am7:41 pm12:30:02+1:401:26 pm (66.9°)92.929
Apr 37:10 am7:41 pm12:31:43+1:401:25 pm (67.2°)92.955
Apr 47:09 am7:42 pm12:33:23+1:401:25 pm (67.6°)92.981
Apr 57:07 am7:43 pm12:35:03+1:401:25 pm (68.0°)93.007
Apr 67:06 am7:43 pm12:36:43+1:391:25 pm (68.4°)93.033
Apr 77:05 am7:44 pm12:38:22+1:391:24 pm (68.8°)93.059
* 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
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 19:17 am11:45 pm-4:27 pm(86.3°)226,23416.5%
Apr 210:08 am--5:29 pm(89.4°)229,26626.5%
Apr 3-12:54 am11:05 am6:31 pm(89.6°)232,72237.6%
Apr 4-1:57 am12:07 pm7:31 pm(89.4°)236,28948.9%
Apr 5-2:52 am1:11 pm8:27 pm(86.6°)239,71559.9%
Apr 6-3:38 am2:14 pm9:19 pm(82.6°)242,82970.1%
Apr 7-4:16 am3:14 pm10:05 pm(77.7°)245,52979.1%
* 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, Tue, Apr 1, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 6:30 amTue 6:35 pmTue 12:33 pmVery difficult to see
VenusTue 6:07 amTue 6:33 pmTue 12:20 pmFairly good visibility
MarsTue 1:27 pmWed 3:23 amTue 8:25 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterTue 10:47 amWed 12:33 amTue 5:40 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 6:31 amTue 6:18 pmTue 12:24 pmDifficult to see
UranusTue 9:27 amTue 10:54 pmTue 4:10 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 6:44 amTue 6:43 pmTue 12:43 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Merritt Island.

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