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

Moon: 70.4%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 17, 2024 at 12:28:43 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:31 am 67° East
Sunset Today: 8:07 pm 293° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 3:04 pm 85° East
Moonset Today: 3:11 am 279° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 37 minutes (+1m 7s)
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Today's Sun Position in Merritt Island

Time:12:28 pm
Altitude:75.5°
Direction:125° SE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 36m 34s (May 17, 2024)

1 minute, 7 seconds longer than yesterday (May 16, 2024)

3 hours, 16 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

20 minutes, 14 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Merritt Island Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:02 am
Astro. Twilight5:02 am – 5:34 am
Nautical Twilight5:34 am – 6:05 am
Civil Twilight6:05 am – 6:31 am
Daylight6:31 am – 8:07 pm
Civil Twilight8:07 pm – 8:33 pm
Nautical Twilight8:33 pm – 9:04 pm
Astro. Twilight9:04 pm – 9:36 pm
Night9:36 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Merritt Island - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 176:31 am8:07 pm13:36:34+1:071:19 pm (81.2°)94.017
May 186:30 am8:08 pm13:37:40+1:051:19 pm (81.4°)94.035
May 196:30 am8:08 pm13:38:44+1:041:19 pm (81.6°)94.054
May 206:29 am8:09 pm13:39:47+1:021:19 pm (81.8°)94.072
May 216:29 am8:09 pm13:40:48+1:011:19 pm (82.0°)94.090
May 226:28 am8:10 pm13:41:48+0:591:19 pm (82.2°)94.107
May 236:28 am8:11 pm13:42:46+0:571:19 pm (82.4°)94.125
* 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 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Merritt Island - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 17-3:11 am3:04 pm9:24 pm(64.6°)251,40573.5%
May 18-3:37 am3:56 pm10:03 pm(58.7°)250,84381.6%
May 19-4:03 am4:48 pm10:42 pm(52.9°)249,63488.6%
May 20-4:31 am5:42 pm11:24 pm(47.3°)247,91594.1%
May 21-5:00 am6:39 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 22-5:33 am7:38 pm12:09 am(42.1°)245,84297.9%
May 23-6:12 am8:40 pm12:57 am(37.7°)243,57299.8%
* 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, Fri, May 17, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 5:21 amFri 6:08 pmFri 11:44 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusFri 6:17 amFri 7:43 pmFri 1:00 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 4:18 amFri 4:40 pmFri 10:29 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 6:38 amFri 8:07 pmFri 1:23 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnFri 3:10 amFri 2:46 pmFri 8:58 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 6:20 amFri 7:46 pmFri 1:03 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 3:40 amFri 3:38 pmFri 9:39 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Merritt Island.

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