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

Moon: 56.5%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 22, 2024 at 1:10:42 am
Sunrise Today: 7:11 am 116° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:31 pm 244° Southwest
Moonset Today: 12:13 pm 271° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 20 minutes (+2s)
Location of Merritt IslandLocation

Today's Sun Position in Merritt Island

Time:1:10 am
Altitude:-77.9°
Direction:69° E
Phase:Night

Day length today: 10h 20m 28s (Dec 22, 2024)

2 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 21, 2024)

2 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

3 hours, 36 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Merritt Island Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:47 am
Astro. Twilight5:47 am – 6:16 am
Nautical Twilight6:16 am – 6:45 am
Civil Twilight6:45 am – 7:11 am
Daylight7:11 am – 5:31 pm
Civil Twilight5:31 pm – 5:57 pm
Nautical Twilight5:57 pm – 6:27 pm
Astro. Twilight6:27 pm – 6:56 pm
Night6:56 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Merritt Island - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 227:11 am5:31 pm10:20:28+0:0212:21 pm (38.2°)91.436
Dec 237:11 am5:32 pm10:20:33+0:0412:22 pm (38.2°)91.432
Dec 247:12 am5:32 pm10:20:40+0:0612:22 pm (38.3°)91.427
Dec 257:12 am5:33 pm10:20:49+0:0912:23 pm (38.3°)91.424
Dec 267:13 am5:34 pm10:21:01+0:1112:23 pm (38.3°)91.420
Dec 277:13 am5:34 pm10:21:15+0:1412:24 pm (38.4°)91.417
Dec 287:13 am5:35 pm10:21:32+0:1612:24 pm (38.4°)91.415
* All times are local time for Merritt Island. 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
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 22-12:13 pm-6:02 am(63.3°)249,95554.6%
Dec 2312:37 am12:39 pm-6:41 am(57.4°)251,06344.9%
Dec 241:29 am1:06 pm-7:21 am(51.7°)251,31835.4%
Dec 252:22 am1:35 pm-8:01 am(46.3°)250,74826.5%
Dec 263:17 am2:08 pm-8:45 am(41.5°)249,44018.4%
Dec 274:15 am2:45 pm-9:32 am(37.4°)247,53511.3%
Dec 285:14 am3:29 pm-10:23 am(34.3°)245,2145.7%
* All times are local time for Merritt Island. 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, Sun, Dec 22, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:30 amSun 4:07 pmSun 10:49 amAverage visibility
VenusSun 10:14 amSun 9:02 pmSun 3:38 pmGreat visibility
MarsSat 7:55 pmSun 9:41 amSun 2:48 amPerfect visibility
JupiterSun 4:14 pmMon 5:57 amSun 11:05 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 11:34 amSun 11:02 pmSun 5:18 pmAverage visibility
UranusSun 2:57 pmMon 4:23 amSun 9:40 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneSun 12:09 pmMon 12:03 amSun 6:06 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Merritt Island.

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