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Modesto, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 52.0%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 4, 2025 at 11:13:12 am
Sunrise Today: 6:04 am 69° East
Sunset Today: 7:57 pm 291° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 12:35 pm 66° East
Moonset Today: 2:22 am 296° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 53 minutes (+2m)
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Today's Sun Position in Modesto

Time:11:13 am
Altitude:58.1°
Direction:125° SE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 52m 36s (May 4, 2025)

2 minutes longer than yesterday (May 3, 2025)

4 hours, 18 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

53 minutes, 28 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Modesto Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:24 am
Astro. Twilight4:24 am – 5:01 am
Nautical Twilight5:01 am – 5:36 am
Civil Twilight5:36 am – 6:04 am
Daylight6:04 am – 7:57 pm
Civil Twilight7:57 pm – 8:25 pm
Nautical Twilight8:25 pm – 9:00 pm
Astro. Twilight9:00 pm – 9:37 pm
Night9:37 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Modesto - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 46:04 am7:57 pm13:52:36+2:001:00 pm (68.6°)93.740
May 56:03 am7:58 pm13:54:35+1:581:00 pm (68.9°)93.762
May 66:02 am7:59 pm13:56:32+1:571:00 pm (69.1°)93.784
May 76:01 am8:00 pm13:58:28+1:551:00 pm (69.4°)93.806
May 86:00 am8:00 pm14:00:22+1:541:00 pm (69.7°)93.827
May 95:59 am8:01 pm14:02:14+1:521:00 pm (70.0°)93.849
May 105:58 am8:02 pm14:04:05+1:501:00 pm (70.2°)93.870
* All times are local time for Modesto. 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 Modesto

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Modesto - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 4-2:22 am12:35 pm7:49 pm(69.3°)243,02655.7%
May 5-2:52 am1:39 pm8:33 pm(63.8°)246,10065.7%
May 6-3:16 am2:40 pm9:14 pm(58.0°)248,57474.9%
May 7-3:38 am3:39 pm9:54 pm(52.0°)250,41782.9%
May 8-3:59 am4:37 pm10:33 pm(46.2°)251,64189.6%
May 9-4:20 am5:35 pm11:13 pm(40.5°)252,28994.7%
May 10-4:42 am6:34 pm11:54 pm(35.3°)252,41498.1%
* All times are local time for Modesto. 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 Modesto This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, May 4, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:14 amSun 5:56 pmSun 11:34 amDifficult to see
VenusSun 4:15 amSun 4:31 pmSun 10:23 amGreat visibility
MarsSun 11:44 amMon 2:01 amSun 6:52 pmAverage visibility
JupiterSun 8:18 amSun 10:56 pmSun 3:37 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnSun 4:15 amSun 4:03 pmSun 10:09 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 6:44 amSun 8:53 pmSun 1:49 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 4:19 amSun 4:18 pmSun 10:19 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Modesto.

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