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Nantucket, MA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 93.6%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 20, 2024 at 8:57:28 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:16 am 62° Northeast
Sunset Today: 7:57 pm 298° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 5:16 pm 107° East
Moonset Today: 3:34 am 257° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 41 minutes (+1m 45s)
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Today's Sun Position in Nantucket

Time:8:57 pm
Altitude:-10.2°
Direction:309° NW
Phase:Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 14h 40m 36s (May 20, 2024)

1 minute, 45 seconds longer than yesterday (May 19, 2024)

5 hours, 28 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

28 minutes, 56 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Nantucket Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:19 am
Astro. Twilight3:19 am – 4:04 am
Nautical Twilight4:04 am – 4:44 am
Civil Twilight4:44 am – 5:16 am
Daylight5:16 am – 7:57 pm
Civil Twilight7:57 pm – 8:29 pm
Nautical Twilight8:29 pm – 9:09 pm
Astro. Twilight9:09 pm – 9:55 pm
Night9:55 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Nantucket - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 205:16 am7:57 pm14:40:36+1:4512:36 pm (68.9°)94.071
May 215:16 am7:58 pm14:42:19+1:4312:37 pm (69.1°)94.089
May 225:15 am7:59 pm14:43:59+1:4012:37 pm (69.3°)94.107
May 235:14 am8:00 pm14:45:37+1:3712:37 pm (69.5°)94.124
May 245:13 am8:01 pm14:47:12+1:3512:37 pm (69.7°)94.141
May 255:13 am8:02 pm14:48:45+1:3212:37 pm (69.8°)94.158
May 265:12 am8:02 pm14:50:14+1:2912:37 pm (70.0°)94.175
* All times are local time for Nantucket. 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 Nantucket

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Nantucket - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 20-3:34 am5:16 pm10:40 pm(34.4°)247,97194.0%
May 21-3:56 am6:21 pm11:25 pm(29.2°)245,90797.8%
May 22-4:21 am7:29 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 23-4:51 am8:38 pm12:13 am(24.8°)243,64099.7%
May 24-5:30 am9:45 pm1:06 am(21.6°)241,31499.4%
May 25-6:19 am10:45 pm2:03 am(19.7°)239,04496.8%
May 26-7:19 am11:37 pm3:02 am(19.6°)236,91391.8%
* All times are local time for Nantucket. 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 Nantucket This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, May 20, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 4:23 amTue 5:53 pmTue 11:07 amDifficult to see
VenusTue 5:08 amTue 7:36 pmTue 12:21 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 3:21 amTue 4:03 pmTue 9:42 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 5:15 amTue 7:42 pmTue 12:28 pmExtremely difficult to see
SaturnTue 2:21 amTue 1:41 pmTue 8:01 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 4:56 amTue 7:16 pmTue 12:06 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 2:44 amTue 2:39 pmTue 8:41 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Nantucket.

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