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New Bedford, MA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 67.5%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 6, 2025 at 4:14:30 am
Sunrise Today: 5:33 am 67° East
Sunset Today: 7:47 pm 294° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 2:08 pm 79° East
Moonset Today: 2:58 am 285° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 14 minutes (+2m 16s)
Location of New BedfordLocation

Today's Sun Position in New Bedford

Time:4:14 am
Altitude:-13.6°
Direction:52° NE
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 14h 13m 40s (May 6, 2025)

2 minutes, 16 seconds longer than yesterday (May 5, 2025)

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

58 minutes, 18 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in New Bedford Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:43 am
Astro. Twilight3:43 am – 4:25 am
Nautical Twilight4:25 am – 5:03 am
Civil Twilight5:03 am – 5:33 am
Daylight5:33 am – 7:47 pm
Civil Twilight7:47 pm – 8:18 pm
Nautical Twilight8:18 pm – 8:56 pm
Astro. Twilight8:56 pm – 9:38 pm
Night9:38 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in New Bedford - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 65:33 am7:47 pm14:13:40+2:1612:40 pm (65.1°)93.781
May 75:32 am7:48 pm14:15:55+2:1412:40 pm (65.4°)93.803
May 85:31 am7:49 pm14:18:08+2:1312:40 pm (65.7°)93.824
May 95:30 am7:50 pm14:20:20+2:1112:40 pm (65.9°)93.846
May 105:29 am7:51 pm14:22:29+2:0912:40 pm (66.2°)93.867
May 115:28 am7:52 pm14:24:37+2:0712:40 pm (66.4°)93.888
May 125:27 am7:53 pm14:26:43+2:0512:40 pm (66.7°)93.909
* All times are local time for New Bedford. 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 New Bedford

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in New Bedford - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 6-2:58 am2:08 pm8:49 pm(54.8°)248,26873.7%
May 7-3:18 am3:10 pm9:28 pm(48.8°)250,19981.9%
May 8-3:36 am4:11 pm10:07 pm(42.9°)251,50788.7%
May 9-3:54 am5:11 pm10:47 pm(37.2°)252,23194.1%
May 10-4:13 am6:13 pm11:28 pm(32.0°)252,42597.8%
May 11-4:34 am7:16 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 12-4:59 am8:20 pm12:11 am(27.3°)252,14499.6%
* All times are local time for New Bedford. 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 New Bedford This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, May 6, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 4:49 amTue 5:44 pmTue 11:16 amDifficult to see
VenusTue 3:50 amTue 4:07 pmTue 9:58 amGreat visibility
MarsTue 11:10 amWed 1:46 amTue 6:28 pmAverage visibility
JupiterTue 7:40 amTue 10:43 pmTue 3:11 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 3:49 amTue 3:35 pmTue 9:42 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 6:07 amTue 8:36 pmTue 1:22 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 3:52 amTue 3:51 pmTue 9:51 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for New Bedford.

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