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New Orleans, LA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 0.5%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 8, 2024 at 10:50:18 am
Sunrise Today: 6:11 am↑ 69° East
Sunset Today: 7:42 pm↑ 291° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 6:19 am↑ 65° East
Moonset Today: 8:43 pm↑ 298° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 31 minutes (+1m 24s)
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Today's Sun Position in New Orleans

Time:10:50 am
Altitude:58.6°
Direction:106° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 31m 10s (May 8, 2024)

1 minute, 24 seconds longer than yesterday (May 7, 2024)

3 hours, 18 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

33 minutes, 16 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

The Sun's altitude in New Orleans today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in New Orleans Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in New Orleans today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night12:00 am – 4:42 am
Astro. Twilight4:42 am – 5:14 am
Nautical Twilight5:14 am – 5:45 am
Civil Twilight5:45 am – 6:11 am
Daylight6:11 am – 7:42 pm
Civil Twilight7:42 pm – 8:08 pm
Nautical Twilight8:08 pm – 8:39 pm
Astro. Twilight8:39 pm – 9:11 pm
Night9:11 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in New Orleans - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 86:11 am7:42 pm13:31:10+1:2412:56 pm (77.4°)93.836
May 96:10 am7:43 pm13:32:33+1:2212:56 pm (77.7°)93.858
May 106:09 am7:43 pm13:33:55+1:2112:56 pm (77.9°)93.879
May 116:09 am7:44 pm13:35:15+1:2012:56 pm (78.2°)93.900
May 126:08 am7:45 pm13:36:34+1:1912:56 pm (78.4°)93.920
May 136:07 am7:45 pm13:37:52+1:1712:56 pm (78.7°)93.940
May 146:07 am7:46 pm13:39:08+1:1612:56 pm (78.9°)93.960
* All times are local time for New Orleans. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2024

March equinoxMar 1910:06 pm
June solsticeJun 203:51 pm
September equinoxSep 227:44 am
December solsticeDec 213:21 am
* All times are local New Orleans time.

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Today's Moon in New Orleans

Percent Illuminated:0.5%
Time:10:50 am
Altitude:54.8°
Direction:93° E
Position:Near New Moon (Waxing Crescent)

The Moon's path in New Orleans today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in New Orleans - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 86:19 am8:43 pm-1:27 pm(82.8°)229,2830.6%
May 97:05 am9:52 pm-2:26 pm(86.5°)232,1983.9%
May 107:58 am10:56 pm-3:26 pm(88.3°)235,6289.5%
May 118:55 am11:52 pm-4:25 pm(88.2°)239,26417.0%
May 129:56 am--5:21 pm(86.4°)242,79025.9%
May 13-12:40 am10:58 am6:12 pm(83.2°)245,92735.5%
May 14-1:20 am11:57 am6:59 pm(79.0°)248,46045.4%
* All times are local time for New Orleans. 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 Orleans This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 8, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:04 amWed 5:36 pmWed 11:19 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 5:52 amWed 7:06 pmWed 12:29 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 4:11 amWed 4:22 pmWed 10:17 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 6:40 amWed 8:13 pmWed 1:27 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnWed 3:22 amWed 2:54 pmWed 9:08 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 6:28 amWed 7:59 pmWed 1:14 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 3:53 amWed 3:49 pmWed 9:51 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for New Orleans.

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