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

Moon: 35.0%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 21, 2025 at 2:11:34 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:54 am 63° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:17 pm 297° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 2:33 am 100° East
Moonset Today: 2:13 pm 264° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 23 minutes (+1m 30s)
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Today's Sun Position in Oakland

Time:2:11 pm
Altitude:67.5°
Direction:224° SW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 23m 15s (May 21, 2025)

1 minute, 30 seconds longer than yesterday (May 20, 2025)

4 hours, 50 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

23 minutes, 49 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Oakland Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:06 am
Astro. Twilight4:06 am – 4:47 am
Nautical Twilight4:47 am – 5:24 am
Civil Twilight5:24 am – 5:54 am
Daylight5:54 am – 8:17 pm
Civil Twilight8:17 pm – 8:47 pm
Nautical Twilight8:47 pm – 9:24 pm
Astro. Twilight9:24 pm – 10:05 pm
Night10:05 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Oakland - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 215:54 am8:17 pm14:23:15+1:301:05 pm (72.6°)94.090
May 225:53 am8:18 pm14:24:43+1:271:05 pm (72.8°)94.108
May 235:53 am8:19 pm14:26:09+1:251:05 pm (72.9°)94.126
May 245:52 am8:19 pm14:27:32+1:231:05 pm (73.1°)94.143
May 255:51 am8:20 pm14:28:53+1:201:06 pm (73.3°)94.160
May 265:51 am8:21 pm14:30:11+1:181:06 pm (73.5°)94.177
May 275:50 am8:22 pm14:31:27+1:151:06 pm (73.6°)94.193
* All times are local time for Oakland. 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 Oakland

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Oakland - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 212:33 am2:13 pm-8:18 am(44.9°)231,76337.6%
May 222:58 am3:23 pm-9:05 am(51.9°)228,62226.6%
May 233:25 am4:36 pm-9:54 am(59.1°)225,95316.7%
May 243:53 am5:52 pm-10:46 am(66.0°)224,0318.5%
May 254:26 am7:12 pm-11:42 am(72.2°)223,1312.9%
May 265:06 am8:32 pm-12:43 pm(77.0°)223,4100.3%
May 275:55 am9:47 pm-1:48 pm(79.8°)224,8931.0%
* All times are local time for Oakland. 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 Oakland This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 21, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:27 amWed 7:26 pmWed 12:26 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 3:54 amWed 4:29 pmWed 10:11 amGreat visibility
MarsWed 11:24 amThu 1:24 amWed 6:24 pmAverage visibility
JupiterWed 7:31 amWed 10:11 pmWed 2:51 pmAverage visibility
SaturnWed 3:17 amWed 3:08 pmWed 9:13 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 5:45 amWed 7:56 pmWed 12:51 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 3:18 amWed 3:19 pmWed 9:18 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Oakland.

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