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Portsmouth, NH, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 83.1%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 8, 2025 at 1:28:50 am
Sunrise Today: 5:27 am 65° East
Sunset Today: 7:52 pm 295° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 4:10 pm 95° East
Moonset Today: 3:35 am 269° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 25 minutes (+2m 20s)
Location of PortsmouthLocation

Today's Sun Position in Portsmouth

Time:1:28 am
Altitude:-28.7°
Direction:13° N
Phase:Night

Day length today: 14h 25m 15s (May 8, 2025)

2 minutes, 20 seconds longer than yesterday (May 7, 2025)

5 hours, 25 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

57 minutes, 1 second shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Portsmouth Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:31 am
Astro. Twilight3:31 am – 4:15 am
Nautical Twilight4:15 am – 4:55 am
Civil Twilight4:55 am – 5:27 am
Daylight5:27 am – 7:52 pm
Civil Twilight7:52 pm – 8:24 pm
Nautical Twilight8:24 pm – 9:04 pm
Astro. Twilight9:04 pm – 9:49 pm
Night9:49 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Portsmouth - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 85:27 am7:52 pm14:25:15+2:2012:39 pm (64.2°)93.824
May 95:26 am7:53 pm14:27:34+2:1812:39 pm (64.5°)93.846
May 105:24 am7:54 pm14:29:51+2:1712:39 pm (64.7°)93.867
May 115:23 am7:55 pm14:32:06+2:1412:39 pm (65.0°)93.888
May 125:22 am7:56 pm14:34:19+2:1212:39 pm (65.2°)93.909
May 135:21 am7:57 pm14:36:30+2:1012:39 pm (65.5°)93.929
May 145:20 am7:59 pm14:38:39+2:0812:39 pm (65.7°)93.950
* All times are local time for Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Portsmouth - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 8-3:35 am4:10 pm10:07 pm(41.5°)251,50688.7%
May 9-3:52 am5:12 pm10:46 pm(35.8°)252,23194.1%
May 10-4:10 am6:15 pm11:27 pm(30.5°)252,42597.8%
May 11-4:30 am7:20 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 12-4:54 am8:25 pm12:11 am(25.8°)252,14499.6%
May 13-5:23 am9:30 pm12:57 am(22.0°)251,43199.6%
May 14-6:00 am10:31 pm1:47 am(19.2°)250,31197.7%
* All times are local time for Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 8, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 4:46 amThu 5:52 pmThu 11:18 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 3:44 amThu 4:02 pmThu 9:53 amGreat visibility
MarsThu 11:02 amFri 1:45 amThu 6:24 pmAverage visibility
JupiterThu 7:28 amThu 10:41 pmThu 3:04 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnThu 3:41 amThu 3:27 pmThu 9:34 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 5:55 amThu 8:32 pmThu 1:13 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 3:43 amThu 3:43 pmThu 9:43 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Portsmouth.

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