Current Time: | May 20, 2024 at 5:46:06 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 5:46 am↑ 65° Northeast |
Sunset Today: | 7:48 pm↑ 295° Northwest |
Moonrise Today: | 5:23 pm↑ 106° East |
Moonset Today: | 3:56 am↑ 258° West |
Daylight Hours: | 14 hours, 2 minutes (+1m 17s) |
Today's Sun Position in Rancho Santa Margarita
Time: | 5:46 pm |
Altitude: | 23.4° |
Direction: | 280° W |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 14h 2m 12s (May 20, 2024)
1 minute, 17 seconds longer than yesterday (May 19, 2024)
4 hours, 7 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
21 minutes, 7 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in Rancho Santa Margarita 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 Rancho Santa Margarita Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Rancho Santa Margarita 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
Night | 12:00 am – 4:08 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 4:08 am – 4:44 am |
Nautical Twilight | 4:44 am – 5:18 am |
Civil Twilight | 5:18 am – 5:46 am |
Daylight | 5:46 am – 7:48 pm |
Civil Twilight | 7:48 pm – 8:16 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 8:16 pm – 8:50 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 8:50 pm – 9:26 pm |
Night | 9:26 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Rancho Santa Margarita - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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May | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
May 20 | 5:46 am | 7:48 pm | 14:02:12 | +1:17 | 12:46 pm (76.6°) | 94.074 |
May 21 | 5:45 am | 7:48 pm | 14:03:28 | +1:15 | 12:47 pm (76.8°) | 94.092 |
May 22 | 5:44 am | 7:49 pm | 14:04:42 | +1:14 | 12:47 pm (77.0°) | 94.109 |
May 23 | 5:44 am | 7:50 pm | 14:05:54 | +1:12 | 12:47 pm (77.1°) | 94.127 |
May 24 | 5:43 am | 7:51 pm | 14:07:04 | +1:09 | 12:47 pm (77.3°) | 94.144 |
May 25 | 5:43 am | 7:51 pm | 14:08:12 | +1:07 | 12:47 pm (77.5°) | 94.161 |
May 26 | 5:43 am | 7:52 pm | 14:09:18 | +1:05 | 12:47 pm (77.7°) | 94.177 |
* All times are local time for Rancho Santa Margarita. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 19 | 8:06 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 1:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 5:44 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 1:21 am |
* All times are local Rancho Santa Margarita time. |
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Today's Moon in Rancho Santa Margarita
Percent Illuminated: | 93.6% |
Time: | 5:46 pm |
Altitude: | 3.8° |
Direction: | 109° E |
Position: | Waxing Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Rancho Santa Margarita 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
Moon in Rancho Santa Margarita - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
May 20 | - | 3:56 am | 5:23 pm | 10:56 pm | (41.4°) | 247,716 | 94.6% | |||
May 21 | - | 4:23 am | 6:23 pm | 11:41 pm | (36.3°) | 245,616 | 98.2% | |||
May 22 | - | 4:54 am | 7:25 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
May 23 | - | 5:30 am | 8:30 pm | 12:30 am | (32.0°) | 243,333 | 99.8% | |||
May 24 | - | 6:14 am | 9:33 pm | 1:23 am | (28.9°) | 241,009 | 99.2% | |||
May 25 | - | 7:07 am | 10:33 pm | 2:20 am | (27.3°) | 238,753 | 96.2% | |||
May 26 | - | 8:08 am | 11:26 pm | 3:19 am | (27.4°) | 236,645 | 90.9% | |||
* All times are local time for Rancho Santa Margarita. 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. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Rancho Santa Margarita This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, May 20, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Mon 4:43 am | Mon 5:50 pm | Mon 11:16 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Mon 5:35 am | Mon 7:26 pm | Mon 12:31 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Tue 3:36 am | Tue 4:08 pm | Tue 9:52 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Mon 5:45 am | Mon 7:37 pm | Mon 12:41 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
Saturn | Tue 2:25 am | Tue 1:55 pm | Tue 8:10 am | Average visibility |
Uranus | Mon 5:26 am | Mon 7:12 pm | Mon 12:19 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Tue 2:53 am | Tue 2:49 pm | Tue 8:51 am | Very difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Rancho Santa Margarita. |
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