Current Time: | Oct 29, 2024 at 11:34:15 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 7:26 am↑ 108° East |
Sunset Today: | 5:52 pm↑ 252° West |
Moonrise Today: | 4:36 am↑ 91° East |
Moonset Today: | 4:38 pm↑ 265° West |
Daylight Hours: | 10 hours, 26 minutes (-2m 34s) |
Today's Sun Position in Rockford
Time: | 11:34 pm |
Altitude: | -58.3° |
Direction: | 328° NW |
Phase: | Night |
Day length today: 10h 26m 23s (Oct 29, 2024)
2 minutes, 34 seconds shorter than yesterday (Oct 28, 2024)
1 hour, 21 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
4 hours, 50 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)
The Sun's altitude in Rockford 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 Rockford Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Rockford 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 – 5:51 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:51 am – 6:24 am |
Nautical Twilight | 6:24 am – 6:57 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:57 am – 7:26 am |
Daylight | 7:26 am – 5:52 pm |
Civil Twilight | 5:52 pm – 6:21 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 6:21 pm – 6:54 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 6:54 pm – 7:27 pm |
Night | 7:27 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Rockford - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Oct | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Oct 29 | 7:26 am | 5:52 pm | 10:26:23 | −2:34 | 12:40 pm (34.0°) | 92.319 |
Oct 30 | 7:27 am | 5:51 pm | 10:23:50 | −2:33 | 12:39 pm (33.6°) | 92.295 |
Oct 31 | 7:29 am | 5:50 pm | 10:21:18 | −2:31 | 12:39 pm (33.3°) | 92.271 |
Nov 1 | 7:30 am | 5:49 pm | 10:18:47 | −2:30 | 12:39 pm (33.0°) | 92.247 |
Nov 2 | 7:31 am | 5:47 pm | 10:16:18 | −2:29 | 12:39 pm (32.7°) | 92.223 |
Note: hours shift because clocks change backward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details) | ||||||
Nov 3 | 6:32 am | 4:46 pm | 10:13:50 | −2:28 | 11:39 am (32.4°) | 92.199 |
Nov 4 | 6:33 am | 4:45 pm | 10:11:23 | −2:26 | 11:39 am (32.1°) | 92.176 |
* All times are local time for Rockford. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
Note that Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 2:00 am, and this is accounted for above.
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 19 | 10:06 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 3:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 7:44 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 3:21 am |
* All times are local Rockford time. |
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Today's Moon in Rockford
Percent Illuminated: | 4.9% |
Time: | 11:34 pm |
Altitude: | -52.7° |
Direction: | 13° N |
Position: | Waning Crescent |
The Moon's path in Rockford 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 Rockford - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Oct | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Oct 29 | 4:36 am | 4:38 pm | - | 10:42 am | (45.0°) | 252,355 | 7.3% | |||
Oct 30 | 5:37 am | 4:56 pm | - | 11:21 am | (39.2°) | 252,250 | 3.1% | |||
Oct 31 | 6:38 am | 5:16 pm | - | 12:02 pm | (33.7°) | 251,676 | 0.6% | |||
Nov 1 | 7:42 am | 5:39 pm | - | 12:44 pm | (28.6°) | 250,703 | 0.1% | |||
Nov 2 | 8:48 am | 6:06 pm | - | 1:30 pm | (24.3°) | 249,378 | 1.5% | |||
Note: hours shift because clocks change backward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details) | ||||||||||
Nov 3 | 8:54 am | 5:41 pm | - | 1:20 pm | (20.9°) | 247,728 | 5.0% | |||
Nov 4 | 9:58 am | 6:24 pm | - | 2:12 pm | (18.9°) | 245,759 | 10.3% | |||
* All times are local time for Rockford. 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 Rockford This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Oct 29, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Wed 9:07 am | Wed 6:31 pm | Wed 1:49 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Wed 10:48 am | Wed 7:41 pm | Wed 3:14 pm | Good visibility |
Mars | Wed 10:51 pm | Thu 1:47 pm | Thu 6:19 am | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Wed 8:04 pm | Thu 11:05 am | Thu 3:34 am | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Tue 3:50 pm | Wed 2:51 am | Tue 9:21 pm | Perfect visibility |
Uranus | Wed 6:35 pm | Thu 9:05 am | Thu 1:50 am | Average visibility |
Neptune | Tue 4:19 pm | Wed 4:07 am | Tue 10:13 pm | Difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Rockford. |