| Current Time: | Aug 18, 2025 at 11:19:20 pm |
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| Sunrise Today: | 6:23 am↑ 73° East |
| Sunset Today: | 7:55 pm↑ 287° West |
| Moonrise Today: | 1:07 am↑ 53° Northeast |
| Moonset Today: | 5:10 pm↑ 307° Northwest |
| Daylight Hours: | 13 hours, 32 minutes (-2m 14s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Sacramento Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 4:45 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 4:45 am – 5:21 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:21 am – 5:55 am |
| Civil Twilight | 5:55 am – 6:23 am |
| Daylight | 6:23 am – 7:55 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 7:55 pm – 8:23 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:23 pm – 8:57 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 8:57 pm – 9:32 pm |
| Night | 9:32 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Sacramento
Moon in Sacramento - Next 7 days
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| 2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Aug | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Aug 18 | 1:07 am | 5:10 pm | - | 9:09 am | (79.8°) | 231,966 | 23.5% | |||
| Aug 19 | 2:11 am | 6:03 pm | - | 10:10 am | (78.8°) | 233,394 | 14.3% | |||
| Aug 20 | 3:21 am | 6:46 pm | - | 11:08 am | (75.9°) | 235,143 | 7.2% | |||
| Aug 21 | 4:32 am | 7:20 pm | - | 12:02 pm | (71.6°) | 237,195 | 2.5% | |||
 Aug 22 | 5:42 am | 7:48 pm | - | 12:51 pm | (66.3°) | 239,499 | 0.2% | |||
| Aug 23 | 6:49 am | 8:13 pm | - | 1:37 pm | (60.3°) | 241,959 | 0.4% | |||
| Aug 24 | 7:54 am | 8:35 pm | - | 2:19 pm | (54.1°) | 244,446 | 2.8% | |||
| * All times are local time for Sacramento. 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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