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State College, PA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 4.9%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Oct 30, 2024 at 12:35:56 am
Sunrise Today: 7:40 am 108° East
Sunset Today: 6:09 pm 252° West
Moonrise Today: 5:48 am 98° East
Moonset Today: 5:13 pm 258° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 29 minutes (-2m 25s)
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Today's Sun Position in State College

Time:12:35 am
Altitude:-62.8°
Direction:350° N
Phase:Night

Day length today: 10h 29m 6s (Oct 30, 2024)

2 minutes, 25 seconds shorter than yesterday (Oct 29, 2024)

1 hour, 14 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

4 hours, 37 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in State College Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:07 am
Astro. Twilight6:07 am – 6:39 am
Nautical Twilight6:39 am – 7:11 am
Civil Twilight7:11 am – 7:40 am
Daylight7:40 am – 6:09 pm
Civil Twilight6:09 pm – 6:37 pm
Nautical Twilight6:37 pm – 7:09 pm
Astro. Twilight7:09 pm – 7:41 pm
Night7:41 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in State College - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
OctSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Oct 307:40 am6:09 pm10:29:06−2:2512:55 pm (35.1°)92.296
Oct 317:41 am6:08 pm10:26:42−2:2312:55 pm (34.8°)92.272
Nov 17:42 am6:06 pm10:24:20−2:2212:54 pm (34.5°)92.248
Nov 27:43 am6:05 pm10:21:58−2:2112:54 pm (34.2°)92.224
Note: hours shift because clocks change backward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
Nov 36:44 am5:04 pm10:19:38−2:2011:54 am (33.9°)92.200
Nov 46:46 am5:03 pm10:17:19−2:1811:55 am (33.6°)92.176
Nov 56:47 am5:02 pm10:15:02−2:1711:55 am (33.3°)92.153
* All times are local time for State College. 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.

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Today's Moon in State College

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in State College - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
OctMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Oct 305:48 am5:13 pm-11:35 am(40.9°)252,2603.2%
Oct 316:49 am5:33 pm-12:15 pm(35.3°)251,7010.7%
Nov 17:52 am5:57 pm-12:58 pm(30.3°)250,7390.1%
Nov 28:56 am6:25 pm-1:44 pm(25.9°)249,4251.5%
Note: hours shift because clocks change backward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
Nov 39:01 am6:00 pm-1:33 pm(22.5°)247,7844.8%
Nov 410:05 am6:44 pm-2:26 pm(20.4°)245,82510.1%
Nov 511:04 am7:38 pm-3:21 pm(19.8°)243,54917.3%
* All times are local time for State College. 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 State College This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Oct 30, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 9:18 amWed 6:50 pmWed 2:04 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 10:58 amWed 8:01 pmWed 3:30 pmGood visibility
MarsTue 11:13 pmWed 2:00 pmWed 6:37 amPerfect visibility
JupiterTue 8:28 pmWed 11:19 amWed 3:54 amPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 4:00 pmThu 3:04 amWed 9:32 pmPerfect visibility
UranusTue 6:58 pmWed 9:21 amWed 2:10 amAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 4:30 pmThu 4:19 amWed 10:24 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for State College.

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