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) |
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)
The Sun's altitude in State College 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 State College Today
Day, night, and twilight times in State College 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 – 6:07 am |
---|---|
Astro. Twilight | 6:07 am – 6:39 am |
Nautical Twilight | 6:39 am – 7:11 am |
Civil Twilight | 7:11 am – 7:40 am |
Daylight | 7:40 am – 6:09 pm |
Civil Twilight | 6:09 pm – 6:37 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 6:37 pm – 7:09 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 7:09 pm – 7:41 pm |
Night | 7:41 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in State College - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Oct 30 | 7:40 am | 6:09 pm | 10:29:06 | −2:25 | 12:55 pm (35.1°) | 92.296 |
Oct 31 | 7:41 am | 6:08 pm | 10:26:42 | −2:23 | 12:55 pm (34.8°) | 92.272 |
Nov 1 | 7:42 am | 6:06 pm | 10:24:20 | −2:22 | 12:54 pm (34.5°) | 92.248 |
Nov 2 | 7:43 am | 6:05 pm | 10:21:58 | −2:21 | 12:54 pm (34.2°) | 92.224 |
Note: hours shift because clocks change backward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details) | ||||||
Nov 3 | 6:44 am | 5:04 pm | 10:19:38 | −2:20 | 11:54 am (33.9°) | 92.200 |
Nov 4 | 6:46 am | 5:03 pm | 10:17:19 | −2:18 | 11:55 am (33.6°) | 92.176 |
Nov 5 | 6:47 am | 5:02 pm | 10:15:02 | −2:17 | 11:55 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.
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 19 | 11:06 pm |
---|---|---|
June solstice | Jun 20 | 4:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 8:44 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 4:21 am |
* All times are local State College time. |
Seasons Calculator for State College
Sun Articles
Today's Moon in State College
Percent Illuminated: | 4.9% |
Time: | 12:35 am |
Altitude: | -50.9° |
Direction: | 31° NE |
Position: | Waning Crescent |
The Moon's path in State College 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 State College - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Oct 30 | 5:48 am | 5:13 pm | - | 11:35 am | (40.9°) | 252,260 | 3.2% | |||
Oct 31 | 6:49 am | 5:33 pm | - | 12:15 pm | (35.3°) | 251,701 | 0.7% | |||
Nov 1 | 7:52 am | 5:57 pm | - | 12:58 pm | (30.3°) | 250,739 | 0.1% | |||
Nov 2 | 8:56 am | 6:25 pm | - | 1:44 pm | (25.9°) | 249,425 | 1.5% | |||
Note: hours shift because clocks change backward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details) | ||||||||||
Nov 3 | 9:01 am | 6:00 pm | - | 1:33 pm | (22.5°) | 247,784 | 4.8% | |||
Nov 4 | 10:05 am | 6:44 pm | - | 2:26 pm | (20.4°) | 245,825 | 10.1% | |||
Nov 5 | 11:04 am | 7:38 pm | - | 3:21 pm | (19.8°) | 243,549 | 17.3% | |||
* 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. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in State College This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Oct 30, 2024 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Wed 9:18 am | Wed 6:50 pm | Wed 2:04 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Wed 10:58 am | Wed 8:01 pm | Wed 3:30 pm | Good visibility |
Mars | Tue 11:13 pm | Wed 2:00 pm | Wed 6:37 am | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Tue 8:28 pm | Wed 11:19 am | Wed 3:54 am | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Wed 4:00 pm | Thu 3:04 am | Wed 9:32 pm | Perfect visibility |
Uranus | Tue 6:58 pm | Wed 9:21 am | Wed 2:10 am | Average visibility |
Neptune | Wed 4:30 pm | Thu 4:19 am | Wed 10:24 pm | Difficult to see |
* All times are local time for State College. |
More about the planets visible in the night sky in State College