Current Time: | May 17, 2024 at 7:50:19 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:30 am↑ 66° East |
Sunset Today: | 8:30 pm↑ 294° Northwest |
Moonrise Today: | 3:15 pm↑ 85° East |
Moonset Today: | 3:27 am↑ 279° West |
Daylight Hours: | 13 hours, 59 minutes (+1m 24s) |
Today's Sun Position in Wichita Falls
Time: | 7:50 am |
Altitude: | 14.8° |
Direction: | 76° E |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 13h 59m 20s (May 17, 2024)
1 minute, 24 seconds longer than yesterday (May 16, 2024)
4 hours, 5 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
25 minutes, 27 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in Wichita Falls 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 Wichita Falls Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Wichita Falls 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 – 4:53 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 4:53 am – 5:29 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:29 am – 6:03 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:03 am – 6:30 am |
Daylight | 6:30 am – 8:30 pm |
Civil Twilight | 8:30 pm – 8:58 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 8:58 pm – 9:31 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 9:31 pm – 10:08 pm |
Night | 10:08 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Wichita Falls - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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May | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
May 17 | 6:30 am | 8:30 pm | 13:59:20 | +1:24 | 1:30 pm (75.7°) | 94.018 |
May 18 | 6:30 am | 8:31 pm | 14:00:43 | +1:22 | 1:30 pm (75.9°) | 94.036 |
May 19 | 6:29 am | 8:31 pm | 14:02:03 | +1:20 | 1:30 pm (76.1°) | 94.055 |
May 20 | 6:29 am | 8:32 pm | 14:03:22 | +1:18 | 1:30 pm (76.3°) | 94.073 |
May 21 | 6:28 am | 8:33 pm | 14:04:39 | +1:16 | 1:30 pm (76.5°) | 94.091 |
May 22 | 6:27 am | 8:33 pm | 14:05:54 | +1:14 | 1:30 pm (76.7°) | 94.108 |
May 23 | 6:27 am | 8:34 pm | 14:07:07 | +1:12 | 1:30 pm (76.9°) | 94.126 |
* All times are local time for Wichita Falls. 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 | 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 Wichita Falls time. |
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Today's Moon in Wichita Falls
Percent Illuminated: | 69.1% |
Time: | 7:50 am |
Altitude: | -45.7° |
Direction: | 329° NW |
Position: | Waxing Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Wichita Falls 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 Wichita Falls - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
May 17 | - | 3:27 am | 3:15 pm | 9:37 pm | (58.7°) | 251,395 | 74.0% | |||
May 18 | - | 3:51 am | 4:10 pm | 10:16 pm | (52.8°) | 250,798 | 82.0% | |||
May 19 | - | 4:14 am | 5:06 pm | 10:56 pm | (47.0°) | 249,559 | 88.9% | |||
May 20 | - | 4:38 am | 6:04 pm | 11:37 pm | (41.4°) | 247,819 | 94.3% | |||
May 21 | - | 5:04 am | 7:04 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
May 22 | - | 5:35 am | 8:06 pm | 12:22 am | (36.3°) | 245,733 | 98.1% | |||
May 23 | - | 6:11 am | 9:11 pm | 1:11 am | (31.9°) | 243,457 | 99.8% | |||
* All times are local time for Wichita Falls. 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 Wichita Falls This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 17, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Fri 5:27 am | Fri 6:25 pm | Fri 11:56 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Fri 6:18 am | Fri 8:04 pm | Fri 1:11 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Fri 4:27 am | Fri 4:54 pm | Fri 10:40 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Sat 6:35 am | Sat 8:27 pm | Sat 1:31 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
Saturn | Fri 3:24 am | Fri 2:53 pm | Fri 9:09 am | Average visibility |
Uranus | Fri 6:20 am | Fri 8:07 pm | Fri 1:14 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Fri 3:52 am | Fri 3:48 pm | Fri 9:50 am | Very difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Wichita Falls. |
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