Current Time: | Aug 11, 2021 at 8:20:14 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:22 am↑ 70° East |
Sunset Today: | 8:06 pm↑ 290° West |
Moonrise Today: | 9:32 am↑ 84° East |
Moonset Today: | 10:18 pm↑ 272° West |
Daylight Hours: | 13 hours, 45 minutes (-2m 3s) |
Today's Sun Position in San Francisco
Time: | 8:20 pm |
Altitude: | -2.7° |
Direction: | 292° NW |
Phase: | Civil Twilight |
Day length today: 13h 44m 45s (Aug 11, 2021)
2 minutes, 3 seconds shorter than yesterday (Aug 10, 2021)
4 hours, 11 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2020)
1 hour, 2 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2021)
The Sun's altitude in San Francisco 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 San Francisco Today
Day, night, and twilight times in San Francisco 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 – 4:43 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 4:43 am – 5:19 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:19 am – 5:53 am |
Civil Twilight | 5:53 am – 6:22 am |
Daylight | 6:22 am – 8:06 pm |
Civil Twilight | 8:06 pm – 8:35 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 8:35 pm – 9:09 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 9:09 pm – 9:45 pm |
Night | 9:45 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in San Francisco - Next 7 Days
2021 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Aug | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Aug 11 | 6:22 am | 8:06 pm | 13:44:45 | −2:03 | 1:14 pm (67.2°) | 94.203 |
Aug 12 | 6:22 am | 8:05 pm | 13:42:40 | −2:04 | 1:14 pm (66.9°) | 94.187 |
Aug 13 | 6:23 am | 8:04 pm | 13:40:35 | −2:05 | 1:14 pm (66.6°) | 94.170 |
Aug 14 | 6:24 am | 8:03 pm | 13:38:28 | −2:06 | 1:14 pm (66.3°) | 94.153 |
Aug 15 | 6:25 am | 8:01 pm | 13:36:20 | −2:07 | 1:14 pm (66.0°) | 94.135 |
Aug 16 | 6:26 am | 8:00 pm | 13:34:12 | −2:08 | 1:13 pm (65.7°) | 94.117 |
Aug 17 | 6:27 am | 7:59 pm | 13:32:02 | −2:09 | 1:13 pm (65.4°) | 94.099 |
* All times are local time for San Francisco. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2021
March Equinox | Mar 20 | 2:38 am |
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June Solstice | Jun 20 | 8:32 pm |
September Equinox | Sep 22 | 12:21 pm |
December Solstice | Dec 21 | 7:59 am |
* All times are local San Francisco time. |
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Today's Moon in San Francisco
Percent Illuminated: | 14.5% |
Time: | 8:20 pm |
Altitude: | 21.9° |
Direction: | 255° W |
Position: | Waxing Crescent |
The Moon's path in San Francisco 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 San Francisco - Next 7 days
2021 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Aug | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Aug 11 | 9:32 am | 10:18 pm | - | 4:00 pm | (55.3°) | 234,076 | 13.1% | |||
Aug 12 | 10:40 am | 10:45 pm | - | 4:47 pm | (49.0°) | 232,537 | 21.8% | |||
Aug 13 | 11:48 am | 11:15 pm | - | 5:36 pm | (42.8°) | 231,287 | 32.1% | |||
Aug 14 | 12:58 pm | 11:47 pm | - | 6:26 pm | (37.0°) | 230,328 | 43.5% | |||
2:09 pm | - | - | 7:20 pm | (32.1°) | 229,675 | 55.4% | ||||
Aug 16 | - | 12:24 am | 3:22 pm | 8:18 pm | (28.3°) | 229,376 | 67.0% | |||
Aug 17 | - | 1:09 am | 4:32 pm | 9:18 pm | (26.1°) | 229,496 | 77.7% | |||
* All times are local time for San Francisco. 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 San Francisco This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Aug 11, 2021 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Wed 7:12 am | Wed 8:42 pm | Wed 1:57 pm | Difficult to see |
Venus | Wed 9:18 am | Wed 9:41 pm | Wed 3:30 pm | Good visibility |
Mars | Wed 7:56 am | Wed 9:00 pm | Wed 2:28 pm | Difficult to see |
Jupiter | Wed 8:28 pm | Thu 7:08 am | Thu 1:48 am | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Wed 7:32 pm | Thu 5:35 am | Thu 12:34 am | Perfect visibility |
Uranus | Wed 11:41 pm | Thu 1:27 pm | Thu 6:34 am | Average visibility |
Neptune | Wed 9:30 pm | Thu 9:09 am | Thu 3:20 am | Difficult to see |
* All times are local time for San Francisco. |
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