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San Francisco, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 3.6%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Oct 7, 2021 at 6:06:14 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:11 am 97° East
Sunset Today: 6:43 pm 263° West
Moonrise Today: 8:31 am 102° East
Moonset Today: 7:46 pm 255° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 32 minutes (-2m 23s)
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Today's Sun Position in San Francisco

Time:6:06 pm
Altitude:6.5°
Direction:257° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 11h 32m 5s (Oct 7, 2021)

2 minutes, 23 seconds shorter than yesterday (Oct 6, 2021)

1 hour, 59 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2020)

3 hours, 14 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2021)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in San Francisco Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:43 am
Astro. Twilight5:43 am – 6:14 am
Nautical Twilight6:14 am – 6:44 am
Civil Twilight6:44 am – 7:11 am
Daylight7:11 am – 6:43 pm
Civil Twilight6:43 pm – 7:09 pm
Nautical Twilight7:09 pm – 7:39 pm
Astro. Twilight7:39 pm – 8:10 pm
Night8:10 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in San Francisco - Next 7 Days

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2021Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
OctSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Oct 77:11 am6:43 pm11:32:05−2:2312:57 pm (46.4°)92.894
Oct 87:11 am6:41 pm11:29:42−2:2212:57 pm (46.0°)92.867
Oct 97:12 am6:40 pm11:27:20−2:2212:56 pm (45.7°)92.840
Oct 107:13 am6:38 pm11:24:57−2:2212:56 pm (45.3°)92.813
Oct 117:14 am6:37 pm11:22:35−2:2112:56 pm (44.9°)92.785
Oct 127:15 am6:35 pm11:20:14−2:2112:56 pm (44.5°)92.758
Oct 137:16 am6:34 pm11:17:52−2:2112:55 pm (44.2°)92.731
* 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.

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Today's Moon in San Francisco

Year 2021 Moon Phases

Moon in San Francisco - Next 7 days

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2021Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
OctMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Oct 78:31 am7:46 pm-2:13 pm(40.9°)226,1132.9%
Oct 89:45 am8:22 pm-3:07 pm(35.0°)225,8148.4%
Oct 911:01 am9:02 pm-4:05 pm(30.1°)226,42416.5%
Oct 1012:15 pm9:51 pm-5:05 pm(26.8°)227,79626.5%
Oct 111:25 pm10:48 pm-6:07 pm(25.3°)229,72737.8%
Oct 122:26 pm11:51 pm-7:08 pm(25.6°)232,00349.5%
Oct 133:18 pm--8:06 pm(27.6°)234,44061.0%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in San Francisco This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Oct 7, 2021
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 7:27 amFri 6:34 pmFri 1:00 pmNot visible
VenusThu 11:06 amThu 8:40 pmThu 3:53 pmGood visibility
MarsThu 7:12 amThu 6:44 pmThu 12:58 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
JupiterThu 4:28 pmFri 2:56 amThu 9:42 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 3:40 pmFri 1:38 amThu 8:39 pmPerfect visibility
UranusThu 7:54 pmFri 9:38 amFri 2:46 amAverage visibility
NeptuneThu 5:42 pmFri 5:18 amThu 11:30 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for San Francisco.

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