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

Moon: 26.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Oct 10, 2021 at 5:42:52 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:13 am 98° East
Sunset Today: 6:38 pm 262° West
Moonrise Today: 12:15 pm 121° Southeast
Moonset Today: 9:51 pm 238° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 25 minutes (-2m 22s)
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Today's Sun Position in San Francisco

Time:5:42 pm
Altitude:10.0°
Direction:253° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 11h 24m 57s (Oct 10, 2021)

2 minutes, 22 seconds shorter than yesterday (Oct 9, 2021)

1 hour, 52 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2020)

3 hours, 21 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2021)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in San Francisco Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:46 am
Astro. Twilight5:46 am – 6:17 am
Nautical Twilight6:17 am – 6:47 am
Civil Twilight6:47 am – 7:13 am
Daylight7:13 am – 6:38 pm
Civil Twilight6:38 pm – 7:05 pm
Nautical Twilight7:05 pm – 7:35 pm
Astro. Twilight7:35 pm – 8:05 pm
Night8:05 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in San Francisco - Next 7 Days

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2021Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
OctSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
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
Oct 147:17 am6:33 pm11:15:31−2:2012:55 pm (43.8°)92.704
Oct 157:18 am6:31 pm11:13:11−2:2012:55 pm (43.4°)92.677
Oct 167:19 am6:30 pm11:10:51−2:1912:55 pm (43.0°)92.651
* 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 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%
Oct 14-12:59 am4:00 pm9:00 pm(31.1°)236,90271.6%
Oct 15-2:07 am4:35 pm9:51 pm(35.7°)239,30481.0%
Oct 16-3:13 am5:05 pm10:37 pm(40.9°)241,60388.6%
* 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, Sun, Oct 10, 2021
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 7:07 amSun 6:23 pmSun 12:44 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusSun 11:11 amSun 8:39 pmSun 3:55 pmGood visibility
MarsSun 7:10 amSun 6:37 pmSun 12:54 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
JupiterSun 4:16 pmMon 2:44 amSun 9:30 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 3:28 pmMon 1:27 amSun 8:27 pmPerfect visibility
UranusSun 7:42 pmMon 9:26 amMon 2:34 amAverage visibility
NeptuneSun 5:30 pmMon 5:06 amSun 11:18 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for San Francisco.

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