Sun & moon times today, Helsinki, Finland

Moon: 96.1%

Current Time:	Dec 21, 2021 at 8:09:17 am
Sunrise Today:	9:23 am↑ 141° Southeast
Sunset Today:	3:12 pm↑ 219° Southwest
Moonrise Today:	4:38 pm↑ 32° Northeast
Moonset Today:	11:47 am↑ 329° Northwest
Daylight Hours:	5 hours, 49 minutes (-8s)

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Time:	8:09 am
Altitude:	-7.6°
Direction:	125° SE
Phase:	Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 5h 49m (Dec 21, 2021)

8 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 20, 2021)

13 hours, 6 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2021)

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Night	12:00 am – 6:36 am
Astro. Twilight	6:36 am – 7:28 am
Nautical Twilight	7:28 am – 8:25 am
Civil Twilight	8:25 am – 9:23 am
Daylight	9:23 am – 3:12 pm
Civil Twilight	3:12 pm – 4:11 pm
Nautical Twilight	4:11 pm – 5:08 pm
Astro. Twilight	5:08 pm – 6:00 pm
Night	6:00 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Helsinki - Next 7 Days

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2021	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
Dec	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Dec	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Dec 21	9:23 am	3:12 pm	5:49:00	−0:08	12:18 pm (6.5°)	91.444
Dec 22	9:24 am	3:13 pm	5:49:03	+0:03	12:18 pm (6.5°)	91.438
Dec 23	9:24 am	3:14 pm	5:49:17	+0:14	12:19 pm (6.5°)	91.433
Dec 24	9:25 am	3:14 pm	5:49:43	+0:25	12:19 pm (6.6°)	91.428
Dec 25	9:25 am	3:15 pm	5:50:19	+0:36	12:20 pm (6.6°)	91.424
Dec 26	9:25 am	3:16 pm	5:51:07	+0:47	12:20 pm (6.6°)	91.421
Dec 27	9:25 am	3:17 pm	5:52:05	+0:58	12:21 pm (6.7°)	91.417
* All times are local time for Helsinki. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

December Solstice (Winter Solstice) is on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at 5:59 pm in Helsinki. In terms of daylight, this day is 13 hours, 7 minutes shorter than on June Solstice. In most locations north of Equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2021

March Equinox	Mar 20	11:38 am
June Solstice	Jun 21	6:32 am
September Equinox	Sep 22	10:21 pm
December Solstice	Dec 21	5:59 pm
* All times are local Helsinki time.

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Percent Illuminated:

96.1%

Time:	8:09 am
Altitude:	19.9°
Direction:	286° W
Position:	Waning Gibbous

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Moon in Helsinki - Next 7 days

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2021	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
Dec	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
Dec 21	-	11:47 am	4:38 pm	1:45 am	(55.2°)	250,854	97.0%
Dec 22	-	12:08 pm	6:01 pm	2:35 am	(53.6°)	249,500	92.8%
Dec 23	-	12:19 pm	7:29 pm	3:24 am	(50.7°)	247,717	86.8%
Dec 24	-	12:26 pm	8:58 pm	4:12 am	(46.7°)	245,486	79.1%
Dec 25	-	12:30 pm	10:27 pm	4:58 am	(41.8°)	242,810	70.2%
Dec 26	-	12:33 pm	11:57 pm	5:42 am	(36.3°)	239,729	60.1%
Dec 27	-	12:36 pm	-	6:27 am	(30.3°)	236,338	49.2%
* All times are local time for Helsinki. 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 Helsinki This Coming Night

	Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Dec 21, 2021
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Tue 10:43 am	Tue 3:43 pm	Tue 1:12 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Venus	Tue 10:51 am	Tue 5:34 pm	Tue 2:12 pm	Fairly good visibility
Mars	Tue 7:18 am	Tue 1:49 pm	Tue 10:34 am	Difficult to see
Jupiter	Tue 11:52 am	Tue 8:53 pm	Tue 4:23 pm	Fairly good visibility
Saturn	Tue 11:28 am	Tue 6:57 pm	Tue 3:12 pm	Average visibility
Uranus	Tue 12:59 pm	Wed 4:46 am	Tue 8:53 pm	Average visibility
Neptune	Tue 12:15 pm	Tue 11:15 pm	Tue 5:45 pm	Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Helsinki.

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