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Richmond Hill, ON, Canada — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 0.9%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 18, 2025 at 11:27:39 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:47 am 122° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:41 pm 238° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 6:53 am 129° Southeast
Moonset Today: 3:13 pm 230° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 8 hours, 54 minutes (-15s)

Today's Sun Position in Richmond Hill

Time: 11:27 pm
Altitude: -67.4°
Direction: 331° NW
Phase: Night

Day length today: 8h 54m 25s (Dec 18, 2025)

15 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 17, 2025)

19 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

6 hours, 33 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Richmond Hill Today

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Night 12:00 am – 6:02 am
Astro. Twilight 6:02 am – 6:37 am
Nautical Twilight 6:37 am – 7:14 am
Civil Twilight 7:14 am – 7:47 am
Daylight 7:47 am – 4:41 pm
Civil Twilight 4:41 pm – 5:14 pm
Nautical Twilight 5:14 pm – 5:51 pm
Astro. Twilight 5:51 pm – 6:26 pm
Night 6:26 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Richmond Hill - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. km
Dec 18 7:47 am 4:41 pm 8:54:25 −0:15 12:14 pm (22.7°) 147.207
Dec 19 7:47 am 4:42 pm 8:54:14 −0:11 12:15 pm (22.7°) 147.195
Dec 20 7:48 am 4:42 pm 8:54:07 −0:06 12:15 pm (22.7°) 147.184
Dec 21 7:48 am 4:43 pm 8:54:05 −0:01 12:16 pm (22.7°) 147.174
Dec 22 7:49 am 4:43 pm 8:54:08 +0:02 12:16 pm (22.7°) 147.164
Dec 23 7:49 am 4:44 pm 8:54:16 +0:07 12:17 pm (22.7°) 147.154
Dec 24 7:50 am 4:44 pm 8:54:28 +0:12 12:17 pm (22.8°) 147.146
* All times are local time for Richmond Hill. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Richmond Hill is at 10:03 am on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 34 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

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Today's Moon in Richmond Hill

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Richmond Hill - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (km) Illumination
Dec 18 6:53 am 3:13 pm - 11:04 am (18.2°) 405,551 2.0%
Dec 19 7:52 am 3:59 pm - 11:56 am (17.1°) 404,137 0.3%
Dec 20 8:43 am 4:55 pm - 12:48 pm (17.5°) 402,132 0.6%
Dec 21 9:26 am 5:59 pm - 1:40 pm (19.3°) 399,617 2.8%
Dec 22 10:01 am 7:07 pm - 2:30 pm (22.4°) 396,627 7.1%
Dec 23 10:30 am 8:16 pm - 3:18 pm (26.8°) 393,182 13.2%
Dec 24 10:53 am 9:26 pm - 4:04 pm (32.0°) 389,287 21.1%
* All times are local time for Richmond Hill. 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 Richmond Hill This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Dec 18, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Fri 6:20 am Fri 3:35 pm Fri 10:58 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Fri 7:30 am Fri 4:22 pm Fri 11:56 am Slightly difficult to see
Mars Fri 8:16 am Fri 4:59 pm Fri 12:38 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Fri 6:27 pm Sat 9:32 am Sat 1:59 am Perfect visibility
Saturn Thu 12:26 pm Fri 12:01 am Thu 6:13 pm Average visibility
Uranus Thu 2:48 pm Fri 5:32 am Thu 10:10 pm Average visibility
Neptune Thu 12:29 pm Fri 12:22 am Thu 6:26 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Richmond Hill.

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