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Saanich, BC, Canada — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 24.0%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 3:23:01 am
Sunrise Today: 7:09 am 87° East
Sunset Today: 7:31 pm 273° West
Moonrise Today: 9:01 am 49° Northeast
Moonset Today: 1:02 am 310° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 21 minutes (+3m 33s)

Today's Sun Position in Saanich

Time: 3:23 am
Altitude: -33.7°
Direction: 38° NE
Phase: Night

Day length today: 12h 21m 24s (Mar 23, 2026)

3 minutes, 33 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 22, 2026)

4 hours, 3 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

3 hours, 45 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Saanich Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:23 am
Astro. Twilight 5:23 am – 6:01 am
Nautical Twilight 6:01 am – 6:38 am
Civil Twilight 6:38 am – 7:09 am
Daylight 7:09 am – 7:31 pm
Civil Twilight 7:31 pm – 8:02 pm
Nautical Twilight 8:02 pm – 8:39 pm
Astro. Twilight 8:39 pm – 9:18 pm
Night 9:18 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Saanich - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 23 7:09 am 7:31 pm 12:21:24 +3:33 1:19 pm (42.8°) 92.659
Mar 24 7:07 am 7:32 pm 12:24:58 +3:33 1:19 pm (43.2°) 92.685
Mar 25 7:05 am 7:34 pm 12:28:31 +3:33 1:19 pm (43.6°) 92.711
Mar 26 7:03 am 7:35 pm 12:32:05 +3:33 1:19 pm (44.0°) 92.736
Mar 27 7:01 am 7:37 pm 12:35:38 +3:33 1:18 pm (44.4°) 92.762
Mar 28 6:59 am 7:38 pm 12:39:11 +3:32 1:18 pm (44.8°) 92.788
Mar 29 6:57 am 7:39 pm 12:42:43 +3:32 1:18 pm (45.2°) 92.814
* All times are local time for Saanich. 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 Saanich

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Saanich - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 23 - 1:02 am 9:01 am 5:36 pm (68.3°) 228,629 30.2%
Mar 24 - 2:23 am 9:49 am 6:39 pm (69.6°) 229,710 41.7%
Mar 25 - 3:30 am 10:53 am 7:41 pm (68.8°) 231,139 53.6%
Mar 26 - 4:21 am 12:08 pm 8:41 pm (66.1°) 232,800 65.1%
Mar 27 - 4:58 am 1:29 pm 9:36 pm (61.9°) 234,623 75.6%
Mar 28 - 5:24 am 2:50 pm 10:27 pm (56.6°) 236,567 84.6%
Mar 29 - 5:44 am 4:09 pm 11:13 pm (50.6°) 238,617 91.6%
* All times are local time for Saanich. 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 Saanich This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 23, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Mon 6:22 am Mon 5:14 pm Mon 11:48 am Difficult to see
Venus Mon 7:50 am Mon 9:08 pm Mon 2:29 pm Fairly good visibility
Mars Mon 6:46 am Mon 5:56 pm Mon 12:21 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Mon 12:16 pm Tue 4:10 am Mon 8:13 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Mon 7:26 am Mon 7:30 pm Mon 1:28 pm Not visible
Uranus Mon 9:14 am Tue 12:30 am Mon 4:52 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Mon 7:16 am Mon 7:17 pm Mon 1:17 pm Very close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Saanich.

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