Sun & moon times today, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France

Moon: 0.2%

Current Time:	Dec 20, 2025 at 5:02:42 am
Sunrise Today:	8:43 am↑ 124° Southeast
Sunset Today:	5:20 pm↑ 236° Southwest
Moonrise Today:	9:32 am↑ 133° Southeast
Moonset Today:	5:18 pm↑ 227° Southwest
Daylight Hours:	8 hours, 37 minutes (-8s)

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Where is the Sun directly overhead right now?

Time:	5:02 am
Altitude:	-37.1°
Direction:	86° E
Phase:	Night

Day length today: 8h 37m 13s (Dec 20, 2025)

8 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 19, 2025)

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

7 hours, 9 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

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Night	12:00 am – 6:54 am
Astro. Twilight	6:54 am – 7:30 am
Nautical Twilight	7:30 am – 8:08 am
Civil Twilight	8:08 am – 8:43 am
Daylight	8:43 am – 5:20 pm
Civil Twilight	5:20 pm – 5:55 pm
Nautical Twilight	5:55 pm – 6:33 pm
Astro. Twilight	6:33 pm – 7:10 pm
Night	7:10 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in La Rochelle - Next 7 Days

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2025	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
Dec	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. km
Dec	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. km
Dec 20	8:43 am	5:20 pm	8:37:13	−0:08	1:02 pm (20.4°)	147.186
Dec 21	8:44 am	5:21 pm	8:37:10	−0:03	1:02 pm (20.4°)	147.176
Dec 22	8:44 am	5:21 pm	8:37:12	+0:01	1:03 pm (20.4°)	147.166
Dec 23	8:45 am	5:22 pm	8:37:19	+0:07	1:03 pm (20.5°)	147.156
Dec 24	8:45 am	5:23 pm	8:37:31	+0:12	1:04 pm (20.5°)	147.147
Dec 25	8:45 am	5:23 pm	8:37:48	+0:17	1:04 pm (20.5°)	147.139
Dec 26	8:46 am	5:24 pm	8:38:11	+0:22	1:05 pm (20.5°)	147.132
* All times are local time for La Rochelle. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in La Rochelle is at 4:03 pm on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 7 hours, 9 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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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinox	Mar 20	10:01 am
June solstice	Jun 21	4:42 am
September equinox	Sep 22	8:19 pm
December solstice	Dec 21	4:03 pm
* All times are local La Rochelle time.

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Percent Illuminated:

0.2%

Time:	5:02 am
Altitude:	-41.6°
Direction:	90° E
Position:	Near New Moon (Waxing Crescent)

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Moon in La Rochelle - Next 7 days

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2025	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
Dec	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (km)	Illumination
Dec 20	9:32 am	5:18 pm	-	1:24 pm	(15.0°)	402,614	0.3%
Dec 21	10:16 am	6:21 pm	-	2:16 pm	(16.5°)	400,205	2.2%
Dec 22	10:51 am	7:30 pm	-	3:07 pm	(19.4°)	397,315	6.0%
Dec 23	11:18 am	8:41 pm	-	3:55 pm	(23.4°)	393,971	11.7%
Dec 24	11:41 am	9:53 pm	-	4:41 pm	(28.5°)	390,170	19.2%
Dec 25	12:00 pm	11:05 pm	-	5:26 pm	(34.3°)	385,945	28.3%
Dec 26	12:17 pm	-	-	6:10 pm	(40.7°)	381,346	38.5%
* All times are local time for La Rochelle. 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 La Rochelle This Coming Night

	Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Dec 20, 2025
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Sat 7:18 am	Sat 4:15 pm	Sat 11:47 am	Slightly difficult to see
Venus	Sat 8:26 am	Sat 5:01 pm	Sat 12:44 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Mars	Sat 9:12 am	Sat 5:36 pm	Sat 1:24 pm	Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter	Fri 7:07 pm	Sat 10:28 am	Sat 2:47 am	Perfect visibility
Saturn	Sat 1:07 pm	Sun 12:40 am	Sat 6:53 pm	Average visibility
Uranus	Sat 3:20 pm	Sun 6:19 am	Sat 10:50 pm	Average visibility
Neptune	Sat 1:10 pm	Sun 1:02 am	Sat 7:06 pm	Difficult to see
* All times are local time for La Rochelle.