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Galway, Ireland — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 28.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 15, 2026 at 4:31:09 am
Sunrise Today: 8:00 am↑ 121° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:40 pm↑ 239° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 1:25 pm↑ 128° Southeast
Moonset Today: 9:31 pm↑ 234° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 8 hours, 39 minutes (-3m 20s)

Today's Sun Position in Galway

Time: 4:31 am
Altitude: -31.0°
Direction: 79° E
Phase: Night

Day length today: 8h 39m 11s (Nov 15, 2026)

3 minutes, 20 seconds shorter than yesterday (Nov 14, 2026)

1 hour, 8 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

8 hours, 20 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2026)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Galway Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:58 am
Astro. Twilight 5:58 am – 6:39 am
Nautical Twilight 6:39 am – 7:22 am
Civil Twilight 7:22 am – 8:00 am
Daylight 8:00 am – 4:40 pm
Civil Twilight 4:40 pm – 5:18 pm
Nautical Twilight 5:18 pm – 6:01 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:01 pm – 6:42 pm
Night 6:42 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Galway - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Nov Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Nov 15 8:00 am 4:40 pm 8:39:11 −3:20 12:20 pm (18.2°) 91.951
Nov 16 8:02 am 4:38 pm 8:35:53 −3:17 12:20 pm (18.0°) 91.931
Nov 17 8:04 am 4:37 pm 8:32:39 −3:14 12:21 pm (17.7°) 91.910
Nov 18 8:06 am 4:35 pm 8:29:28 −3:10 12:21 pm (17.5°) 91.890
Nov 19 8:08 am 4:34 pm 8:26:21 −3:07 12:21 pm (17.2°) 91.870
Nov 20 8:09 am 4:33 pm 8:23:17 −3:03 12:21 pm (17.0°) 91.850
Nov 21 8:11 am 4:31 pm 8:20:17 −3:00 12:22 pm (16.8°) 91.831
* All times are local time for Galway. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Galway

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Galway - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Nov Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Nov 15 1:25 pm 9:31 pm - 5:23 pm (14.9°) 250,667 33.5%
Nov 16 1:41 pm 10:46 pm - 6:08 pm (19.2°) 248,806 43.0%
Nov 17 1:54 pm - - 6:51 pm (24.3°) 246,184 53.0%
Nov 18 - 12:02 am 2:04 pm 7:34 pm (30.0°) 242,906 63.1%
Nov 19 - 1:19 am 2:14 pm 8:17 pm (36.2°) 239,156 73.0%
Nov 20 - 2:37 am 2:24 pm 9:02 pm (42.6°) 235,188 82.1%
Nov 21 - 3:59 am 2:36 pm 9:50 pm (48.9°) 231,321 89.9%
* All times are local time for Galway. 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 Galway This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Nov 15, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sun 6:11 am Sun 4:15 pm Sun 11:13 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Sun 5:13 am Sun 3:28 pm Sun 10:20 am Fairly good visibility
Mars Sat 11:25 pm Sun 2:18 pm Sun 6:52 am Average visibility
Jupiter Sat 11:33 pm Sun 2:10 pm Sun 6:51 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Sun 3:23 pm Mon 3:39 am Sun 9:31 pm Perfect visibility
Uranus Sat 5:02 pm Sun 9:14 am Sun 1:08 am Average visibility
Neptune Sun 3:05 pm Mon 3:04 am Sun 9:05 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Galway.

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