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Himeji, Japan — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 24.2%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 7:48:39 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:01 am 88° East
Sunset Today: 6:14 pm 272° West
Moonrise Today: 8:11 am 61° Northeast
Moonset Today: 11:17 pm 302° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 13 minutes (+2m 11s)

Today's Sun Position in Himeji

Time: 7:48 pm
Altitude: -19.8°
Direction: 286° W
Phase: Night

Day length today: 12h 13m 28s (Mar 23, 2026)

2 minutes, 11 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 22, 2026)

2 hours, 24 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

2 hours, 16 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Himeji Today

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Night 12:00 am – 4:36 am
Astro. Twilight 4:36 am – 5:06 am
Nautical Twilight 5:06 am – 5:36 am
Civil Twilight 5:36 am – 6:01 am
Daylight 6:01 am – 6:14 pm
Civil Twilight 6:14 pm – 6:40 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:40 pm – 7:09 pm
Astro. Twilight 7:09 pm – 7:39 pm
Night 7:39 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Himeji - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 23 6:01 am 6:14 pm 12:13:28 +2:11 12:07 pm (56.2°) 92.641
Mar 24 6:00 am 6:15 pm 12:15:40 +2:11 12:07 pm (56.6°) 92.667
Mar 25 5:58 am 6:16 pm 12:17:52 +2:11 12:07 pm (57.0°) 92.692
Mar 26 5:57 am 6:17 pm 12:20:03 +2:11 12:06 pm (57.4°) 92.718
Mar 27 5:55 am 6:18 pm 12:22:15 +2:11 12:06 pm (57.7°) 92.744
Mar 28 5:54 am 6:18 pm 12:24:26 +2:11 12:06 pm (58.1°) 92.770
Mar 29 5:53 am 6:19 pm 12:26:37 +2:10 12:06 pm (58.5°) 92.796
* All times are local time for Himeji. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Himeji

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Himeji - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 23 8:11 am 11:17 pm - 3:40 pm (80.0°) 228,142 22.5%
Mar 24 9:00 am - - 4:42 pm (82.7°) 228,892 33.4%
Mar 25 - 12:27 am 9:58 am 5:45 pm (83.4°) 230,084 45.1%
Mar 26 - 1:31 am 11:03 am 6:46 pm (82.1°) 231,591 57.0%
Mar 27 - 2:24 am 12:13 pm 7:45 pm (78.9°) 233,302 68.2%
Mar 28 - 3:08 am 1:23 pm 8:39 pm (74.3°) 235,162 78.3%
Mar 29 - 3:44 am 2:31 pm 9:28 pm (68.7°) 237,136 86.8%
* All times are local time for Himeji. 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 Himeji This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 23, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Tue 4:56 am Tue 4:14 pm Tue 10:35 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Tue 6:52 am Tue 7:42 pm Tue 1:17 pm Fairly good visibility
Mars Tue 5:23 am Tue 4:54 pm Tue 11:08 am Very difficult to see
Jupiter Mon 11:53 am Tue 2:14 am Mon 7:04 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Tue 6:13 am Tue 6:16 pm Tue 12:14 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Mon 8:43 am Mon 10:42 pm Mon 3:42 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Tue 6:03 am Tue 6:04 pm Tue 12:03 pm Not visible
* All times are local time for Himeji.

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