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Arcata, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 57.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 8, 2026 at 9:23:26 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:05 am↑ 66° East
Sunset Today: 8:20 pm↑ 294° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 1:52 am↑ 121° Southeast
Moonset Today: 11:24 am↑ 241° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 14 minutes (+2m 9s)
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Today's Sun Position in Arcata

Time: 9:23 pm
Altitude: -11.2°
Direction: 305° NW
Phase: Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 14h 14m 16s (May 8, 2026)

2 minutes, 9 seconds longer than yesterday (May 7, 2026)

5 hours longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

52 minutes, 25 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Arcata today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Arcata Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Arcata today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night 12:00 am – 4:16 am
Astro. Twilight 4:16 am – 4:57 am
Nautical Twilight 4:57 am – 5:35 am
Civil Twilight 5:35 am – 6:05 am
Daylight 6:05 am – 8:20 pm
Civil Twilight 8:20 pm – 8:50 pm
Nautical Twilight 8:50 pm – 9:28 pm
Astro. Twilight 9:28 pm – 10:10 pm
Night 10:10 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Arcata - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
May Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
May 8 6:05 am 8:20 pm 14:14:16 +2:09 1:12 pm (66.4°) 93.824
May 9 6:04 am 8:21 pm 14:16:24 +2:07 1:12 pm (66.7°) 93.846
May 10 6:03 am 8:22 pm 14:18:30 +2:06 1:12 pm (66.9°) 93.868
May 11 6:02 am 8:23 pm 14:20:35 +2:04 1:12 pm (67.2°) 93.890
May 12 6:01 am 8:24 pm 14:22:37 +2:02 1:12 pm (67.4°) 93.911
May 13 6:00 am 8:25 pm 14:24:38 +2:00 1:12 pm (67.7°) 93.932
May 14 5:59 am 8:26 pm 14:26:36 +1:58 1:12 pm (67.9°) 93.953
* All times are local time for Arcata. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2026

March equinox Mar 20 7:46 am
June solstice Jun 21 1:25 am
September equinox Sep 22 5:05 pm
December solstice Dec 21 12:50 pm
* All times are local Arcata time.

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Today's Moon in Arcata

Percent Illuminated: 57.1%
Time: 9:23 pm
Altitude: -53.9°
Direction: 65° E
Position: Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Arcata today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Arcata - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
May 8 1:52 am 11:24 am - 6:35 am (26.2°) 248,063 63.0%
May 9 2:21 am 12:30 pm - 7:21 am (30.6°) 245,304 53.0%
May 10 2:46 am 1:36 pm - 8:06 am (35.9°) 241,949 42.6%
May 11 3:09 am 2:43 pm - 8:51 am (41.9°) 238,154 32.2%
May 12 3:31 am 3:52 pm - 9:36 am (48.4°) 234,177 22.3%
May 13 3:54 am 5:04 pm - 10:22 am (55.2°) 230,312 13.5%
May 14 4:19 am 6:20 pm - 11:12 am (61.9°) 226,919 6.4%
* All times are local time for Arcata. 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 Arcata This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 8, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 5:52 am Sat 7:50 pm Sat 12:50 pm Difficult to see
Venus Fri 7:40 am Fri 10:50 pm Fri 3:15 pm Good visibility
Mars Sat 5:01 am Sat 6:04 pm Sat 11:32 am Slightly difficult to see
Jupiter Fri 10:10 am Sat 1:01 am Fri 5:36 pm Fairly good visibility
Saturn Sat 4:37 am Sat 4:55 pm Sat 10:46 am Average visibility
Uranus Sat 6:43 am Sat 9:16 pm Sat 2:00 pm Extremely difficult to see
Neptune Sat 4:18 am Sat 4:23 pm Sat 10:21 am Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Arcata.

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