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Citrus Heights, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 8.0%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 5:21:39 am
Sunrise Today: 7:06 am 89° East
Sunset Today: 7:18 pm 271° West
Moonrise Today: 8:16 am 68° East
Moonset Today: 10:55 pm 297° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 11 minutes (+2m 31s)

Today's Sun Position in Citrus Heights

Time: 5:21 am
Altitude: -21.0°
Direction: 72° E
Phase: Night

Day length today: 12h 11m 28s (Mar 21, 2026)

2 minutes, 31 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 20, 2026)

2 hours, 44 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

2 hours, 41 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Citrus Heights Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:37 am
Astro. Twilight 5:37 am – 6:09 am
Nautical Twilight 6:09 am – 6:40 am
Civil Twilight 6:40 am – 7:06 am
Daylight 7:06 am – 7:18 pm
Civil Twilight 7:18 pm – 7:44 pm
Nautical Twilight 7:44 pm – 8:15 pm
Astro. Twilight 8:15 pm – 8:47 pm
Night 8:47 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Citrus Heights - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 21 7:06 am 7:18 pm 12:11:28 +2:31 1:12 pm (51.8°) 92.608
Mar 22 7:05 am 7:19 pm 12:14:00 +2:31 1:11 pm (52.2°) 92.633
Mar 23 7:03 am 7:20 pm 12:16:32 +2:31 1:11 pm (52.6°) 92.659
Mar 24 7:02 am 7:21 pm 12:19:04 +2:31 1:11 pm (53.0°) 92.685
Mar 25 7:00 am 7:22 pm 12:21:35 +2:31 1:10 pm (53.4°) 92.711
Mar 26 6:58 am 7:23 pm 12:24:06 +2:31 1:10 pm (53.8°) 92.736
Mar 27 6:57 am 7:24 pm 12:26:38 +2:31 1:10 pm (54.1°) 92.762
* All times are local time for Citrus Heights. 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 Citrus Heights

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Citrus Heights - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 21 8:16 am 10:55 pm - 3:29 pm (70.0°) 228,052 10.9%
Mar 22 8:52 am - - 4:27 pm (74.9°) 228,028 19.6%
Mar 23 - 12:12 am 9:36 am 5:27 pm (78.2°) 228,624 30.1%
Mar 24 - 1:26 am 10:29 am 6:30 pm (79.5°) 229,702 41.7%
Mar 25 - 2:32 am 11:33 am 7:33 pm (78.7°) 231,130 53.6%
Mar 26 - 3:27 am 12:43 pm 8:32 pm (76.0°) 232,790 65.1%
Mar 27 - 4:12 am 1:56 pm 9:27 pm (71.8°) 234,612 75.5%
* All times are local time for Citrus Heights. 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 Citrus Heights This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Mar 21, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 6:10 am Sat 5:24 pm Sat 11:47 am Difficult to see
Venus Sat 7:54 am Sat 8:44 pm Sat 2:19 pm Fairly good visibility
Mars Sat 6:34 am Sat 5:55 pm Sat 12:14 pm Very difficult to see
Jupiter Sat 12:51 pm Sun 3:34 am Sat 8:13 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Sat 7:25 am Sat 7:28 pm Sat 1:26 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Sat 9:43 am Sun 12:00 midnight Sat 4:51 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Sat 7:16 am Sat 7:16 pm Sat 1:16 pm Very close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Citrus Heights.

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