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Defiance, OH, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 24.1%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 6:34:23 am
Sunrise Today: 7:35 am 88° East
Sunset Today: 7:52 pm 273° West
Moonrise Today: 9:54 am 55° Northeast
Moonset Today: 12:46 am 304° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 17 minutes (+2m 46s)

Today's Sun Position in Defiance

Time: 6:34 am
Altitude: -12.2°
Direction: 77° E
Phase: Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 12h 17m 22s (Mar 23, 2026)

2 minutes, 46 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 22, 2026)

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

2 hours, 52 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Defiance Today

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Night 12:00 am – 6:02 am
Astro. Twilight 6:02 am – 6:35 am
Nautical Twilight 6:35 am – 7:08 am
Civil Twilight 7:08 am – 7:35 am
Daylight 7:35 am – 7:52 pm
Civil Twilight 7:52 pm – 8:20 pm
Nautical Twilight 8:20 pm – 8:53 pm
Astro. Twilight 8:53 pm – 9:26 pm
Night 9:26 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Defiance - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 23 7:35 am 7:52 pm 12:17:22 +2:46 1:43 pm (50.0°) 92.656
Mar 24 7:33 am 7:54 pm 12:20:08 +2:46 1:43 pm (50.4°) 92.682
Mar 25 7:32 am 7:55 pm 12:22:54 +2:46 1:43 pm (50.7°) 92.708
Mar 26 7:30 am 7:56 pm 12:25:40 +2:45 1:43 pm (51.1°) 92.734
Mar 27 7:28 am 7:57 pm 12:28:25 +2:45 1:42 pm (51.5°) 92.760
Mar 28 7:27 am 7:58 pm 12:31:11 +2:45 1:42 pm (51.9°) 92.785
Mar 29 7:25 am 7:59 pm 12:33:56 +2:45 1:42 pm (52.3°) 92.812
* All times are local time for Defiance. 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 Defiance

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Defiance - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 23 - 12:46 am 9:54 am 5:53 pm (75.3°) 228,538 29.0%
Mar 24 - 2:01 am 10:45 am 6:56 pm (76.8°) 229,574 40.5%
Mar 25 - 3:09 am 11:47 am 7:59 pm (76.3°) 230,971 52.3%
Mar 26 - 4:05 am 12:58 pm 8:59 pm (73.8°) 232,611 63.9%
Mar 27 - 4:49 am 2:12 pm 9:54 pm (69.7°) 234,419 74.5%
Mar 28 - 5:23 am 3:26 pm 10:45 pm (64.5°) 236,351 83.7%
Mar 29 - 5:51 am 4:37 pm 11:32 pm (58.5°) 238,390 91.0%
* All times are local time for Defiance. 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 Defiance This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 23, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Mon 6:39 am Mon 5:46 pm Mon 12:13 pm Difficult to see
Venus Mon 8:23 am Mon 9:24 pm Mon 2:53 pm Fairly good visibility
Mars Mon 7:04 am Mon 6:26 pm Mon 12:45 pm Very difficult to see
Jupiter Mon 1:08 pm Tue 4:07 am Mon 8:38 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Mon 7:50 am Mon 7:54 pm Mon 1:52 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Mon 10:01 am Tue 12:32 am Mon 5:16 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Mon 7:41 am Mon 7:42 pm Mon 1:41 pm Very close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Defiance.

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