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Franklin, VA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 23.4%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 4:55:51 am
Sunrise Today: 7:06 am 88° East
Sunset Today: 7:22 pm 272° West
Moonrise Today: 9:39 am 57° Northeast
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 15 minutes (+2m 21s)

Today's Sun Position in Franklin

Time: 4:55 am
Altitude: -26.4°
Direction: 67° E
Phase: Night

Day length today: 12h 15m 26s (Mar 23, 2026)

2 minutes, 21 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 22, 2026)

2 hours, 36 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

2 hours, 24 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Franklin Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:40 am
Astro. Twilight 5:40 am – 6:10 am
Nautical Twilight 6:10 am – 6:40 am
Civil Twilight 6:40 am – 7:06 am
Daylight 7:06 am – 7:22 pm
Civil Twilight 7:22 pm – 7:48 pm
Nautical Twilight 7:48 pm – 8:18 pm
Astro. Twilight 8:18 pm – 8:49 pm
Night 8:49 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Franklin - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 23 7:06 am 7:22 pm 12:15:26 +2:21 1:14 pm (54.6°) 92.656
Mar 24 7:05 am 7:23 pm 12:17:47 +2:20 1:13 pm (55.0°) 92.682
Mar 25 7:03 am 7:23 pm 12:20:08 +2:20 1:13 pm (55.3°) 92.707
Mar 26 7:02 am 7:24 pm 12:22:29 +2:20 1:13 pm (55.7°) 92.733
Mar 27 7:00 am 7:25 pm 12:24:49 +2:20 1:12 pm (56.1°) 92.759
Mar 28 6:59 am 7:26 pm 12:27:09 +2:20 1:12 pm (56.5°) 92.785
Mar 29 6:57 am 7:27 pm 12:29:30 +2:20 1:12 pm (56.9°) 92.811
* All times are local time for Franklin. 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 Franklin

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Franklin - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 23 9:39 am - - 5:22 pm (79.9°) 228,521 28.8%
Mar 24 - 1:12 am 10:33 am 6:25 pm (81.5°) 229,548 40.2%
Mar 25 - 2:19 am 11:35 am 7:28 pm (81.0°) 230,940 52.1%
Mar 26 - 3:16 am 12:44 pm 8:28 pm (78.5°) 232,576 63.7%
Mar 27 - 4:03 am 1:55 pm 9:23 pm (74.5°) 234,380 74.3%
Mar 28 - 4:41 am 3:06 pm 10:15 pm (69.2°) 236,310 83.5%
Mar 29 - 5:12 am 4:13 pm 11:02 pm (63.3°) 238,347 90.8%
* All times are local time for Franklin. 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 Franklin This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 23, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Mon 6:05 am Mon 5:21 pm Mon 11:43 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Mon 7:57 am Mon 8:49 pm Mon 2:23 pm Fairly good visibility
Mars Mon 6:31 am Mon 5:59 pm Mon 12:15 pm Very difficult to see
Jupiter Mon 12:53 pm Tue 3:24 am Mon 8:08 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Mon 7:21 am Mon 7:24 pm Mon 1:22 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Mon 9:43 am Mon 11:50 pm Mon 4:47 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Mon 7:11 am Mon 7:12 pm Mon 1:11 pm Very close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Franklin.

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