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Gloucester, MA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 56.6%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 1:23:44 am
Sunrise Today: 5:27 am↑ 65° East
Sunset Today: 7:51 pm↑ 295° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 1:48 am↑ 117° Southeast
Moonset Today: 11:42 am↑ 246° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 25 minutes (+2m 17s)
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Today's Sun Position in Gloucester

Time: 1:23 am
Altitude: -29.2°
Direction: 12° N
Phase: Night

Day length today: 14h 24m 39s (May 9, 2026)

2 minutes, 17 seconds longer than yesterday (May 8, 2026)

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

54 minutes, 15 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Gloucester 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 Gloucester Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Gloucester 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 – 3:32 am
Astro. Twilight 3:32 am – 4:16 am
Nautical Twilight 4:16 am – 4:55 am
Civil Twilight 4:55 am – 5:27 am
Daylight 5:27 am – 7:51 pm
Civil Twilight 7:51 pm – 8:23 pm
Nautical Twilight 8:23 pm – 9:03 pm
Astro. Twilight 9:03 pm – 9:47 pm
Night 9:47 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Gloucester - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
May Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
May 9 5:27 am 7:51 pm 14:24:39 +2:17 12:39 pm (64.9°) 93.843
May 10 5:25 am 7:52 pm 14:26:54 +2:15 12:39 pm (65.1°) 93.865
May 11 5:24 am 7:53 pm 14:29:07 +2:13 12:39 pm (65.4°) 93.886
May 12 5:23 am 7:54 pm 14:31:18 +2:11 12:38 pm (65.7°) 93.908
May 13 5:22 am 7:56 pm 14:33:27 +2:09 12:38 pm (65.9°) 93.929
May 14 5:21 am 7:57 pm 14:35:34 +2:07 12:38 pm (66.1°) 93.950
May 15 5:20 am 7:58 pm 14:37:39 +2:04 12:38 pm (66.4°) 93.970
* All times are local time for Gloucester. 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 10:46 am
June solstice Jun 21 4:25 am
September equinox Sep 22 8:05 pm
December solstice Dec 21 3:50 pm
* All times are local Gloucester time.

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Today's Moon in Gloucester

Percent Illuminated: 56.6%
Time: 1:23 am
Altitude: -4.8°
Direction: 113° SE
Position: Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Gloucester 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 Gloucester - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
May 9 1:48 am 11:42 am - 6:41 am (28.1°) 245,754 54.5%
May 10 2:12 am 12:49 pm - 7:26 am (33.3°) 242,480 44.1%
May 11 2:34 am 1:58 pm - 8:10 am (39.2°) 238,736 33.7%
May 12 2:55 am 3:08 pm - 8:55 am (45.6°) 234,769 23.7%
May 13 3:16 am 4:21 pm - 9:42 am (52.4°) 230,864 14.7%
May 14 3:39 am 5:38 pm - 10:31 am (59.1°) 227,381 7.3%
May 15 4:06 am 7:00 pm - 11:25 am (65.3°) 224,640 2.3%
* All times are local time for Gloucester. 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 Gloucester This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 9, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 5:15 am Sat 7:19 pm Sat 12:16 pm Difficult to see
Venus Sat 7:01 am Sat 10:25 pm Sat 2:43 pm Good visibility
Mars Sat 4:26 am Sat 5:32 pm Sat 10:59 am Slightly difficult to see
Jupiter Sat 9:28 am Sun 12:30 am Sat 4:59 pm Fairly good visibility
Saturn Sat 4:04 am Sat 4:23 pm Sat 10:13 am Average visibility
Uranus Sat 6:05 am Sat 8:48 pm Sat 1:27 pm Extremely difficult to see
Neptune Sat 3:45 am Sat 3:50 pm Sat 9:48 am Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Gloucester.

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