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Groton, CT, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 32.2%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Jun 9, 2026 at 10:41:27 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:14 am↑ 58° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:20 pm↑ 302° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 1:24 am↑ 88° East
Moonset Today: 2:06 pm↑ 276° West
Daylight Hours: 15 hours, 6 minutes (+45s)
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Today's Sun Position in Groton

Time: 10:41 pm
Altitude: -19.3°
Direction: 329° NW
Phase: Night

Day length today: 15h 5m 40s (Jun 9, 2026)

45 seconds longer than yesterday (Jun 8, 2026)

5 hours, 54 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

4 minutes, 16 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Groton 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 Groton Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Groton 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 – 3:07 am
Astro. Twilight 3:07 am – 3:58 am
Nautical Twilight 3:58 am – 4:41 am
Civil Twilight 4:41 am – 5:14 am
Daylight 5:14 am – 8:20 pm
Civil Twilight 8:20 pm – 8:54 pm
Nautical Twilight 8:54 pm – 9:37 pm
Astro. Twilight 9:37 pm – 10:28 pm
Night 10:28 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Groton - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Jun Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Jun 9 5:14 am 8:20 pm 15:05:40 +0:45 12:47 pm (71.6°) 94.361
Jun 10 5:14 am 8:21 pm 15:06:22 +0:41 12:47 pm (71.7°) 94.373
Jun 11 5:14 am 8:21 pm 15:07:01 +0:38 12:48 pm (71.8°) 94.383
Jun 12 5:14 am 8:22 pm 15:07:35 +0:34 12:48 pm (71.8°) 94.394
Jun 13 5:14 am 8:22 pm 15:08:06 +0:30 12:48 pm (71.9°) 94.404
Jun 14 5:14 am 8:22 pm 15:08:33 +0:27 12:48 pm (71.9°) 94.413
Jun 15 5:14 am 8:23 pm 15:08:57 +0:23 12:48 pm (72.0°) 94.422
* All times are local time for Groton. 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 Groton time.

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Today's Moon in Groton

Percent Illuminated: 32.2%
Time: 10:41 pm
Altitude: -31.1°
Direction: 46° NE
Position: Waning Crescent

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Jun Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Jun 9 1:24 am 2:06 pm - 7:39 am (51.0°) 235,748 38.8%
Jun 10 1:46 am 3:18 pm - 8:25 am (57.5°) 231,906 28.1%
Jun 11 2:11 am 4:34 pm - 9:16 am (63.9°) 228,286 18.1%
Jun 12 2:42 am 5:54 pm - 10:11 am (69.4°) 225,203 9.7%
Jun 13 3:20 am 7:15 pm - 11:12 am (73.7°) 223,020 3.6%
Jun 14 4:11 am 8:31 pm - 12:19 pm (76.1°) 222,004 0.5%
Jun 15 5:14 am 9:35 pm - 1:27 pm (76.1°) 222,299 0.7%
* All times are local time for Groton. 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 Groton This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Jun 9, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Wed 6:53 am Wed 10:10 pm Wed 2:32 pm Slightly difficult to see
Venus Tue 7:54 am Tue 10:58 pm Tue 3:27 pm Good visibility
Mars Wed 3:28 am Wed 5:33 pm Wed 10:30 am Average visibility
Jupiter Tue 8:03 am Tue 10:50 pm Tue 3:26 pm Fairly good visibility
Saturn Wed 2:11 am Wed 2:36 pm Wed 8:24 am Average visibility
Uranus Wed 4:15 am Wed 6:53 pm Wed 11:34 am Extremely difficult to see
Neptune Wed 1:46 am Wed 1:54 pm Wed 7:50 am Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Groton.

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