Sun & moon times today, Helena, Montana, USA

Moon: 92.8%

Where is the Sun directly overhead right now?

Day length today: 9h 49m 2s (Feb 4, 2026)

2 minutes, 50 seconds longer than yesterday (Feb 3, 2026)

1 hour, 15 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

6 hours, 1 minute shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

12 am

2 am

4 am

6 am

8 am

10 am

12 pm

2 pm

4 pm

6 pm

8 pm

10 pm

Sun in Helena - Next 7 Days

Scroll right to see more

2026	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
Feb	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Feb	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Feb 4	7:47 am	5:36 pm	9:49:02	+2:50	12:42 pm (27.4°)	91.641
Feb 5	7:46 am	5:38 pm	9:51:55	+2:52	12:42 pm (27.7°)	91.656
Feb 6	7:45 am	5:39 pm	9:54:49	+2:54	12:42 pm (28.0°)	91.672
Feb 7	7:43 am	5:41 pm	9:57:44	+2:55	12:42 pm (28.3°)	91.688
Feb 8	7:42 am	5:42 pm	10:00:42	+2:57	12:42 pm (28.6°)	91.704
Feb 9	7:40 am	5:44 pm	10:03:41	+2:58	12:42 pm (29.0°)	91.721
Feb 10	7:39 am	5:45 pm	10:06:41	+3:00	12:42 pm (29.3°)	91.738
* All times are local time for Helena. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

March equinox	Mar 20	8:46 am
June solstice	Jun 21	2:25 am
September equinox	Sep 22	6:05 pm
December solstice	Dec 21	1:50 pm
* All times are local Helena time.

Percent Illuminated:

92.8%

Scroll right to see more

2026	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
Feb	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
Feb 4	-	9:03 am	9:16 pm	2:40 am	(47.2°)	237,901	92.7%
Feb 5	-	9:19 am	10:26 pm	3:24 am	(40.8°)	241,281	86.1%
Feb 6	-	9:35 am	11:35 pm	4:06 am	(34.6°)	244,502	78.1%
Feb 7	-	9:52 am	-	4:49 am	(28.9°)	247,297	69.2%
Feb 8	12:44 am	10:12 am	-	5:32 am	(23.9°)	249,467	59.7%
Feb 9	1:52 am	10:36 am	-	6:18 am	(19.8°)	250,854	49.9%
Feb 10	3:00 am	11:07 am	-	7:06 am	(16.6°)	251,387	40.2%
* All times are local time for Helena. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

	Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Feb 4, 2026
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Wed 8:23 am	Wed 6:28 pm	Wed 1:25 pm	Difficult to see
Venus	Wed 8:14 am	Wed 6:08 pm	Wed 1:11 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Mars	Wed 7:39 am	Wed 4:57 pm	Wed 12:18 pm	Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter	Wed 2:52 pm	Thu 6:27 am	Wed 10:40 pm	Perfect visibility
Saturn	Wed 9:35 am	Wed 9:20 pm	Wed 3:27 pm	Average visibility
Uranus	Wed 11:38 am	Thu 2:38 am	Wed 7:08 pm	Average visibility
Neptune	Wed 9:33 am	Wed 9:28 pm	Wed 3:30 pm	Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Helena.