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Helena, MT, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 16.1%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 6:04:53 am
Sunrise Today: 7:27 am↑ 116° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:56 pm↑ 244° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 11:53 am↑ 131° Southeast
Moonset Today: 7:58 pm↑ 231° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 29 minutes (-2m 35s)

Today's Sun Position in Helena

Time: 6:04 am
Altitude: -14.3°
Direction: 101° E
Phase: Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 9h 29m (Nov 13, 2026)

2 minutes, 35 seconds shorter than yesterday (Nov 12, 2026)

55 minutes, 13 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

6 hours, 21 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2026)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Helena Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:42 am
Astro. Twilight 5:42 am – 6:18 am
Nautical Twilight 6:18 am – 6:55 am
Civil Twilight 6:55 am – 7:27 am
Daylight 7:27 am – 4:56 pm
Civil Twilight 4:56 pm – 5:29 pm
Nautical Twilight 5:29 pm – 6:05 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:05 pm – 6:41 pm
Night 6:41 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Helena - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Nov Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Nov 13 7:27 am 4:56 pm 9:29:00 −2:35 12:12 pm (25.3°) 91.988
Nov 14 7:29 am 4:55 pm 9:26:26 −2:33 12:12 pm (25.1°) 91.967
Nov 15 7:30 am 4:54 pm 9:23:55 −2:30 12:12 pm (24.8°) 91.945
Nov 16 7:32 am 4:53 pm 9:21:27 −2:28 12:12 pm (24.6°) 91.925
Nov 17 7:33 am 4:52 pm 9:19:01 −2:25 12:13 pm (24.3°) 91.904
Nov 18 7:34 am 4:51 pm 9:16:38 −2:23 12:13 pm (24.1°) 91.884
Nov 19 7:36 am 4:50 pm 9:14:18 −2:20 12:13 pm (23.8°) 91.864
* All times are local time for Helena. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Helena

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Helena - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Nov Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Nov 13 11:53 am 7:58 pm - 3:53 pm (16.4°) 252,025 19.0%
Nov 14 12:27 pm 9:03 pm - 4:42 pm (19.0°) 251,510 27.1%
Nov 15 12:54 pm 10:10 pm - 5:28 pm (22.7°) 250,216 36.2%
Nov 16 1:17 pm 11:18 pm - 6:13 pm (27.3°) 248,130 45.9%
Nov 17 1:35 pm - - 6:56 pm (32.6°) 245,306 55.9%
Nov 18 - 12:27 am 1:53 pm 7:38 pm (38.5°) 241,872 66.0%
Nov 19 - 1:36 am 2:09 pm 8:22 pm (44.8°) 238,030 75.7%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Helena This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Nov 13, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Fri 5:56 am Fri 4:24 pm Fri 11:10 am Difficult to see
Venus Fri 5:01 am Fri 3:36 pm Fri 10:18 am Fairly good visibility
Mars Thu 11:38 pm Fri 1:56 pm Fri 6:47 am Average visibility
Jupiter Thu 11:47 pm Fri 1:52 pm Fri 6:50 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Fri 3:24 pm Sat 3:36 am Fri 9:30 pm Perfect visibility
Uranus Thu 5:29 pm Fri 8:44 am Fri 1:07 am Average visibility
Neptune Fri 3:04 pm Sat 3:03 am Fri 9:04 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Helena.

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