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Lafayette, LA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 27.3%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 14, 2026 at 6:11:45 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:32 am↑ 111° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:11 pm↑ 249° West
Moonrise Today: 11:11 am↑ 119° Southeast
Moonset Today: 9:31 pm↑ 243° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 39 minutes (-1m 20s)

Today's Sun Position in Lafayette

Time: 6:11 pm
Altitude: -13.2°
Direction: 256° W
Phase: Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 10h 39m 8s (Nov 14, 2026)

1 minute, 20 seconds shorter than yesterday (Nov 13, 2026)

27 minutes, 16 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

3 hours, 26 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2026)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Lafayette Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:10 am
Astro. Twilight 5:10 am – 5:38 am
Nautical Twilight 5:38 am – 6:07 am
Civil Twilight 6:07 am – 6:32 am
Daylight 6:32 am – 5:11 pm
Civil Twilight 5:11 pm – 5:37 pm
Nautical Twilight 5:37 pm – 6:06 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:06 pm – 6:34 pm
Night 6:34 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Lafayette - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Nov Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Nov 14 6:32 am 5:11 pm 10:39:08 −1:20 11:52 am (41.4°) 91.968
Nov 15 6:33 am 5:11 pm 10:37:49 −1:19 11:52 am (41.2°) 91.947
Nov 16 6:34 am 5:11 pm 10:36:31 −1:17 11:52 am (40.9°) 91.926
Nov 17 6:35 am 5:10 pm 10:35:14 −1:16 11:53 am (40.7°) 91.905
Nov 18 6:36 am 5:10 pm 10:34:00 −1:14 11:53 am (40.4°) 91.885
Nov 19 6:36 am 5:09 pm 10:32:46 −1:13 11:53 am (40.2°) 91.865
Nov 20 6:37 am 5:09 pm 10:31:35 −1:11 11:53 am (40.0°) 91.845
* All times are local time for Lafayette. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Lafayette

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Lafayette - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Nov Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Nov 14 11:11 am 9:31 pm - 4:19 pm (35.3°) 251,559 26.6%
Nov 15 11:48 am 10:28 pm - 5:06 pm (39.0°) 250,309 35.7%
Nov 16 12:21 pm 11:25 pm - 5:50 pm (43.5°) 248,266 45.3%
Nov 17 12:51 pm - - 6:33 pm (48.8°) 245,481 55.3%
Nov 18 - 12:21 am 1:20 pm 7:16 pm (54.7°) 242,076 65.4%
Nov 19 - 1:19 am 1:48 pm 7:59 pm (61.0°) 238,250 75.2%
Nov 20 - 2:17 am 2:18 pm 8:44 pm (67.4°) 234,276 84.0%
* All times are local time for Lafayette. 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 Lafayette This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Nov 14, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sun 5:08 am Sun 4:20 pm Sun 10:44 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Sun 4:14 am Sun 3:30 pm Sun 9:51 am Great visibility
Mars Sat 11:45 pm Sun 1:01 pm Sun 6:23 am Average visibility
Jupiter Sat 11:48 pm Sun 12:57 pm Sun 6:23 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Sat 3:02 pm Sun 3:10 am Sat 9:06 pm Perfect visibility
Uranus Sun 5:42 pm Mon 7:28 am Mon 12:35 am Average visibility
Neptune Sat 2:39 pm Sun 2:40 am Sat 8:40 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Lafayette.

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