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

Moon: 45.3%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 5:11:56 am
Sunrise Today: 7:42 am 87° East
Sunset Today: 8:04 pm 274° West
Moonrise Today: 12:02 pm 52° Northeast
Moonset Today: 3:16 am 308° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 22 minutes (+2m 41s)

Today's Sun Position in Lafayette

Time: 5:11 am
Altitude: -28.2°
Direction: 60° NE
Phase: Night

Day length today: 12h 22m 22s (Mar 25, 2026)

2 minutes, 41 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 24, 2026)

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

2 hours, 41 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Lafayette Today

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Night 12:00 am – 6:10 am
Astro. Twilight 6:10 am – 6:43 am
Nautical Twilight 6:43 am – 7:15 am
Civil Twilight 7:15 am – 7:42 am
Daylight 7:42 am – 8:04 pm
Civil Twilight 8:04 pm – 8:32 pm
Nautical Twilight 8:32 pm – 9:04 pm
Astro. Twilight 9:04 pm – 9:37 pm
Night 9:37 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Lafayette - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 25 7:42 am 8:04 pm 12:22:22 +2:41 1:53 pm (51.6°) 92.708
Mar 26 7:40 am 8:06 pm 12:25:03 +2:40 1:53 pm (52.0°) 92.734
Mar 27 7:39 am 8:07 pm 12:27:44 +2:40 1:52 pm (52.4°) 92.760
Mar 28 7:37 am 8:08 pm 12:30:24 +2:40 1:52 pm (52.8°) 92.786
Mar 29 7:36 am 8:09 pm 12:33:05 +2:40 1:52 pm (53.2°) 92.812
Mar 30 7:34 am 8:10 pm 12:35:45 +2:40 1:51 pm (53.6°) 92.838
Mar 31 7:32 am 8:11 pm 12:38:25 +2:39 1:51 pm (54.0°) 92.864
* All times are local time for Lafayette. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. 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
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 25 - 3:16 am 12:02 pm 8:09 pm (77.1°) 230,982 52.4%
Mar 26 - 4:12 am 1:12 pm 9:09 pm (74.6°) 232,624 64.0%
Mar 27 - 4:56 am 2:26 pm 10:05 pm (70.5°) 234,432 74.6%
Mar 28 - 5:31 am 3:39 pm 10:56 pm (65.3°) 236,365 83.7%
Mar 29 - 6:00 am 4:49 pm 11:43 pm (59.3°) 238,405 91.0%
Mar 30 - 6:24 am 5:57 pm Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Mar 31 - 6:46 am 7:03 pm 12:27 am (53.0°) 240,529 96.2%
* All times are local time for Lafayette. 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 Lafayette This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Mar 25, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Wed 6:44 am Wed 5:52 pm Wed 12:18 pm Difficult to see
Venus Wed 8:32 am Wed 9:38 pm Wed 3:04 pm Fairly good visibility
Mars Wed 7:09 am Wed 6:36 pm Wed 12:53 pm Very difficult to see
Jupiter Wed 1:14 pm Thu 4:07 am Wed 8:40 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Wed 7:53 am Wed 7:57 pm Wed 1:55 pm Not visible
Uranus Wed 10:06 am Thu 12:32 am Wed 5:19 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Wed 7:43 am Wed 7:44 pm Wed 1:44 pm Extremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Lafayette.

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