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Las Cruces, NM, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 28.1%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 14, 2026 at 7:29:40 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:35 am↑ 111° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:07 pm↑ 249° West
Moonrise Today: 11:17 am↑ 119° Southeast
Moonset Today: 9:27 pm↑ 242° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 32 minutes (-1m 28s)

Today's Sun Position in Las Cruces

Time: 7:29 pm
Altitude: -30.1°
Direction: 266° W
Phase: Night

Day length today: 10h 31m 33s (Nov 14, 2026)

1 minute, 28 seconds shorter than yesterday (Nov 13, 2026)

29 minutes, 42 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

3 hours, 44 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2026)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Las Cruces Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:11 am
Astro. Twilight 5:11 am – 5:40 am
Nautical Twilight 5:40 am – 6:09 am
Civil Twilight 6:09 am – 6:35 am
Daylight 6:35 am – 5:07 pm
Civil Twilight 5:07 pm – 5:33 pm
Nautical Twilight 5:33 pm – 6:02 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:02 pm – 6:31 pm
Night 6:31 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Las Cruces - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Nov Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Nov 14 6:35 am 5:07 pm 10:31:33 −1:28 11:51 am (39.3°) 91.967
Nov 15 6:36 am 5:06 pm 10:30:07 −1:26 11:51 am (39.1°) 91.946
Nov 16 6:37 am 5:06 pm 10:28:42 −1:24 11:51 am (38.8°) 91.925
Nov 17 6:38 am 5:05 pm 10:27:19 −1:23 11:52 am (38.6°) 91.904
Nov 18 6:39 am 5:05 pm 10:25:57 −1:21 11:52 am (38.4°) 91.884
Nov 19 6:40 am 5:04 pm 10:24:37 −1:19 11:52 am (38.1°) 91.864
Nov 20 6:40 am 5:04 pm 10:23:19 −1:18 11:52 am (37.9°) 91.845
* All times are local time for Las Cruces. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Las Cruces

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Las Cruces - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Nov Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Nov 14 11:17 am 9:27 pm - 4:20 pm (33.4°) 251,523 27.0%
Nov 15 11:53 am 10:25 pm - 5:07 pm (37.0°) 250,240 36.0%
Nov 16 12:25 pm 11:23 pm - 5:51 pm (41.6°) 248,166 45.7%
Nov 17 12:54 pm - - 6:34 pm (47.0°) 245,352 55.8%
Nov 18 - 12:21 am 1:21 pm 7:16 pm (52.9°) 241,925 65.8%
Nov 19 - 1:19 am 1:49 pm 8:00 pm (59.1°) 238,088 75.5%
Nov 20 - 2:20 am 2:17 pm 8:45 pm (65.6°) 234,114 84.4%
* All times are local time for Las Cruces. 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 Las Cruces This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Nov 14, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sun 5:09 am Sun 4:16 pm Sun 10:43 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Sun 4:14 am Sun 3:27 pm Sun 9:50 am Great visibility
Mars Sat 11:41 pm Sun 1:03 pm Sun 6:22 am Average visibility
Jupiter Sat 11:44 pm Sun 12:58 pm Sun 6:21 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Sat 3:01 pm Sun 3:09 am Sat 9:05 pm Perfect visibility
Uranus Sun 5:36 pm Mon 7:31 am Mon 12:34 am Average visibility
Neptune Sat 2:38 pm Sun 2:39 am Sat 8:39 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Las Cruces.

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