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Lincoln, NE, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 1.0%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 18, 2025 at 9:36:27 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:45 am 121° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:00 pm 239° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 6:51 am 127° Southeast
Moonset Today: 3:37 pm 232° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 15 minutes (-13s)

Today's Sun Position in Lincoln

Time: 9:36 pm
Altitude: -51.0°
Direction: 283° W
Phase: Night

Day length today: 9h 14m 59s (Dec 18, 2025)

13 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 17, 2025)

16 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

5 hours, 51 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Lincoln Today

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Night 12:00 am – 6:07 am
Astro. Twilight 6:07 am – 6:40 am
Nautical Twilight 6:40 am – 7:14 am
Civil Twilight 7:14 am – 7:45 am
Daylight 7:45 am – 5:00 pm
Civil Twilight 5:00 pm – 5:31 pm
Nautical Twilight 5:31 pm – 6:06 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:06 pm – 6:39 pm
Night 6:39 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Lincoln - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Dec 18 7:45 am 5:00 pm 9:14:59 −0:13 12:23 pm (25.8°) 91.470
Dec 19 7:46 am 5:01 pm 9:14:49 −0:09 12:23 pm (25.8°) 91.462
Dec 20 7:47 am 5:01 pm 9:14:44 −0:05 12:24 pm (25.8°) 91.456
Dec 21 7:47 am 5:02 pm 9:14:42 −0:01 12:24 pm (25.8°) 91.449
Dec 22 7:48 am 5:02 pm 9:14:45 +0:02 12:25 pm (25.8°) 91.443
Dec 23 7:48 am 5:03 pm 9:14:51 +0:06 12:25 pm (25.8°) 91.437
Dec 24 7:48 am 5:04 pm 9:15:02 +0:10 12:26 pm (25.8°) 91.432
* All times are local time for Lincoln. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Lincoln is at 9:03 am on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 52 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

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Today's Moon in Lincoln

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Lincoln - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Dec 18 6:51 am 3:37 pm - 11:16 am (21.2°) 251,965 1.9%
Dec 19 7:49 am 4:25 pm - 12:07 pm (20.2°) 251,068 0.3%
Dec 20 8:40 am 5:21 pm - 1:00 pm (20.6°) 249,805 0.6%
Dec 21 9:24 am 6:24 pm - 1:52 pm (22.5°) 248,228 3.0%
Dec 22 10:01 am 7:29 pm - 2:42 pm (25.7°) 246,356 7.4%
Dec 23 10:31 am 8:36 pm - 3:30 pm (30.1°) 244,203 13.6%
Dec 24 10:57 am 9:43 pm - 4:15 pm (35.4°) 241,769 21.5%
* All times are local time for Lincoln. 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 Lincoln This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Dec 18, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Fri 6:21 am Fri 3:53 pm Fri 11:07 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Fri 7:28 am Fri 4:41 pm Fri 12:05 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Fri 8:14 am Fri 5:19 pm Fri 12:47 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Fri 6:46 pm Sat 9:31 am Sat 2:08 am Perfect visibility
Saturn Thu 12:33 pm Fri 12:11 am Thu 6:22 pm Average visibility
Uranus Thu 3:05 pm Fri 5:32 am Thu 10:19 pm Average visibility
Neptune Thu 12:38 pm Fri 12:32 am Thu 6:35 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Lincoln.

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