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Midland, TX, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 1.0%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 18, 2025 at 9:34:57 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:43 am 117° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:46 pm 243° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 6:43 am 122° Southeast
Moonset Today: 4:32 pm 237° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 4 minutes (-9s)

Today's Sun Position in Midland

Time: 9:34 pm
Altitude: -47.3°
Direction: 269° W
Phase: Night

Day length today: 10h 3m 32s (Dec 18, 2025)

9 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 17, 2025)

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

4 hours, 11 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Midland Today

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Night 12:00 am – 6:15 am
Astro. Twilight 6:15 am – 6:45 am
Nautical Twilight 6:45 am – 7:16 am
Civil Twilight 7:16 am – 7:43 am
Daylight 7:43 am – 5:46 pm
Civil Twilight 5:46 pm – 6:13 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:13 pm – 6:44 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:44 pm – 7:14 pm
Night 7:14 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Midland - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Dec 18 7:43 am 5:46 pm 10:03:32 −0:09 12:45 pm (34.6°) 91.470
Dec 19 7:43 am 5:47 pm 10:03:26 −0:06 12:45 pm (34.6°) 91.462
Dec 20 7:44 am 5:47 pm 10:03:22 −0:03 12:46 pm (34.6°) 91.456
Dec 21 7:44 am 5:48 pm 10:03:21 < 1s 12:46 pm (34.6°) 91.449
Dec 22 7:45 am 5:48 pm 10:03:23 +0:01 12:47 pm (34.6°) 91.443
Dec 23 7:45 am 5:49 pm 10:03:28 +0:04 12:47 pm (34.6°) 91.437
Dec 24 7:46 am 5:49 pm 10:03:35 +0:07 12:48 pm (34.6°) 91.432
* All times are local time for Midland. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Midland is at 9:03 am on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 11 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 Midland

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Midland - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Dec 18 6:43 am 4:32 pm - 11:38 am (30.0°) 251,955 1.8%
Dec 19 7:38 am 5:21 pm - 12:30 pm (29.0°) 251,051 0.3%
Dec 20 8:30 am 6:16 pm - 1:22 pm (29.5°) 249,784 0.7%
Dec 21 9:16 am 7:15 pm - 2:14 pm (31.4°) 248,202 3.1%
Dec 22 9:57 am 8:16 pm - 3:04 pm (34.6°) 246,326 7.4%
Dec 23 10:33 am 9:17 pm - 3:52 pm (39.0°) 244,168 13.7%
Dec 24 11:05 am 10:18 pm - 4:38 pm (44.4°) 241,730 21.6%
* All times are local time for Midland. 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 Midland This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Dec 18, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Fri 6:21 am Fri 4:36 pm Fri 11:29 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Fri 7:25 am Fri 5:27 pm Fri 12:26 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Fri 8:10 am Fri 6:06 pm Fri 1:08 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Fri 7:30 pm Sat 9:29 am Sat 2:30 am Perfect visibility
Saturn Thu 12:52 pm Fri 12:36 am Thu 6:44 pm Average visibility
Uranus Thu 3:47 pm Fri 5:33 am Thu 10:40 pm Average visibility
Neptune Thu 12:58 pm Fri 12:54 am Thu 6:56 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Midland.

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