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Ocala, FL, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 0.6%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 19, 2025 at 4:12:25 am
Sunrise Today: 7:17 am 117° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:34 pm 243° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 7:07 am 123° Southeast
Moonset Today: 5:07 pm 237° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 17 minutes (-6s)

Today's Sun Position in Ocala

Time: 4:12 am
Altitude: -39.3°
Direction: 98° E
Phase: Night

Day length today: 10h 16m 44s (Dec 19, 2025)

6 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 18, 2025)

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

3 hours, 44 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Ocala Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:52 am
Astro. Twilight 5:52 am – 6:21 am
Nautical Twilight 6:21 am – 6:51 am
Civil Twilight 6:51 am – 7:17 am
Daylight 7:17 am – 5:34 pm
Civil Twilight 5:34 pm – 6:00 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:00 pm – 6:29 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:29 pm – 6:59 pm
Night 6:59 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Ocala - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Dec 19 7:17 am 5:34 pm 10:16:44 −0:06 12:25 pm (37.4°) 91.463
Dec 20 7:17 am 5:34 pm 10:16:41 −0:03 12:26 pm (37.4°) 91.456
Dec 21 7:18 am 5:35 pm 10:16:40 < 1s 12:26 pm (37.4°) 91.449
Dec 22 7:19 am 5:35 pm 10:16:41 +0:01 12:27 pm (37.4°) 91.443
Dec 23 7:19 am 5:36 pm 10:16:46 +0:04 12:27 pm (37.4°) 91.437
Dec 24 7:19 am 5:36 pm 10:16:52 +0:06 12:28 pm (37.4°) 91.432
Dec 25 7:20 am 5:37 pm 10:17:01 +0:09 12:28 pm (37.5°) 91.427
* All times are local time for Ocala. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Ocala is at 10:03 am on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 3 hours, 44 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 Ocala

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Ocala - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Dec 19 7:07 am 5:07 pm - 12:07 pm (31.9°) 251,111 0.3%
Dec 20 7:59 am 6:02 pm - 1:00 pm (32.3°) 249,863 0.6%
Dec 21 8:46 am 7:00 pm - 1:51 pm (34.1°) 248,297 2.9%
Dec 22 9:28 am 7:59 pm - 2:42 pm (37.3°) 246,437 7.1%
Dec 23 10:06 am 8:59 pm - 3:30 pm (41.6°) 244,295 13.3%
Dec 24 10:39 am 9:58 pm - 4:16 pm (46.9°) 241,872 21.1%
Dec 25 11:10 am 10:57 pm - 5:00 pm (52.9°) 239,190 30.5%
* All times are local time for Ocala. 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 Ocala This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 19, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Fri 5:55 am Fri 4:22 pm Fri 11:09 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Fri 6:59 am Fri 5:14 pm Fri 12:07 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Fri 7:44 am Fri 5:53 pm Fri 12:48 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Thu 7:22 pm Fri 9:08 am Fri 2:15 am Perfect visibility
Saturn Fri 12:27 pm Sat 12:13 am Fri 6:20 pm Average visibility
Uranus Fri 3:29 pm Sat 5:04 am Fri 10:17 pm Average visibility
Neptune Fri 12:34 pm Sat 12:31 am Fri 6:33 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Ocala.

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