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Palo Alto, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 90.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 10, 2025 at 4:02:42 am
Sunrise Today: 6:46 am↑ 83° East
Sunset Today: 7:23 pm↑ 276° West
Moonrise Today: 8:59 pm↑ 69° East
Moonset Today: 10:11 am↑ 288° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 36 minutes (-2m 21s)
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Today's Sun Position in Palo Alto

Time: 4:02 am
Altitude: -31.1°
Direction: 54° NE
Phase: Night

Day length today: 12h 36m 28s (Sep 10, 2025)

2 minutes, 21 seconds shorter than yesterday (Sep 9, 2025)

3 hours, 1 minute longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

2 hours, 8 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Palo Alto today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Palo Alto Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Palo Alto today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night 12:00 am – 5:17 am
Astro. Twilight 5:17 am – 5:49 am
Nautical Twilight 5:49 am – 6:20 am
Civil Twilight 6:20 am – 6:46 am
Daylight 6:46 am – 7:23 pm
Civil Twilight 7:23 pm – 7:49 pm
Nautical Twilight 7:49 pm – 8:20 pm
Astro. Twilight 8:20 pm – 8:52 pm
Night 8:52 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Palo Alto - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Sep Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. km
Sep 10 6:46 am 7:23 pm 12:36:28 −2:21 1:05 pm (57.2°) 150.614
Sep 11 6:47 am 7:21 pm 12:34:07 −2:21 1:05 pm (56.8°) 150.576
Sep 12 6:48 am 7:20 pm 12:31:45 −2:21 1:04 pm (56.4°) 150.538
Sep 13 6:49 am 7:18 pm 12:29:23 −2:21 1:04 pm (56.0°) 150.499
Sep 14 6:50 am 7:17 pm 12:27:01 −2:21 1:04 pm (55.6°) 150.460
Sep 15 6:51 am 7:15 pm 12:24:39 −2:22 1:03 pm (55.3°) 150.421
Sep 16 6:51 am 7:14 pm 12:22:17 −2:22 1:03 pm (54.9°) 150.382
* All times are local time for Palo Alto. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinox Mar 20 2:01 am
June solstice Jun 20 7:42 pm
September equinox Sep 22 11:19 am
December solstice Dec 21 7:03 am
* All times are local Palo Alto time.

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Today's Moon in Palo Alto

Percent Illuminated: 90.2%
Time: 4:02 am
Altitude: 62.4°
Direction: 206° SW
Position: Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Palo Alto today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Palo Alto - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (km) Illumination
Sep 10 - 10:11 am 8:59 pm 3:14 am (64.3°) 364,778 90.4%
Sep 11 - 11:27 am 9:34 pm 4:07 am (70.7°) 365,321 82.0%
Sep 12 - 12:43 pm 10:17 pm 5:04 am (75.8°) 366,982 71.7%
Sep 13 - 1:57 pm 11:09 pm 6:04 am (79.4°) 369,507 60.3%
Sep 14 - 3:03 pm - 7:05 am (81.0°) 372,608 48.4%
Sep 15 12:10 am 3:59 pm - 8:07 am (80.5°) 376,048 36.9%
Sep 16 1:18 am 4:45 pm - 9:06 am (78.2°) 379,631 26.3%
* All times are local time for Palo Alto. 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 Palo Alto This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Sep 10, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Wed 6:32 am Wed 7:24 pm Wed 12:59 pm Extremely difficult to see
Venus Wed 4:24 am Wed 6:08 pm Wed 11:16 am Fairly good visibility
Mars Wed 9:34 am Wed 8:46 pm Wed 3:10 pm Average visibility
Jupiter Wed 1:59 am Wed 4:27 pm Wed 9:13 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Tue 7:57 pm Wed 7:45 am Wed 1:51 am Perfect visibility
Uranus Tue 10:39 pm Wed 12:54 pm Wed 5:46 am Average visibility
Neptune Tue 7:56 pm Wed 7:55 am Wed 1:56 am Slightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Palo Alto.

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