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Providence, RI, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 56.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 1:17:12 am
Sunrise Today: 5:32 am 66° East
Sunset Today: 7:52 pm 295° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 1:49 am 117° Southeast
Moonset Today: 11:47 am 246° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 21 minutes (+2m 12s)

Today's Sun Position in Providence

Time: 1:17 am
Altitude: -30.3°
Direction: 10° N
Phase: Night

Day length today: 14h 20m 43s (May 9, 2026)

2 minutes, 12 seconds longer than yesterday (May 8, 2026)

5 hours, 12 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

52 minutes, 33 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Providence Today

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Night 12:00 am – 3:39 am
Astro. Twilight 3:39 am – 4:22 am
Nautical Twilight 4:22 am – 5:00 am
Civil Twilight 5:00 am – 5:32 am
Daylight 5:32 am – 7:52 pm
Civil Twilight 7:52 pm – 8:24 pm
Nautical Twilight 8:24 pm – 9:02 pm
Astro. Twilight 9:02 pm – 9:45 pm
Night 9:45 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Providence - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
May Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
May 9 5:32 am 7:52 pm 14:20:43 +2:12 12:42 pm (65.7°) 93.843
May 10 5:30 am 7:53 pm 14:22:54 +2:11 12:42 pm (65.9°) 93.865
May 11 5:29 am 7:54 pm 14:25:03 +2:09 12:42 pm (66.2°) 93.886
May 12 5:28 am 7:55 pm 14:27:11 +2:07 12:41 pm (66.4°) 93.908
May 13 5:27 am 7:56 pm 14:29:16 +2:05 12:41 pm (66.7°) 93.929
May 14 5:26 am 7:57 pm 14:31:19 +2:03 12:41 pm (66.9°) 93.950
May 15 5:25 am 7:58 pm 14:33:20 +2:01 12:41 pm (67.2°) 93.970
* All times are local time for Providence. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Providence

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Providence - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
May 9 1:49 am 11:47 am - 6:44 am (28.9°) 245,748 54.5%
May 10 2:14 am 12:54 pm - 7:29 am (34.1°) 242,472 44.1%
May 11 2:36 am 2:02 pm - 8:13 am (40.0°) 238,728 33.7%
May 12 2:58 am 3:11 pm - 8:58 am (46.4°) 234,760 23.7%
May 13 3:19 am 4:24 pm - 9:45 am (53.2°) 230,856 14.7%
May 14 3:43 am 5:40 pm - 10:34 am (59.9°) 227,374 7.3%
May 15 4:11 am 7:01 pm - 11:28 am (66.2°) 224,635 2.3%
* All times are local time for Providence. 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 Providence This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 9, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 5:20 am Sat 7:20 pm Sat 12:19 pm Difficult to see
Venus Sat 7:07 am Sat 10:25 pm Sat 2:46 pm Good visibility
Mars Sat 4:30 am Sat 5:34 pm Sat 11:02 am Slightly difficult to see
Jupiter Sat 9:33 am Sun 12:31 am Sat 5:02 pm Fairly good visibility
Saturn Sat 4:07 am Sat 4:25 pm Sat 10:16 am Average visibility
Uranus Sat 6:11 am Sat 8:49 pm Sat 1:30 pm Extremely difficult to see
Neptune Sat 3:48 am Sat 3:53 pm Sat 9:51 am Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Providence.

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