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

Moon: 1.0%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 18, 2025 at 10:34:56 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:08 am 121° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:16 pm 239° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 6:10 am 127° Southeast
Moonset Today: 2:49 pm 232° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 8 minutes (-14s)

Today's Sun Position in Providence

Time: 10:34 pm
Altitude: -66.8°
Direction: 317° NW
Phase: Night

Day length today: 9h 8m 25s (Dec 18, 2025)

14 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 17, 2025)

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

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

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Providence Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:27 am
Astro. Twilight 5:27 am – 6:01 am
Nautical Twilight 6:01 am – 6:36 am
Civil Twilight 6:36 am – 7:08 am
Daylight 7:08 am – 4:16 pm
Civil Twilight 4:16 pm – 4:48 pm
Nautical Twilight 4:48 pm – 5:23 pm
Astro. Twilight 5:23 pm – 5:57 pm
Night 5:57 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Providence - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Dec 18 7:08 am 4:16 pm 9:08:25 −0:14 11:42 am (24.8°) 91.470
Dec 19 7:08 am 4:17 pm 9:08:15 −0:10 11:42 am (24.8°) 91.463
Dec 20 7:09 am 4:17 pm 9:08:09 −0:06 11:43 am (24.8°) 91.456
Dec 21 7:09 am 4:17 pm 9:08:07 −0:01 11:43 am (24.8°) 91.450
Dec 22 7:10 am 4:18 pm 9:08:09 +0:02 11:44 am (24.8°) 91.443
Dec 23 7:10 am 4:19 pm 9:08:16 +0:06 11:44 am (24.8°) 91.438
Dec 24 7:11 am 4:19 pm 9:08:27 +0:10 11:45 am (24.8°) 91.432
* All times are local time for Providence. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Providence is at 10:03 am on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 5 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 Providence

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Providence - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Dec 18 6:10 am 2:49 pm - 10:31 am (20.3°) 252,013 2.0%
Dec 19 7:09 am 3:36 pm - 11:23 am (19.2°) 251,143 0.3%
Dec 20 8:01 am 4:32 pm - 12:15 pm (19.5°) 249,905 0.6%
Dec 21 8:45 am 5:34 pm - 1:07 pm (21.3°) 248,348 2.8%
Dec 22 9:21 am 6:40 pm - 1:57 pm (24.4°) 246,497 7.0%
Dec 23 9:51 am 7:48 pm - 2:45 pm (28.7°) 244,363 13.1%
Dec 24 10:16 am 8:56 pm - 3:31 pm (34.0°) 241,948 20.9%
* All times are local time for Providence. 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, Thu, Dec 18, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Fri 5:42 am Fri 3:09 pm Fri 10:26 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Fri 6:50 am Fri 3:57 pm Fri 11:24 am Slightly difficult to see
Mars Fri 7:37 am Fri 4:34 pm Fri 12:06 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Fri 6:02 pm Sat 8:53 am Sat 1:27 am Perfect visibility
Saturn Thu 11:53 am Thu 11:29 pm Thu 5:41 pm Average visibility
Uranus Thu 2:21 pm Fri 4:54 am Thu 9:38 pm Average visibility
Neptune Thu 11:57 am Thu 11:51 pm Thu 5:54 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Providence.

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