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Rochester, NY, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 16.1%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 8:04:58 am
Sunrise Today: 7:00 am↑ 114° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:48 pm↑ 246° West
Moonrise Today: 11:15 am↑ 128° Southeast
Moonset Today: 7:50 pm↑ 233° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 47 minutes (-2m 16s)

Today's Sun Position in Rochester

Time: 8:04 am
Altitude: 9.4°
Direction: 126° SE
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 9h 47m 25s (Nov 13, 2026)

2 minutes, 16 seconds shorter than yesterday (Nov 12, 2026)

48 minutes, 15 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

5 hours, 35 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2026)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Rochester Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:22 am
Astro. Twilight 5:22 am – 5:55 am
Nautical Twilight 5:55 am – 6:30 am
Civil Twilight 6:30 am – 7:00 am
Daylight 7:00 am – 4:48 pm
Civil Twilight 4:48 pm – 5:18 pm
Nautical Twilight 5:18 pm – 5:53 pm
Astro. Twilight 5:53 pm – 6:26 pm
Night 6:26 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Rochester - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Nov Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Nov 13 7:00 am 4:48 pm 9:47:25 −2:16 11:54 am (28.8°) 91.990
Nov 14 7:02 am 4:47 pm 9:45:10 −2:14 11:54 am (28.5°) 91.969
Nov 15 7:03 am 4:46 pm 9:42:58 −2:12 11:55 am (28.3°) 91.947
Nov 16 7:04 am 4:45 pm 9:40:48 −2:09 11:55 am (28.0°) 91.927
Nov 17 7:05 am 4:44 pm 9:38:41 −2:07 11:55 am (27.8°) 91.906
Nov 18 7:07 am 4:43 pm 9:36:36 −2:05 11:55 am (27.5°) 91.886
Nov 19 7:08 am 4:42 pm 9:34:33 −2:02 11:55 am (27.3°) 91.866
* All times are local time for Rochester. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Rochester

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Rochester - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Nov Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Nov 13 11:15 am 7:50 pm - 3:31 pm (19.7°) 252,036 18.3%
Nov 14 11:52 am 8:53 pm - 4:20 pm (22.2°) 251,592 26.3%
Nov 15 12:23 pm 9:57 pm - 5:06 pm (25.8°) 250,374 35.3%
Nov 16 12:48 pm 11:02 pm - 5:51 pm (30.3°) 248,363 44.9%
Nov 17 1:10 pm - - 6:34 pm (35.5°) 245,605 54.9%
Nov 18 - 12:07 am 1:30 pm 7:16 pm (41.4°) 242,222 65.0%
Nov 19 - 1:14 am 1:50 pm 8:00 pm (47.6°) 238,408 74.8%
* All times are local time for Rochester. 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 Rochester This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Nov 13, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Fri 5:33 am Fri 4:12 pm Fri 10:53 am Difficult to see
Venus Fri 4:39 am Fri 3:23 pm Fri 10:01 am Fairly good visibility
Mars Thu 11:28 pm Fri 1:31 pm Fri 6:30 am Average visibility
Jupiter Thu 11:37 pm Fri 1:27 pm Fri 6:32 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Fri 3:07 pm Sat 3:18 am Fri 9:13 pm Perfect visibility
Uranus Thu 5:24 pm Fri 8:15 am Fri 12:49 am Average visibility
Neptune Fri 2:46 pm Sat 2:46 am Fri 8:46 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Rochester.

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