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Roswell, NM, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 0.6%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 19, 2025 at 1:49:36 am
Sunrise Today: 6:57 am↑ 118° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:53 pm↑ 242° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 6:53 am↑ 124° Southeast
Moonset Today: 4:27 pm↑ 235° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 57 minutes (-7s)
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Today's Sun Position in Roswell

Time: 1:49 am
Altitude: -63.1°
Direction: 76° E
Phase: Night

Day length today: 9h 56m 30s (Dec 19, 2025)

7 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 18, 2025)

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

4 hours, 25 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Roswell 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 Roswell Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Roswell 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 – 5:28 am
Astro. Twilight 5:28 am – 5:58 am
Nautical Twilight 5:58 am – 6:29 am
Civil Twilight 6:29 am – 6:57 am
Daylight 6:57 am – 4:53 pm
Civil Twilight 4:53 pm – 5:21 pm
Nautical Twilight 5:21 pm – 5:52 pm
Astro. Twilight 5:52 pm – 6:22 pm
Night 6:22 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Roswell - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Dec 19 6:57 am 4:53 pm 9:56:30 −0:07 11:55 am (33.2°) 91.462
Dec 20 6:57 am 4:54 pm 9:56:26 −0:04 11:55 am (33.2°) 91.455
Dec 21 6:58 am 4:54 pm 9:56:25 < 1s 11:56 am (33.2°) 91.449
Dec 22 6:58 am 4:55 pm 9:56:27 +0:02 11:56 am (33.2°) 91.443
Dec 23 6:59 am 4:55 pm 9:56:32 +0:05 11:57 am (33.2°) 91.437
Dec 24 6:59 am 4:56 pm 9:56:40 +0:08 11:57 am (33.2°) 91.432
Dec 25 6:59 am 4:56 pm 9:56:51 +0:11 11:58 am (33.3°) 91.427
* All times are local time for Roswell. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Roswell is at 8:03 am on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 26 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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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinox Mar 20 3:01 am
June solstice Jun 20 8:42 pm
September equinox Sep 22 12:19 pm
December solstice Dec 21 8:03 am
* All times are local Roswell time.

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Today's Moon in Roswell

Percent Illuminated: 0.6%
Time: 1:49 am
Altitude: -58.0°
Direction: 91° E
Position: Waning Crescent

The Moon's path in Roswell 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

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Moon in Roswell - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Dec 19 6:53 am 4:27 pm - 11:40 am (27.6°) 251,044 0.3%
Dec 20 7:45 am 5:22 pm - 12:32 pm (28.1°) 249,774 0.7%
Dec 21 8:31 am 6:21 pm - 1:24 pm (30.0°) 248,190 3.1%
Dec 22 9:11 am 7:23 pm - 2:14 pm (33.3°) 246,312 7.5%
Dec 23 9:46 am 8:25 pm - 3:02 pm (37.7°) 244,152 13.7%
Dec 24 10:17 am 9:26 pm - 3:48 pm (43.0°) 241,713 21.7%
Dec 25 10:45 am 10:28 pm - 4:32 pm (49.0°) 239,015 31.1%
* All times are local time for Roswell. 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 Roswell This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 19, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Fri 5:34 am Fri 3:43 pm Fri 10:38 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Fri 6:39 am Fri 4:33 pm Fri 11:36 am Slightly difficult to see
Mars Fri 7:24 am Fri 5:12 pm Fri 12:18 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Thu 6:41 pm Fri 8:46 am Fri 1:44 am Perfect visibility
Saturn Fri 11:58 am Fri 11:41 pm Fri 5:50 pm Average visibility
Uranus Fri 2:50 pm Sat 4:42 am Fri 9:46 pm Average visibility
Neptune Fri 12:04 pm Sat 12:00 midnight Fri 6:02 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Roswell.

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