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San Rafael, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 17.0%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 8:17:56 am
Sunrise Today: 6:48 am↑ 112° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:59 pm↑ 247° West
Moonrise Today: 11:00 am↑ 125° Southeast
Moonset Today: 8:17 pm↑ 237° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 11 minutes (-1m 51s)

Today's Sun Position in San Rafael

Time: 8:17 am
Altitude: 14.4°
Direction: 127° SE
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 10h 10m 49s (Nov 13, 2026)

1 minute, 51 seconds shorter than yesterday (Nov 12, 2026)

39 minutes, 4 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

4 hours, 37 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2026)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in San Rafael Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:18 am
Astro. Twilight 5:18 am – 5:49 am
Nautical Twilight 5:49 am – 6:20 am
Civil Twilight 6:20 am – 6:48 am
Daylight 6:48 am – 4:59 pm
Civil Twilight 4:59 pm – 5:27 pm
Nautical Twilight 5:27 pm – 5:59 pm
Astro. Twilight 5:59 pm – 6:30 pm
Night 6:30 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in San Rafael - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Nov Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Nov 13 6:48 am 4:59 pm 10:10:49 −1:51 11:54 am (33.9°) 91.987
Nov 14 6:49 am 4:58 pm 10:08:59 −1:49 11:54 am (33.7°) 91.966
Nov 15 6:50 am 4:58 pm 10:07:11 −1:48 11:54 am (33.4°) 91.945
Nov 16 6:52 am 4:57 pm 10:05:25 −1:46 11:54 am (33.2°) 91.924
Nov 17 6:53 am 4:56 pm 10:03:41 −1:44 11:55 am (32.9°) 91.903
Nov 18 6:54 am 4:56 pm 10:01:58 −1:42 11:55 am (32.7°) 91.883
Nov 19 6:55 am 4:55 pm 10:00:19 −1:39 11:55 am (32.4°) 91.863
* All times are local time for San Rafael. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in San Rafael

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in San Rafael - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Nov Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Nov 13 11:00 am 8:17 pm - 3:37 pm (25.1°) 252,021 19.2%
Nov 14 11:38 am 9:17 pm - 4:25 pm (27.8°) 251,484 27.4%
Nov 15 12:11 pm 10:18 pm - 5:12 pm (31.5°) 250,166 36.4%
Nov 16 12:40 pm 11:20 pm - 5:56 pm (36.1°) 248,058 46.2%
Nov 17 1:05 pm - - 6:39 pm (41.5°) 245,214 56.2%
Nov 18 - 12:21 am 1:29 pm 7:21 pm (47.4°) 241,764 66.3%
Nov 19 - 1:23 am 1:52 pm 8:05 pm (53.7°) 237,915 75.9%
* All times are local time for San Rafael. 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 San Rafael This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Nov 13, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Fri 5:26 am Fri 4:18 pm Fri 10:52 am Difficult to see
Venus Fri 4:31 am Fri 3:29 pm Fri 10:00 am Fairly good visibility
Mars Thu 11:38 pm Fri 1:20 pm Fri 6:29 am Average visibility
Jupiter Thu 11:46 pm Fri 1:17 pm Fri 6:31 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Fri 3:07 pm Sat 3:17 am Fri 9:12 pm Perfect visibility
Uranus Fri 5:33 pm Sat 7:56 am Sat 12:45 am Average visibility
Neptune Fri 2:45 pm Sat 2:46 am Fri 8:45 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for San Rafael.

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