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

Moon: 88.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 10, 2025 at 1:43:52 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:30 am 83° East
Sunset Today: 7:13 pm 277° West
Moonrise Today: 8:31 pm 68° East
Moonset Today: 9:58 am 288° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 43 minutes (-2m 50s)

Today's Sun Position in Schenectady

Time: 1:43 pm
Altitude: 50.2°
Direction: 200° SW
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 12h 43m 29s (Sep 10, 2025)

2 minutes, 50 seconds shorter than yesterday (Sep 9, 2025)

3 hours, 41 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

2 hours, 36 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Schenectady Today

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Night 12:00 am – 4:52 am
Astro. Twilight 4:52 am – 5:27 am
Nautical Twilight 5:27 am – 6:01 am
Civil Twilight 6:01 am – 6:30 am
Daylight 6:30 am – 7:13 pm
Civil Twilight 7:13 pm – 7:42 pm
Nautical Twilight 7:42 pm – 8:16 pm
Astro. Twilight 8:16 pm – 8:51 pm
Night 8:51 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Schenectady - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Sep Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Sep 10 6:30 am 7:13 pm 12:43:29 −2:50 12:52 pm (51.9°) 93.590
Sep 11 6:31 am 7:12 pm 12:40:38 −2:51 12:52 pm (51.5°) 93.567
Sep 12 6:32 am 7:10 pm 12:37:47 −2:51 12:51 pm (51.1°) 93.543
Sep 13 6:33 am 7:08 pm 12:34:55 −2:51 12:51 pm (50.7°) 93.519
Sep 14 6:34 am 7:06 pm 12:32:03 −2:51 12:51 pm (50.3°) 93.495
Sep 15 6:35 am 7:05 pm 12:29:11 −2:52 12:50 pm (49.9°) 93.471
Sep 16 6:36 am 7:03 pm 12:26:19 −2:52 12:50 pm (49.6°) 93.446
* All times are local time for Schenectady. 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 Schenectady

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Schenectady - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Sep 10 - 9:58 am 8:31 pm 2:54 am (58.0°) 226,679 91.4%
Sep 11 - 11:18 am 9:01 pm 3:47 am (64.4°) 226,911 83.3%
Sep 12 - 12:39 pm 9:38 pm 4:43 am (69.8°) 227,859 73.2%
Sep 13 - 1:57 pm 10:26 pm 5:42 am (73.5°) 229,367 61.9%
Sep 14 - 3:05 pm 11:25 pm 6:44 am (75.4°) 231,254 50.0%
Sep 15 - 4:02 pm - 7:46 am (75.2°) 233,372 38.4%
Sep 16 12:34 am 4:46 pm - 8:45 am (73.2°) 235,590 27.6%
* All times are local time for Schenectady. 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 Schenectady This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Sep 10, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Wed 6:14 am Wed 7:16 pm Wed 12:45 pm Extremely difficult to see
Venus Wed 4:00 am Wed 6:06 pm Wed 11:03 am Fairly good visibility
Mars Wed 9:27 am Wed 8:28 pm Wed 2:58 pm Average visibility
Jupiter Wed 1:30 am Wed 4:31 pm Wed 9:00 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Wed 7:42 pm Thu 7:27 am Thu 1:35 am Perfect visibility
Uranus Wed 10:08 pm Thu 12:52 pm Thu 5:30 am Average visibility
Neptune Wed 7:40 pm Thu 7:38 am Thu 1:39 am Slightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Schenectady.

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