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San Jose, Costa Rica — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 80.7%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 18, 2024 at 5:08:14 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:14 am 70° East
Sunset Today: 5:50 pm 290° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 2:08 pm 91° East
Moonset Today: 1:48 am 272° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 36 minutes (+21s)
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Today's Sun Position in San Jose

Time:5:08 pm
Altitude:9.2°
Direction:289° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 36m 3s (May 18, 2024)

21 seconds longer than yesterday (May 17, 2024)

1 hour, 3 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

6 minutes, 13 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in San Jose Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:59 am
Astro. Twilight3:59 am – 4:26 am
Nautical Twilight4:26 am – 4:52 am
Civil Twilight4:52 am – 5:14 am
Daylight5:14 am – 5:50 pm
Civil Twilight5:50 pm – 6:13 pm
Nautical Twilight6:13 pm – 6:39 pm
Astro. Twilight6:39 pm – 7:06 pm
Night7:06 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in San Jose - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 185:14 am5:50 pm12:36:03+0:2111:32 am (80.2°)94.036
May 195:14 am5:51 pm12:36:24+0:2011:32 am (80.0°)94.054
May 205:14 am5:51 pm12:36:44+0:2011:32 am (79.7°)94.072
May 215:14 am5:51 pm12:37:04+0:1911:32 am (79.5°)94.090
May 225:14 am5:51 pm12:37:24+0:1911:33 am (79.4°)94.108
May 235:14 am5:52 pm12:37:43+0:1811:33 am (79.2°)94.125
May 245:14 am5:52 pm12:38:01+0:1811:33 am (79.0°)94.142
* All times are local time for San Jose. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in San Jose

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in San Jose - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 18-1:48 am2:08 pm8:17 pm(77.3°)250,83581.7%
May 19-2:23 am2:52 pm8:56 pm(71.5°)249,62088.6%
May 20-2:59 am3:37 pm9:38 pm(65.9°)247,89794.2%
May 21-3:37 am4:25 pm10:23 pm(60.7°)245,82198.0%
May 22-4:19 am5:16 pm11:11 pm(56.3°)243,55099.8%
May 23-5:05 am6:11 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 24-5:56 am7:09 pm12:04 am(53.1°)241,22499.4%
* All times are local time for San Jose. 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 Jose This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 18, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 3:50 amSun 4:11 pmSun 10:00 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSat 4:59 amSat 5:30 pmSat 11:14 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 2:35 amSun 2:45 pmSun 8:40 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 5:15 amSun 5:46 pmSun 11:30 amVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnSun 1:07 amSun 1:01 pmSun 7:04 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 4:58 amSat 5:28 pmSat 11:13 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 1:44 amSun 1:45 pmSun 7:45 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for San Jose.

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