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Birmingham, AL, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 93.0%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 20, 2024 at 4:37:26 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:43 am 65° East
Sunset Today: 7:44 pm 295° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 5:14 pm 105° East
Moonset Today: 3:51 am 258° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 2 minutes (+1m 17s)
Location of BirminghamLocation

Today's Sun Position in Birmingham

Time:4:37 pm
Altitude:36.9°
Direction:271° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 1m 33s (May 20, 2024)

1 minute, 17 seconds longer than yesterday (May 19, 2024)

4 hours, 5 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

21 minutes, 7 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Birmingham Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:05 am
Astro. Twilight4:05 am – 4:41 am
Nautical Twilight4:41 am – 5:15 am
Civil Twilight5:15 am – 5:43 am
Daylight5:43 am – 7:44 pm
Civil Twilight7:44 pm – 8:12 pm
Nautical Twilight8:12 pm – 8:46 pm
Astro. Twilight8:46 pm – 9:22 pm
Night9:22 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Birmingham - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 205:43 am7:44 pm14:01:33+1:1712:43 pm (76.7°)94.072
May 215:42 am7:45 pm14:02:49+1:1512:43 pm (76.9°)94.090
May 225:42 am7:46 pm14:04:03+1:1312:43 pm (77.1°)94.108
May 235:41 am7:46 pm14:05:15+1:1112:44 pm (77.3°)94.125
May 245:41 am7:47 pm14:06:24+1:0912:44 pm (77.4°)94.142
May 255:40 am7:48 pm14:07:32+1:0712:44 pm (77.6°)94.159
May 265:40 am7:48 pm14:08:38+1:0512:44 pm (77.8°)94.176
* All times are local time for Birmingham. 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 Birmingham

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Birmingham - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 20-3:51 am5:14 pm10:49 pm(41.9°)247,88294.2%
May 21-4:17 am6:14 pm11:34 pm(36.8°)245,80598.0%
May 22-4:48 am7:16 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 23-5:24 am8:21 pm12:23 am(32.5°)243,53299.8%
May 24-6:07 am9:24 pm1:16 am(29.2°)241,20699.4%
May 25-6:59 am10:24 pm2:12 am(27.5°)238,94196.6%
May 26-7:59 am11:18 pm3:11 am(27.5°)236,81891.5%
* All times are local time for Birmingham. 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 Birmingham This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, May 20, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 4:40 amMon 5:46 pmMon 11:13 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusMon 5:33 amMon 7:23 pmMon 12:27 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 3:33 amTue 4:05 pmTue 9:49 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 5:40 amTue 7:31 pmTue 12:35 pmExtremely difficult to see
SaturnTue 2:22 amTue 1:52 pmTue 8:07 amAverage visibility
UranusMon 5:23 amMon 7:09 pmMon 12:16 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 2:50 amTue 2:46 pmTue 8:48 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Birmingham.

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