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

Moon: 88.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 20, 2024 at 4:23:09 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:25 am 89° East
Sunset Today: 5:33 pm 271° West
Moonrise Today: 7:50 pm 72° East
Moonset Today: 7:45 am 285° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 8 minutes (-32s)
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Today's Sun Position in San Jose

Time:4:23 pm
Altitude:16.5°
Direction:268° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 7m 32s (Sep 20, 2024)

32 seconds shorter than yesterday (Sep 19, 2024)

34 minutes, 43 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

34 minutes, 45 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in San Jose Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:15 am
Astro. Twilight4:15 am – 4:40 am
Nautical Twilight4:40 am – 5:04 am
Civil Twilight5:04 am – 5:25 am
Daylight5:25 am – 5:33 pm
Civil Twilight5:33 pm – 5:54 pm
Nautical Twilight5:54 pm – 6:18 pm
Astro. Twilight6:18 pm – 6:42 pm
Night6:42 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in San Jose - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
SepSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Sep 205:25 am5:33 pm12:07:32−0:3211:29 am (80.8°)93.335
Sep 215:25 am5:32 pm12:06:59−0:3211:29 am (80.4°)93.310
Sep 225:25 am5:31 pm12:06:27−0:3211:28 am (80.0°)93.284
Sep 235:25 am5:31 pm12:05:54−0:3211:28 am (79.6°)93.259
Sep 245:25 am5:30 pm12:05:21−0:3211:28 am (79.2°)93.233
Sep 255:25 am5:30 pm12:04:49−0:3211:27 am (78.8°)93.207
Sep 265:25 am5:29 pm12:04:16−0:3211:27 am (78.4°)93.182
* All times are local time for San Jose. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The September equinox (autumnal equinox) in San Jose is at 6:43 am on Sunday, September 22, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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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
SepMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Sep 20-7:45 am7:50 pm1:22 am(86.9°)223,80192.8%
Sep 21-8:45 am8:42 pm2:16 am(80.5°)226,33385.1%
Sep 22-9:47 am9:37 pm3:13 am(75.6°)229,61475.4%
Sep 23-10:49 am10:35 pm4:12 am(72.3°)233,30564.7%
Sep 24-11:49 am11:33 pm5:12 am(71.0°)237,08353.5%
Sep 25-12:45 pm-6:09 am(71.5°)240,67642.6%
Sep 2612:30 am1:36 pm-7:04 am(73.6°)243,89332.3%
* 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, Fri, Sep 20, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 4:53 amFri 5:07 pmFri 11:00 amDifficult to see
VenusFri 7:21 amFri 7:12 pmFri 1:16 pmFairly good visibility
MarsFri 11:55 pmSat 12:34 pmSat 6:15 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 10:35 pmSat 11:11 amSat 4:53 amPerfect visibility
SaturnFri 4:46 pmSat 4:38 amFri 10:42 pmPerfect visibility
UranusFri 8:57 pmSat 9:28 amSat 3:12 amAverage visibility
NeptuneFri 5:30 pmSat 5:30 amFri 11:30 pmSlightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for San Jose.

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