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Cancún, QR, Mexico — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 72.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Oct 21, 2024 at 9:42:11 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:45 am 101° East
Sunset Today: 6:18 pm 258° West
Moonrise Today: 10:06 pm 59° Northeast
Moonset Today: 11:15 am 301° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 33 minutes (-1m 7s)
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Today's Sun Position in Cancún

Time:9:42 pm
Altitude:-48.2°
Direction:277° W
Phase:Night

Day length today: 11h 32m 31s (Oct 21, 2024)

1 minute, 7 seconds shorter than yesterday (Oct 20, 2024)

41 minutes, 40 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

1 hour, 52 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cancún Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:31 am
Astro. Twilight5:31 am – 5:56 am
Nautical Twilight5:56 am – 6:22 am
Civil Twilight6:22 am – 6:45 am
Daylight6:45 am – 6:18 pm
Civil Twilight6:18 pm – 6:40 pm
Nautical Twilight6:40 pm – 7:06 pm
Astro. Twilight7:06 pm – 7:32 pm
Night7:32 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cancún - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
OctSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Oct 216:45 am6:18 pm11:32:31−1:0712:31 pm (57.8°)92.517
Oct 226:45 am6:17 pm11:31:24−1:0712:31 pm (57.4°)92.492
Oct 236:46 am6:16 pm11:30:17−1:0612:31 pm (57.1°)92.467
Oct 246:46 am6:15 pm11:29:11−1:0612:31 pm (56.8°)92.442
Oct 256:47 am6:15 pm11:28:05−1:0512:31 pm (56.4°)92.417
Oct 266:47 am6:14 pm11:26:59−1:0512:31 pm (56.1°)92.393
Oct 276:48 am6:14 pm11:25:54−1:0512:31 pm (55.7°)92.368
* All times are local time for Cancún. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Cancún

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Cancún - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
OctMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Oct 21-11:15 am10:06 pm4:10 am(82.8°)231,86379.6%
Oct 22-12:15 pm11:06 pm5:11 am(82.5°)235,92569.6%
Oct 23-1:07 pm-6:08 am(84.1°)239,91959.0%
Oct 2412:06 am1:52 pm-7:01 am(87.2°)243,56348.5%
Oct 251:03 am2:31 pm-7:50 am(88.6°)246,66038.3%
Oct 261:57 am3:06 pm-8:34 am(83.6°)249,09928.8%
Oct 272:48 am3:38 pm-9:15 am(78.1°)250,84320.3%
* All times are local time for Cancún. 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 Cancún This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Oct 21, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 7:49 amTue 7:00 pmTue 1:25 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 9:30 amTue 8:21 pmTue 2:56 pmGood visibility
MarsMon 11:52 pmTue 1:09 pmTue 6:30 amPerfect visibility
JupiterTue 9:21 pmWed 10:37 amWed 3:59 amPerfect visibility
SaturnMon 3:56 pmTue 3:32 amMon 9:44 pmPerfect visibility
UranusTue 7:42 pmWed 8:46 amWed 2:14 amAverage visibility
NeptuneMon 4:38 pmTue 4:34 amMon 10:36 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Cancún.

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