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El Cajon, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 25.3%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 25, 2024 at 8:23:23 am
Sunrise Today: 6:48 am 118° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:48 pm 242° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 1:59 am 107° East
Moonset Today: 12:56 pm 250° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours (+11s)
Location of El CajonLocation

Today's Sun Position in El Cajon

Time:8:23 am
Altitude:15.6°
Direction:132° SE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 9h 59m 55s (Dec 25, 2024)

11 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 24, 2024)

28 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

4 hours, 18 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in El Cajon Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:20 am
Astro. Twilight5:20 am – 5:50 am
Nautical Twilight5:50 am – 6:21 am
Civil Twilight6:21 am – 6:48 am
Daylight6:48 am – 4:48 pm
Civil Twilight4:48 pm – 5:15 pm
Nautical Twilight5:15 pm – 5:46 pm
Astro. Twilight5:46 pm – 6:16 pm
Night6:16 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in El Cajon - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 256:48 am4:48 pm9:59:55+0:1111:48 am (33.9°)91.423
Dec 266:48 am4:48 pm10:00:10+0:1411:48 am (33.9°)91.420
Dec 276:49 am4:49 pm10:00:27+0:1711:49 am (34.0°)91.417
Dec 286:49 am4:50 pm10:00:48+0:2011:49 am (34.0°)91.414
Dec 296:49 am4:50 pm10:01:11+0:2311:50 am (34.1°)91.412
Dec 306:49 am4:51 pm10:01:37+0:2611:50 am (34.1°)91.410
Dec 316:50 am4:52 pm10:02:06+0:2811:51 am (34.2°)91.409
* All times are local time for El Cajon. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in El Cajon

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in El Cajon - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 251:59 am12:56 pm-7:31 am(41.3°)250,64725.6%
Dec 262:57 am1:27 pm-8:15 am(36.5°)249,27217.6%
Dec 273:57 am2:03 pm-9:02 am(32.5°)247,31710.7%
Dec 284:58 am2:46 pm-9:54 am(29.6°)244,9655.2%
Dec 295:59 am3:37 pm-10:49 am(28.1°)242,4161.6%
Dec 306:57 am4:36 pm-11:46 am(28.3°)239,8690.2%
Dec 317:48 am5:41 pm-12:43 pm(30.2°)237,4921.2%
* All times are local time for El Cajon. 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 El Cajon This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Dec 25, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:06 amWed 3:21 pmWed 10:14 amAverage visibility
VenusWed 9:44 amWed 8:24 pmWed 3:04 pmGreat visibility
MarsTue 6:54 pmWed 9:03 amWed 1:58 amPerfect visibility
JupiterWed 3:15 pmThu 5:18 amWed 10:17 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 10:51 amWed 10:13 pmWed 4:32 pmAverage visibility
UranusWed 2:01 pmThu 3:44 amWed 8:52 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 11:23 amWed 11:15 pmWed 5:19 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for El Cajon.

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