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42.38°N
71.11°W
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Thu, Apr 18, 2024


Sunrise 05:55
Sunset 19:29
Twilight ends 21:12
begins 04:12

10-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

77%

10 days old


Rise Set
Mercury 05:29 18:29
Venus 05:36 18:19
Moon 14:20 04:20
Mars 04:37 16:07
Jupiter 07:00 21:19
Saturn 04:27 15:39

All times shown in EDT.
The sky on 18 April 2024
Sunrise
05:55
Sunset
19:29
Twilight ends
21:12
Twilight begins
04:12

10-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

77%

10 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:29 11:59 18:29
Venus 05:36 11:57 18:19
Moon 14:20 21:26 04:20
Mars 04:37 10:22 16:07
Jupiter 07:00 14:09 21:19
Saturn 04:27 10:03 15:39
All times shown in EDT.