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Saint-Médard-en-Jalles

Latitude:
Longitude:
Timezone:

44.90°N
0.72°W
CEST

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Mon, Jul 7, 2025


Sunrise 06:21
Sunset 21:50
Twilight ends 00:18
begins 03:54

12-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

89%

12 days old


Rise Set
Mercury 08:38 23:06
Venus 03:44 18:25
Moon 19:34 03:31
Mars 11:14 00:27
Jupiter 05:40 21:10
Saturn 01:13 13:07

All times shown in CEST.
The sky on 7 July 2025
Sunrise
06:21
Sunset
21:50
Twilight ends
00:18
Twilight begins
03:54

12-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

89%

12 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:38 15:52 23:06
Venus 03:44 11:05 18:25
Moon 19:34 23:34 03:31
Mars 11:14 17:51 00:27
Jupiter 05:40 13:25 21:10
Saturn 01:13 07:10 13:07
All times shown in CEST.