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42.33°N
83.05°W
EST

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Fri, Mar 6, 2026


Sunrise 06:57
Sunset 18:27
Twilight ends 20:00
begins 05:24

18-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

81%

18 days old


Rise Set
Mercury 06:44 18:38
Venus 07:37 19:34
Moon 21:11 08:01
Mars 06:34 17:15
Jupiter 13:02 04:11
Saturn 07:46 19:43

All times shown in EST.
The sky on 6 March 2026
Sunrise
06:57
Sunset
18:27
Twilight ends
20:00
Twilight begins
05:24

18-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

81%

18 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:44 12:41 18:38
Venus 07:37 13:35 19:34
Moon 21:11 02:41 08:01
Mars 06:34 11:55 17:15
Jupiter 13:02 20:37 04:11
Saturn 07:46 13:45 19:43
All times shown in EST.