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Brooklyn

Latitude:
Longitude:
Timezone:

40.65°N
73.95°W
EST

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Wed, Nov 12, 2025


Sunrise 06:36
Sunset 16:39
Twilight ends 18:14
begins 05:02

22-day old moon
Waning Crescent

41%

22 days old


Rise Set
Mercury 08:04 17:19
Venus 05:28 16:06
Moon 23:00 13:10
Mars 07:57 17:24
Jupiter 20:54 11:37
Saturn 14:23 02:00

All times shown in EST.
The sky on 12 November 2025
Sunrise
06:36
Sunset
16:39
Twilight ends
18:14
Twilight begins
05:02

22-day old moon
Waning Crescent

41%

22 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:04 12:41 17:19
Venus 05:28 10:47 16:06
Moon 23:00 06:11 13:10
Mars 07:57 12:41 17:24
Jupiter 20:54 04:15 11:37
Saturn 14:23 20:11 02:00
All times shown in EST.