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41.14°N
73.26°W
EDT

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Tue, Mar 19, 2024


Sunrise 06:55
Sunset 19:03
Twilight ends 20:36
begins 05:22

9-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

76%

9 days old


Rise Set
Mercury 07:30 20:30
Venus 06:17 17:17
Moon 13:30 05:09
Mars 05:46 16:15
Jupiter 08:51 22:49
Saturn 06:25 17:30

All times shown in EDT.
The sky on 19 March 2024
Sunrise
06:55
Sunset
19:03
Twilight ends
20:36
Twilight begins
05:22

9-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

76%

9 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:30 14:00 20:30
Venus 06:17 11:47 17:17
Moon 13:30 21:25 05:09
Mars 05:46 11:01 16:15
Jupiter 08:51 15:50 22:49
Saturn 06:25 11:57 17:30
All times shown in EDT.