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Skelmersdale, ENG, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 8.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 3:43:22 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:11 am 88° East
Sunset Today: 6:26 pm 272° West
Moonrise Today: 6:35 am 64° Northeast
Moonset Today: 10:25 pm 303° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 15 minutes (+4m 16s)
Location of SkelmersdaleLocation

Today's Sun Position in Skelmersdale

Time:3:43 pm
Altitude:22.2°
Direction:237° SW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today:12h 14m 53s (Mar 21, 2026)

4 minutes, 16 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 20, 2026)

4 hours, 47 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

4 hours, 47 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Skelmersdale Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:11 am
Astro. Twilight4:11 am – 4:55 am
Nautical Twilight4:55 am – 5:36 am
Civil Twilight5:36 am – 6:11 am
Daylight6:11 am – 6:26 pm
Civil Twilight6:26 pm – 7:01 pm
Nautical Twilight7:01 pm – 7:42 pm
Astro. Twilight7:42 pm – 8:26 pm
Night8:26 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Skelmersdale - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 216:11 am6:26 pm12:14:53+4:1612:18 pm (36.8°)92.599
Mar 226:08 am6:28 pm12:19:10+4:1612:17 pm (37.2°)92.625
Mar 236:06 am6:29 pm12:23:26+4:1612:17 pm (37.6°)92.651
Mar 246:04 am6:31 pm12:27:43+4:1612:17 pm (38.0°)92.676
Mar 256:01 am6:33 pm12:31:59+4:1612:17 pm (38.4°)92.702
Mar 265:59 am6:35 pm12:36:15+4:1612:16 pm (38.8°)92.728
Mar 275:56 am6:37 pm12:40:31+4:1612:16 pm (39.2°)92.754
* All times are local time for Skelmersdale. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Skelmersdale

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Skelmersdale - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 216:35 am10:25 pm-2:18 pm(53.0°)228,2128.5%
Mar 226:52 am--3:13 pm(58.4°)227,96216.5%
Mar 23-12:00 am7:16 am4:13 pm(62.2°)228,36726.5%
Mar 24-1:30 am7:53 am5:15 pm(64.2°)229,30237.8%
Mar 25-2:46 am8:49 am6:18 pm(64.1°)230,62949.7%
Mar 26-3:39 am10:04 am7:19 pm(62.0°)232,22461.4%
Mar 27-4:14 am11:31 am8:16 pm(58.3°)233,99772.2%
* All times are local time for Skelmersdale. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Skelmersdale This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Mar 21, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 5:33 amSat 4:16 pmSat 10:55 amVery difficult to see
VenusSat 6:45 amSat 8:05 pmSat 1:24 pmFairly good visibility
MarsSat 5:55 amSat 4:47 pmSat 11:21 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterSat 10:56 amSun 3:43 amSat 7:20 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSat 6:32 amSat 6:35 pmSat 12:33 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusSat 8:00 amSat 11:57 pmSat 3:58 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSun 6:19 amSun 6:20 pmSun 12:19 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Skelmersdale.

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