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Asheville, NC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 97.0%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 6, 2025 at 3:07:46 am
Sunrise Today: 7:25 am 117° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:16 pm 242° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 7:03 pm 56° Northeast
Moonset Today: 9:30 am 305° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 51 minutes (-48s)
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Today's Sun Position in Asheville

Time:3:07 am
Altitude:-51.7°
Direction:82° E
Phase:Night

Day length today: 9h 50m 54s (Dec 6, 2025)

48 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 5, 2025)

5 minutes, 58 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

4 hours, 43 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Asheville Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:55 am
Astro. Twilight5:55 am – 6:26 am
Nautical Twilight6:26 am – 6:57 am
Civil Twilight6:57 am – 7:25 am
Daylight7:25 am – 5:16 pm
Civil Twilight5:16 pm – 5:44 pm
Nautical Twilight5:44 pm – 6:16 pm
Astro. Twilight6:16 pm – 6:47 pm
Night6:47 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Asheville - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 67:25 am5:16 pm9:50:54−0:4812:21 pm (31.8°)91.587
Dec 77:26 am5:16 pm9:50:08−0:4512:21 pm (31.7°)91.574
Dec 87:27 am5:16 pm9:49:26−0:4212:22 pm (31.6°)91.563
Dec 97:28 am5:17 pm9:48:46−0:3912:22 pm (31.5°)91.551
Dec 107:29 am5:17 pm9:48:09−0:3612:23 pm (31.4°)91.541
Dec 117:29 am5:17 pm9:47:35−0:3312:23 pm (31.4°)91.530
Dec 127:30 am5:17 pm9:47:05−0:3012:24 pm (31.3°)91.521
* All times are local time for Asheville. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Asheville

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Asheville - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 6-9:30 am7:03 pm1:42 am(82.4°)223,81597.2%
Dec 7-10:24 am8:17 pm2:47 am(80.4°)226,58991.8%
Dec 8-11:07 am9:29 pm3:47 am(76.7°)230,18484.1%
Dec 9-11:41 am10:37 pm4:40 am(71.6°)234,20274.8%
Dec 10-12:10 pm11:41 pm5:28 am(65.8°)238,29964.6%
Dec 11-12:35 pm-6:13 am(59.7°)242,14954.2%
Dec 1212:41 am12:58 pm-6:54 am(53.5°)245,53243.9%
* All times are local time for Asheville. 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 Asheville This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Dec 6, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 5:44 amSat 4:12 pmSat 10:59 amAverage visibility
VenusSat 6:50 amSat 4:48 pmSat 11:49 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 8:10 amSat 5:47 pmSat 12:58 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterFri 8:05 pmSat 10:20 amSat 3:13 amPerfect visibility
SaturnSat 1:22 pmSun 1:02 amSat 7:12 pmGreat visibility
UranusSat 4:10 pmSun 6:13 amSat 11:11 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneSat 1:28 pmSun 1:23 amSat 7:25 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Asheville.

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