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Groton, CT, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 9.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 2:42:51 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:49 am 89° East
Sunset Today: 7:01 pm 271° West
Moonrise Today: 7:50 am 68° East
Moonset Today: 10:35 pm 297° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 12 minutes (+2m 46s)
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Today's Sun Position in Groton

Time:2:42 pm
Altitude:42.5°
Direction:218° SW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today:12h 11m 44s (Mar 21, 2026)

2 minutes, 46 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 20, 2026)

3 hours longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

2 hours, 58 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Groton Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:17 am
Astro. Twilight5:17 am – 5:50 am
Nautical Twilight5:50 am – 6:22 am
Civil Twilight6:22 am – 6:49 am
Daylight6:49 am – 7:01 pm
Civil Twilight7:01 pm – 7:29 pm
Nautical Twilight7:29 pm – 8:01 pm
Astro. Twilight8:01 pm – 8:34 pm
Night8:34 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Groton - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 216:49 am7:01 pm12:11:44+2:4612:55 pm (49.1°)92.604
Mar 226:48 am7:02 pm12:14:31+2:4612:55 pm (49.5°)92.630
Mar 236:46 am7:03 pm12:17:18+2:4612:54 pm (49.9°)92.656
Mar 246:44 am7:04 pm12:20:04+2:4612:54 pm (50.3°)92.681
Mar 256:43 am7:05 pm12:22:50+2:4612:54 pm (50.7°)92.707
Mar 266:41 am7:07 pm12:25:37+2:4612:53 pm (51.1°)92.733
Mar 276:39 am7:08 pm12:28:23+2:4612:53 pm (51.5°)92.759
* All times are local time for Groton. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Groton

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Groton - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 217:50 am10:35 pm-3:05 pm(66.5°)228,1099.9%
Mar 228:22 am11:54 pm-4:02 pm(71.6°)227,99218.3%
Mar 239:03 am--5:02 pm(75.2°)228,51128.6%
Mar 24-1:10 am9:54 am6:05 pm(76.7°)229,53240.1%
Mar 25-2:18 am10:56 am7:08 pm(76.2°)230,91951.9%
Mar 26-3:14 am12:06 pm8:08 pm(73.8°)232,55363.5%
Mar 27-3:58 am1:20 pm9:03 pm(69.8°)234,35574.2%
* All times are local time for Groton. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. 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 Groton This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Mar 21, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 5:56 amSat 5:06 pmSat 11:31 amDifficult to see
VenusSat 7:35 amSat 8:29 pmSat 2:02 pmFairly good visibility
MarsSat 6:19 amSat 5:36 pmSat 11:58 amVery difficult to see
JupiterSat 12:26 pmSun 3:26 amSat 7:56 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSat 7:09 amSat 7:11 pmSat 1:10 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusSat 9:20 amSat 11:50 pmSat 4:35 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSun 6:55 amSun 6:56 pmSun 12:56 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Groton.

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