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Madison, WI, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 8.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 10:16:22 am
Sunrise Today: 6:58 am 89° East
Sunset Today: 7:11 pm 272° West
Moonrise Today: 7:56 am 67° East
Moonset Today: 10:53 pm 298° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 12 minutes (+2m 57s)
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Today's Sun Position in Madison

Time:10:16 am
Altitude:33.2°
Direction:127° SE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today:12h 12m 19s (Mar 21, 2026)

2 minutes, 57 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 20, 2026)

3 hours, 12 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

3 hours, 9 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Madison Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:23 am
Astro. Twilight5:23 am – 5:57 am
Nautical Twilight5:57 am – 6:30 am
Civil Twilight6:30 am – 6:58 am
Daylight6:58 am – 7:11 pm
Civil Twilight7:11 pm – 7:39 pm
Nautical Twilight7:39 pm – 8:12 pm
Astro. Twilight8:12 pm – 8:46 pm
Night8:46 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Madison - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 216:58 am7:11 pm12:12:19+2:571:04 pm (47.4°)92.606
Mar 226:57 am7:12 pm12:15:16+2:571:04 pm (47.8°)92.631
Mar 236:55 am7:13 pm12:18:13+2:571:04 pm (48.2°)92.657
Mar 246:53 am7:14 pm12:21:10+2:561:03 pm (48.6°)92.683
Mar 256:51 am7:15 pm12:24:07+2:561:03 pm (49.0°)92.708
Mar 266:49 am7:17 pm12:27:03+2:561:03 pm (49.4°)92.734
Mar 276:48 am7:18 pm12:30:00+2:561:02 pm (49.7°)92.760
* All times are local time for Madison. 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 Madison

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Madison - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 217:56 am10:53 pm-3:17 pm(65.0°)228,08710.3%
Mar 228:27 am--4:14 pm(70.1°)228,00418.8%
Mar 23-12:14 am9:07 am5:14 pm(73.5°)228,54929.1%
Mar 24-1:31 am9:58 am6:17 pm(75.0°)229,59140.6%
Mar 25-2:38 am11:00 am7:20 pm(74.4°)230,99352.5%
Mar 26-3:33 am12:12 pm8:20 pm(71.9°)232,63664.1%
Mar 27-4:16 am1:27 pm9:15 pm(67.8°)234,44574.7%
* All times are local time for Madison. 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 Madison This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Mar 21, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 6:07 amSat 5:13 pmSat 11:40 amDifficult to see
VenusSat 7:43 amSat 8:40 pmSat 2:11 pmFairly good visibility
MarsSat 6:30 amSat 5:44 pmSat 12:07 pmVery difficult to see
JupiterSat 12:30 pmSun 3:41 amSat 8:05 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSat 7:18 amSat 7:20 pmSat 1:19 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusSat 9:24 amSun 12:04 amSat 4:44 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSun 7:04 amSun 7:05 pmSun 1:05 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Madison.

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