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New Bedford, MA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 7.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Jan 21, 2026 at 9:37:20 am
Sunrise Today: 7:04 am 116° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:45 pm 244° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 8:42 am 104° East
Moonset Today: 7:54 pm 259° West
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 41 minutes (+1m 51s)
Location of New BedfordLocation

Today's Sun Position in New Bedford

Time:9:37 am
Altitude:20.8°
Direction:145° SE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today:9h 40m 51s (Jan 21, 2026)

1 minute, 51 seconds longer than yesterday (Jan 20, 2026)

31 minutes, 30 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

5 hours, 31 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in New Bedford Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:27 am
Astro. Twilight5:27 am – 6:00 am
Nautical Twilight6:00 am – 6:34 am
Civil Twilight6:34 am – 7:04 am
Daylight7:04 am – 4:45 pm
Civil Twilight4:45 pm – 5:15 pm
Nautical Twilight5:15 pm – 5:49 pm
Astro. Twilight5:49 pm – 6:22 pm
Night6:22 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in New Bedford - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JanSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jan 217:04 am4:45 pm9:40:51+1:5111:55 am (28.6°)91.485
Jan 227:04 am4:46 pm9:42:45+1:5411:55 am (28.8°)91.493
Jan 237:03 am4:48 pm9:44:42+1:5611:55 am (29.1°)91.501
Jan 247:02 am4:49 pm9:46:41+1:5911:55 am (29.3°)91.510
Jan 257:01 am4:50 pm9:48:43+2:0111:56 am (29.6°)91.519
Jan 267:01 am4:51 pm9:50:47+2:0311:56 am (29.8°)91.529
Jan 277:00 am4:53 pm9:52:53+2:0611:56 am (30.1°)91.539
* All times are local time for New Bedford. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in New Bedford

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in New Bedford - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JanMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jan 218:42 am7:54 pm-2:13 pm(38.4°)239,5639.1%
Jan 229:03 am9:03 pm-2:57 pm(44.8°)237,46316.3%
Jan 239:24 am10:12 pm-3:42 pm(51.4°)235,40625.3%
Jan 249:46 am11:24 pm-4:28 pm(58.0°)233,41735.7%
Jan 2510:10 am--5:17 pm(64.2°)231,53547.1%
Jan 26-12:39 am10:39 am6:11 pm(69.6°)229,84658.8%
Jan 27-1:56 am11:15 am7:09 pm(73.7°)228,47470.3%
* All times are local time for New Bedford. 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 New Bedford This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jan 21, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 7:18 amThu 4:43 pmThu 12:00 noonExtremely difficult to see
VenusWed 7:23 amWed 4:59 pmWed 12:11 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 7:01 amWed 4:25 pmWed 11:43 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterWed 3:29 pmThu 6:26 amWed 10:58 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 9:42 amWed 9:25 pmWed 3:33 pmAverage visibility
UranusWed 12:04 pmThu 2:34 amWed 7:19 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 9:42 amWed 9:38 pmWed 3:40 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for New Bedford.

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