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Portland, ME, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 7.6%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Jan 21, 2026 at 8:11:52 am
Sunrise Today: 7:07 am 117° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:37 pm 243° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 8:42 am 105° East
Moonset Today: 7:49 pm 259° West
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 30 minutes (+2m)
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Today's Sun Position in Portland

Time:8:11 am
Altitude:9.0°
Direction:129° SE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today:9h 29m 50s (Jan 21, 2026)

2 minutes longer than yesterday (Jan 20, 2026)

34 minutes, 10 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

5 hours, 56 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Portland Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:27 am
Astro. Twilight5:27 am – 6:01 am
Nautical Twilight6:01 am – 6:36 am
Civil Twilight6:36 am – 7:07 am
Daylight7:07 am – 4:37 pm
Civil Twilight4:37 pm – 5:08 pm
Nautical Twilight5:08 pm – 5:43 pm
Astro. Twilight5:43 pm – 6:18 pm
Night6:18 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Portland - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JanSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jan 217:07 am4:37 pm9:29:50+2:0011:52 am (26.6°)91.485
Jan 227:06 am4:38 pm9:31:54+2:0311:52 am (26.8°)91.493
Jan 237:06 am4:40 pm9:34:00+2:0611:52 am (27.0°)91.501
Jan 247:05 am4:41 pm9:36:09+2:0811:53 am (27.3°)91.510
Jan 257:04 am4:42 pm9:38:21+2:1111:53 am (27.5°)91.519
Jan 267:03 am4:44 pm9:40:35+2:1311:53 am (27.8°)91.529
Jan 277:02 am4:45 pm9:42:51+2:1611:53 am (28.0°)91.539
* All times are local time for Portland. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Portland

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Portland - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JanMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jan 218:42 am7:49 pm-2:10 pm(36.3°)239,5679.1%
Jan 229:02 am9:00 pm-2:54 pm(42.7°)237,46716.3%
Jan 239:21 am10:11 pm-3:39 pm(49.3°)235,41025.3%
Jan 249:41 am11:24 pm-4:25 pm(55.9°)233,42035.7%
Jan 2510:04 am--5:15 pm(62.1°)231,53847.0%
Jan 26-12:41 am10:31 am6:08 pm(67.5°)229,84958.8%
Jan 27-2:00 am11:05 am7:06 pm(71.6°)228,47770.2%
* All times are local time for Portland. 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 Portland This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jan 21, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 7:21 amThu 4:34 pmThu 11:57 amExtremely difficult to see
VenusWed 7:26 amWed 4:50 pmWed 12:08 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 7:05 amWed 4:16 pmWed 11:40 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterWed 3:20 pmThu 6:30 amWed 10:55 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 9:40 amWed 9:22 pmWed 3:31 pmAverage visibility
UranusWed 11:55 amThu 2:37 amWed 7:16 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 9:40 amWed 9:35 pmWed 3:37 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Portland.

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