| Current Time: | Mar 21, 2026 at 2:46:37 pm |
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| Sunrise Today: | 7:32 am↑ 89° East |
| Sunset Today: | 7:42 pm↑ 271° West |
| Moonrise Today: | 8:59 am↑ 71° East |
| Moonset Today: | 10:46 pm↑ 292° Northwest |
| Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 9 minutes (+1m 37s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Sarasota Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 6:15 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 6:15 am – 6:42 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:42 am – 7:09 am |
| Civil Twilight | 7:09 am – 7:32 am |
| Daylight | 7:32 am – 7:42 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 7:42 pm – 8:05 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:05 pm – 8:32 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 8:32 pm – 8:59 pm |
| Night | 8:59 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Sarasota
Moon in Sarasota - Next 7 days
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Mar | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Mar 21 | 8:59 am | 10:46 pm | - | 3:49 pm | (80.9°) | 228,095 | 10.1% | |||
| Mar 22 | 9:41 am | 11:56 pm | - | 4:45 pm | (86.0°) | 227,999 | 18.6% | |||
| Mar 23 | 10:30 am | - | - | 5:46 pm | (89.5°) | 228,534 | 28.9% | |||
| Mar 24 | - | 1:05 am | 11:27 am | 6:49 pm | (89.0°) | 229,567 | 40.4% | |||
 Mar 25 | - | 2:11 am | 12:30 pm | 7:51 pm | (89.6°) | 230,964 | 52.3% | |||
| Mar 26 | - | 3:10 am | 1:36 pm | 8:51 pm | (88.0°) | 232,603 | 63.9% | |||
| Mar 27 | - | 4:01 am | 2:42 pm | 9:47 pm | (83.9°) | 234,410 | 74.5% | |||
| * All times are local time for Sarasota. 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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