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

Moon: 98.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: 4 mar 2026, 11 h 57 m 24
Sunrise Today: 06 h 28↑ 98° East
Sunset Today: 17 h 50↑ 262° West
Moonrise Today: 19 h 29↑ 95° East
Moonset Today: 06 h 52↑ 270° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 22 minutes (+2m 54s)
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Today's Sun Position in Madison

Time:11 h 57
Altitude:40,6°
Direction:176° S
Phase:Daylight

Day length today:11h 22m 15s (4 mar 2026)

2 minutes, 54 seconds longer than yesterday (3 mar 2026)

2 hours, 22 minutes longer than winter solstice (21 déc 2025)

4 hours shorter than summer solstice (20 juin 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Madison today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Madison Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Madison today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night00 h 00 – 04 h 54
Astro. Twilight04 h 54 – 05 h 27
Nautical Twilight05 h 27 – 05 h 59
Civil Twilight05 h 59 – 06 h 28
Daylight06 h 28 – 17 h 50
Civil Twilight17 h 50 – 18 h 19
Nautical Twilight18 h 19 – 18 h 51
Astro. Twilight18 h 51 – 19 h 25
Night19 h 25 – 23 h 59

Sun in Madison - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
marSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. km
4 mar06 h 2817 h 5011:22:15+2:5412 h 09 (40,7°)148,346
5 mar06 h 2617 h 5111:25:10+2:5512 h 08 (41,1°)148,384
6 mar06 h 2417 h 5311:28:06+2:5512 h 08 (41,5°)148,423
7 mar06 h 2317 h 5411:31:01+2:5512 h 08 (41,9°)148,462
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 mar07 h 2118 h 5511:33:57+2:5613 h 08 (42,3°)148,501
9 mar07 h 1918 h 5611:36:54+2:5613 h 07 (42,7°)148,541
10 mar07 h 1818 h 5711:39:50+2:5613 h 07 (43,0°)148,581
* 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.

Note that Daylight Saving Time starts on dimanche 8 mars 2026, 02 h 00, and this is accounted for above.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2026

March equinox20 mar09 h 46
June solstice21 juin03 h 25
September equinox22 sep19 h 05
December solstice21 déc14 h 50
* All times are local Madison time.

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Today's Moon in Madison

Percent Illuminated:98.2%
Time:11 h 57
Altitude:-46,6°
Direction:336° N
Position:Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Madison today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Madison - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
marMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (km)Illumination
4 mar-06 h 5219 h 2900 h 42(47,7°)385 83499,3%
5 mar-07 h 1120 h 3601 h 25(41,3°)390 20096,3%
6 mar-07 h 3121 h 4202 h 08(35,3°)394 48991,4%
7 mar-07 h 5222 h 4902 h 52(29,8°)398 36184,9%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 mar-09 h 17-04 h 37(25,2°)401 48177,1%
9 mar00 h 5409 h 48-05 h 24(21,5°)403 55968,3%
10 mar01 h 5810 h 25-06 h 13(19,0°)404 37758,9%
* 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, mer 4 mar 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
Mercurymer 06 h 24mer 18 h 20mer 12 h 21Extremely difficult to see
Venusmer 07 h 06mer 18 h 58mer 13 h 01Fairly good visibility
Marsmer 06 h 06mer 16 h 41mer 11 h 23Extremely difficult to see
Jupitermer 12 h 36jeu 03 h 47mer 20 h 12Perfect visibility
Saturnmer 07 h 20mer 19 h 16mer 13 h 18Difficult to see
Uranusmer 09 h 29jeu 00 h 08mer 16 h 49Difficult to see
Neptunemer 07 h 14mer 19 h 13mer 13 h 13Extremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Madison.

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