Sun or Moon Rise/Set Table for One Year: Locations Worldwide

This form provides a way for you to obtain a table of the times of sunrise/sunset, moonrise/moonset, or the beginning and end of twilight, for one year. For most U.S. cities and towns, use this alternative form.

You can obtain a table for any location, in the U.S. or worldwide, by following these simple steps:

Enter the year for which the table is desired.
Select the table type (sunrise/sunset, moonrise/moonset, etc.) from the pop-up list.
Specify the location of interest using latitude and longitude.
Click the "Compute Table" button at the end of the form to compute the table. The table will provide the data requested in local standard time on a 24-hour clock; for example, 1836 means 6:36 p.m., local standard time.
Be sure to read Notes section (at the end of the form) for an explanation of the items in the table.

Year: ■

Type of Table:

Place Name:

Coordinates (Required)

Longitude

East
West

Degrees:

Minutes:

Latitude

North
South

Degrees:

Minutes:

Time Zone:

hours

east of Greenwich
west of Greenwich

For locations that require it, the time zone can be entered in hours and a fraction. For example, for locations in India, the time zone may be entered as 5.5 hours east of Greenwich. The time zone field can accommodate up to five characters.

Need coordinates? Try NGA's GEOnet Names Server (GNS)
Need U.S. coordinates? Try the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Need a time zone? Try the time zone map.

Notes

The place name you enter above is merely a title for the table header; you can enter any identifier, or none (avoid using punctuation characters). The data will be calculated for the longitude and latitude you enter above.

How to Print the Table

The table is 134 characters wide, so to print it you must use landscape orientation and 8-point (smallest) type. Consult your browser's documentation for details on how to change the font/text size. An alternative scheme is to save the table to a file on your computer (for example, in Internet Explorer, click on File then Save As...), then use your favorite word processor or text editor to print it.

How to Import the Table into a Spreadsheet

Open your favorite text editor, then copy the numerical part of the table (i.e., do not copy the table headings) from your browser and paste it into the text editor. Save the data as a text file.

In Excel 2003, click Data on the menu bar, then Import External Data, then Import Data. Select your saved text file. Choose fixed width in the dialog box. [In Excel 2004 for Mac, the commands are Data -> Get External Data -> Import Text File]

In Excel 2007, click Data on the menu bar, then From Text. Select your saved text file. Choose fixed width in the dialog box.

Definitions

For information on the definitions of rise, set, and twilight, see Rise, Set, and Twilight Definitions in FAQ.

Daylight Time

Daylight time is not implemented in this program. When daylight time is in use, add one hour to the times listed in the table.

Legal Use of the Data in the Table

Please see Astronomical Data Used for Litigation if you are interested in using for legal purposes the data produced by this service.

Sunset photo taken from Nags Head, North Carolina, by George Kaplan.