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San Jose, Costa Rica — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 76.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 8, 2025 at 11:49:05 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:41 am 113° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:15 pm 247° West
Moonrise Today: 9:20 pm 71° East
Moonset Today: 9:23 am 292° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 34 minutes (-9s)
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Today's Sun Position in San Jose

Time:11:49 pm
Altitude:-76.2°
Direction:160° S
Phase:Night

Day length today: 11h 33m 49s (Dec 8, 2025)

9 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 7, 2025)

1 minute longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

1 hour, 8 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in San Jose Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:26 am
Astro. Twilight4:26 am – 4:52 am
Nautical Twilight4:52 am – 5:18 am
Civil Twilight5:18 am – 5:41 am
Daylight5:41 am – 5:15 pm
Civil Twilight5:15 pm – 5:38 pm
Nautical Twilight5:38 pm – 6:04 pm
Astro. Twilight6:04 pm – 6:30 pm
Night6:30 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in San Jose - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 85:41 am5:15 pm11:33:49−0:0911:28 am (57.3°)91.563
Dec 95:42 am5:15 pm11:33:40−0:0811:28 am (57.2°)91.551
Dec 105:42 am5:16 pm11:33:31−0:0811:29 am (57.1°)91.541
Dec 115:43 am5:16 pm11:33:24−0:0711:29 am (57.0°)91.530
Dec 125:43 am5:16 pm11:33:17−0:0611:30 am (56.9°)91.521
Dec 135:44 am5:17 pm11:33:11−0:0611:30 am (56.9°)91.511
Dec 145:44 am5:17 pm11:33:06−0:0511:31 am (56.8°)91.502
* All times are local time for San Jose. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in San Jose

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in San Jose - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 8-9:23 am9:20 pm2:53 am(77.3°)230,20084.1%
Dec 9-10:11 am10:14 pm3:47 am(82.3°)234,21974.8%
Dec 10-10:53 am11:03 pm4:35 am(88.1°)238,31664.6%
Dec 11-11:32 am11:50 pm5:19 am(85.7°)242,16554.1%
Dec 12-12:09 pm-6:00 am(79.5°)245,54543.9%
Dec 1312:35 am12:45 pm-6:41 am(73.5°)248,29534.1%
Dec 141:19 am1:22 pm-7:21 am(67.9°)250,35125.1%
* All times are local time for San Jose. 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 San Jose This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Dec 8, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 4:12 amTue 3:52 pmTue 10:02 amAverage visibility
VenusTue 5:13 amTue 4:46 pmTue 10:59 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 6:18 amTue 5:47 pmTue 12:03 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterTue 7:44 pmWed 8:19 amWed 2:02 amPerfect visibility
SaturnMon 12:12 pmTue 12:09 amMon 6:10 pmGreat visibility
UranusMon 3:54 pmTue 4:25 amMon 10:09 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneMon 12:23 pmTue 12:24 amMon 6:24 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for San Jose.

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