Knowing the
times of sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, transits of the
Sun and Moon are important for fly fishers. In many states there
are regulations concerning the times for fly fishing such as;
1/2 hour before sunrise until 1/2 hour after sunset. With the
form below you can get the exact times for sunrise and sunset
data via the US Naval Observatory for specific locations.
You can obtain
the times of sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, transits of
the Sun and Moon, and the beginning and end of civil twilight,
along with information on the moon's phase by specifying the
Date and Place information and clicking
on the "Get
Data"
button.
It may take
a few moments to get a response from the US Naval Observatory,
it is a very busy server, please be patient.
The place name
you enter must be a city or town in the U.S. The place's location
will be retrieved from a file with over 22,000 places listed.
Either upper- or lower-case letters or a combination can be used.
Spell out place name prefixes, as in "East Orange",
"Fort Lauderdale", "Mount Vernon", etc. The
only exception is "St.", which is entered as an abbreviation
with a period, as in "St. Louis".
Specify
Date and Place: