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".

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