Sun & moon times today, 6°56'03.6"N, 79°51'56.2"E

Moon: 90.0%

Current Time:	May 20, 2024 at 1:52:16 pm
Sunrise Today:	5:53 am↑ 70° East
Sunset Today:	6:20 pm↑ 290° Northwest
Moonrise Today:	3:48 pm↑ 100° East
Moonset Today:	3:18 am↑ 263° West
Daylight Hours:	12 hours, 28 minutes (+14s)

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Where is the Sun directly overhead right now?

Time:	1:52 pm
Altitude:	61.3°
Direction:	300° NW
Phase:	Daylight

Day length today: 12h 27m 32s (May 20, 2024)

14 seconds longer than yesterday (May 19, 2024)

44 minutes, 8 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

4 minutes, 1 second shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

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Night	12:00 am – 4:38 am
Astro. Twilight	4:38 am – 5:05 am
Nautical Twilight	5:05 am – 5:31 am
Civil Twilight	5:31 am – 5:53 am
Daylight	5:53 am – 6:20 pm
Civil Twilight	6:20 pm – 6:43 pm
Nautical Twilight	6:43 pm – 7:09 pm
Astro. Twilight	7:09 pm – 7:35 pm
Night	7:35 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in 6°56'03.6"N, 79°51'56.2"E - Next 7 Days

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2024	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May 20	5:53 am	6:20 pm	12:27:32	+0:14	12:07 pm (76.8°)	94.064
May 21	5:53 am	6:21 pm	12:27:46	+0:14	12:07 pm (76.6°)	94.082
May 22	5:53 am	6:21 pm	12:28:00	+0:13	12:07 pm (76.4°)	94.099
May 23	5:53 am	6:21 pm	12:28:14	+0:13	12:07 pm (76.3°)	94.117
May 24	5:53 am	6:21 pm	12:28:27	+0:13	12:07 pm (76.1°)	94.134
May 25	5:53 am	6:21 pm	12:28:40	+0:12	12:07 pm (75.9°)	94.151
May 26	5:53 am	6:22 pm	12:28:52	+0:12	12:07 pm (75.7°)	94.168
* All times are local time for 6°56'03.6"N, 79°51'56.2"E. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2024

March equinox	Mar 20	8:36 am
June solstice	Jun 21	2:21 am
September equinox	Sep 22	6:14 pm
December solstice	Dec 21	2:51 pm
* All times are local 6°56'03.6"N, 79°51'56.2"E time.

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Percent Illuminated:

90.0%

Time:	1:52 pm
Altitude:	-28.4°
Direction:	97° E
Position:	Waxing Gibbous

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in 6°56'03.6"N, 79°51'56.2"E - Next 7 days

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2024	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
May	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
May 20	-	3:18 am	3:48 pm	9:53 pm	(71.4°)	248,735	91.8%
May 21	-	3:57 am	4:33 pm	10:36 pm	(66.0°)	246,800	96.5%
May 22	-	4:38 am	5:22 pm	11:23 pm	(61.2°)	244,599	99.2%
May 23	-	5:23 am	6:14 pm	Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 24	-	6:13 am	7:10 pm	12:14 am	(57.4°)	242,282	99.8%
May 25	-	7:07 am	8:09 pm	1:09 am	(54.9°)	239,976	98.2%
May 26	-	8:06 am	9:07 pm	2:07 am	(54.1°)	237,780	94.1%
* All times are local time for 6°56'03.6"N, 79°51'56.2"E. 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 6°56'03.6"N, 79°51'56.2"E This Coming Night

	Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, May 20, 2024
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Mon 4:27 am	Mon 4:43 pm	Mon 10:35 am	Slightly difficult to see
Venus	Mon 5:38 am	Mon 6:02 pm	Mon 11:50 am	Slightly difficult to see
Mars	Mon 3:09 am	Mon 3:18 pm	Mon 9:14 am	Average visibility
Jupiter	Mon 5:51 am	Mon 6:14 pm	Mon 12:03 pm	Very close to Sun, not visible
Saturn	Tue 1:34 am	Tue 1:31 pm	Tue 7:32 am	Average visibility
Uranus	Mon 5:30 am	Mon 5:52 pm	Mon 11:41 am	Extremely difficult to see
Neptune	Mon 2:16 am	Mon 2:18 pm	Mon 8:17 am	Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for 6°56'03.6"N, 79°51'56.2"E.

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