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6°56'30.3"N, 79°51'35.4"E, Sri Lanka — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 57.9%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 16, 2024 at 12:55:57 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:53 am↑ 71° East
Sunset Today: 6:20 pm↑ 290° West
Moonrise Today: 12:58 pm↑ 77° East
Moonset Today: 12:51 am↑ 285° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 27 minutes (+15s)
Location of 6°56'30.3"N, 79°51'35.4"ELocation

Today's Sun Position in 6°56'30.3"N, 79°51'35.4"E

Time:12:55 pm
Altitude:72.9°
Direction:317° NW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 26m 33s (May 16, 2024)

15 seconds longer than yesterday (May 15, 2024)

43 minutes, 10 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

5 minutes, 2 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

The Sun's altitude in 6°56'30.3"N, 79°51'35.4"E today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in 6°56'30.3"N, 79°51'35.4"E Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in 6°56'30.3"N, 79°51'35.4"E today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night12:00 am – 4:39 am
Astro. Twilight4:39 am – 5:05 am
Nautical Twilight5:05 am – 5:31 am
Civil Twilight5:31 am – 5:53 am
Daylight5:53 am – 6:20 pm
Civil Twilight6:20 pm – 6:42 pm
Nautical Twilight6:42 pm – 7:08 pm
Astro. Twilight7:08 pm – 7:34 pm
Night7:34 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in 6°56'30.3"N, 79°51'35.4"E - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 165:53 am6:20 pm12:26:33+0:1512:06 pm (77.7°)93.990
May 175:53 am6:20 pm12:26:48+0:1512:06 pm (77.5°)94.008
May 185:53 am6:20 pm12:27:04+0:1512:07 pm (77.3°)94.027
May 195:53 am6:20 pm12:27:19+0:1412:07 pm (77.1°)94.046
May 205:53 am6:20 pm12:27:33+0:1412:07 pm (76.8°)94.064
May 215:53 am6:21 pm12:27:48+0:1412:07 pm (76.6°)94.082
May 225:53 am6:21 pm12:28:01+0:1312:07 pm (76.5°)94.099
* All times are local time for 6°56'30.3"N, 79°51'35.4"E. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2024

March equinoxMar 208:36 am
June solsticeJun 212:21 am
September equinoxSep 226:14 pm
December solsticeDec 212:51 pm
* All times are local 6°56'30.3"N, 79°51'35.4"E time.

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Today's Moon in 6°56'30.3"N, 79°51'35.4"E

Percent Illuminated:57.9%
Time:12:55 pm
Altitude:-0.7°
Direction:77° E
Position:Waxing Gibbous

The Moon's path in 6°56'30.3"N, 79°51'35.4"E today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in 6°56'30.3"N, 79°51'35.4"E - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 16-12:51 am12:58 pm7:15 pm(85.4°)250,87060.4%
May 17-1:29 am1:41 pm7:54 pm(88.9°)251,41869.6%
May 18-2:06 am2:23 pm8:33 pm(83.1°)251,18178.2%
May 19-2:42 am3:05 pm9:12 pm(77.2°)250,24585.6%
May 20-3:18 am3:48 pm9:53 pm(71.4°)248,73591.8%
May 21-3:57 am4:33 pm10:36 pm(66.0°)246,80096.5%
May 22-4:38 am5:22 pm11:23 pm(61.2°)244,59999.2%
* All times are local time for 6°56'30.3"N, 79°51'35.4"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°56'30.3"N, 79°51'35.4"E This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 16, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 4:24 amThu 4:38 pmThu 10:31 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 5:35 amThu 5:57 pmThu 11:46 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 3:15 amThu 3:22 pmThu 9:18 amAverage visibility
JupiterThu 6:03 amThu 6:26 pmThu 12:15 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnThu 1:53 amThu 1:49 pmThu 7:51 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 5:45 amThu 6:07 pmThu 11:56 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 2:32 amThu 2:33 pmThu 8:32 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for 6°56'30.3"N, 79°51'35.4"E.

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