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Kandahar, Afghanistan — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 45.3%
Third Quarter
Current Time: May 2, 2024 at 2:12:29 am
Sunrise Today: 5:20 am 71° East
Sunset Today: 6:47 pm 289° West
Moonrise Today: 1:42 am 114° Southeast
Moonset Today: 12:27 pm 249° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 27 minutes (+1m 37s)
Location of KandaharLocation

Today's Sun Position in Kandahar

Time:2:12 am
Altitude:-33.8°
Direction:38° NE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 13h 27m 6s (May 2, 2024)

1 minute, 37 seconds longer than yesterday (May 1, 2024)

3 hours, 21 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

45 minutes, 41 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Kandahar Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:51 am
Astro. Twilight3:51 am – 4:23 am
Nautical Twilight4:23 am – 4:54 am
Civil Twilight4:54 am – 5:20 am
Daylight5:20 am – 6:47 pm
Civil Twilight6:47 pm – 7:13 pm
Nautical Twilight7:13 pm – 7:44 pm
Astro. Twilight7:44 pm – 8:17 pm
Night8:17 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Kandahar - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 25:20 am6:47 pm13:27:06+1:3712:04 pm (73.9°)93.689
May 35:19 am6:48 pm13:28:43+1:3612:03 pm (74.2°)93.713
May 45:18 am6:49 pm13:30:18+1:3512:03 pm (74.5°)93.736
May 55:18 am6:49 pm13:31:52+1:3412:03 pm (74.8°)93.760
May 65:17 am6:50 pm13:33:25+1:3312:03 pm (75.1°)93.782
May 75:16 am6:51 pm13:34:57+1:3112:03 pm (75.4°)93.805
May 85:15 am6:52 pm13:36:28+1:3012:03 pm (75.6°)93.827
* All times are local time for Kandahar. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Kandahar

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Kandahar - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 21:42 am12:27 pm-7:01 am(38.9°)230,71743.0%
May 32:19 am1:36 pm-7:53 am(44.9°)228,57231.5%
May 42:51 am2:44 pm-8:43 am(51.7°)226,88920.8%
May 53:23 am3:52 pm-9:33 am(59.0°)225,87411.8%
May 63:54 am5:01 pm-10:23 am(66.3°)225,7065.0%
May 74:28 am6:12 pm-11:15 am(73.2°)226,4951.1%
May 85:05 am7:23 pm-12:09 pm(79.0°)228,2490.1%
* All times are local time for Kandahar. 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 Kandahar This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 2, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 4:20 amThu 4:47 pmThu 10:33 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 4:59 amThu 6:03 pmThu 11:30 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 3:30 amThu 3:32 pmThu 9:31 amAverage visibility
JupiterThu 6:04 amThu 7:41 pmThu 12:53 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnThu 2:53 amThu 2:23 pmThu 8:38 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 5:56 amThu 7:33 pmThu 12:44 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 3:25 amThu 3:20 pmThu 9:22 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Kandahar.

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