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The Settlement, Christmas Island — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 57.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 1, 2024 at 3:30:09 am
Sunrise Today: 6:02 am 75° East
Sunset Today: 5:46 pm 285° West
Moonset Today: 12:23 pm 247° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 44 minutes (-27s)
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Today's Sun Position in The Settlement

Time:3:30 am
Altitude:-37.3°
Direction:79° E
Phase:Night

Day length today: 11h 43m 59s (May 1, 2024)

27 seconds shorter than yesterday (Apr 30, 2024)

13 minutes, 6 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

1 hour shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in The Settlement Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:50 am
Astro. Twilight4:50 am – 5:15 am
Nautical Twilight5:15 am – 5:40 am
Civil Twilight5:40 am – 6:02 am
Daylight6:02 am – 5:46 pm
Civil Twilight5:46 pm – 6:08 pm
Nautical Twilight6:08 pm – 6:33 pm
Astro. Twilight6:33 pm – 6:58 pm
Night6:58 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in The Settlement - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 16:02 am5:46 pm11:43:59−0:2711:54 am (64.4°)93.662
May 26:02 am5:45 pm11:43:31−0:2711:54 am (64.1°)93.686
May 36:02 am5:45 pm11:43:04−0:2711:54 am (63.8°)93.710
May 46:02 am5:45 pm11:42:37−0:2611:54 am (63.5°)93.734
May 56:02 am5:45 pm11:42:11−0:2611:53 am (63.2°)93.757
May 66:02 am5:44 pm11:41:44−0:2611:53 am (62.9°)93.780
May 76:03 am5:44 pm11:41:19−0:2511:53 am (62.6°)93.802
* All times are local time for The Settlement. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in The Settlement

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in The Settlement - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 1-12:23 pm-5:51 am(76.2°)233,40456.0%
May 212:16 am1:12 pm-6:46 am(80.9°)230,97544.3%
May 31:14 am1:59 pm-7:38 am(86.9°)228,79132.7%
May 42:10 am2:43 pm-8:28 am(86.3°)227,04622.0%
May 53:05 am3:27 pm-9:17 am(79.0°)225,94812.7%
May 64:00 am4:12 pm-10:07 am(71.7°)225,6795.7%
May 74:56 am4:59 pm-10:59 am(64.8°)226,3591.4%
* All times are local time for The Settlement. 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 The Settlement This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 1, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 4:27 amWed 4:24 pmWed 10:26 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 5:25 amWed 5:14 pmWed 11:20 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 3:19 amWed 3:25 pmWed 9:22 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 6:58 amWed 6:34 pmWed 12:46 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnWed 2:26 amWed 2:39 pmWed 8:32 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 6:51 amWed 6:26 pmWed 12:38 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 3:14 amWed 3:19 pmWed 9:17 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for The Settlement.

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