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Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 11.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 11, 2024 at 10:51:50 am
Sunrise Today: 7:12 am 72° East
Sunset Today: 7:00 pm 288° West
Moonrise Today: 10:11 am 61° Northeast
Moonset Today: 10:06 pm 299° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 48 minutes (-16s)
Location of Diego GarciaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Diego Garcia

Time:10:51 am
Altitude:48.2°
Direction:52° NE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 11h 47m 54s (May 11, 2024)

16 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 10, 2024)

5 minutes, 59 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

45 minutes, 10 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Diego Garcia Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:00 am
Astro. Twilight6:00 am – 6:25 am
Nautical Twilight6:25 am – 6:50 am
Civil Twilight6:50 am – 7:12 am
Daylight7:12 am – 7:00 pm
Civil Twilight7:00 pm – 7:22 pm
Nautical Twilight7:22 pm – 7:47 pm
Astro. Twilight7:47 pm – 8:13 pm
Night8:13 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Diego Garcia - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 117:12 am7:00 pm11:47:54−0:161:06 pm (64.7°)93.891
May 127:12 am7:00 pm11:47:37−0:161:06 pm (64.4°)93.911
May 137:13 am7:00 pm11:47:21−0:151:06 pm (64.2°)93.931
May 147:13 am7:00 pm11:47:06−0:151:06 pm (63.9°)93.951
May 157:13 am7:00 pm11:46:50−0:151:06 pm (63.7°)93.971
May 167:13 am7:00 pm11:46:35−0:151:06 pm (63.5°)93.990
May 177:13 am6:59 pm11:46:20−0:141:06 pm (63.2°)94.009
* All times are local time for Diego Garcia. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Diego Garcia

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Diego Garcia - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 1110:11 am10:06 pm-4:09 pm(53.7°)237,61913.4%
May 1211:09 am11:04 pm-5:06 pm(54.7°)241,23121.7%
May 1312:02 pm11:58 pm-5:59 pm(57.3°)244,57431.1%
May 1412:49 pm--6:48 pm(61.1°)247,40240.9%
May 15-12:49 am1:33 pm7:33 pm(65.8°)249,54150.8%
May 16-1:35 am2:12 pm8:15 pm(71.1°)250,89060.6%
May 17-2:20 am2:49 pm8:55 pm(76.7°)251,42169.8%
* All times are local time for Diego Garcia. 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 Diego Garcia This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 11, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 5:30 amSat 5:28 pmSat 11:29 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSat 6:47 amSat 6:36 pmSat 12:41 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 4:23 amSat 4:25 pmSat 10:24 amAverage visibility
JupiterSat 7:37 amSat 7:21 pmSat 1:29 pmDifficult to see
SaturnSat 3:04 amSat 3:14 pmSat 9:09 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 7:22 amSat 7:06 pmSat 1:14 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
NeptuneSat 3:49 amSat 3:53 pmSat 9:51 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Diego Garcia.

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