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

Moon: 71.4%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 19, 2024 at 2:42:47 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:14 am 91° East
Sunset Today: 7:21 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 3:27 pm 63° Northeast
Moonset Today: 2:29 am 298° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 7 minutes (-24s)
Location of Diego GarciaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Diego Garcia

Time:2:42 pm
Altitude:67.8°
Direction:287° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 6m 53s (Mar 19, 2024)

24 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 18, 2024)

24 minutes, 58 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

26 minutes, 11 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Diego Garcia Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:05 am
Astro. Twilight6:05 am – 6:29 am
Nautical Twilight6:29 am – 6:53 am
Civil Twilight6:53 am – 7:14 am
Daylight7:14 am – 7:21 pm
Civil Twilight7:21 pm – 7:42 pm
Nautical Twilight7:42 pm – 8:06 pm
Astro. Twilight8:06 pm – 8:30 pm
Night8:30 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Diego Garcia - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 197:14 am7:21 pm12:06:53−0:241:18 pm (83.0°)92.550
Mar 207:14 am7:20 pm12:06:29−0:241:17 pm (82.6°)92.576
Mar 217:14 am7:20 pm12:06:04−0:241:17 pm (82.2°)92.601
Mar 227:14 am7:19 pm12:05:40−0:241:17 pm (81.8°)92.627
Mar 237:14 am7:19 pm12:05:16−0:241:16 pm (81.5°)92.653
Mar 247:14 am7:18 pm12:04:51−0:241:16 pm (81.1°)92.679
Mar 257:13 am7:18 pm12:04:27−0:241:16 pm (80.7°)92.705
* All times are local time for Diego Garcia. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (autumnal equinox) in Diego Garcia is at 9:06 am on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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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
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 19-2:29 am3:27 pm9:24 pm(56.6°)248,31173.8%
Mar 20-3:22 am4:14 pm10:12 pm(60.0°)250,24682.0%
Mar 21-4:11 am4:57 pm10:57 pm(64.4°)251,54888.9%
Mar 22-4:58 am5:37 pm11:39 pm(69.5°)252,26594.2%
Mar 23-5:43 am6:14 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Mar 24-6:26 am6:51 pm12:19 am(75.0°)252,45797.9%
Mar 25-7:08 am7:26 pm12:58 am(80.9°)252,18699.8%
* 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, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 8:20 amTue 8:17 pmTue 2:18 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 5:58 amTue 6:13 pmTue 12:05 pmFairly good visibility
MarsTue 5:10 amTue 5:29 pmTue 11:20 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterTue 10:17 amTue 10:04 pmTue 4:10 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 6:11 amTue 6:23 pmTue 12:17 pmDifficult to see
UranusTue 10:39 amTue 10:24 pmTue 4:31 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 7:11 amTue 7:15 pmTue 1:13 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Diego Garcia.

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