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Chania, Greece — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 72.1%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 19, 2024 at 12:39:16 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:28 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 6:35 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 1:07 pm 57° Northeast
Moonset Today: 3:33 am 304° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 6 minutes (+2m 15s)
Location of ChaniaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Chania

Time:12:39 pm
Altitude:54.2°
Direction:183° S
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 6m 27s (Mar 19, 2024)

2 minutes, 15 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 18, 2024)

2 hours, 20 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

2 hours, 27 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Chania Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:03 am
Astro. Twilight5:03 am – 5:33 am
Nautical Twilight5:33 am – 6:03 am
Civil Twilight6:03 am – 6:28 am
Daylight6:28 am – 6:35 pm
Civil Twilight6:35 pm – 7:00 pm
Nautical Twilight7:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Astro. Twilight7:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Night8:00 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Chania - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 196:28 am6:35 pm12:06:27+2:1512:31 pm (54.2°)92.554
Mar 206:27 am6:35 pm12:08:43+2:1512:31 pm (54.6°)92.579
Mar 216:25 am6:36 pm12:10:58+2:1512:30 pm (55.0°)92.605
Mar 226:24 am6:37 pm12:13:13+2:1512:30 pm (55.4°)92.631
Mar 236:22 am6:38 pm12:15:28+2:1412:30 pm (55.8°)92.657
Mar 246:21 am6:39 pm12:17:43+2:1412:29 pm (56.2°)92.683
Mar 256:19 am6:39 pm12:19:57+2:1412:29 pm (56.6°)92.709
* All times are local time for Chania. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (vernal equinox) in Chania is at 5:06 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 Chania

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Chania - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 19-3:33 am1:07 pm8:44 pm(79.6°)248,60975.0%
Mar 20-4:13 am2:08 pm9:32 pm(76.0°)250,45783.0%
Mar 21-4:47 am3:09 pm10:16 pm(71.5°)251,67789.7%
Mar 22-5:15 am4:07 pm10:58 pm(66.3°)252,32094.8%
Mar 23-5:40 am5:04 pm11:38 pm(60.7°)252,44698.3%
Mar 24-6:03 am6:01 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Mar 25-6:25 am6:57 pm12:17 am(54.9°)252,11799.9%
* All times are local time for Chania. 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 Chania This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 7:07 amTue 7:58 pmTue 1:32 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 5:43 amTue 4:56 pmTue 11:19 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 5:10 amTue 3:56 pmTue 10:33 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterTue 8:36 amTue 10:11 pmTue 3:23 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 5:53 amTue 5:08 pmTue 11:30 amDifficult to see
UranusTue 8:50 amTue 10:38 pmTue 3:44 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneWed 6:26 amWed 6:18 pmWed 12:22 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Chania.

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