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Chennai, India — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 85.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 28, 2024 at 3:07:49 am
Sunrise Today: 5:49 am 75° East
Sunset Today: 6:23 pm 285° West
Moonrise Today: 10:28 pm 119° Southeast
Moonset Today: 8:57 am 241° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 34 minutes (+38s)
Location of ChennaiLocation

Today's Sun Position in Chennai

Time:3:07 am
Altitude:-37.4°
Direction:60° NE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 12h 34m 10s (Apr 28, 2024)

38 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 27, 2024)

1 hour, 12 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

19 minutes, 37 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Chennai Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:35 am
Astro. Twilight4:35 am – 5:01 am
Nautical Twilight5:01 am – 5:27 am
Civil Twilight5:27 am – 5:49 am
Daylight5:49 am – 6:23 pm
Civil Twilight6:23 pm – 6:45 pm
Nautical Twilight6:45 pm – 7:11 pm
Astro. Twilight7:11 pm – 7:37 pm
Night7:37 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Chennai - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 285:49 am6:23 pm12:34:10+0:3812:06 pm (88.8°)93.591
Apr 295:48 am6:23 pm12:34:48+0:3712:06 pm (88.4°)93.615
Apr 305:48 am6:23 pm12:35:26+0:3712:06 pm (88.1°)93.640
May 15:48 am6:24 pm12:36:03+0:3712:05 pm (87.8°)93.664
May 25:47 am6:24 pm12:36:40+0:3612:05 pm (87.5°)93.688
May 35:47 am6:24 pm12:37:16+0:3612:05 pm (87.2°)93.712
May 45:46 am6:24 pm12:37:52+0:3512:05 pm (87.0°)93.735
* All times are local time for Chennai. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Chennai

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Chennai - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 28-8:57 am10:28 pm3:14 am(48.2°)240,65385.0%
Apr 29-9:56 am11:25 pm4:11 am(47.9°)238,24276.4%
Apr 30-10:56 am-5:10 am(49.4°)235,74366.3%
May 112:19 am11:57 am-6:07 am(52.6°)233,22855.2%
May 21:09 am12:56 pm-7:01 am(57.4°)230,81143.5%
May 31:55 am1:54 pm-7:53 am(63.4°)228,65132.0%
May 42:39 am2:50 pm-8:43 am(70.3°)226,94521.3%
* All times are local time for Chennai. 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 Chennai This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Apr 28, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 4:39 amSun 4:51 pmSun 10:45 amDifficult to see
VenusSun 5:18 amSun 5:41 pmSun 11:29 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 3:37 amSun 3:37 pmSun 9:37 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 6:48 amSun 7:25 pmSun 1:07 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSun 3:00 amSun 2:50 pmSun 8:55 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 6:42 amSun 7:20 pmSun 1:01 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 3:40 amSun 3:39 pmSun 9:40 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Chennai.

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