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

Moon: 69.6%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 19, 2024 at 9:27:12 am
Sunrise Today: 6:13 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 6:19 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 1:42 pm 63° Northeast
Moonset Today: 2:11 am 298° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 6 minutes (+43s)
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Today's Sun Position in Chennai

Time:9:27 am
Altitude:45.9°
Direction:104° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 6m 3s (Mar 19, 2024)

43 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 18, 2024)

44 minutes, 34 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

47 minutes, 45 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Chennai Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:03 am
Astro. Twilight5:03 am – 5:27 am
Nautical Twilight5:27 am – 5:52 am
Civil Twilight5:52 am – 6:13 am
Daylight6:13 am – 6:19 pm
Civil Twilight6:19 pm – 6:40 pm
Nautical Twilight6:40 pm – 7:05 pm
Astro. Twilight7:05 pm – 7:30 pm
Night7:30 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Chennai - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 196:13 am6:19 pm12:06:03+0:4312:16 pm (76.6°)92.550
Mar 206:12 am6:19 pm12:06:47+0:4312:16 pm (77.0°)92.575
Mar 216:12 am6:19 pm12:07:31+0:4312:15 pm (77.4°)92.601
Mar 226:11 am6:19 pm12:08:15+0:4312:15 pm (77.8°)92.626
Mar 236:10 am6:19 pm12:08:59+0:4312:15 pm (78.2°)92.652
Mar 246:10 am6:20 pm12:09:43+0:4312:15 pm (78.6°)92.679
Mar 256:09 am6:20 pm12:10:27+0:4312:14 pm (79.0°)92.705
* All times are local time for Chennai. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (vernal equinox) in Chennai is at 8:36 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 Chennai

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Chennai - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 19-2:11 am1:42 pm8:21 pm(77.2°)248,26273.6%
Mar 20-2:59 am2:35 pm9:10 pm(80.6°)250,21181.8%
Mar 21-3:42 am3:25 pm9:55 pm(85.0°)251,52688.8%
Mar 22-4:22 am4:13 pm10:37 pm(89.9°)252,25594.1%
Mar 23-4:58 am4:59 pm11:17 pm(84.4°)252,45897.8%
Mar 24-5:32 am5:44 pm11:56 pm(78.6°)252,19699.7%
Mar 25-6:06 am6:28 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* 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, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 7:07 amTue 7:27 pmTue 1:17 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 5:10 amTue 4:58 pmTue 11:04 amFairly good visibility
MarsTue 4:29 amTue 4:08 pmTue 10:18 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterTue 8:53 amTue 9:25 pmTue 3:09 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 5:22 amTue 5:09 pmTue 11:16 amDifficult to see
UranusTue 9:12 amTue 9:48 pmTue 3:30 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 6:12 amTue 6:11 pmTue 12:12 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Chennai.

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