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Muscat, Oman — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 71.3%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 19, 2024 at 12:29:12 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:10 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 6:16 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 1:17 pm 61° Northeast
Moonset Today: 2:36 am 300° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 6 minutes (+1m 22s)
Location of MuscatLocation

Today's Sun Position in Muscat

Time:12:29 pm
Altitude:65.8°
Direction:190° S
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 6m 1s (Mar 19, 2024)

1 minute, 22 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 18, 2024)

1 hour, 25 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

1 hour, 29 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Muscat Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:55 am
Astro. Twilight4:55 am – 5:21 am
Nautical Twilight5:21 am – 5:48 am
Civil Twilight5:48 am – 6:10 am
Daylight6:10 am – 6:16 pm
Civil Twilight6:16 pm – 6:39 pm
Nautical Twilight6:39 pm – 7:05 pm
Astro. Twilight7:05 pm – 7:31 pm
Night7:31 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Muscat - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 196:10 am6:16 pm12:06:01+1:2212:13 pm (66.1°)92.551
Mar 206:09 am6:17 pm12:07:24+1:2212:13 pm (66.5°)92.577
Mar 216:08 am6:17 pm12:08:46+1:2212:12 pm (66.9°)92.602
Mar 226:07 am6:17 pm12:10:09+1:2212:12 pm (67.3°)92.628
Mar 236:06 am6:18 pm12:11:32+1:2212:12 pm (67.7°)92.654
Mar 246:05 am6:18 pm12:12:54+1:2212:11 pm (68.1°)92.680
Mar 256:04 am6:18 pm12:14:17+1:2212:11 pm (68.5°)92.706
* All times are local time for Muscat. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (vernal equinox) in Muscat is at 7:06 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 Muscat

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Muscat - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 19-2:36 am1:17 pm8:21 pm(88.1°)248,39874.1%
Mar 20-3:21 am2:14 pm9:09 pm(88.5°)250,30882.3%
Mar 21-4:00 am3:08 pm9:54 pm(84.0°)251,58789.1%
Mar 22-4:35 am4:00 pm10:36 pm(78.9°)252,28194.4%
Mar 23-5:07 am4:51 pm11:16 pm(73.4°)252,45598.0%
Mar 24-5:36 am5:41 pm11:55 pm(67.5°)252,16799.8%
Mar 25-6:05 am6:30 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Muscat. 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 Muscat This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 6:58 amTue 7:30 pmTue 1:14 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 5:15 amTue 4:47 pmTue 11:01 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 4:37 amTue 3:53 pmTue 10:15 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterTue 8:36 amTue 9:35 pmTue 3:06 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 5:26 amTue 4:59 pmTue 11:13 amDifficult to see
UranusTue 8:53 amTue 10:00 pmTue 3:27 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneWed 6:07 amWed 6:02 pmWed 12:05 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Muscat.

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