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Damascus, Syria — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 70.0%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 19, 2024 at 8:11:25 am
Sunrise Today: 6:39 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 6:45 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 1:22 pm 58° Northeast
Moonset Today: 3:36 am 303° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 6 minutes (+2m 5s)
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Today's Sun Position in Damascus

Time:8:11 am
Altitude:18.2°
Direction:103° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 6m 18s (Mar 19, 2024)

2 minutes, 5 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 18, 2024)

2 hours, 10 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

2 hours, 16 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Damascus Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:16 am
Astro. Twilight5:16 am – 5:45 am
Nautical Twilight5:45 am – 6:14 am
Civil Twilight6:14 am – 6:39 am
Daylight6:39 am – 6:45 pm
Civil Twilight6:45 pm – 7:10 pm
Nautical Twilight7:10 pm – 7:39 pm
Astro. Twilight7:39 pm – 8:08 pm
Night8:08 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Damascus - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 196:39 am6:45 pm12:06:18+2:0512:42 pm (56.2°)92.553
Mar 206:38 am6:46 pm12:08:24+2:0512:42 pm (56.6°)92.578
Mar 216:36 am6:47 pm12:10:29+2:0512:41 pm (57.0°)92.604
Mar 226:35 am6:48 pm12:12:35+2:0512:41 pm (57.4°)92.630
Mar 236:34 am6:48 pm12:14:40+2:0512:41 pm (57.8°)92.656
Mar 246:32 am6:49 pm12:16:45+2:0512:40 pm (58.2°)92.682
Mar 256:31 am6:50 pm12:18:50+2:0512:40 pm (58.6°)92.708
* All times are local time for Damascus. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (vernal equinox) in Damascus is at 6:06 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 Damascus

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Damascus - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 19-3:36 am1:22 pm8:53 pm(81.7°)248,53574.7%
Mar 20-4:17 am2:23 pm9:41 pm(78.1°)250,40582.8%
Mar 21-4:52 am3:22 pm10:26 pm(73.7°)251,64689.5%
Mar 22-5:21 am4:19 pm11:08 pm(68.5°)252,30794.7%
Mar 23-5:48 am5:15 pm11:48 pm(63.0°)252,45098.2%
Mar 24-6:12 am6:10 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Mar 25-6:35 am7:05 pm12:27 am(57.1°)252,13599.8%
* All times are local time for Damascus. 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 Damascus This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 7:20 amTue 8:07 pmTue 1:43 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 5:52 amTue 5:08 pmTue 11:30 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 5:18 amTue 4:10 pmTue 10:44 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterTue 8:50 amTue 10:19 pmTue 3:34 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 6:02 amTue 5:21 pmTue 11:41 amDifficult to see
UranusTue 9:05 amTue 10:46 pmTue 3:55 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneWed 6:37 amWed 6:29 pmWed 12:33 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Damascus.

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