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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 69.1%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 19, 2024 at 5:39:37 am
Sunrise Today: 6:27 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 6:33 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 2:43 pm 64° Northeast
Moonset Today: 1:47 am 297° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 7 minutes (-22s)
Location of Dar es SalaamLocation

Today's Sun Position in Dar es Salaam

Time:5:39 am
Altitude:-12.6°
Direction:92° E
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 12h 6m 49s (Mar 19, 2024)

22 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 18, 2024)

23 minutes, 13 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

24 minutes, 32 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Dar es Salaam Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:17 am
Astro. Twilight5:17 am – 5:42 am
Nautical Twilight5:42 am – 6:06 am
Civil Twilight6:06 am – 6:27 am
Daylight6:27 am – 6:33 pm
Civil Twilight6:33 pm – 6:54 pm
Nautical Twilight6:54 pm – 7:18 pm
Astro. Twilight7:18 pm – 7:43 pm
Night7:43 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Dar es Salaam - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 196:27 am6:33 pm12:06:49−0:2212:30 pm (83.5°)92.553
Mar 206:26 am6:33 pm12:06:26−0:2212:30 pm (83.1°)92.578
Mar 216:26 am6:32 pm12:06:04−0:2212:29 pm (82.7°)92.604
Mar 226:26 am6:32 pm12:05:41−0:2212:29 pm (82.3°)92.629
Mar 236:26 am6:31 pm12:05:18−0:2212:29 pm (81.9°)92.655
Mar 246:26 am6:31 pm12:04:56−0:2212:28 pm (81.5°)92.682
Mar 256:26 am6:30 pm12:04:33−0:2212:28 pm (81.1°)92.708
* All times are local time for Dar es Salaam. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (autumnal equinox) in Dar es Salaam 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 Dar es Salaam

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Dar es Salaam - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 19-1:47 am2:43 pm8:41 pm(57.3°)248,51674.6%
Mar 20-2:40 am3:30 pm9:29 pm(60.9°)250,39282.7%
Mar 21-3:29 am4:13 pm10:14 pm(65.3°)251,63889.4%
Mar 22-4:16 am4:52 pm10:55 pm(70.5°)252,30394.6%
Mar 23-5:00 am5:30 pm11:35 pm(76.1°)252,45198.1%
Mar 24-5:42 am6:06 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Mar 25-6:24 am6:42 pm12:14 am(81.9°)252,13999.8%
* All times are local time for Dar es Salaam. 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 Dar es Salaam This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 7:32 amTue 7:30 pmTue 1:31 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 5:11 amTue 5:25 pmTue 11:18 amFairly good visibility
MarsTue 4:23 amTue 4:41 pmTue 10:32 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterTue 9:28 amTue 9:16 pmTue 3:22 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 5:24 amTue 5:35 pmTue 11:29 amDifficult to see
UranusTue 9:51 amTue 9:36 pmTue 3:44 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 6:23 amTue 6:28 pmTue 12:25 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Dar es Salaam.

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