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Kandahar, Afghanistan — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 99.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 24, 2024 at 1:02:59 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:05 am 65° Northeast
Sunset Today: 7:02 pm 295° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 8:11 pm 123° Southeast
Moonset Today: 5:13 am 239° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 57 minutes (+1m 5s)
Location of KandaharLocation

Today's Sun Position in Kandahar

Time:1:02 pm
Altitude:73.0°
Direction:234° SW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 57m 18s (May 24, 2024)

1 minute, 5 seconds longer than yesterday (May 23, 2024)

3 hours, 52 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

15 minutes, 30 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Kandahar Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:30 am
Astro. Twilight3:30 am – 4:05 am
Nautical Twilight4:05 am – 4:38 am
Civil Twilight4:38 am – 5:05 am
Daylight5:05 am – 7:02 pm
Civil Twilight7:02 pm – 7:30 pm
Nautical Twilight7:30 pm – 8:03 pm
Astro. Twilight8:03 pm – 8:38 pm
Night8:38 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Kandahar - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 245:05 am7:02 pm13:57:18+1:0512:04 pm (79.3°)94.135
May 255:05 am7:03 pm13:58:21+1:0312:04 pm (79.4°)94.152
May 265:04 am7:04 pm13:59:23+1:0112:04 pm (79.6°)94.169
May 275:04 am7:04 pm14:00:22+0:5912:04 pm (79.8°)94.186
May 285:03 am7:05 pm14:01:20+0:5712:04 pm (79.9°)94.202
May 295:03 am7:05 pm14:02:15+0:5512:04 pm (80.1°)94.218
May 305:03 am7:06 pm14:03:09+0:5312:04 pm (80.2°)94.234
* All times are local time for Kandahar. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Kandahar

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Kandahar - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 24-5:13 am8:11 pm12:13 am(32.4°)242,19099.8%
May 25-6:02 am9:13 pm1:08 am(29.9°)239,88798.1%
May 26-6:59 am10:10 pm2:06 am(29.2°)237,69793.9%
May 27-8:03 am11:00 pm3:05 am(30.2°)235,67887.5%
May 28-9:11 am11:43 pm4:03 am(33.0°)233,86279.0%
May 29-10:19 am-4:58 am(37.4°)232,26368.9%
May 3012:20 am11:27 am-5:50 am(43.1°)230,90057.6%
* All times are local time for Kandahar. 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 Kandahar This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 24, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 4:03 amFri 5:16 pmFri 10:39 amAverage visibility
VenusFri 4:57 amFri 6:46 pmFri 11:51 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 2:49 amFri 3:23 pmFri 9:06 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 4:55 amFri 6:39 pmFri 11:47 amDifficult to see
SaturnFri 1:32 amFri 1:04 pmFri 7:18 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 4:34 amFri 6:12 pmFri 11:23 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 2:00 amFri 1:56 pmFri 7:58 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Kandahar.

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