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Swakopmund, Namibia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 69.9%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 19, 2024 at 6:45:45 am
Sunrise Today: 7:05 am 91° East
Sunset Today: 7:13 pm 269° West
Moonrise Today: 3:59 pm 62° Northeast
Moonset Today: 1:53 am 300° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 8 minutes (-1m 19s)
Location of SwakopmundLocation

Today's Sun Position in Swakopmund

Time:6:45 am
Altitude:-5.4°
Direction:93° E
Phase:Civil Twilight

Day length today: 12h 7m 56s (Mar 19, 2024)

1 minute, 19 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 18, 2024)

1 hour, 23 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

1 hour, 23 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Swakopmund Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:50 am
Astro. Twilight5:50 am – 6:16 am
Nautical Twilight6:16 am – 6:42 am
Civil Twilight6:42 am – 7:05 am
Daylight7:05 am – 7:13 pm
Civil Twilight7:13 pm – 7:35 pm
Nautical Twilight7:35 pm – 8:01 pm
Astro. Twilight8:01 pm – 8:27 pm
Night8:27 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Swakopmund - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 197:05 am7:13 pm12:07:56−1:191:09 pm (67.6°)92.554
Mar 207:05 am7:12 pm12:06:36−1:191:09 pm (67.2°)92.580
Mar 217:06 am7:11 pm12:05:17−1:191:08 pm (66.8°)92.605
Mar 227:06 am7:10 pm12:03:58−1:191:08 pm (66.4°)92.631
Mar 237:06 am7:09 pm12:02:39−1:191:08 pm (66.0°)92.657
Mar 247:07 am7:08 pm12:01:20−1:181:08 pm (65.6°)92.683
Mar 257:07 am7:07 pm12:00:01−1:181:07 pm (65.2°)92.710
* All times are local time for Swakopmund. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (autumnal equinox) in Swakopmund is at 5:06 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 Swakopmund

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Swakopmund - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 19-1:53 am3:59 pm9:23 pm(41.5°)248,66675.2%
Mar 20-2:50 am4:41 pm10:11 pm(45.1°)250,49883.2%
Mar 21-3:45 am5:18 pm10:56 pm(49.6°)251,70289.9%
Mar 22-4:37 am5:51 pm11:37 pm(54.8°)252,32994.9%
Mar 23-5:28 am6:21 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Mar 24-6:18 am6:51 pm12:17 am(60.4°)252,44398.3%
Mar 25-7:07 am7:20 pm12:56 am(66.2°)252,10299.9%
* All times are local time for Swakopmund. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Swakopmund on Mar 25

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Swakopmund This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 8:20 amTue 8:00 pmTue 2:10 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 5:39 amTue 6:15 pmTue 11:57 amFairly good visibility
MarsTue 4:45 amTue 5:36 pmTue 11:11 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterTue 10:26 amTue 9:37 pmTue 4:01 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 5:52 amTue 6:24 pmTue 12:08 pmDifficult to see
UranusTue 10:51 amTue 9:54 pmTue 4:22 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 6:59 amTue 7:09 pmTue 1:04 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Swakopmund.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Swakopmund