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Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 82.3%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 19, 2024 at 4:28:14 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:11 am 79° East
Sunset Today: 7:06 pm 281° West
Moonrise Today: 4:14 pm 79° East
Moonset Today: 3:40 am 284° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 55 minutes (-21s)
Location of Diego GarciaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Diego Garcia

Time:4:28 pm
Altitude:37.2°
Direction:290° NW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 11h 54m 54s (Apr 19, 2024)

21 seconds shorter than yesterday (Apr 18, 2024)

12 minutes, 59 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

38 minutes, 10 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Diego Garcia Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:01 am
Astro. Twilight6:01 am – 6:26 am
Nautical Twilight6:26 am – 6:50 am
Civil Twilight6:50 am – 7:11 am
Daylight7:11 am – 7:06 pm
Civil Twilight7:06 pm – 7:28 pm
Nautical Twilight7:28 pm – 7:52 pm
Astro. Twilight7:52 pm – 8:17 pm
Night8:17 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Diego Garcia - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 197:11 am7:06 pm11:54:54−0:211:09 pm (71.3°)93.367
Apr 207:11 am7:06 pm11:54:33−0:211:09 pm (71.0°)93.392
Apr 217:11 am7:06 pm11:54:11−0:211:09 pm (70.7°)93.417
Apr 227:11 am7:05 pm11:53:51−0:201:08 pm (70.3°)93.442
Apr 237:11 am7:05 pm11:53:30−0:201:08 pm (70.0°)93.467
Apr 247:11 am7:05 pm11:53:09−0:201:08 pm (69.7°)93.492
Apr 257:11 am7:04 pm11:52:49−0:201:08 pm (69.3°)93.517
* All times are local time for Diego Garcia. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Diego Garcia

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Diego Garcia - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 19-3:40 am4:14 pm10:18 pm(73.1°)251,99184.0%
Apr 20-4:23 am4:51 pm10:57 pm(78.8°)251,93290.4%
Apr 21-5:06 am5:27 pm11:36 pm(84.7°)251,30095.4%
Apr 22-5:48 am6:03 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Apr 23-6:31 am6:41 pm12:16 am(89.4°)250,20198.6%
Apr 24-7:16 am7:21 pm12:57 am(83.7°)248,73699.9%
Apr 25-8:03 am8:05 pm1:41 am(78.5°)246,99099.3%
* All times are local time for Diego Garcia. 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 Diego Garcia This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Apr 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 6:26 amFri 6:20 pmFri 12:23 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusFri 6:25 amFri 6:24 pmFri 12:25 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 4:44 amFri 4:53 pmFri 10:48 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 8:43 amFri 8:27 pmFri 2:35 pmAverage visibility
SaturnFri 4:23 amFri 4:33 pmFri 10:28 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 8:44 amFri 8:28 pmFri 2:36 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 5:13 amFri 5:18 pmFri 11:15 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Diego Garcia.

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