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

Moon: 10.0%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 11, 2024 at 2:57:07 am
Sunrise Today: 5:13 am 68° East
Sunset Today: 6:54 pm 292° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 7:31 am 56° Northeast
Moonset Today: 10:41 pm 304° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 41 minutes (+1m 26s)
Location of KandaharLocation

Today's Sun Position in Kandahar

Time:2:57 am
Altitude:-25.3°
Direction:46° NE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 13h 40m 52s (May 11, 2024)

1 minute, 26 seconds longer than yesterday (May 10, 2024)

3 hours, 35 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

31 minutes, 55 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Kandahar Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:41 am
Astro. Twilight3:41 am – 4:14 am
Nautical Twilight4:14 am – 4:46 am
Civil Twilight4:46 am – 5:13 am
Daylight5:13 am – 6:54 pm
Civil Twilight6:54 pm – 7:20 pm
Nautical Twilight7:20 pm – 7:52 pm
Astro. Twilight7:52 pm – 8:26 pm
Night8:26 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Kandahar - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 115:13 am6:54 pm13:40:52+1:2612:03 pm (76.4°)93.891
May 125:12 am6:54 pm13:42:18+1:2512:03 pm (76.7°)93.911
May 135:11 am6:55 pm13:43:41+1:2312:03 pm (76.9°)93.932
May 145:11 am6:56 pm13:45:04+1:2212:03 pm (77.1°)93.951
May 155:10 am6:56 pm13:46:25+1:2012:03 pm (77.4°)93.971
May 165:09 am6:57 pm13:47:44+1:1912:03 pm (77.6°)93.990
May 175:09 am6:58 pm13:49:02+1:1712:03 pm (77.8°)94.009
* 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 117:31 am10:41 pm-3:07 pm(86.8°)237,68613.6%
May 128:31 am11:32 pm-4:04 pm(85.7°)241,29721.9%
May 139:33 am--4:57 pm(83.1°)244,63231.2%
May 14-12:14 am10:35 am5:46 pm(79.3°)247,44941.1%
May 15-12:50 am11:34 am6:31 pm(74.6°)249,57351.0%
May 16-1:20 am12:30 pm7:13 pm(69.3°)250,90760.8%
May 17-1:47 am1:25 pm7:52 pm(63.6°)251,42370.0%
* 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, Sat, May 11, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 4:07 amSat 4:45 pmSat 10:26 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSat 4:56 amSat 6:20 pmSat 11:38 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 3:13 amSat 3:28 pmSat 9:21 amAverage visibility
JupiterSat 5:36 amSat 7:16 pmSat 12:26 pmDifficult to see
SaturnSat 2:20 amSat 1:51 pmSat 8:06 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 5:22 amSat 7:00 pmSat 12:11 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
NeptuneSat 2:50 amSat 2:46 pmSat 8:48 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Kandahar.

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