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Chennai, India — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 99.9%
Full Moon
Current Time: May 23, 2024 at 2:26:34 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:41 am 69° East
Sunset Today: 6:29 pm 292° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 6:25 pm 115° Southeast
Moonset Today: 5:10 am 247° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 48 minutes (+25s)
Location of ChennaiLocation

Today's Sun Position in Chennai

Time:2:26 pm
Altitude:55.5°
Direction:288° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 47m 36s (May 23, 2024)

25 seconds longer than yesterday (May 22, 2024)

1 hour, 26 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

6 minutes, 12 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Chennai Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:24 am
Astro. Twilight4:24 am – 4:52 am
Nautical Twilight4:52 am – 5:19 am
Civil Twilight5:19 am – 5:41 am
Daylight5:41 am – 6:29 pm
Civil Twilight6:29 pm – 6:52 pm
Nautical Twilight6:52 pm – 7:19 pm
Astro. Twilight7:19 pm – 7:46 pm
Night7:46 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Chennai - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 235:41 am6:29 pm12:47:36+0:2512:05 pm (82.4°)94.117
May 245:41 am6:29 pm12:48:00+0:2412:05 pm (82.2°)94.134
May 255:41 am6:30 pm12:48:24+0:2312:05 pm (82.0°)94.151
May 265:41 am6:30 pm12:48:47+0:2312:05 pm (81.9°)94.168
May 275:41 am6:30 pm12:49:09+0:2212:06 pm (81.7°)94.185
May 285:41 am6:31 pm12:49:31+0:2112:06 pm (81.5°)94.201
May 295:41 am6:31 pm12:49:52+0:2012:06 pm (81.4°)94.217
* All times are local time for Chennai. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Chennai

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Chennai - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 23-5:10 am6:25 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 24-5:58 am7:22 pm12:12 am(51.2°)242,28499.8%
May 25-6:52 am8:21 pm1:07 am(48.7°)239,97998.2%
May 26-7:49 am9:20 pm2:05 am(47.9°)237,78294.1%
May 27-8:50 am10:15 pm3:04 am(48.9°)235,75687.8%
May 28-9:51 am11:06 pm4:02 am(51.6°)233,93179.4%
May 29-10:51 am11:53 pm4:57 am(56.0°)232,32369.3%
* All times are local time for Chennai. 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 Chennai This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 23, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 4:24 amThu 4:54 pmThu 10:39 amAverage visibility
VenusThu 5:30 amThu 6:13 pmThu 11:52 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 3:01 amThu 3:16 pmThu 9:09 amAverage visibility
JupiterThu 5:32 amThu 6:13 pmThu 11:52 amVery difficult to see
SaturnFri 1:24 amFri 1:15 pmFri 7:20 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 5:09 amThu 5:48 pmThu 11:28 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 2:00 amFri 2:00 pmFri 8:00 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Chennai.

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