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

Moon: 68.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 29, 2024 at 7:38:53 am
Sunrise Today: 7:15 am 68° East
Sunset Today: 6:59 pm 292° Northwest
Moonset Today: 12:23 pm 251° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 44 minutes (-10s)
Location of Diego GarciaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Diego Garcia

Time:7:38 am
Altitude:4.6°
Direction:67° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 11h 43m 52s (May 29, 2024)

10 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 28, 2024)

1 minute, 57 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

49 minutes, 12 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 – 6:27 am
Nautical Twilight6:27 am – 6:53 am
Civil Twilight6:53 am – 7:15 am
Daylight7:15 am – 6:59 pm
Civil Twilight6:59 pm – 7:22 pm
Nautical Twilight7:22 pm – 7:48 pm
Astro. Twilight7:48 pm – 8:13 pm
Night8:13 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Diego Garcia - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 297:15 am6:59 pm11:43:52−0:101:07 pm (61.0°)94.218
May 307:16 am6:59 pm11:43:42−0:091:07 pm (60.9°)94.233
May 317:16 am6:59 pm11:43:32−0:091:08 pm (60.7°)94.249
Jun 17:16 am6:59 pm11:43:23−0:091:08 pm (60.6°)94.264
Jun 27:16 am7:00 pm11:43:14−0:081:08 pm (60.4°)94.278
Jun 37:17 am7:00 pm11:43:06−0:081:08 pm (60.3°)94.293
Jun 47:17 am7:00 pm11:42:58−0:071:08 pm (60.2°)94.306
* 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
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 29-12:23 pm-6:00 am(76.8°)232,29169.1%
May 3012:31 am1:11 pm-6:52 am(82.4°)230,92357.9%
May 311:25 am1:56 pm-7:41 am(89.0°)229,82746.1%
Jun 12:17 am2:41 pm-8:30 am(84.0°)229,06834.4%
Jun 23:08 am3:25 pm-9:18 am(76.9°)228,73523.5%
Jun 34:01 am4:12 pm-10:07 am(70.0°)228,92914.2%
Jun 44:56 am5:01 pm-10:59 am(63.9°)229,7386.9%
* 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, Wed, May 29, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 6:00 amWed 5:50 pmWed 11:55 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 7:09 amWed 6:52 pmWed 1:00 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
MarsWed 4:05 amWed 4:02 pmWed 10:03 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 6:45 amWed 6:27 pmWed 12:36 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnWed 1:58 amWed 2:07 pmWed 8:02 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 6:16 amWed 5:59 pmWed 12:08 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 2:40 amWed 2:44 pmWed 8:42 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Diego Garcia.

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