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

Moon: 70.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 29, 2024 at 1:28:40 am
Sunrise Today: 5:41 am 68° East
Sunset Today: 6:31 pm 293° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 11:53 pm 107° East
Moonset Today: 10:51 am 250° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 50 minutes (+20s)
Location of ChennaiLocation

Today's Sun Position in Chennai

Time:1:28 am
Altitude:-49.8°
Direction:30° NE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 12h 49m 52s (May 29, 2024)

20 seconds longer than yesterday (May 28, 2024)

1 hour, 28 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

3 minutes, 56 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Chennai Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:23 am
Astro. Twilight4:23 am – 4:51 am
Nautical Twilight4:51 am – 5:18 am
Civil Twilight5:18 am – 5:41 am
Daylight5:41 am – 6:31 pm
Civil Twilight6:31 pm – 6:54 pm
Nautical Twilight6:54 pm – 7:21 pm
Astro. Twilight7:21 pm – 7:49 pm
Night7:49 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Chennai - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 295:41 am6:31 pm12:49:52+0:2012:06 pm (81.4°)94.217
May 305:41 am6:31 pm12:50:12+0:1912:06 pm (81.2°)94.233
May 315:41 am6:31 pm12:50:31+0:1912:06 pm (81.1°)94.248
Jun 15:41 am6:32 pm12:50:49+0:1812:06 pm (81.0°)94.264
Jun 25:41 am6:32 pm12:51:07+0:1712:06 pm (80.8°)94.278
Jun 35:41 am6:32 pm12:51:23+0:1612:07 pm (80.7°)94.292
Jun 45:41 am6:33 pm12:51:39+0:1512:07 pm (80.6°)94.306
* 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 29-10:51 am11:53 pm4:57 am(56.0°)232,32369.3%
May 30-11:48 am-5:49 am(61.6°)230,95058.1%
May 3112:37 am12:44 pm-6:39 am(68.1°)229,84846.3%
Jun 11:19 am1:38 pm-7:27 am(75.1°)229,08034.6%
Jun 22:00 am2:34 pm-8:15 am(82.2°)228,73723.8%
Jun 32:42 am3:30 pm-9:05 am(89.1°)228,91914.4%
Jun 43:27 am4:29 pm-9:57 am(84.7°)229,7137.1%
* 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, Wed, May 29, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 4:35 amWed 5:12 pmWed 10:54 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 5:35 amWed 6:22 pmWed 11:59 amVery close to Sun, not visible
MarsWed 2:53 amWed 3:11 pmWed 9:02 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 5:14 amWed 5:55 pmWed 11:34 amSlightly difficult to see
SaturnWed 1:05 amWed 12:57 pmWed 7:01 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 4:47 amWed 5:26 pmWed 11:06 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 1:40 amWed 1:41 pmWed 7:41 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Chennai.

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