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

Moon: 32.2%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 3, 2024 at 7:44:53 am
Sunrise Today: 7:12 am 74° East
Sunset Today: 7:05 pm 286° West
Moonrise Today: 2:39 am 105° East
Moonset Today: 3:14 pm 259° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 53 minutes (-15s)
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Today's Sun Position in British Indian Ocean Territory

Time:7:44 am
Altitude:7.1°
Direction:73° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 11h 53m 12s (May 3, 2024)

15 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 2, 2024)

6 minutes, 44 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

35 minutes, 16 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in British Indian Ocean Territory Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:00 am
Astro. Twilight6:00 am – 6:25 am
Nautical Twilight6:25 am – 6:50 am
Civil Twilight6:50 am – 7:12 am
Daylight7:12 am – 7:05 pm
Civil Twilight7:05 pm – 7:27 pm
Nautical Twilight7:27 pm – 7:52 pm
Astro. Twilight7:52 pm – 8:16 pm
Night8:16 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in British Indian Ocean Territory - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 37:12 am7:05 pm11:53:12−0:151:08 pm (68.2°)93.712
May 47:12 am7:05 pm11:52:57−0:141:08 pm (67.9°)93.736
May 57:12 am7:04 pm11:52:42−0:141:08 pm (67.6°)93.759
May 67:12 am7:04 pm11:52:28−0:141:08 pm (67.3°)93.782
May 77:12 am7:04 pm11:52:13−0:141:08 pm (67.0°)93.804
May 87:12 am7:04 pm11:51:59−0:141:08 pm (66.8°)93.827
May 97:12 am7:04 pm11:51:45−0:131:08 pm (66.5°)93.848
* All times are local time for British Indian Ocean Territory. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in British Indian Ocean Territory

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in British Indian Ocean Territory - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 32:39 am3:14 pm-8:57 am(83.0°)228,60631.7%
May 43:32 am4:01 pm-9:47 am(89.8°)226,91321.0%
May 54:25 am4:47 pm-10:37 am(82.8°)225,88511.9%
May 65:18 am5:34 pm-11:27 am(75.5°)225,7015.1%
May 76:12 am6:24 pm-12:19 pm(68.7°)226,4731.1%
May 87:09 am7:17 pm-1:13 pm(62.8°)228,2100.1%
May 98:08 am8:13 pm-2:11 pm(58.4°)230,8042.1%
* All times are local time for British Indian Ocean Territory. 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 British Indian Ocean Territory This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 3, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 5:37 amFri 5:37 pmFri 11:37 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusFri 6:39 amFri 6:33 pmFri 12:36 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 4:32 amFri 4:37 pmFri 10:34 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 8:01 amFri 7:48 pmFri 1:55 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnFri 3:35 amFri 3:44 pmFri 9:40 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 7:52 amFri 7:39 pmFri 1:45 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 4:22 amFri 4:25 pmFri 10:24 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for British Indian Ocean Territory.

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