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Dakar, Senegal — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 18.4%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 4, 2024 at 10:23:15 am
Sunrise Today: 6:44 am 73° East
Sunset Today: 7:27 pm 287° West
Moonrise Today: 3:52 am 96° East
Moonset Today: 4:05 pm 267° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 42 minutes (+40s)
Location of DakarLocation

Today's Sun Position in Dakar

Time:10:23 am
Altitude:50.9°
Direction:82° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 42m 15s (May 4, 2024)

40 seconds longer than yesterday (May 3, 2024)

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

17 minutes, 51 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Dakar Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:29 am
Astro. Twilight5:29 am – 5:56 am
Nautical Twilight5:56 am – 6:22 am
Civil Twilight6:22 am – 6:44 am
Daylight6:44 am – 7:27 pm
Civil Twilight7:27 pm – 7:49 pm
Nautical Twilight7:49 pm – 8:15 pm
Astro. Twilight8:15 pm – 8:42 pm
Night8:42 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Dakar - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 46:44 am7:27 pm12:42:15+0:401:05 pm (88.6°)93.742
May 56:44 am7:27 pm12:42:55+0:401:05 pm (88.3°)93.765
May 66:44 am7:27 pm12:43:35+0:391:05 pm (88.0°)93.788
May 76:43 am7:27 pm12:44:14+0:391:05 pm (87.7°)93.810
May 86:43 am7:28 pm12:44:52+0:381:05 pm (87.5°)93.832
May 96:42 am7:28 pm12:45:30+0:371:05 pm (87.2°)93.854
May 106:42 am7:28 pm12:46:08+0:371:05 pm (86.9°)93.875
* All times are local time for Dakar. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Dakar

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Dakar - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 43:52 am4:05 pm-9:57 am(70.5°)226,58818.6%
May 54:33 am5:03 pm-10:46 am(77.9°)225,75510.0%
May 65:15 am6:02 pm-11:36 am(85.1°)225,8013.9%
May 76:00 am7:02 pm-12:29 pm(88.2°)226,8160.6%
May 86:47 am8:05 pm-1:25 pm(82.7°)228,7800.3%
May 97:39 am9:09 pm-2:23 pm(78.7°)231,5573.0%
May 108:35 am10:11 pm-3:23 pm(76.5°)234,9088.2%
* All times are local time for Dakar. 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 Dakar This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 4, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 5:25 amSat 5:39 pmSat 11:32 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSat 6:18 amSat 6:50 pmSat 12:34 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 4:28 amSat 4:32 pmSat 10:30 amAverage visibility
JupiterSat 7:26 amSat 8:10 pmSat 1:48 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSat 3:38 amSat 3:27 pmSat 9:32 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 7:17 amSat 7:59 pmSat 1:38 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSat 4:16 amSat 4:16 pmSat 10:16 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Dakar.

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