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Atacama Desert, Chile — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 6.5%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Apr 29, 2025 at 4:35:47 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:57 am 74° East
Sunset Today: 6:10 pm 286° West
Moonrise Today: 9:01 am 62° Northeast
Moonset Today: 7:43 pm 300° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 13 minutes (-1m 11s)
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Today's Sun Position in Atacama Desert

Time:4:35 pm
Altitude:19.3°
Direction:297° NW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 11h 12m 37s (Apr 29, 2025)

1 minute, 11 seconds shorter than yesterday (Apr 28, 2025)

35 minutes, 37 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

2 hours, 26 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Atacama Desert Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:40 am
Astro. Twilight5:40 am – 6:07 am
Nautical Twilight6:07 am – 6:34 am
Civil Twilight6:34 am – 6:57 am
Daylight6:57 am – 6:10 pm
Civil Twilight6:10 pm – 6:33 pm
Nautical Twilight6:33 pm – 7:00 pm
Astro. Twilight7:00 pm – 7:27 pm
Night7:27 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Atacama Desert - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 296:57 am6:10 pm11:12:37−1:1112:34 pm (50.8°)93.623
Apr 306:58 am6:09 pm11:11:26−1:1112:34 pm (50.5°)93.646
May 16:58 am6:09 pm11:10:15−1:1012:34 pm (50.2°)93.670
May 26:59 am6:08 pm11:09:06−1:0912:33 pm (49.9°)93.692
May 36:59 am6:07 pm11:07:57−1:0812:33 pm (49.6°)93.715
May 47:00 am6:07 pm11:06:49−1:0712:33 pm (49.3°)93.737
May 57:00 am6:06 pm11:05:42−1:0712:33 pm (49.1°)93.759
* All times are local time for Atacama Desert. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Atacama Desert

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Atacama Desert - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 299:01 am7:43 pm-2:24 pm(38.4°)224,4795.9%
Apr 3010:12 am8:43 pm-3:28 pm(36.3°)227,41513.1%
May 111:17 am9:48 pm-4:32 pm(36.5°)231,04022.3%
May 212:13 pm10:53 pm-5:32 pm(38.6°)234,98632.6%
May 31:01 pm11:55 pm-6:26 pm(42.2°)238,90743.4%
May 41:41 pm--7:15 pm(46.9°)242,54154.1%
May 5-12:54 am2:16 pm8:00 pm(52.3°)245,69364.3%
* All times are local time for Atacama Desert. 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 Atacama Desert This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Apr 29, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 5:01 amTue 4:57 pmTue 10:59 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 3:56 amWed 3:58 pmWed 9:57 amGreat visibility
MarsTue 1:14 pmTue 11:58 pmTue 6:36 pmGreat visibility
JupiterTue 10:08 amTue 8:44 pmTue 3:26 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnWed 3:50 amWed 4:03 pmWed 9:57 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 8:15 amTue 7:06 pmTue 1:41 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 4:05 amWed 4:10 pmWed 10:07 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Atacama Desert.

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