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

Moon: 92.7%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 21, 2024 at 2:30:00 am
Sunrise Today: 7:14 am 70° East
Sunset Today: 6:59 pm 290° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 5:18 pm 106° East
Moonset Today: 5:11 am 257° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 45 minutes (-13s)
Location of South PointLocation

Today's Sun Position in South Point

Time:2:30 am
Altitude:-66.2°
Direction:55° NE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 11h 44m 59s (May 21, 2024)

13 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 20, 2024)

3 minutes, 35 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

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

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in South Point Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:00 am
Astro. Twilight6:00 am – 6:26 am
Nautical Twilight6:26 am – 6:52 am
Civil Twilight6:52 am – 7:14 am
Daylight7:14 am – 6:59 pm
Civil Twilight6:59 pm – 7:21 pm
Nautical Twilight7:21 pm – 7:47 pm
Astro. Twilight7:47 pm – 8:12 pm
Night8:12 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in South Point - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 217:14 am6:59 pm11:44:59−0:131:06 pm (62.3°)94.082
May 227:14 am6:59 pm11:44:46−0:131:06 pm (62.1°)94.100
May 237:14 am6:59 pm11:44:33−0:121:07 pm (61.9°)94.117
May 247:14 am6:59 pm11:44:20−0:121:07 pm (61.7°)94.135
May 257:15 am6:59 pm11:44:08−0:121:07 pm (61.5°)94.152
May 267:15 am6:59 pm11:43:57−0:111:07 pm (61.3°)94.169
May 277:15 am6:59 pm11:43:45−0:111:07 pm (61.2°)94.185
* All times are local time for South Point. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in South Point

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in South Point - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 21-5:11 am5:18 pm11:37 pm(80.5°)246,75796.5%
May 22-5:58 am6:01 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 23-6:48 am6:48 pm12:24 am(75.8°)244,55299.2%
May 24-7:43 am7:40 pm1:15 am(72.0°)242,23399.8%
May 25-8:40 am8:37 pm2:10 am(69.5°)239,93098.1%
May 26-9:39 am9:37 pm3:08 am(68.7°)237,73694.0%
May 27-10:37 am10:36 pm4:07 am(69.7°)235,71487.6%
* All times are local time for South Point. 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 South Point This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, May 21, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 5:40 amTue 5:33 pmTue 11:37 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 6:58 amTue 6:43 pmTue 12:51 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 4:13 amTue 4:12 pmTue 10:12 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 7:08 amTue 6:51 pmTue 1:00 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnTue 2:27 amTue 2:37 pmTue 8:32 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 6:46 amTue 6:29 pmTue 12:37 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 3:11 amTue 3:15 pmTue 9:13 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for South Point.

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