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China, Zambia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 75.1%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Jun 17, 2024 at 1:08:23 am
Sunrise Today: 6:40 am 66° East
Sunset Today: 6:08 pm 294° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 2:27 pm 104° East
Moonset Today: 2:26 am 258° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 28 minutes (-2s)
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Today's Sun Position in China

Time:1:08 am
Altitude:-73.9°
Direction:39° NE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 11h 28m 12s (Jun 17, 2024)

2 seconds shorter than yesterday (Jun 16, 2024)

4 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

1 hour, 18 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in China Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:24 am
Astro. Twilight5:24 am – 5:50 am
Nautical Twilight5:50 am – 6:17 am
Civil Twilight6:17 am – 6:40 am
Daylight6:40 am – 6:08 pm
Civil Twilight6:08 pm – 6:31 pm
Nautical Twilight6:31 pm – 6:57 pm
Astro. Twilight6:57 pm – 7:23 pm
Night7:23 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in China - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JunSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jun 176:40 am6:08 pm11:28:12−0:0212:24 pm (55.4°)94.438
Jun 186:40 am6:08 pm11:28:10−0:0212:24 pm (55.4°)94.445
Jun 196:40 am6:08 pm11:28:08−0:0112:24 pm (55.4°)94.452
Jun 206:40 am6:08 pm11:28:08< 1s12:24 pm (55.4°)94.459
Jun 216:40 am6:09 pm11:28:08< 1s12:25 pm (55.4°)94.465
Jun 226:41 am6:09 pm11:28:08< 1s12:25 pm (55.4°)94.470
Jun 236:41 am6:09 pm11:28:10+0:0112:25 pm (55.4°)94.476
* All times are local time for China. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The June solstice (winter solstice) in China is at 10:50 pm on Thursday, June 20, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 1 hour, 19 minutes shorter than the December solstice. In locations south of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

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Today's Moon in China

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in China - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JunMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jun 17-2:26 am2:27 pm8:49 pm(85.6°)247,27681.6%
Jun 18-3:14 am3:07 pm9:35 pm(80.7°)244,79988.8%
Jun 19-4:05 am3:52 pm10:25 pm(76.6°)242,02094.5%
Jun 20-5:00 am4:43 pm11:20 pm(73.8°)239,15998.3%
Jun 21-5:58 am5:39 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Jun 22-6:58 am6:39 pm12:18 am(72.6°)236,43799.8%
Jun 23-7:57 am7:41 pm1:18 am(73.2°)234,04398.8%
* All times are local time for China. 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 China This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Jun 17, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 6:56 amMon 6:21 pmMon 12:39 pmVery difficult to see
VenusMon 6:56 amMon 6:22 pmMon 12:39 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsMon 3:03 amMon 2:47 pmMon 8:55 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 5:07 amMon 4:37 pmMon 10:52 amAverage visibility
SaturnSun 11:57 pmMon 12:09 pmMon 6:03 amGreat visibility
UranusMon 4:23 amMon 3:56 pmMon 10:09 amVery difficult to see
NeptuneMon 12:38 amMon 12:43 pmMon 6:40 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for China.

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