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The Monk, Lesotho — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 4.6%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 17, 2025 at 10:49:33 pm
Sunrise Today: 4:57 am 118° Southeast
Sunset Today: 7:01 pm 242° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 2:38 am 116° Southeast
Moonset Today: 5:01 pm 241° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 3 minutes (+12s)
Location of The MonkLocation

Today's Sun Position in The Monk

Time:10:49 pm
Altitude:-34.2°
Direction:200° S
Phase:Night

Day length today: 14h 3m 20s (Dec 17, 2025)

12 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 16, 2025)

3 hours, 49 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

24 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in The Monk Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:21 am
Astro. Twilight3:21 am – 3:57 am
Nautical Twilight3:57 am – 4:30 am
Civil Twilight4:30 am – 4:57 am
Daylight4:57 am – 7:01 pm
Civil Twilight7:01 pm – 7:28 pm
Nautical Twilight7:28 pm – 8:01 pm
Astro. Twilight8:01 pm – 8:37 pm
Night8:37 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in The Monk - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 174:57 am7:01 pm14:03:20+0:1211:59 am (83.6°)91.480
Dec 184:58 am7:01 pm14:03:30+0:1012:00 pm (83.6°)91.472
Dec 194:58 am7:02 pm14:03:37+0:0712:00 pm (83.7°)91.465
Dec 204:59 am7:02 pm14:03:42+0:0412:01 pm (83.7°)91.458
Dec 214:59 am7:03 pm14:03:44+0:0112:01 pm (83.7°)91.451
Dec 225:00 am7:03 pm14:03:43< 1s12:02 pm (83.7°)91.445
Dec 235:00 am7:04 pm14:03:39−0:0312:02 pm (83.7°)91.439
* All times are local time for The Monk. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (summer solstice) in The Monk is at 5:03 pm on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 3 hours, 50 minutes longer than the June solstice. In locations south of the equator, the longest day of the year is around this date.

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Today's Moon in The Monk

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in The Monk - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 172:38 am5:01 pm-9:46 am(84.0°)252,4766.9%
Dec 183:17 am5:58 pm-10:35 am(86.7°)252,1812.9%
Dec 194:01 am6:52 pm-11:26 am(88.2°)251,4260.6%
Dec 204:52 am7:44 pm-12:18 pm(88.3°)250,2840.3%
Dec 215:47 am8:30 pm-1:10 pm(86.9°)248,8132.0%
Dec 226:46 am9:11 pm-2:01 pm(84.1°)247,0425.6%
Dec 237:46 am9:47 pm-2:50 pm(80.1°)244,98811.2%
* All times are local time for The Monk. 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 The Monk This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Dec 17, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 3:48 amThu 5:34 pmThu 10:41 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 4:40 amThu 6:40 pmThu 11:39 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 5:22 amThu 7:27 pmThu 12:24 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterThu 8:41 pmFri 7:00 amFri 1:51 amPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 11:53 amThu 12:15 amWed 6:04 pmGreat visibility
UranusWed 4:46 pmThu 3:16 amWed 10:01 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 12:12 pmThu 12:22 amWed 6:17 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for The Monk.

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