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Kandahar, Afghanistan — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 77.9%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Oct 13, 2024 at 3:16:39 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:09 am 99° East
Sunset Today: 5:37 pm 261° West
Moonrise Today: 3:12 pm 110° East
Moonset Today: 1:06 am 246° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 28 minutes (-1m 52s)
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Today's Sun Position in Kandahar

Time:3:16 pm
Altitude:27.4°
Direction:240° SW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 11h 28m 7s (Oct 13, 2024)

1 minute, 52 seconds shorter than yesterday (Oct 12, 2024)

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

2 hours, 44 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Kandahar Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:48 am
Astro. Twilight4:48 am – 5:16 am
Nautical Twilight5:16 am – 5:44 am
Civil Twilight5:44 am – 6:09 am
Daylight6:09 am – 5:37 pm
Civil Twilight5:37 pm – 6:01 pm
Nautical Twilight6:01 pm – 6:29 pm
Astro. Twilight6:29 pm – 6:58 pm
Night6:58 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Kandahar - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
OctSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Oct 136:09 am5:37 pm11:28:07−1:5111:53 am (50.4°)92.738
Oct 146:09 am5:35 pm11:26:15−1:5111:53 am (50.0°)92.711
Oct 156:10 am5:34 pm11:24:24−1:5111:52 am (49.7°)92.684
Oct 166:11 am5:33 pm11:22:33−1:5011:52 am (49.3°)92.657
Oct 176:11 am5:32 pm11:20:43−1:5011:52 am (48.9°)92.631
Oct 186:12 am5:31 pm11:18:53−1:4911:52 am (48.6°)92.605
Oct 196:13 am5:30 pm11:17:03−1:4911:52 am (48.2°)92.579
* All times are local time for Kandahar. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Kandahar

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Kandahar - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
OctMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Oct 13-1:06 am3:12 pm8:40 pm(42.3°)228,05180.1%
Oct 14-2:16 am3:47 pm9:32 pm(49.0°)225,05088.9%
Oct 15-3:26 am4:19 pm10:23 pm(56.5°)222,93895.5%
Oct 16-4:36 am4:51 pm11:14 pm(64.1°)221,97899.3%
Oct 17-5:47 am5:25 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Oct 18-7:00 am6:02 pm12:07 am(71.4°)222,31499.8%
Oct 19-8:14 am6:44 pm1:03 am(77.8°)223,93497.1%
* All times are local time for Kandahar. 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 Kandahar This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Oct 13, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 6:50 amSun 6:01 pmSun 12:26 pmDifficult to see
VenusSun 8:53 amSun 7:17 pmSun 2:05 pmGood visibility
MarsSun 11:05 pmMon 1:09 pmMon 6:07 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 8:56 pmMon 10:58 amMon 3:57 amPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 3:58 pmMon 3:19 amSun 9:39 pmPerfect visibility
UranusSun 7:21 pmMon 9:03 amMon 2:12 amAverage visibility
NeptuneSun 4:33 pmMon 4:27 amSun 10:30 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Kandahar.

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