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

Moon: 0.3%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 8, 2024 at 4:59:24 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:15 am 69° East
Sunset Today: 6:52 pm 291° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 5:05 am 67° East
Moonset Today: 7:23 pm 296° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 36 minutes (+1m 30s)
Location of KandaharLocation

Today's Sun Position in Kandahar

Time:4:59 pm
Altitude:22.4°
Direction:277° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 36m 28s (May 8, 2024)

1 minute, 30 seconds longer than yesterday (May 7, 2024)

3 hours, 31 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

36 minutes, 19 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Kandahar Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:44 am
Astro. Twilight3:44 am – 4:17 am
Nautical Twilight4:17 am – 4:49 am
Civil Twilight4:49 am – 5:15 am
Daylight5:15 am – 6:52 pm
Civil Twilight6:52 pm – 7:18 pm
Nautical Twilight7:18 pm – 7:50 pm
Astro. Twilight7:50 pm – 8:23 pm
Night8:23 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Kandahar - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 85:15 am6:52 pm13:36:28+1:3012:03 pm (75.6°)93.827
May 95:14 am6:52 pm13:37:57+1:2912:03 pm (75.9°)93.849
May 105:14 am6:53 pm13:39:25+1:2812:03 pm (76.2°)93.870
May 115:13 am6:54 pm13:40:52+1:2612:03 pm (76.4°)93.891
May 125:12 am6:54 pm13:42:18+1:2512:03 pm (76.7°)93.911
May 135:11 am6:55 pm13:43:41+1:2312:03 pm (76.9°)93.932
May 145:11 am6:56 pm13:45:04+1:2212:03 pm (77.1°)93.951
* 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
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 85:05 am7:23 pm-12:09 pm(79.0°)228,2490.1%
May 95:47 am8:34 pm-1:07 pm(83.4°)230,8562.1%
May 106:36 am9:41 pm-2:07 pm(86.1°)234,1006.8%
May 117:31 am10:41 pm-3:07 pm(86.8°)237,68613.6%
May 128:31 am11:32 pm-4:04 pm(85.7°)241,29721.9%
May 139:33 am--4:57 pm(83.1°)244,63231.2%
May 14-12:14 am10:35 am5:46 pm(79.3°)247,44941.1%
* 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, Wed, May 8, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 4:09 amThu 4:44 pmThu 10:26 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 4:57 amWed 6:14 pmWed 11:35 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 3:17 amThu 3:29 pmThu 9:23 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 5:45 amWed 7:24 pmWed 12:35 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnThu 2:28 amThu 1:58 pmThu 8:13 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 5:33 amWed 7:11 pmWed 12:22 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 2:58 amThu 2:54 pmThu 8:56 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Kandahar.

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