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The Settlement, Christmas Island — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 0.2%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 8, 2024 at 6:12:33 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:03 am 73° East
Sunset Today: 5:44 pm 287° West
Moonrise Today: 5:55 am 71° East
Moonset Today: 5:50 pm 292° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 41 minutes (-25s)
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Today's Sun Position in The Settlement

Time:6:12 pm
Altitude:-7.5°
Direction:286° W
Phase:Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 11h 40m 53s (May 8, 2024)

25 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 7, 2024)

10 minutes, 1 second longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

1 hour, 3 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in The Settlement Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:50 am
Astro. Twilight4:50 am – 5:15 am
Nautical Twilight5:15 am – 5:41 am
Civil Twilight5:41 am – 6:03 am
Daylight6:03 am – 5:44 pm
Civil Twilight5:44 pm – 6:06 pm
Nautical Twilight6:06 pm – 6:31 pm
Astro. Twilight6:31 pm – 6:56 pm
Night6:56 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in The Settlement - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 86:03 am5:44 pm11:40:53−0:2511:53 am (62.4°)93.825
May 96:03 am5:43 pm11:40:28−0:2511:53 am (62.1°)93.846
May 106:03 am5:43 pm11:40:04−0:2411:53 am (61.8°)93.868
May 116:03 am5:43 pm11:39:39−0:2411:53 am (61.6°)93.889
May 126:03 am5:43 pm11:39:16−0:2311:53 am (61.3°)93.909
May 136:04 am5:43 pm11:38:52−0:2311:53 am (61.1°)93.929
May 146:04 am5:42 pm11:38:29−0:2211:53 am (60.8°)93.949
* All times are local time for The Settlement. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in The Settlement

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in The Settlement - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 85:55 am5:50 pm-11:53 am(58.8°)228,0090.1%
May 96:56 am6:44 pm-12:51 pm(54.3°)230,5311.8%
May 107:59 am7:41 pm-1:50 pm(51.4°)233,7176.2%
May 119:00 am8:40 pm-2:50 pm(50.5°)237,28112.7%
May 129:58 am9:39 pm-3:48 pm(51.4°)240,90520.9%
May 1310:50 am10:34 pm-4:42 pm(53.9°)244,28430.2%
May 1411:38 am11:26 pm-5:31 pm(57.6°)247,16840.0%
* All times are local time for The Settlement. 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 Settlement This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 8, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 4:18 amThu 4:14 pmThu 10:16 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 5:34 amThu 5:18 pmThu 11:26 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 3:12 amThu 3:14 pmThu 9:13 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 6:38 amWed 6:13 pmWed 12:25 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnThu 1:57 amThu 2:10 pmThu 8:03 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 6:21 amThu 5:57 pmThu 12:09 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 2:44 amThu 2:49 pmThu 8:46 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for The Settlement.

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