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

Moon: 51.6%
Third Quarter
Current Time: Oct 24, 2024 at 11:40:36 am
Sunrise Today: 5:29 am 102° East
Sunset Today: 5:53 pm 258° West
Moonset Today: 11:36 am 295° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 25 minutes (+33s)
Location of The SettlementLocation

Today's Sun Position in The Settlement

Time:11:40 am
Altitude:88.5°
Direction:172° S
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 24m 38s (Oct 24, 2024)

33 seconds longer than yesterday (Oct 23, 2024)

53 minutes, 46 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

19 minutes, 37 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in The Settlement Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:17 am
Astro. Twilight4:17 am – 4:42 am
Nautical Twilight4:42 am – 5:07 am
Civil Twilight5:07 am – 5:29 am
Daylight5:29 am – 5:53 pm
Civil Twilight5:53 pm – 6:15 pm
Nautical Twilight6:15 pm – 6:40 pm
Astro. Twilight6:40 pm – 7:05 pm
Night7:05 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in The Settlement - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
OctSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Oct 245:29 am5:53 pm12:24:38+0:3211:41 am (88.5°)92.455
Oct 255:28 am5:54 pm12:25:11+0:3211:41 am (88.2°)92.430
Oct 265:28 am5:54 pm12:25:44+0:3211:41 am (87.8°)92.406
Oct 275:28 am5:54 pm12:26:16+0:3211:41 am (87.5°)92.381
Oct 285:27 am5:54 pm12:26:48+0:3211:41 am (87.1°)92.357
Oct 295:27 am5:54 pm12:27:20+0:3211:40 am (86.8°)92.333
Oct 305:27 am5:54 pm12:27:52+0:3111:40 am (86.5°)92.308
* 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
OctMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Oct 24-11:36 am-5:43 am(53.3°)241,67254.1%
Oct 2512:41 am12:29 pm-6:34 am(57.0°)245,08143.6%
Oct 261:25 am1:18 pm-7:21 am(61.6°)247,88133.8%
Oct 272:04 am2:05 pm-8:03 am(66.8°)249,99724.7%
Oct 282:40 am2:49 pm-8:44 am(72.5°)251,42116.8%
Oct 293:15 am3:32 pm-9:22 am(78.4°)252,18910.2%
Oct 303:49 am4:15 pm-10:01 am(84.2°)252,3705.1%
* 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, Thu, Oct 24, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 6:21 amThu 6:54 pmThu 12:38 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 7:47 amThu 8:28 pmThu 2:07 pmGood visibility
MarsThu 11:50 pmFri 11:20 amFri 5:35 amPerfect visibility
JupiterThu 9:19 pmFri 8:47 amFri 3:03 amPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 2:36 pmFri 2:52 amThu 8:44 pmPerfect visibility
UranusThu 7:31 pmFri 7:05 amFri 1:18 amAverage visibility
NeptuneThu 3:33 pmFri 3:39 amThu 9:36 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for The Settlement.

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