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

Moon: 99.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 5, 2025 at 12:35:21 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:26 am 113° Southeast
Sunset Today: 6:09 pm 247° West
Moonrise Today: 6:41 pm 61° Northeast
Moonset Today: 5:20 am 298° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 42 minutes (+14s)
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Today's Sun Position in The Settlement

Time:12:35 pm
Altitude:73.5°
Direction:222° SW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 42m 20s (Dec 5, 2025)

14 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 4, 2025)

1 hour, 11 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

1 minute, 55 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in The Settlement Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:09 am
Astro. Twilight4:09 am – 4:36 am
Nautical Twilight4:36 am – 5:03 am
Civil Twilight5:03 am – 5:26 am
Daylight5:26 am – 6:09 pm
Civil Twilight6:09 pm – 6:31 pm
Nautical Twilight6:31 pm – 6:58 pm
Astro. Twilight6:58 pm – 7:26 pm
Night7:26 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in The Settlement - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 55:26 am6:09 pm12:42:20+0:1411:47 am (78.0°)91.606
Dec 65:27 am6:09 pm12:42:34+0:1311:48 am (77.9°)91.593
Dec 75:27 am6:10 pm12:42:46+0:1211:48 am (77.8°)91.581
Dec 85:27 am6:10 pm12:42:58+0:1111:49 am (77.7°)91.569
Dec 95:28 am6:11 pm12:43:09+0:1011:49 am (77.6°)91.557
Dec 105:28 am6:11 pm12:43:19+0:1011:50 am (77.5°)91.546
Dec 115:28 am6:12 pm12:43:29+0:0911:50 am (77.4°)91.536
* 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 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in The Settlement - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 5-5:20 am6:41 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Dec 6-6:26 am7:49 pm12:34 am(50.7°)222,80098.9%
Dec 7-7:34 am8:50 pm1:41 am(51.5°)225,01595.0%
Dec 8-8:38 am9:44 pm2:44 am(54.4°)228,22588.4%
Dec 9-9:38 am10:32 pm3:40 am(58.9°)232,07179.8%
Dec 10-10:32 am11:14 pm4:31 am(64.3°)236,16870.0%
Dec 11-11:22 am11:53 pm5:17 am(70.3°)240,18359.7%
* 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, Fri, Dec 5, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 4:10 amFri 4:39 pmFri 10:24 amAverage visibility
VenusFri 4:56 amFri 5:33 pmFri 11:14 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 6:06 amFri 6:48 pmFri 12:27 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterFri 8:57 pmSat 8:27 amSat 2:42 amPerfect visibility
SaturnFri 12:40 pmSat 12:49 amFri 6:45 pmGreat visibility
UranusFri 4:58 pmSat 4:31 amFri 10:45 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneFri 12:56 pmSat 1:01 amFri 6:59 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for The Settlement.

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