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Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 0.1%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 8, 2024 at 12:37:37 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:12 am 73° East
Sunset Today: 7:01 pm 287° West
Moonrise Today: 7:09 am 70° East
Moonset Today: 7:13 pm 292° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 49 minutes (-17s)
Location of Diego GarciaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Diego Garcia

Time:12:37 pm
Altitude:64.4°
Direction:16° N
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 11h 48m 44s (May 8, 2024)

17 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 7, 2024)

6 minutes, 49 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

44 minutes, 20 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Diego Garcia Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:00 am
Astro. Twilight6:00 am – 6:25 am
Nautical Twilight6:25 am – 6:50 am
Civil Twilight6:50 am – 7:12 am
Daylight7:12 am – 7:01 pm
Civil Twilight7:01 pm – 7:23 pm
Nautical Twilight7:23 pm – 7:48 pm
Astro. Twilight7:48 pm – 8:13 pm
Night8:13 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Diego Garcia - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 87:12 am7:01 pm11:48:44−0:171:06 pm (65.5°)93.827
May 97:12 am7:01 pm11:48:27−0:171:06 pm (65.2°)93.848
May 107:12 am7:00 pm11:48:10−0:161:06 pm (64.9°)93.870
May 117:12 am7:00 pm11:47:54−0:161:06 pm (64.7°)93.891
May 127:12 am7:00 pm11:47:37−0:161:06 pm (64.4°)93.911
May 137:13 am7:00 pm11:47:21−0:151:06 pm (64.2°)93.931
May 147:13 am7:00 pm11:47:06−0:151:06 pm (63.9°)93.951
* All times are local time for Diego Garcia. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Diego Garcia

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Diego Garcia - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 87:09 am7:13 pm-1:12 pm(61.5°)228,2080.1%
May 98:09 am8:09 pm-2:09 pm(57.1°)230,8012.1%
May 109:10 am9:07 pm-3:09 pm(54.4°)234,0356.7%
May 1110:11 am10:06 pm-4:09 pm(53.7°)237,61913.4%
May 1211:09 am11:04 pm-5:06 pm(54.7°)241,23121.7%
May 1312:02 pm11:58 pm-5:59 pm(57.3°)244,57431.1%
May 1412:49 pm--6:48 pm(61.1°)247,40240.9%
* All times are local time for Diego Garcia. 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 Diego Garcia This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 8, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:30 amWed 5:29 pmWed 11:30 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 6:43 amWed 6:34 pmWed 12:39 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 4:26 amWed 4:29 pmWed 10:27 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 7:46 amWed 7:30 pmWed 1:38 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnWed 3:15 amWed 3:25 pmWed 9:20 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 7:33 amWed 7:17 pmWed 1:25 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 4:01 amWed 4:05 pmWed 10:03 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Diego Garcia.

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