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

Moon: 62.0%
Third Quarter
Current Time: Jul 27, 2024 at 7:41:19 am
Sunrise Today: 7:23 am 71° East
Sunset Today: 7:10 pm 289° West
Moonset Today: 12:07 pm 280° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 47 minutes (+14s)
Location of Diego GarciaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Diego Garcia

Time:7:41 am
Altitude:3.5°
Direction:70° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 11h 46m 44s (Jul 27, 2024)

14 seconds longer than yesterday (Jul 26, 2024)

4 minutes, 49 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

46 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 – 6:10 am
Astro. Twilight6:10 am – 6:36 am
Nautical Twilight6:36 am – 7:01 am
Civil Twilight7:01 am – 7:23 am
Daylight7:23 am – 7:10 pm
Civil Twilight7:10 pm – 7:32 pm
Nautical Twilight7:32 pm – 7:57 pm
Astro. Twilight7:57 pm – 8:23 pm
Night8:23 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Diego Garcia - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JulSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jul 277:23 am7:10 pm11:46:44+0:141:16 pm (63.6°)94.397
Jul 287:23 am7:10 pm11:46:59+0:151:16 pm (63.9°)94.388
Jul 297:23 am7:10 pm11:47:14+0:151:16 pm (64.1°)94.378
Jul 307:23 am7:10 pm11:47:30+0:151:16 pm (64.3°)94.368
Jul 317:22 am7:10 pm11:47:46+0:151:16 pm (64.6°)94.357
Aug 17:22 am7:10 pm11:48:02+0:161:16 pm (64.8°)94.346
Aug 27:22 am7:10 pm11:48:19+0:161:16 pm (65.1°)94.335
* 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
JulMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jul 27-12:07 pm-6:01 am(73.8°)229,19962.8%
Jul 2812:46 am12:54 pm-6:50 am(67.3°)231,01351.1%
Jul 291:40 am1:43 pm-7:42 am(61.7°)233,07439.5%
Jul 302:37 am2:36 pm-8:37 am(57.4°)235,26828.6%
Jul 313:36 am3:32 pm-9:34 am(54.7°)237,51819.1%
Aug 14:34 am4:29 pm-10:32 am(53.7°)239,77911.2%
Aug 25:32 am5:26 pm-11:29 am(54.5°)242,0155.3%
* 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, Sat, Jul 27, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 9:00 amSat 8:54 pmSat 2:57 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusSat 8:23 amSat 8:10 pmSat 2:16 pmFairly good visibility
MarsSat 3:07 amSat 2:50 pmSat 8:59 amAverage visibility
JupiterSat 3:47 amSat 3:27 pmSat 9:37 amFairly good visibility
SaturnFri 10:07 pmSat 10:16 amSat 4:12 amGreat visibility
UranusSat 2:35 amSat 2:18 pmSat 8:27 amDifficult to see
NeptuneFri 10:49 pmSat 10:53 amSat 4:51 amDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Diego Garcia.

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