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Accra, Ghana — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 98.8%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 17, 2024 at 5:16:25 am
Sunrise Today: 5:51 am 88° East
Sunset Today: 5:59 pm 272° West
Moonrise Today: 5:40 pm 95° East
Moonset Today: 5:07 am 261° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 8 minutes (-18s)
Location of AccraLocation

Today's Sun Position in Accra

Time:5:16 am
Altitude:-9.5°
Direction:87° E
Phase:Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 12h 8m (Sep 17, 2024)

18 seconds shorter than yesterday (Sep 16, 2024)

19 minutes, 44 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

18 minutes, 39 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Accra Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:42 am
Astro. Twilight4:42 am – 5:06 am
Nautical Twilight5:06 am – 5:30 am
Civil Twilight5:30 am – 5:51 am
Daylight5:51 am – 5:59 pm
Civil Twilight5:59 pm – 6:19 pm
Nautical Twilight6:19 pm – 6:44 pm
Astro. Twilight6:44 pm – 7:08 pm
Night7:08 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Accra - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
SepSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Sep 175:51 am5:59 pm12:08:00−0:1811:55 am (86.4°)93.417
Sep 185:50 am5:58 pm12:07:42−0:1811:54 am (86.0°)93.392
Sep 195:50 am5:58 pm12:07:24−0:1811:54 am (85.6°)93.366
Sep 205:50 am5:57 pm12:07:06−0:1811:54 am (85.2°)93.341
Sep 215:50 am5:57 pm12:06:47−0:1811:53 am (84.9°)93.315
Sep 225:50 am5:56 pm12:06:29−0:1811:53 am (84.5°)93.290
Sep 235:49 am5:56 pm12:06:11−0:1811:52 am (84.1°)93.265
* All times are local time for Accra. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The September equinox (autumnal equinox) in Accra is at 12:43 pm on Sunday, September 22, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Today's Moon in Accra

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Accra - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
SepMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Sep 17-5:07 am5:40 pm11:50 pm(80.8°)222,201100.0%
Sep 18-6:02 am6:29 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Sep 19-6:56 am7:18 pm12:42 am(88.5°)222,14398.7%
Sep 20-7:52 am8:08 pm1:34 am(84.1°)223,35294.3%
Sep 21-8:49 am9:01 pm2:28 am(77.4°)225,66487.1%
Sep 22-9:49 am9:57 pm3:24 am(72.1°)228,80077.8%
Sep 23-10:49 am10:56 pm4:23 am(68.5°)232,42667.3%
* All times are local time for Accra. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Partial Lunar Eclipse visible in Accra on Sep 18

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Accra This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Sep 17, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 5:09 amTue 5:21 pmTue 11:15 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 7:40 amTue 7:38 pmTue 1:39 pmFairly good visibility
MarsTue 12:34 amTue 12:57 pmTue 6:45 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 11:22 pmTue 11:43 amTue 5:33 amPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 5:22 pmWed 5:18 amTue 11:20 pmPerfect visibility
UranusMon 9:45 pmTue 10:03 amTue 3:54 amAverage visibility
NeptuneMon 6:11 pmTue 6:12 amTue 12:12 amSlightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Accra.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Accra