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Chennai, India — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 77.4%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 11, 2024 at 9:16:17 am
Sunrise Today: 6:21 am 113° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:43 pm 246° West
Moonrise Today: 2:08 pm 78° East
Moonset Today: 2:01 am 279° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 22 minutes (-10s)
Location of ChennaiLocation

Today's Sun Position in Chennai

Time:9:16 am
Altitude:35.7°
Direction:131° SE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 11h 22m 19s (Dec 11, 2024)

10 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 10, 2024)

50 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

1 hour, 31 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Chennai Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:05 am
Astro. Twilight5:05 am – 5:31 am
Nautical Twilight5:31 am – 5:58 am
Civil Twilight5:58 am – 6:21 am
Daylight6:21 am – 5:43 pm
Civil Twilight5:43 pm – 6:06 pm
Nautical Twilight6:06 pm – 6:32 pm
Astro. Twilight6:32 pm – 6:59 pm
Night6:59 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Chennai - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 116:21 am5:43 pm11:22:19−0:1012:02 pm (53.9°)91.528
Dec 126:21 am5:43 pm11:22:10−0:0912:02 pm (53.8°)91.517
Dec 136:22 am5:44 pm11:22:01−0:0812:03 pm (53.7°)91.507
Dec 146:22 am5:44 pm11:21:54−0:0712:03 pm (53.7°)91.497
Dec 156:23 am5:45 pm11:21:47−0:0612:04 pm (53.6°)91.488
Dec 166:23 am5:45 pm11:21:42−0:0512:04 pm (53.6°)91.479
Dec 176:24 am5:45 pm11:21:37−0:0412:05 pm (53.6°)91.471
* All times are local time for Chennai. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Chennai

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Chennai - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 11-2:01 am2:08 pm8:32 pm(89.7°)227,33181.8%
Dec 12-2:59 am2:54 pm9:25 pm(83.6°)227,02990.1%
Dec 13-4:00 am3:45 pm10:23 pm(78.7°)227,53696.1%
Dec 14-5:04 am4:42 pm11:25 pm(75.5°)228,91699.3%
Dec 15-6:09 am5:43 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Dec 16-7:13 am6:45 pm12:28 am(74.4°)231,12699.6%
Dec 17-8:12 am7:47 pm1:29 am(75.3°)234,00997.1%
* All times are local time for Chennai. 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 Chennai This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Dec 11, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:33 amWed 4:57 pmWed 11:15 amExtremely difficult to see
VenusWed 9:35 amWed 8:59 pmWed 3:17 pmGood visibility
MarsTue 9:02 pmWed 9:48 amWed 3:25 amPerfect visibility
JupiterWed 5:20 pmThu 6:06 amWed 11:43 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 11:54 amWed 11:41 pmWed 5:47 pmAverage visibility
UranusWed 3:53 pmThu 4:32 amWed 10:13 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 12:38 pmThu 12:36 amWed 6:37 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Chennai.

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