| Current Time: | Apr 11, 2026 at 5:39:34 pm |
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| Sunrise Today: | 5:58 am↑ 81° East |
| Sunset Today: | 6:21 pm↑ 279° West |
| Moonrise Today: | 1:19 am↑ 115° Southeast |
| Moonset Today: | 12:56 pm↑ 247° West |
| Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 22 minutes (+42s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Chennai Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 4:47 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 4:47 am – 5:12 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:12 am – 5:37 am |
| Civil Twilight | 5:37 am – 5:58 am |
| Daylight | 5:58 am – 6:21 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 6:21 pm – 6:42 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:42 pm – 7:07 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 7:07 pm – 7:33 pm |
| Night | 7:33 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Chennai
Moon in Chennai - Next 7 days
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Apr | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Apr 11 | 1:19 am | 12:56 pm | - | 7:07 am | (53.4°) | 246,494 | 41.7% | |||
| Apr 12 | 2:03 am | 1:48 pm | - | 7:54 am | (57.7°) | 243,387 | 31.8% | |||
| Apr 13 | 2:44 am | 2:40 pm | - | 8:41 am | (63.0°) | 239,824 | 22.4% | |||
| Apr 14 | 3:24 am | 3:32 pm | - | 9:27 am | (69.1°) | 236,067 | 13.9% | |||
| Apr 15 | 4:04 am | 4:25 pm | - | 10:13 am | (75.9°) | 232,421 | 7.0% | |||
| Apr 16 | 4:45 am | 5:19 pm | - | 11:00 am | (82.8°) | 229,212 | 2.3% | |||
 Apr 17 | 5:27 am | 6:17 pm | - | 11:51 am | (89.7°) | 226,724 | 0.2% | |||
| * 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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