Current Time: | Sep 15, 2024 at 9:59:47 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:08 am↑ 87° East |
Sunset Today: | 6:23 pm↑ 273° West |
Moonrise Today: | 4:39 pm↑ 111° Southeast |
Moonset Today: | 2:58 am↑ 246° West |
Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 16 minutes (-1m 12s) |
Today's Sun Position in Makkah
Time: | 9:59 am |
Altitude: | 52.0° |
Direction: | 115° SE |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 12h 15m 39s (Sep 15, 2024)
1 minute, 12 seconds shorter than yesterday (Sep 14, 2024)
1 hour, 25 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)
1 hour, 10 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)
The Sun's altitude in Makkah today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Makkah Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Makkah today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
Night | 12:00 am – 4:53 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 4:53 am – 5:19 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:19 am – 5:45 am |
Civil Twilight | 5:45 am – 6:08 am |
Daylight | 6:08 am – 6:23 pm |
Civil Twilight | 6:23 pm – 6:45 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 6:45 pm – 7:11 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 7:11 pm – 7:37 pm |
Night | 7:37 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Makkah - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Sep | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Sep 15 | 6:08 am | 6:23 pm | 12:15:39 | −1:12 | 12:15 pm (71.3°) | 93.471 |
Sep 16 | 6:08 am | 6:22 pm | 12:14:26 | −1:12 | 12:15 pm (71.0°) | 93.445 |
Sep 17 | 6:08 am | 6:21 pm | 12:13:13 | −1:12 | 12:15 pm (70.6°) | 93.420 |
Sep 18 | 6:08 am | 6:20 pm | 12:12:00 | −1:13 | 12:14 pm (70.2°) | 93.395 |
Sep 19 | 6:09 am | 6:19 pm | 12:10:47 | −1:13 | 12:14 pm (69.8°) | 93.369 |
Sep 20 | 6:09 am | 6:18 pm | 12:09:34 | −1:13 | 12:14 pm (69.4°) | 93.344 |
Sep 21 | 6:09 am | 6:17 pm | 12:08:20 | −1:13 | 12:13 pm (69.0°) | 93.318 |
* All times are local time for Makkah. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
The September equinox (autumnal equinox) in Makkah is at 3:43 pm on Sunday, September 22, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 20 | 6:06 am |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 11:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 3:44 pm |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 12:21 pm |
* All times are local Makkah time. |
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Today's Moon in Makkah
Percent Illuminated: | 88.7% |
Time: | 9:59 am |
Altitude: | -88.1° |
Direction: | 70° E |
Position: | Waxing Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Makkah today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Moon in Makkah - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Sep 15 | - | 2:58 am | 4:39 pm | 10:19 pm | (49.9°) | 226,364 | 92.2% | |||
Sep 16 | - | 4:04 am | 5:22 pm | 11:13 pm | (56.5°) | 223,767 | 97.5% | |||
Sep 17 | - | 5:09 am | 6:03 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
Sep 18 | - | 6:13 am | 6:42 pm | 12:05 am | (63.8°) | 222,288 | 99.9% | |||
Sep 19 | - | 7:17 am | 7:22 pm | 12:56 am | (71.5°) | 222,085 | 99.0% | |||
Sep 20 | - | 8:21 am | 8:03 pm | 1:48 am | (79.0°) | 223,159 | 94.9% | |||
Sep 21 | - | 9:27 am | 8:48 pm | 2:42 am | (85.7°) | 225,361 | 88.0% | |||
* All times are local time for Makkah. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Makkah This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Sep 15, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Sun 5:11 am | Sun 5:47 pm | Sun 11:29 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Sun 8:07 am | Sun 7:48 pm | Sun 1:58 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Mars | Sun 12:27 am | Sun 1:50 pm | Sun 7:09 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Sat 11:22 pm | Sun 12:39 pm | Sun 6:01 am | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Sun 6:00 pm | Mon 5:38 am | Sun 11:49 pm | Perfect visibility |
Uranus | Sat 9:49 pm | Sun 10:55 am | Sun 4:22 am | Average visibility |
Neptune | Sun 6:38 pm | Mon 6:35 am | Mon 12:36 am | Slightly difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Makkah. |