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Freetown, Sierra Leone — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 9.0%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Apr 14, 2026 at 8:45:27 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:44 am 80° East
Sunset Today: 7:02 pm 280° West
Moonrise Today: 4:16 am 97° East
Moonset Today: 4:31 pm 266° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 18 minutes (+27s)
Location of FreetownLocation

Today's Sun Position in Freetown

Time:8:45 pm
Altitude:-25.7°
Direction:285° W
Phase:Night

Day length today:12h 18m 9s (Apr 14, 2026)

27 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 13, 2026)

40 minutes, 13 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

18 minutes, 55 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Freetown Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:33 am
Astro. Twilight5:33 am – 5:58 am
Nautical Twilight5:58 am – 6:22 am
Civil Twilight6:22 am – 6:44 am
Daylight6:44 am – 7:02 pm
Civil Twilight7:02 pm – 7:23 pm
Nautical Twilight7:23 pm – 7:48 pm
Astro. Twilight7:48 pm – 8:13 pm
Night8:13 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Freetown - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 146:44 am7:02 pm12:18:09+0:2712:53 pm (89.0°)93.235
Apr 156:43 am7:02 pm12:18:36+0:2612:52 pm (88.6°)93.261
Apr 166:43 am7:02 pm12:19:03+0:2612:52 pm (88.2°)93.288
Apr 176:42 am7:02 pm12:19:30+0:2612:52 pm (87.9°)93.313
Apr 186:42 am7:02 pm12:19:56+0:2612:52 pm (87.5°)93.339
Apr 196:41 am7:02 pm12:20:23+0:2612:52 pm (87.2°)93.365
Apr 206:41 am7:02 pm12:20:49+0:2612:51 pm (86.9°)93.390
* All times are local time for Freetown. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Freetown

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Freetown - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 144:16 am4:31 pm-10:23 am(75.5°)235,09712.0%
Apr 154:58 am5:22 pm-11:09 am(82.3°)231,5325.6%
Apr 165:42 am6:15 pm-11:57 am(89.3°)228,4881.5%
Apr 176:28 am7:11 pm-12:48 pm(83.9°)226,2240.1%
Apr 187:18 am8:12 pm-1:44 pm(78.0°)224,9571.9%
Apr 198:14 am9:16 pm-2:44 pm(73.3°)224,7596.7%
Apr 209:14 am10:22 pm-3:48 pm(70.6°)225,57214.2%
* All times are local time for Freetown. 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 Freetown This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Apr 14, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:23 amWed 5:25 pmWed 11:24 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 8:13 amWed 8:40 pmWed 2:26 pmFairly good visibility
MarsWed 5:33 amWed 5:38 pmWed 11:36 amDifficult to see
JupiterTue 12:18 pmWed 12:50 amTue 6:34 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnWed 5:46 amWed 5:50 pmWed 11:48 amDifficult to see
UranusTue 8:56 amTue 9:24 pmTue 3:10 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneWed 5:29 amWed 5:31 pmWed 11:30 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Freetown.

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