Current Time: | Oct 22, 2024 at 8:47:30 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:45 am↑ 101° East |
Sunset Today: | 7:04 pm↑ 258° West |
Moonset Today: | 11:05 am↑ 299° Northwest |
Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 18 minutes (+23s) |
Today's Sun Position in Diego Garcia
Time: | 8:47 am |
Altitude: | 29.0° |
Direction: | 99° E |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 12h 18m 26s (Oct 22, 2024)
23 seconds longer than yesterday (Oct 21, 2024)
36 minutes, 31 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2024)
14 minutes, 38 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in Diego Garcia 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 Diego Garcia Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Diego Garcia 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 – 5:34 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:34 am – 5:59 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:59 am – 6:24 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:24 am – 6:45 am |
Daylight | 6:45 am – 7:04 pm |
Civil Twilight | 7:04 pm – 7:25 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 7:25 pm – 7:50 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 7:50 pm – 8:15 pm |
Night | 8:15 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Diego Garcia - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Oct | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Oct 22 | 6:45 am | 7:04 pm | 12:18:26 | +0:23 | 12:54 pm (86.1°) | 92.503 |
Oct 23 | 6:45 am | 7:04 pm | 12:18:49 | +0:23 | 12:54 pm (85.7°) | 92.478 |
Oct 24 | 6:44 am | 7:04 pm | 12:19:13 | +0:23 | 12:54 pm (85.4°) | 92.453 |
Oct 25 | 6:44 am | 7:04 pm | 12:19:36 | +0:23 | 12:54 pm (85.0°) | 92.428 |
Oct 26 | 6:44 am | 7:04 pm | 12:19:59 | +0:22 | 12:54 pm (84.7°) | 92.404 |
Oct 27 | 6:44 am | 7:04 pm | 12:20:22 | +0:22 | 12:54 pm (84.3°) | 92.379 |
Oct 28 | 6:43 am | 7:04 pm | 12:20:44 | +0:22 | 12:54 pm (84.0°) | 92.355 |
* All times are local time for Diego Garcia. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 20 | 9:06 am |
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June solstice | Jun 21 | 2:51 am |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 6:44 pm |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 3:21 pm |
* All times are local Diego Garcia time. |
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Today's Moon in Diego Garcia
Percent Illuminated: | 72.7% |
Time: | 8:47 am |
Altitude: | 26.9° |
Direction: | 308° NW |
Position: | Waning Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Diego Garcia 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 Diego Garcia - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Oct | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Oct 22 | - | 11:05 am | - | 5:07 am | (53.5°) | 234,116 | 74.1% | |||
Oct 23 | 12:09 am | 12:04 pm | - | 6:06 am | (54.3°) | 238,181 | 63.8% | |||
Oct 24 | 1:04 am | 1:00 pm | - | 7:01 am | (56.8°) | 242,009 | 53.1% | |||
Oct 25 | 1:53 am | 1:52 pm | - | 7:52 am | (60.5°) | 245,367 | 42.7% | |||
Oct 26 | 2:37 am | 2:40 pm | - | 8:38 am | (65.2°) | 248,105 | 32.9% | |||
Oct 27 | 3:17 am | 3:24 pm | - | 9:20 am | (70.5°) | 250,157 | 24.0% | |||
Oct 28 | 3:55 am | 4:07 pm | - | 10:00 am | (76.2°) | 251,518 | 16.1% | |||
* All times are local time for Diego Garcia. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Diego Garcia This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Oct 22, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Tue 7:35 am | Tue 7:59 pm | Tue 1:47 pm | Difficult to see |
Venus | Tue 9:03 am | Tue 9:33 pm | Tue 3:18 pm | Good visibility |
Mars | Tue 1:04 am | Tue 12:44 pm | Tue 6:54 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Mon 10:38 pm | Tue 10:17 am | Tue 4:28 am | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Tue 3:59 pm | Wed 4:11 am | Tue 10:05 pm | Perfect visibility |
Uranus | Tue 8:48 pm | Wed 8:30 am | Wed 2:39 am | Average visibility |
Neptune | Tue 4:55 pm | Wed 4:59 am | Tue 10:57 pm | Difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Diego Garcia. |
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