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Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 72.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Oct 22, 2024 at 8:47:30 am
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)
Location of Diego GarciaLocation

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)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Diego Garcia Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:34 am
Astro. Twilight5:34 am – 5:59 am
Nautical Twilight5:59 am – 6:24 am
Civil Twilight6:24 am – 6:45 am
Daylight6:45 am – 7:04 pm
Civil Twilight7:04 pm – 7:25 pm
Nautical Twilight7:25 pm – 7:50 pm
Astro. Twilight7:50 pm – 8:15 pm
Night8:15 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Diego Garcia - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
OctSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Oct 226:45 am7:04 pm12:18:26+0:2312:54 pm (86.1°)92.503
Oct 236:45 am7:04 pm12:18:49+0:2312:54 pm (85.7°)92.478
Oct 246:44 am7:04 pm12:19:13+0:2312:54 pm (85.4°)92.453
Oct 256:44 am7:04 pm12:19:36+0:2312:54 pm (85.0°)92.428
Oct 266:44 am7:04 pm12:19:59+0:2212:54 pm (84.7°)92.404
Oct 276:44 am7:04 pm12:20:22+0:2212:54 pm (84.3°)92.379
Oct 286:43 am7:04 pm12:20:44+0:2212:54 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.

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Today's Moon in Diego Garcia

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Diego Garcia - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
OctMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Oct 22-11:05 am-5:07 am(53.5°)234,11674.1%
Oct 2312:09 am12:04 pm-6:06 am(54.3°)238,18163.8%
Oct 241:04 am1:00 pm-7:01 am(56.8°)242,00953.1%
Oct 251:53 am1:52 pm-7:52 am(60.5°)245,36742.7%
Oct 262:37 am2:40 pm-8:38 am(65.2°)248,10532.9%
Oct 273:17 am3:24 pm-9:20 am(70.5°)250,15724.0%
Oct 283:55 am4:07 pm-10:00 am(76.2°)251,51816.1%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Diego Garcia This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Oct 22, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 7:35 amTue 7:59 pmTue 1:47 pmDifficult to see
VenusTue 9:03 amTue 9:33 pmTue 3:18 pmGood visibility
MarsTue 1:04 amTue 12:44 pmTue 6:54 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 10:38 pmTue 10:17 amTue 4:28 amPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 3:59 pmWed 4:11 amTue 10:05 pmPerfect visibility
UranusTue 8:48 pmWed 8:30 amWed 2:39 amAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 4:55 pmWed 4:59 amTue 10:57 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Diego Garcia.

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