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

Moon: 28.3%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 25, 2024 at 1:49:59 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:54 am 114° Southeast
Sunset Today: 7:27 pm 246° West
Moonrise Today: 2:16 am 101° East
Moonset Today: 2:49 pm 256° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 33 minutes (-2s)
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Today's Sun Position in Diego Garcia

Time:1:49 pm
Altitude:71.4°
Direction:209° SW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 33m (Dec 25, 2024)

2 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 24, 2024)

51 minutes, 5 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

4 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Diego Garcia Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:37 am
Astro. Twilight5:37 am – 6:04 am
Nautical Twilight6:04 am – 6:31 am
Civil Twilight6:31 am – 6:54 am
Daylight6:54 am – 7:27 pm
Civil Twilight7:27 pm – 7:49 pm
Nautical Twilight7:49 pm – 8:16 pm
Astro. Twilight8:16 pm – 8:43 pm
Night8:43 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Diego Garcia - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 256:54 am7:27 pm12:33:00−0:021:10 pm (73.9°)91.425
Dec 266:54 am7:27 pm12:32:57−0:021:11 pm (74.0°)91.422
Dec 276:55 am7:27 pm12:32:54−0:031:11 pm (74.0°)91.418
Dec 286:55 am7:28 pm12:32:50−0:031:12 pm (74.1°)91.416
Dec 296:56 am7:28 pm12:32:45−0:041:12 pm (74.1°)91.413
Dec 306:56 am7:29 pm12:32:40−0:051:13 pm (74.2°)91.411
Dec 316:57 am7:29 pm12:32:34−0:051:13 pm (74.2°)91.409
* 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
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 252:16 am2:49 pm-8:31 am(84.7°)251,08730.2%
Dec 262:54 am3:35 pm-9:14 am(79.6°)250,07821.7%
Dec 273:36 am4:24 pm-9:59 am(75.1°)248,40714.1%
Dec 284:22 am5:16 pm-10:48 am(71.6°)246,2397.9%
Dec 295:13 am6:11 pm-11:42 am(69.3°)243,7693.3%
Dec 306:08 am7:08 pm-12:38 pm(68.5°)241,1970.7%
Dec 317:06 am8:05 pm-1:36 pm(69.5°)238,7120.3%
* 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, Wed, Dec 25, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:23 amWed 5:49 pmWed 11:36 amAverage visibility
VenusWed 10:15 amWed 10:37 pmWed 4:26 pmGreat visibility
MarsWed 9:29 pmThu 9:07 amThu 3:18 amPerfect visibility
JupiterWed 5:52 pmThu 5:31 amWed 11:42 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 11:51 amThu 12:02 amWed 5:56 pmAverage visibility
UranusWed 4:26 pmThu 4:09 amWed 10:17 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 12:41 pmThu 12:46 amWed 6:44 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Diego Garcia.

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