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Chennai, India — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 28.2%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 25, 2024 at 1:47:08 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:28 am 114° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:49 pm 246° West
Moonrise Today: 1:30 am 101° East
Moonset Today: 1:26 pm 256° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 22 minutes (+3s)
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Today's Sun Position in Chennai

Time:1:47 pm
Altitude:46.4°
Direction:213° SW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 11h 21m 36s (Dec 25, 2024)

3 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 24, 2024)

7 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

1 hour, 32 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Chennai Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:12 am
Astro. Twilight5:12 am – 5:38 am
Nautical Twilight5:38 am – 6:05 am
Civil Twilight6:05 am – 6:28 am
Daylight6:28 am – 5:49 pm
Civil Twilight5:49 pm – 6:12 pm
Nautical Twilight6:12 pm – 6:39 pm
Astro. Twilight6:39 pm – 7:05 pm
Night7:05 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Chennai - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 256:28 am5:49 pm11:21:36+0:0312:09 pm (53.5°)91.425
Dec 266:28 am5:50 pm11:21:41+0:0412:09 pm (53.6°)91.422
Dec 276:29 am5:50 pm11:21:46+0:0512:10 pm (53.6°)91.419
Dec 286:29 am5:51 pm11:21:53+0:0612:10 pm (53.7°)91.416
Dec 296:30 am5:52 pm11:22:00+0:0712:11 pm (53.7°)91.413
Dec 306:30 am5:52 pm11:22:08+0:0812:11 pm (53.8°)91.411
Dec 316:30 am5:53 pm11:22:18+0:0912:11 pm (53.9°)91.409
* All times are local time for Chennai. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Chennai

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Chennai - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 251:30 am1:26 pm-7:29 am(64.2°)251,10130.4%
Dec 262:17 am2:03 pm-8:11 am(59.0°)250,10821.9%
Dec 273:06 am2:45 pm-8:57 am(54.5°)248,45014.3%
Dec 283:59 am3:31 pm-9:46 am(51.0°)246,2918.0%
Dec 294:55 am4:23 pm-10:39 am(48.6°)243,8253.4%
Dec 305:52 am5:19 pm-11:35 am(47.9°)241,2530.7%
Dec 316:48 am6:18 pm-12:33 pm(48.8°)238,7650.3%
* All times are local time for Chennai. 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 Chennai This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Dec 25, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 4:51 amWed 4:17 pmWed 10:34 amAverage visibility
VenusWed 9:38 amWed 9:12 pmWed 3:25 pmGreat visibility
MarsWed 7:53 pmThu 8:41 amThu 2:17 amPerfect visibility
JupiterWed 4:17 pmThu 5:03 amWed 10:40 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 11:01 amWed 10:49 pmWed 4:55 pmAverage visibility
UranusWed 2:57 pmThu 3:35 amWed 9:16 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 11:43 amWed 11:41 pmWed 5:42 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Chennai.

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