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Dakar Department, Senegal — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 98.1%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 16, 2024 at 11:42:06 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:58 am 87° East
Sunset Today: 7:10 pm 273° West
Moonrise Today: 6:11 pm 103° East
Moonset Today: 5:12 am 254° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 12 minutes (-48s)
Location of Dakar DepartmentLocation

Today's Sun Position in Dakar Department

Time:11:42 pm
Altitude:-63.6°
Direction:308° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 12h 11m 33s (Sep 16, 2024)

48 seconds shorter than yesterday (Sep 15, 2024)

56 minutes, 3 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

48 minutes, 21 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Dakar Department Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:47 am
Astro. Twilight5:47 am – 6:12 am
Nautical Twilight6:12 am – 6:37 am
Civil Twilight6:37 am – 6:58 am
Daylight6:58 am – 7:10 pm
Civil Twilight7:10 pm – 7:31 pm
Nautical Twilight7:31 pm – 7:56 pm
Astro. Twilight7:56 pm – 8:21 pm
Night8:21 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Dakar Department - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
SepSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Sep 166:58 am7:10 pm12:11:33−0:481:04 pm (77.6°)93.441
Sep 176:58 am7:09 pm12:10:44−0:481:04 pm (77.2°)93.416
Sep 186:58 am7:08 pm12:09:55−0:481:03 pm (76.8°)93.390
Sep 196:58 am7:07 pm12:09:07−0:481:03 pm (76.4°)93.365
Sep 206:58 am7:07 pm12:08:18−0:481:03 pm (76.1°)93.340
Sep 216:58 am7:06 pm12:07:29−0:481:02 pm (75.7°)93.314
Sep 226:58 am7:05 pm12:06:40−0:481:02 pm (75.3°)93.289
* All times are local time for Dakar Department. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The September equinox (autumnal equinox) in Dakar Department is at 12:43 pm on Sunday, September 22, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Today's Moon in Dakar Department

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Dakar Department - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
SepMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Sep 16-5:12 am6:11 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Sep 17-6:13 am6:55 pm12:10 am(64.4°)223,45198.1%
Sep 18-7:13 am7:38 pm1:02 am(71.9°)222,168100.0%
Sep 19-8:12 am8:22 pm1:53 am(79.6°)222,17298.6%
Sep 20-9:13 am9:08 pm2:45 am(87.0°)223,44094.0%
Sep 21-10:15 am9:57 pm3:40 am(86.5°)225,79886.7%
Sep 22-11:18 am10:50 pm4:36 am(81.2°)228,96577.3%
* All times are local time for Dakar Department. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Partial Lunar Eclipse visible in Dakar Department on Sep 18

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Dakar Department This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Sep 16, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 6:12 amTue 6:36 pmTue 12:24 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 8:55 amTue 8:41 pmTue 2:48 pmFairly good visibility
MarsTue 1:26 amTue 2:23 pmTue 7:54 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 12:15 amTue 1:08 pmTue 6:42 amPerfect visibility
SaturnMon 6:40 pmTue 6:26 amTue 12:33 amPerfect visibility
UranusTue 10:36 pmWed 11:21 amWed 4:59 amAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 7:17 pmWed 7:16 amWed 1:16 amSlightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Dakar Department.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Dakar Department