Sun & moon times today, Solitude, Pamplemousses District, Mauritius

Moon: 99.3%

Current Time:	Dec 16, 2024 at 4:01:10 am
Sunrise Today:	5:25 am↑ 115° Southeast
Sunset Today:	6:45 pm↑ 245° Southwest
Moonrise Today:	8:06 pm↑ 60° Northeast
Moonset Today:	6:00 am↑ 300° Northwest
Daylight Hours:	13 hours, 21 minutes (+9s)

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Where is the Sun directly overhead right now?

Time:	4:01 am
Altitude:	-18.0°
Direction:	124° SE
Phase:	Night

Day length today: 13h 20m 42s (Dec 16, 2024)

9 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 15, 2024)

2 hours, 25 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

21 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

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Night	12:00 am – 4:01 am
Astro. Twilight	4:01 am – 4:31 am
Nautical Twilight	4:31 am – 5:00 am
Civil Twilight	5:00 am – 5:25 am
Daylight	5:25 am – 6:45 pm
Civil Twilight	6:45 pm – 7:10 pm
Nautical Twilight	7:10 pm – 7:39 pm
Astro. Twilight	7:39 pm – 8:10 pm
Night	8:10 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Solitude - Next 7 Days

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2024	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
Dec	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Dec	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Dec 16	5:25 am	6:45 pm	13:20:42	+0:09	12:05 pm (86.7°)	91.479
Dec 17	5:25 am	6:46 pm	13:20:50	+0:07	12:06 pm (86.7°)	91.470
Dec 18	5:26 am	6:47 pm	13:20:56	+0:06	12:06 pm (86.7°)	91.463
Dec 19	5:26 am	6:47 pm	13:21:00	+0:04	12:07 pm (86.7°)	91.456
Dec 20	5:27 am	6:48 pm	13:21:03	+0:02	12:07 pm (86.6°)	91.450
Dec 21	5:27 am	6:48 pm	13:21:04	< 1s	12:08 pm (86.6°)	91.444
Dec 22	5:27 am	6:49 pm	13:21:03	< 1s	12:08 pm (86.6°)	91.438
* All times are local time for Solitude. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (summer solstice) in Solitude is at 1:20 pm on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 2 hours, 26 minutes longer than the June solstice. In locations south of the equator, the longest day of the year is around this date.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2024

March equinox	Mar 20	7:06 am
June solstice	Jun 21	12:51 am
September equinox	Sep 22	4:44 pm
December solstice	Dec 21	1:21 pm
* All times are local Solitude time.

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Percent Illuminated:

99.3%

Time:	4:01 am
Altitude:	20.8°
Direction:	314° NW
Position:	Waning Gibbous

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Moon in Solitude - Next 7 days

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2024	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
Dec	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
Dec 16	-	6:00 am	8:06 pm	12:33 am	(40.8°)	231,290	99.5%
Dec 17	-	7:04 am	9:00 pm	1:34 am	(41.8°)	234,208	96.9%
Dec 18	-	8:06 am	9:46 pm	2:31 am	(44.6°)	237,538	91.9%
Dec 19	-	9:04 am	10:26 pm	3:24 am	(48.8°)	240,987	85.1%
Dec 20	-	9:59 am	11:01 pm	4:11 am	(53.8°)	244,262	76.9%
Dec 21	-	10:51 am	11:34 pm	4:54 am	(59.4°)	247,104	67.8%
Dec 22	-	11:39 am	-	5:34 am	(65.2°)	249,309	58.3%
* All times are local time for Solitude. 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 Solitude This Coming Night

	Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Dec 16, 2024
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Mon 4:18 am	Mon 5:18 pm	Mon 10:48 am	Slightly difficult to see
Venus	Mon 8:48 am	Mon 9:54 pm	Mon 3:21 pm	Good visibility
Mars	Sun 9:37 pm	Mon 8:32 am	Mon 3:04 am	Perfect visibility
Jupiter	Mon 5:53 pm	Tue 4:49 am	Mon 11:21 pm	Perfect visibility
Saturn	Mon 11:15 am	Mon 11:43 pm	Mon 5:29 pm	Average visibility
Uranus	Mon 4:20 pm	Tue 3:26 am	Mon 9:53 pm	Average visibility
Neptune	Mon 12:13 pm	Tue 12:23 am	Mon 6:18 pm	Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Solitude.

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