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

Moon: 11.8%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 24, 2025 at 12:52:06 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:14 am 69° East
Sunset Today: 6:59 pm 291° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 4:11 am 81° East
Moonset Today: 4:24 pm 282° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 45 minutes (-12s)
Location of Diego GarciaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Diego Garcia

Time:12:52 pm
Altitude:61.6°
Direction:7° N
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 11h 44m 50s (May 24, 2025)

12 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 23, 2025)

2 minutes, 56 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

48 minutes, 13 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Diego Garcia Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:01 am
Astro. Twilight6:01 am – 6:26 am
Nautical Twilight6:26 am – 6:52 am
Civil Twilight6:52 am – 7:14 am
Daylight7:14 am – 6:59 pm
Civil Twilight6:59 pm – 7:21 pm
Nautical Twilight7:21 pm – 7:47 pm
Astro. Twilight7:47 pm – 8:13 pm
Night8:13 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Diego Garcia - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 247:14 am6:59 pm11:44:50−0:121:07 pm (61.9°)94.134
May 257:14 am6:59 pm11:44:38−0:111:07 pm (61.7°)94.151
May 267:15 am6:59 pm11:44:27−0:111:07 pm (61.5°)94.168
May 277:15 am6:59 pm11:44:15−0:111:07 pm (61.4°)94.184
May 287:15 am6:59 pm11:44:05−0:101:07 pm (61.2°)94.200
May 297:15 am6:59 pm11:43:54−0:101:07 pm (61.0°)94.215
May 307:16 am6:59 pm11:43:44−0:101:07 pm (60.9°)94.230
* 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 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Diego Garcia - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 244:11 am4:24 pm-10:19 am(71.8°)224,95912.6%
May 255:08 am5:16 pm-11:13 am(65.1°)223,4805.6%
May 266:09 am6:12 pm-12:11 pm(59.5°)223,1091.3%
May 277:14 am7:14 pm-1:14 pm(55.6°)223,9450.2%
May 288:21 am8:19 pm-2:20 pm(53.8°)225,9492.4%
May 299:26 am9:24 pm-3:25 pm(54.2°)228,9207.5%
May 3010:27 am10:25 pm-4:26 pm(56.6°)232,55514.9%
* 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, Sat, May 24, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 6:43 amSat 6:30 pmSat 12:37 pmDifficult to see
VenusSat 4:09 amSat 4:08 pmSat 10:09 amGreat visibility
MarsSat 12:28 pmSun 12:14 amSat 6:21 pmAverage visibility
JupiterSat 8:56 amSat 8:34 pmSat 2:45 pmAverage visibility
SaturnSat 3:03 amSat 3:07 pmSat 9:05 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 6:52 amSat 6:34 pmSat 12:43 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSat 3:09 amSat 3:12 pmSat 9:10 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Diego Garcia.

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