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

Moon: 73.4%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 7, 2025 at 5:55:50 am
Sunrise Today: 7:12 am 73° East
Sunset Today: 7:01 pm 287° West
Moonrise Today: 3:32 pm 85° East
Moonset Today: 3:05 am 278° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 49 minutes (-17s)
Location of Diego GarciaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Diego Garcia

Time:5:55 am
Altitude:-19.1°
Direction:75° E
Phase:Night

Day length today: 11h 49m 6s (May 7, 2025)

17 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 6, 2025)

7 minutes, 11 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

43 minutes, 58 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Diego Garcia Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:00 am
Astro. Twilight6:00 am – 6:25 am
Nautical Twilight6:25 am – 6:50 am
Civil Twilight6:50 am – 7:12 am
Daylight7:12 am – 7:01 pm
Civil Twilight7:01 pm – 7:23 pm
Nautical Twilight7:23 pm – 7:48 pm
Astro. Twilight7:48 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 77:12 am7:01 pm11:49:06−0:171:06 pm (65.8°)93.794
May 87:12 am7:01 pm11:48:48−0:171:06 pm (65.5°)93.816
May 97:12 am7:01 pm11:48:31−0:171:06 pm (65.3°)93.837
May 107:12 am7:00 pm11:48:14−0:161:06 pm (65.0°)93.858
May 117:12 am7:00 pm11:47:57−0:161:06 pm (64.7°)93.880
May 127:12 am7:00 pm11:47:41−0:161:06 pm (64.5°)93.900
May 137:12 am7:00 pm11:47:25−0:161:06 pm (64.2°)93.921
* 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 7-3:05 am3:32 pm9:39 pm(79.2°)249,50578.8%
May 8-3:48 am4:09 pm10:18 pm(85.1°)251,05986.2%
May 9-4:30 am4:45 pm10:58 pm(89.1°)252,00992.1%
May 10-5:12 am5:22 pm11:38 pm(83.6°)252,40896.5%
May 11-5:56 am6:01 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 12-6:42 am6:42 pm12:20 am(78.6°)252,31099.1%
May 13-7:30 am7:28 pm1:06 am(74.3°)251,76499.9%
* 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, Wed, May 7, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:44 amWed 5:42 pmWed 11:43 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 4:23 amWed 4:24 pmWed 10:24 amGreat visibility
MarsWed 1:03 pmThu 12:45 amWed 6:54 pmAverage visibility
JupiterWed 9:47 amWed 9:25 pmWed 3:36 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnWed 4:04 amWed 4:09 pmWed 10:06 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 7:55 amWed 7:37 pmWed 1:46 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 4:14 amWed 4:17 pmWed 10:16 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Diego Garcia.

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