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

Moon: 66.6%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 17, 2024 at 12:00:22 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:13 am 71° East
Sunset Today: 6:59 pm 290° West
Moonrise Today: 2:49 pm 83° East
Moonset Today: 2:20 am 280° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 46 minutes (-14s)
Location of Diego GarciaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Diego Garcia

Time:12:00 pm
Altitude:58.7°
Direction:31° NE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 11h 46m 20s (May 17, 2024)

14 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 16, 2024)

4 minutes, 26 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

46 minutes, 43 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

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 – 6:51 am
Civil Twilight6:51 am – 7:13 am
Daylight7:13 am – 6:59 pm
Civil Twilight6:59 pm – 7:22 pm
Nautical Twilight7:22 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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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 177:13 am6:59 pm11:46:20−0:141:06 pm (63.2°)94.009
May 187:13 am6:59 pm11:46:06−0:141:06 pm (63.0°)94.028
May 197:13 am6:59 pm11:45:52−0:141:06 pm (62.8°)94.046
May 207:14 am6:59 pm11:45:38−0:131:06 pm (62.6°)94.064
May 217:14 am6:59 pm11:45:25−0:131:07 pm (62.4°)94.082
May 227:14 am6:59 pm11:45:12−0:121:07 pm (62.2°)94.100
May 237:14 am6:59 pm11:44:59−0:121:07 pm (62.0°)94.117
* 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 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Diego Garcia - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 17-2:20 am2:49 pm8:55 pm(76.7°)251,42169.8%
May 18-3:02 am3:25 pm9:34 pm(82.6°)251,16878.3%
May 19-3:44 am4:01 pm10:13 pm(88.5°)250,21985.8%
May 20-4:26 am4:38 pm10:54 pm(85.8°)248,69892.0%
May 21-5:11 am5:18 pm11:37 pm(80.4°)246,75796.5%
May 22-5:58 am6:01 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 23-6:48 am6:48 pm12:24 am(75.6°)244,55299.2%
* 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, Fri, May 17, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 5:34 amFri 5:29 pmFri 11:32 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusFri 6:53 amFri 6:40 pmFri 12:47 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 4:17 amFri 4:17 pmFri 10:17 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 7:20 amFri 7:03 pmFri 1:11 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnFri 2:42 amFri 2:52 pmFri 8:47 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 7:00 amFri 6:44 pmFri 12:52 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 3:26 amFri 3:30 pmFri 9:28 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Diego Garcia.

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