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Chennai, India — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 97.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Jul 12, 2025 at 2:23:23 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:49 am 67° East
Sunset Today: 6:39 pm 293° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 8:06 pm 111° Southeast
Moonset Today: 6:55 am 247° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 50 minutes (-18s)
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Today's Sun Position in Chennai

Time:2:23 pm
Altitude:58.1°
Direction:291° NW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 50m 20s (Jul 12, 2025)

18 seconds shorter than yesterday (Jul 11, 2025)

1 hour, 28 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

3 minutes, 28 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Chennai Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:31 am
Astro. Twilight4:31 am – 4:58 am
Nautical Twilight4:58 am – 5:26 am
Civil Twilight5:26 am – 5:49 am
Daylight5:49 am – 6:39 pm
Civil Twilight6:39 pm – 7:02 pm
Nautical Twilight7:02 pm – 7:30 pm
Astro. Twilight7:30 pm – 7:57 pm
Night7:57 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Chennai - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JulSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jul 125:49 am6:39 pm12:50:20−0:1812:14 pm (81.2°)94.490
Jul 135:49 am6:39 pm12:50:00−0:1912:14 pm (81.3°)94.487
Jul 145:49 am6:39 pm12:49:40−0:2012:14 pm (81.5°)94.483
Jul 155:50 am6:39 pm12:49:19−0:2112:14 pm (81.6°)94.479
Jul 165:50 am6:39 pm12:48:57−0:2112:15 pm (81.8°)94.475
Jul 175:50 am6:39 pm12:48:35−0:2212:15 pm (81.9°)94.471
Jul 185:51 am6:39 pm12:48:12−0:2312:15 pm (82.1°)94.466
* All times are local time for Chennai. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Chennai

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Chennai - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JulMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jul 12-6:55 am8:06 pm1:06 am(52.8°)240,63798.9%
Jul 13-7:51 am8:49 pm1:57 am(57.2°)238,39795.6%
Jul 14-8:45 am9:31 pm2:46 am(62.8°)236,31590.0%
Jul 15-9:38 am10:11 pm3:33 am(69.2°)234,42982.3%
Jul 16-10:31 am10:50 pm4:19 am(76.0°)232,75272.8%
Jul 17-11:25 am11:32 pm5:06 am(82.9°)231,30461.9%
Jul 18-12:20 pm-5:54 am(89.6°)230,11150.2%
* All times are local time for Chennai. 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 Chennai This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Jul 12, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 7:37 amSat 8:08 pmSat 1:53 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusSat 2:53 amSat 3:35 pmSat 9:14 amGood visibility
MarsSat 9:42 amSat 9:59 pmSat 3:50 pmAverage visibility
JupiterSat 4:54 amSat 5:43 pmSat 11:19 amSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSat 10:55 pmSun 10:55 amSun 4:55 amGreat visibility
UranusSat 2:19 amSat 3:01 pmSat 8:40 amDifficult to see
NeptuneSat 10:53 pmSun 10:55 amSun 4:54 amDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Chennai.

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