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

Moon: 79.4%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 19, 2024 at 12:58:15 am
Sunrise Today: 7:13 am 70° East
Sunset Today: 6:59 pm 290° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 4:01 pm 94° East
Moonset Today: 3:44 am 269° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 46 minutes (-14s)
Location of Diego GarciaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Diego Garcia

Time:12:58 am
Altitude:-77.3°
Direction:351° N
Phase:Night

Day length today: 11h 45m 52s (May 19, 2024)

14 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 18, 2024)

3 minutes, 57 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

47 minutes, 12 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 – 6:26 am
Nautical Twilight6:26 am – 6:51 am
Civil Twilight6:51 am – 7:13 am
Daylight7:13 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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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
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
May 247:14 am6:59 pm11:44:47−0:121:07 pm (61.8°)94.135
May 257:15 am6:59 pm11:44:35−0:111:07 pm (61.7°)94.152
* 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 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%
May 24-7:43 am7:41 pm1:15 am(71.8°)242,23399.8%
May 25-8:40 am8:37 pm2:10 am(69.4°)239,92998.1%
* 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, Sun, May 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:36 amSun 5:31 pmSun 11:34 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 6:56 amSun 6:42 pmSun 12:49 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 4:15 amSun 4:14 pmSun 10:15 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 7:14 amSun 6:57 pmSun 1:06 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnSun 2:35 amSun 2:44 pmSun 8:40 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 6:53 amSun 6:36 pmSun 12:45 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 3:19 amSun 3:23 pmSun 9:21 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Diego Garcia.

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