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Abuja, Nigeria — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 79.7%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 18, 2024 at 8:56:41 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:09 am 70° East
Sunset Today: 6:43 pm 290° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 2:51 pm 90° East
Moonset Today: 2:33 am 273° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 33 minutes (+19s)
Location of AbujaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Abuja

Time:8:56 pm
Altitude:-30.8°
Direction:300° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 12h 33m 23s (May 18, 2024)

19 seconds longer than yesterday (May 17, 2024)

57 minutes, 29 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

5 minutes, 46 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Abuja Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:54 am
Astro. Twilight4:54 am – 5:21 am
Nautical Twilight5:21 am – 5:47 am
Civil Twilight5:47 am – 6:09 am
Daylight6:09 am – 6:43 pm
Civil Twilight6:43 pm – 7:05 pm
Nautical Twilight7:05 pm – 7:31 pm
Astro. Twilight7:31 pm – 7:58 pm
Night7:58 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Abuja - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 186:09 am6:43 pm12:33:23+0:1912:26 pm (79.4°)94.031
May 196:09 am6:43 pm12:33:42+0:1912:26 pm (79.1°)94.049
May 206:09 am6:43 pm12:34:01+0:1812:26 pm (78.9°)94.067
May 216:09 am6:43 pm12:34:19+0:1812:26 pm (78.7°)94.085
May 226:09 am6:44 pm12:34:37+0:1712:26 pm (78.5°)94.103
May 236:09 am6:44 pm12:34:54+0:1712:26 pm (78.3°)94.121
May 246:09 am6:44 pm12:35:11+0:1612:26 pm (78.2°)94.138
* All times are local time for Abuja. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Abuja

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Abuja - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 18-2:33 am2:51 pm9:00 pm(79.7°)251,04579.8%
May 19-3:08 am3:34 pm9:40 pm(73.8°)249,98387.0%
May 20-3:44 am4:18 pm10:21 pm(68.1°)248,37592.9%
May 21-4:22 am5:05 pm11:05 pm(62.8°)246,37497.2%
May 22-5:03 am5:55 pm11:52 pm(58.2°)244,13899.5%
May 23-5:48 am6:49 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 24-6:38 am7:46 pm12:44 am(54.7°)241,81499.7%
* All times are local time for Abuja. 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 Abuja This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 18, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 4:45 amSun 5:03 pmSun 10:54 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 5:54 amSun 6:24 pmSun 12:09 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 3:29 amSun 3:39 pmSun 9:34 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 6:10 amSun 6:39 pmSun 12:25 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnSun 2:01 amSun 1:56 pmSun 7:59 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 5:50 amSun 6:17 pmSun 12:04 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 2:39 amSun 2:40 pmSun 8:40 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Abuja.

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