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Freetown, Sierra Leone — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 79.6%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 18, 2024 at 7:37:42 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:33 am 70° East
Sunset Today: 7:05 pm 290° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 3:16 pm 90° East
Moonset Today: 2:58 am 273° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 32 minutes (+18s)
Location of FreetownLocation

Today's Sun Position in Freetown

Time:7:37 pm
Altitude:-8.3°
Direction:292° NW
Phase:Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 12h 31m 41s (May 18, 2024)

18 seconds longer than yesterday (May 17, 2024)

53 minutes, 44 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

5 minutes, 24 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Freetown Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:18 am
Astro. Twilight5:18 am – 5:45 am
Nautical Twilight5:45 am – 6:11 am
Civil Twilight6:11 am – 6:33 am
Daylight6:33 am – 7:05 pm
Civil Twilight7:05 pm – 7:27 pm
Nautical Twilight7:27 pm – 7:53 pm
Astro. Twilight7:53 pm – 8:20 pm
Night8:20 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Freetown - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 186:33 am7:05 pm12:31:41+0:1812:49 pm (78.8°)94.032
May 196:33 am7:05 pm12:31:59+0:1812:49 pm (78.5°)94.050
May 206:33 am7:05 pm12:32:16+0:1712:49 pm (78.3°)94.068
May 216:33 am7:05 pm12:32:34+0:1712:49 pm (78.1°)94.086
May 226:33 am7:06 pm12:32:50+0:1612:49 pm (77.9°)94.104
May 236:33 am7:06 pm12:33:07+0:1612:49 pm (77.8°)94.122
May 246:33 am7:06 pm12:33:22+0:1512:49 pm (77.6°)94.139
* All times are local time for Freetown. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Freetown

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Freetown - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 18-2:58 am3:16 pm9:26 pm(80.0°)251,00280.2%
May 19-3:33 am3:59 pm10:05 pm(74.1°)249,90487.4%
May 20-4:09 am4:43 pm10:46 pm(68.4°)248,26993.2%
May 21-4:48 am5:30 pm11:30 pm(63.1°)246,25097.4%
May 22-5:29 am6:20 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 23-6:15 am7:14 pm12:18 am(58.6°)244,00599.6%
May 24-7:06 am8:11 pm1:10 am(55.1°)241,68099.6%
* All times are local time for Freetown. 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 Freetown This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 18, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:08 amSun 5:26 pmSun 11:17 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 6:18 amSun 6:46 pmSun 12:32 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 3:52 amSun 4:02 pmSun 9:57 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 6:34 amSun 7:01 pmSun 12:47 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnSun 2:24 amSun 2:19 pmSun 8:21 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 6:14 amSun 6:39 pmSun 12:26 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 3:02 amSun 3:03 pmSun 9:02 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Freetown.

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