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Kandahar, Afghanistan — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 89.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 10, 2025 at 6:20:02 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:48 am 84° East
Sunset Today: 6:19 pm 276° West
Moonrise Today: 7:49 pm 74° East
Moonset Today: 8:24 am 282° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 31 minutes (-1m 53s)

Today's Sun Position in Kandahar

Time: 6:20 pm
Altitude: -0.3°
Direction: 276° W
Phase: Civil Twilight

Day length today: 12h 31m 20s (Sep 10, 2025)

1 minute, 53 seconds shorter than yesterday (Sep 9, 2025)

2 hours, 26 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

1 hour, 41 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Kandahar Today

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Night 12:00 am – 4:25 am
Astro. Twilight 4:25 am – 4:54 am
Nautical Twilight 4:54 am – 5:23 am
Civil Twilight 5:23 am – 5:48 am
Daylight 5:48 am – 6:19 pm
Civil Twilight 6:19 pm – 6:44 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:44 pm – 7:12 pm
Astro. Twilight 7:12 pm – 7:41 pm
Night 7:41 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Kandahar - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Sep Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Sep 10 5:48 am 6:19 pm 12:31:20 −1:53 12:04 pm (63.2°) 93.600
Sep 11 5:48 am 6:18 pm 12:29:27 −1:53 12:03 pm (62.8°) 93.576
Sep 12 5:49 am 6:16 pm 12:27:33 −1:53 12:03 pm (62.4°) 93.552
Sep 13 5:49 am 6:15 pm 12:25:39 −1:53 12:03 pm (62.0°) 93.528
Sep 14 5:50 am 6:14 pm 12:23:45 −1:54 12:02 pm (61.7°) 93.504
Sep 15 5:51 am 6:13 pm 12:21:51 −1:54 12:02 pm (61.3°) 93.480
Sep 16 5:51 am 6:11 pm 12:19:57 −1:54 12:01 pm (60.9°) 93.456
* All times are local time for Kandahar. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Kandahar

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Kandahar - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Sep 10 - 8:24 am 7:49 pm 1:46 am (66.6°) 226,812 93.8%
Sep 11 - 9:35 am 8:26 pm 2:37 am (73.4°) 226,728 86.7%
Sep 12 - 10:47 am 9:09 pm 3:32 am (79.2°) 227,415 77.3%
Sep 13 - 11:59 am 9:59 pm 4:30 am (83.7°) 228,727 66.4%
Sep 14 - 1:07 pm 10:57 pm 5:32 am (86.3°) 230,488 54.6%
Sep 15 - 2:09 pm - 6:34 am (86.9°) 232,534 42.8%
Sep 16 12:01 am 3:02 pm - 7:34 am (85.6°) 234,723 31.7%
* All times are local time for Kandahar. 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 Kandahar This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Sep 10, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Thu 5:38 am Thu 6:18 pm Thu 11:59 am Extremely difficult to see
Venus Thu 3:33 am Thu 4:57 pm Thu 10:15 am Fairly good visibility
Mars Wed 8:28 am Wed 7:51 pm Wed 2:10 pm Average visibility
Jupiter Thu 1:10 am Thu 3:09 pm Thu 8:10 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Wed 6:52 pm Thu 6:43 am Thu 12:48 am Perfect visibility
Uranus Wed 9:49 pm Thu 11:37 am Thu 4:43 am Average visibility
Neptune Wed 6:53 pm Thu 6:52 am Thu 12:52 am Slightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Kandahar.

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