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The Settlement, Christmas Island — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 90.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 10, 2025 at 5:28:19 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:54 am↑ 85° East
Sunset Today: 5:54 pm↑ 275° West
Moonrise Today: 8:19 pm↑ 77° East
Moonset Today: 7:35 am↑ 280° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 59 minutes (+33s)
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Today's Sun Position in The Settlement

Time: 5:28 pm
Altitude: 5.6°
Direction: 276° W
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 11h 59m 26s (Sep 10, 2025)

33 seconds longer than yesterday (Sep 9, 2025)

28 minutes, 34 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

44 minutes, 49 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

The Sun's altitude in The Settlement today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in The Settlement Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in The Settlement today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night 12:00 am – 4:44 am
Astro. Twilight 4:44 am – 5:09 am
Nautical Twilight 5:09 am – 5:33 am
Civil Twilight 5:33 am – 5:54 am
Daylight 5:54 am – 5:54 pm
Civil Twilight 5:54 pm – 6:15 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:15 pm – 6:39 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:39 pm – 7:04 pm
Night 7:04 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in The Settlement - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Sep Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Sep 10 5:54 am 5:54 pm 11:59:26 +0:33 11:54 am (74.7°) 93.602
Sep 11 5:54 am 5:54 pm 12:00:00 +0:33 11:53 am (75.1°) 93.579
Sep 12 5:53 am 5:53 pm 12:00:34 +0:33 11:53 am (75.5°) 93.555
Sep 13 5:52 am 5:53 pm 12:01:07 +0:33 11:53 am (75.9°) 93.531
Sep 14 5:52 am 5:53 pm 12:01:41 +0:33 11:52 am (76.3°) 93.507
Sep 15 5:51 am 5:53 pm 12:02:15 +0:33 11:52 am (76.7°) 93.483
Sep 16 5:50 am 5:53 pm 12:02:49 +0:33 11:52 am (77.0°) 93.458
* All times are local time for The Settlement. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinox Mar 20 4:01 pm
June solstice Jun 21 9:42 am
September equinox Sep 23 1:19 am
December solstice Dec 21 10:03 pm
* All times are local The Settlement time.

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Today's Moon in The Settlement

Percent Illuminated: 90.3%
Time: 5:28 pm
Altitude: -40.5°
Direction: 83° E
Position: Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in The Settlement today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in The Settlement - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Sep 10 - 7:35 am 8:19 pm 1:30 am (71.4°) 226,874 94.5%
Sep 11 - 8:21 am 9:18 pm 2:21 am (64.6°) 226,696 87.6%
Sep 12 - 9:12 am 10:19 pm 3:16 am (58.6°) 227,305 78.4%
Sep 13 - 10:07 am 11:23 pm 4:14 am (54.0°) 228,556 67.6%
Sep 14 - 11:06 am - 5:15 am (51.2°) 230,276 56.0%
Sep 15 12:26 am 12:08 pm - 6:17 am (50.3°) 232,297 44.1%
Sep 16 1:27 am 1:09 pm - 7:18 am (51.5°) 234,476 32.9%
* All times are local time for The Settlement. 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 The Settlement This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Sep 10, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Wed 5:49 am Wed 5:43 pm Wed 11:45 am Extremely difficult to see
Venus Thu 4:14 am Thu 3:56 pm Thu 10:05 am Fairly good visibility
Mars Wed 7:52 am Wed 8:08 pm Wed 2:00 pm Average visibility
Jupiter Thu 2:16 am Thu 1:45 pm Thu 8:00 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Wed 6:35 pm Thu 6:41 am Thu 12:38 am Perfect visibility
Uranus Wed 10:48 pm Thu 10:20 am Thu 4:34 am Average visibility
Neptune Wed 6:41 pm Thu 6:45 am Thu 12:43 am Slightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for The Settlement.

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