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

Moon: 91.5%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 10, 2025 at 12:24:37 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:06 am↑ 85° East
Sunset Today: 7:08 pm↑ 275° West
Moonrise Today: 9:34 pm↑ 76° East
Moonset Today: 8:54 am↑ 280° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 2 minutes (+23s)
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Today's Sun Position in Diego Garcia

Time: 12:24 pm
Altitude: 73.9°
Direction: 42° NE
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 12h 1m 35s (Sep 10, 2025)

23 seconds longer than yesterday (Sep 9, 2025)

19 minutes, 40 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

31 minutes, 29 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

The Sun's altitude in Diego Garcia 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 Diego Garcia Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Diego Garcia 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 – 5:57 am
Astro. Twilight 5:57 am – 6:21 am
Nautical Twilight 6:21 am – 6:45 am
Civil Twilight 6:45 am – 7:06 am
Daylight 7:06 am – 7:08 pm
Civil Twilight 7:08 pm – 7:29 pm
Nautical Twilight 7:29 pm – 7:53 pm
Astro. Twilight 7:53 pm – 8:17 pm
Night 8:17 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Diego Garcia - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Sep Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Sep 10 7:06 am 7:08 pm 12:01:35 +0:23 1:07 pm (77.9°) 93.600
Sep 11 7:06 am 7:08 pm 12:01:58 +0:23 1:07 pm (78.3°) 93.576
Sep 12 7:05 am 7:07 pm 12:02:22 +0:23 1:06 pm (78.7°) 93.553
Sep 13 7:04 am 7:07 pm 12:02:45 +0:23 1:06 pm (79.0°) 93.529
Sep 14 7:04 am 7:07 pm 12:03:09 +0:23 1:05 pm (79.4°) 93.505
Sep 15 7:03 am 7:07 pm 12:03:32 +0:23 1:05 pm (79.8°) 93.480
Sep 16 7:03 am 7:07 pm 12:03:56 +0:23 1:05 pm (80.2°) 93.456
* All times are local time for Diego Garcia. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinox Mar 20 3:01 pm
June solstice Jun 21 8:42 am
September equinox Sep 23 12:19 am
December solstice Dec 21 9:03 pm
* All times are local Diego Garcia time.

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Today's Moon in Diego Garcia

Percent Illuminated: 91.5%
Time: 12:24 pm
Altitude: -50.2°
Direction: 279° W
Position: Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Diego Garcia 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 Diego Garcia - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Sep 10 - 8:54 am 9:34 pm 2:48 am (73.9°) 226,822 94.0%
Sep 11 - 9:43 am 10:32 pm 3:39 am (67.1°) 226,722 86.8%
Sep 12 - 10:35 am 11:32 pm 4:34 am (61.3°) 227,396 77.5%
Sep 13 - 11:32 am - 5:32 am (56.8°) 228,698 66.6%
Sep 14 12:35 am 12:32 pm - 6:34 am (54.2°) 230,452 54.9%
Sep 15 1:38 am 1:34 pm - 7:36 am (53.5°) 232,494 43.1%
Sep 16 2:38 am 2:35 pm - 8:36 am (54.9°) 234,681 31.9%
* 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, Wed, Sep 10, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Wed 7:00 am Wed 6:58 pm Wed 12:58 pm Extremely difficult to see
Venus Wed 5:24 am Wed 5:12 pm Wed 11:18 am Fairly good visibility
Mars Wed 9:07 am Wed 9:19 pm Wed 3:13 pm Average visibility
Jupiter Wed 3:27 am Wed 3:06 pm Wed 9:16 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Wed 7:48 pm Thu 7:53 am Thu 1:51 am Perfect visibility
Uranus Wed 11:56 pm Thu 11:37 am Thu 5:46 am Average visibility
Neptune Wed 7:54 pm Thu 7:57 am Thu 1:56 am Slightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Diego Garcia.

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