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

Moon: 23.4%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 2:56:11 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:14 am 89° East
Sunset Today: 7:19 pm 271° West
Moonrise Today: 10:59 am 65° East
Moonset Today: 10:59 pm 297° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 5 minutes (-24s)

Today's Sun Position in Diego Garcia

Time: 2:56 pm
Altitude: 63.9°
Direction: 288° W
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 12h 5m 27s (Mar 23, 2026)

24 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 22, 2026)

23 minutes, 33 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

27 minutes, 36 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Diego Garcia Today

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Night 12:00 am – 6:04 am
Astro. Twilight 6:04 am – 6:29 am
Nautical Twilight 6:29 am – 6:53 am
Civil Twilight 6:53 am – 7:14 am
Daylight 7:14 am – 7:19 pm
Civil Twilight 7:19 pm – 7:40 pm
Nautical Twilight 7:40 pm – 8:04 pm
Astro. Twilight 8:04 pm – 8:28 pm
Night 8:28 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Diego Garcia - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 23 7:14 am 7:19 pm 12:05:27 −0:24 1:16 pm (81.6°) 92.645
Mar 24 7:14 am 7:19 pm 12:05:03 −0:24 1:16 pm (81.2°) 92.671
Mar 25 7:14 am 7:18 pm 12:04:39 −0:24 1:16 pm (80.9°) 92.697
Mar 26 7:13 am 7:18 pm 12:04:15 −0:24 1:16 pm (80.5°) 92.722
Mar 27 7:13 am 7:17 pm 12:03:51 −0:24 1:15 pm (80.1°) 92.748
Mar 28 7:13 am 7:17 pm 12:03:27 −0:23 1:15 pm (79.7°) 92.774
Mar 29 7:13 am 7:16 pm 12:03:03 −0:23 1:15 pm (79.3°) 92.800
* All times are local time for Diego Garcia. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Diego Garcia

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Diego Garcia - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 23 10:59 am 10:59 pm - 4:59 pm (56.6°) 228,234 24.3%
Mar 24 12:03 pm - - 6:02 pm (54.2°) 229,070 35.4%
Mar 25 - 12:00 am 1:06 pm 7:05 pm (53.9°) 230,325 47.2%
Mar 26 - 1:03 am 2:07 pm 8:06 pm (55.6°) 231,874 59.0%
Mar 27 - 2:05 am 3:04 pm 9:04 pm (59.0°) 233,614 70.1%
Mar 28 - 3:04 am 3:55 pm 9:57 pm (63.8°) 235,496 79.9%
Mar 29 - 3:59 am 4:42 pm 10:45 pm (69.5°) 237,489 88.0%
* 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, Mon, Mar 23, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Mon 5:41 am Mon 5:52 pm Mon 11:47 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Mon 8:26 am Mon 8:24 pm Mon 2:25 pm Fairly good visibility
Mars Mon 6:13 am Mon 6:23 pm Mon 12:18 pm Difficult to see
Jupiter Mon 2:23 pm Tue 2:01 am Mon 8:12 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Mon 7:25 am Mon 7:28 pm Mon 1:26 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Mon 11:00 am Mon 10:42 pm Mon 4:51 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Tue 7:10 am Tue 7:13 pm Tue 1:12 pm Extremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Diego Garcia.

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