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Accra, Ghana — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 1.1%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 19, 2025 at 1:44:06 am
Sunrise Today: 6:03 am 113° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:52 pm 247° West
Moonrise Today: 5:27 am 118° Southeast
Moonset Today: 5:28 pm 242° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 48 minutes

Today's Sun Position in Accra

Time: 1:44 am
Altitude: -58.8°
Direction: 128° SE
Phase: Night

Day length today: 11h 48m 16s (Dec 19, 2025)

38 minutes, 22 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Accra Today

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Night 12:00 am – 4:48 am
Astro. Twilight 4:48 am – 5:15 am
Nautical Twilight 5:15 am – 5:41 am
Civil Twilight 5:41 am – 6:03 am
Daylight 6:03 am – 5:52 pm
Civil Twilight 5:52 pm – 6:14 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:14 pm – 6:40 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:40 pm – 7:07 pm
Night 7:07 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Accra - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. km
Dec 19 6:03 am 5:52 pm 11:48:16 < 1s 11:58 am (61.0°) 147.198
Dec 20 6:04 am 5:52 pm 11:48:16 < 1s 11:58 am (61.0°) 147.186
Dec 21 6:04 am 5:53 pm 11:48:15 < 1s 11:59 am (61.0°) 147.176
Dec 22 6:05 am 5:53 pm 11:48:15 < 1s 11:59 am (61.0°) 147.166
Dec 23 6:05 am 5:54 pm 11:48:16 < 1s 12:00 pm (61.0°) 147.156
Dec 24 6:06 am 5:54 pm 11:48:17 < 1s 12:00 pm (61.1°) 147.147
Dec 25 6:06 am 5:55 pm 11:48:18 +0:01 12:00 pm (61.1°) 147.139
* All times are local time for Accra. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Accra is at 3:03 pm on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 38 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

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Today's Moon in Accra

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Accra - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (km) Illumination
Dec 19 5:27 am 5:28 pm - 11:28 am (55.9°) 404,503 0.5%
Dec 20 6:20 am 6:20 pm - 12:20 pm (55.9°) 402,619 0.3%
Dec 21 7:11 am 7:13 pm - 1:12 pm (57.4°) 400,212 2.2%
Dec 22 8:01 am 8:05 pm - 2:03 pm (60.3°) 397,323 6.0%
Dec 23 8:48 am 8:55 pm - 2:51 pm (64.5°) 393,980 11.7%
Dec 24 9:33 am 9:43 pm - 3:38 pm (69.6°) 390,181 19.2%
Dec 25 10:16 am 10:30 pm - 4:22 pm (75.5°) 385,956 28.2%
* All times are local time for Accra. 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 Accra This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 19, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Fri 4:46 am Fri 4:35 pm Fri 10:41 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Fri 5:45 am Fri 5:32 pm Fri 11:38 am Slightly difficult to see
Mars Fri 6:28 am Fri 6:13 pm Fri 12:21 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Thu 7:38 pm Fri 7:58 am Fri 1:48 am Perfect visibility
Saturn Fri 11:54 am Fri 11:53 pm Fri 5:53 pm Average visibility
Uranus Fri 3:41 pm Sat 3:59 am Fri 9:50 pm Average visibility
Neptune Fri 12:05 pm Sat 12:07 am Fri 6:06 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Accra.

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