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São Tomé, Sao Tome and Principe — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 23.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 9:36:48 am
Sunrise Today: 5:36 am 89° East
Sunset Today: 5:42 pm 271° West
Moonrise Today: 9:18 am 65° Northeast
Moonset Today: 9:49 pm 297° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 7 minutes (+1s)

Today's Sun Position in São Tomé

Time: 9:36 am
Altitude: 59.3°
Direction: 88° E
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 12h 6m 33s (Mar 23, 2026)

1 second longer than yesterday (Mar 22, 2026)

11 seconds longer than December solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

1 minute, 56 seconds shorter than June solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in São Tomé Today

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Night 12:00 am – 4:27 am
Astro. Twilight 4:27 am – 4:51 am
Nautical Twilight 4:51 am – 5:15 am
Civil Twilight 5:15 am – 5:36 am
Daylight 5:36 am – 5:42 pm
Civil Twilight 5:42 pm – 6:03 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:03 pm – 6:27 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:27 pm – 6:51 pm
Night 6:51 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in São Tomé - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 23 5:36 am 5:42 pm 12:06:33 +0:01 11:39 am (89.2°) 92.650
Mar 24 5:36 am 5:42 pm 12:06:34 +0:01 11:39 am (88.8°) 92.676
Mar 25 5:35 am 5:42 pm 12:06:35 +0:01 11:39 am (88.4°) 92.701
Mar 26 5:35 am 5:42 pm 12:06:36 +0:01 11:38 am (88.0°) 92.727
Mar 27 5:35 am 5:41 pm 12:06:37 +0:01 11:38 am (87.6°) 92.753
Mar 28 5:34 am 5:41 pm 12:06:39 +0:01 11:38 am (87.2°) 92.779
Mar 29 5:34 am 5:41 pm 12:06:40 +0:01 11:37 am (86.9°) 92.805
* All times are local time for São Tomé. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in São Tomé

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in São Tomé - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 23 9:18 am 9:49 pm - 3:33 pm (63.8°) 228,349 26.2%
Mar 24 10:20 am 10:52 pm - 4:36 pm (61.7°) 229,272 37.5%
Mar 25 11:23 am 11:54 pm - 5:39 pm (61.8°) 230,590 49.3%
Mar 26 12:25 pm - - 6:39 pm (63.8°) 232,179 61.1%
Mar 27 - 12:54 am 1:23 pm 7:36 pm (67.5°) 233,948 72.0%
Mar 28 - 1:50 am 2:16 pm 8:28 pm (72.5°) 235,852 81.5%
Mar 29 - 2:41 am 3:05 pm 9:16 pm (78.3°) 237,865 89.3%
* All times are local time for São Tomé. 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 São Tomé This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 23, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Mon 4:08 am Mon 4:10 pm Mon 10:09 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Mon 6:45 am Mon 6:51 pm Mon 12:48 pm Fairly good visibility
Mars Mon 4:39 am Mon 4:42 pm Mon 10:40 am Difficult to see
Jupiter Mon 12:32 pm Tue 12:36 am Mon 6:34 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Mon 5:47 am Mon 5:50 pm Mon 11:48 am Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Mon 9:11 am Mon 9:15 pm Mon 3:13 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Tue 5:33 am Tue 5:35 pm Tue 11:34 am Extremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for São Tomé.

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