Sun & moon times today, Balkanabat, Turkmenistan

Moon: 0.2%

Current Time:	Dec 20, 2025 at 8:45:35 am
Sunrise Today:	8:38 am↑ 120° Southeast
Sunset Today:	6:01 pm↑ 240° Southwest
Moonrise Today:	9:10 am↑ 128° Southeast
Moonset Today:	5:58 pm↑ 232° Southwest
Daylight Hours:	9 hours, 23 minutes (-6s)

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Where is the Sun directly overhead right now?

Time:	8:45 am
Altitude:	0.7°
Direction:	121° SE
Phase:	Daylight

Day length today: 9h 22m 43s (Dec 20, 2025)

6 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 19, 2025)

3 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

5 hours, 35 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

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Night	12:00 am – 7:01 am
Astro. Twilight	7:01 am – 7:34 am
Nautical Twilight	7:34 am – 8:08 am
Civil Twilight	8:08 am – 8:38 am
Daylight	8:38 am – 6:01 pm
Civil Twilight	6:01 pm – 6:31 pm
Nautical Twilight	6:31 pm – 7:05 pm
Astro. Twilight	7:05 pm – 7:38 pm
Night	7:38 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Balkanabat - Next 7 Days

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2025	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
Dec	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. km
Dec	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. km
Dec 20	8:38 am	6:01 pm	9:22:43	−0:06	1:20 pm (27.1°)	147.188
Dec 21	8:39 am	6:01 pm	9:22:40	−0:02	1:20 pm (27.1°)	147.177
Dec 22	8:39 am	6:02 pm	9:22:41	< 1s	1:21 pm (27.1°)	147.167
Dec 23	8:40 am	6:03 pm	9:22:46	+0:04	1:21 pm (27.1°)	147.158
Dec 24	8:40 am	6:03 pm	9:22:54	+0:08	1:22 pm (27.1°)	147.149
Dec 25	8:41 am	6:04 pm	9:23:07	+0:12	1:22 pm (27.1°)	147.140
Dec 26	8:41 am	6:04 pm	9:23:23	+0:16	1:23 pm (27.2°)	147.133
* All times are local time for Balkanabat. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Balkanabat is at 8:03 pm on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 35 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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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinox	Mar 20	2:01 pm
June solstice	Jun 21	7:42 am
September equinox	Sep 22	11:19 pm
December solstice	Dec 21	8:03 pm
* All times are local Balkanabat time.

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Percent Illuminated:

0.2%

Time:	8:45 am
Altitude:	-4.6°
Direction:	124° SE
Position:	Near New Moon (Waxing Crescent)

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Moon in Balkanabat - Next 7 days

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2025	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
Dec	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (km)	Illumination
Dec 20	9:10 am	5:58 pm	-	1:34 pm	(21.6°)	402,940	0.2%
Dec 21	9:57 am	6:58 pm	-	2:26 pm	(22.8°)	400,608	1.8%
Dec 22	10:38 am	8:02 pm	-	3:17 pm	(25.5°)	397,791	5.3%
Dec 23	11:11 am	9:07 pm	-	4:06 pm	(29.4°)	394,517	10.7%
Dec 24	11:40 am	10:13 pm	-	4:52 pm	(34.4°)	390,785	18.0%
Dec 25	12:05 pm	11:19 pm	-	5:37 pm	(40.1°)	386,623	26.8%
Dec 26	12:28 pm	-	-	6:22 pm	(46.4°)	382,073	36.8%
* All times are local time for Balkanabat. 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 Balkanabat This Coming Night

	Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Dec 20, 2025
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Sat 7:15 am	Sat 4:53 pm	Sat 12:04 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Venus	Sat 8:21 am	Sat 5:42 pm	Sat 1:01 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Mars	Sat 9:06 am	Sat 6:18 pm	Sat 1:42 pm	Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter	Fri 7:47 pm	Sat 10:25 am	Sat 3:06 am	Perfect visibility
Saturn	Sat 1:23 pm	Sun 1:01 am	Sat 7:12 pm	Average visibility
Uranus	Sat 3:58 pm	Sun 6:18 am	Sat 11:08 pm	Average visibility
Neptune	Sat 1:27 pm	Sun 1:21 am	Sat 7:24 pm	Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Balkanabat.