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Chipata, Zambia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 24.1%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 12:35:57 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:53 am 89° East
Sunset Today: 5:58 pm 271° West
Moonrise Today: 9:58 am 64° Northeast
Moonset Today: 9:31 pm 297° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 5 minutes (-46s)

Today's Sun Position in Chipata

Time: 12:35 pm
Altitude: 72.2°
Direction: 325° NW
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 12h 4m 32s (Mar 23, 2026)

46 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 22, 2026)

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

51 minutes, 35 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Chipata Today

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Night 12:00 am – 4:42 am
Astro. Twilight 4:42 am – 5:07 am
Nautical Twilight 5:07 am – 5:32 am
Civil Twilight 5:32 am – 5:53 am
Daylight 5:53 am – 5:58 pm
Civil Twilight 5:58 pm – 6:19 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:19 pm – 6:44 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:44 pm – 7:08 pm
Night 7:08 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Chipata - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 23 5:53 am 5:58 pm 12:04:32 −0:46 11:55 am (75.3°) 92.648
Mar 24 5:53 am 5:57 pm 12:03:46 −0:45 11:55 am (74.9°) 92.674
Mar 25 5:53 am 5:56 pm 12:03:01 −0:45 11:55 am (74.5°) 92.700
Mar 26 5:53 am 5:56 pm 12:02:15 −0:45 11:55 am (74.1°) 92.725
Mar 27 5:53 am 5:55 pm 12:01:29 −0:45 11:54 am (73.7°) 92.751
Mar 28 5:54 am 5:54 pm 12:00:44 −0:45 11:54 am (73.3°) 92.777
Mar 29 5:54 am 5:54 pm 11:59:58 −0:45 11:54 am (72.9°) 92.803
* All times are local time for Chipata. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Chipata

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Chipata - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 23 9:58 am 9:31 pm - 3:45 pm (49.8°) 228,302 25.5%
Mar 24 11:03 am 10:31 pm - 4:48 pm (47.6°) 229,190 36.6%
Mar 25 12:07 pm 11:35 pm - 5:51 pm (47.5°) 230,484 48.5%
Mar 26 1:07 pm - - 6:52 pm (49.4°) 232,058 60.2%
Mar 27 - 12:38 am 2:01 pm 7:49 pm (53.0°) 233,816 71.2%
Mar 28 - 1:39 am 2:49 pm 8:41 pm (57.9°) 235,711 80.9%
Mar 29 - 2:36 am 3:32 pm 9:29 pm (63.7°) 237,716 88.8%
* All times are local time for Chipata. 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 Chipata This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 23, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Mon 4:16 am Mon 4:35 pm Mon 10:26 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Mon 7:09 am Mon 6:59 pm Mon 1:04 pm Fairly good visibility
Mars Mon 4:49 am Mon 5:05 pm Mon 10:57 am Difficult to see
Jupiter Mon 1:13 pm Tue 12:29 am Mon 6:51 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Mon 6:03 am Mon 6:07 pm Mon 12:05 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Mon 9:48 am Mon 9:11 pm Mon 3:30 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Mon 5:52 am Mon 5:56 pm Mon 11:54 am Very close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Chipata.

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