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

Moon: 74.0%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 9, 2025 at 5:41:19 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:46 am 113° Southeast
Sunset Today: 7:18 pm 247° West
Moonrise Today: 11:46 pm 74° East
Moonset Today: 11:01 am 289° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 32 minutes (+7s)
Location of Diego GarciaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Diego Garcia

Time:5:41 pm
Altitude:21.6°
Direction:248° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 32m 17s (Dec 9, 2025)

7 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 8, 2025)

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

46 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Diego Garcia Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:30 am
Astro. Twilight5:30 am – 5:57 am
Nautical Twilight5:57 am – 6:23 am
Civil Twilight6:23 am – 6:46 am
Daylight6:46 am – 7:18 pm
Civil Twilight7:18 pm – 7:41 pm
Nautical Twilight7:41 pm – 8:08 pm
Astro. Twilight8:08 pm – 8:35 pm
Night8:35 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Diego Garcia - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 96:46 am7:18 pm12:32:17+0:071:02 pm (74.5°)91.556
Dec 106:46 am7:19 pm12:32:24+0:071:03 pm (74.4°)91.545
Dec 116:47 am7:19 pm12:32:31+0:061:03 pm (74.3°)91.535
Dec 126:47 am7:20 pm12:32:37+0:061:04 pm (74.2°)91.525
Dec 136:48 am7:20 pm12:32:43+0:051:04 pm (74.1°)91.515
Dec 146:48 am7:21 pm12:32:47+0:041:05 pm (74.1°)91.506
Dec 156:49 am7:21 pm12:32:52+0:041:05 pm (74.0°)91.497
* 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 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Diego Garcia - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 9-11:01 am11:46 pm4:58 am(62.5°)232,44478.9%
Dec 10-11:53 am-5:49 am(68.0°)236,54869.1%
Dec 1112:29 am12:41 pm-6:34 am(74.1°)240,53958.7%
Dec 121:09 am1:26 pm-7:17 am(80.3°)244,14648.3%
Dec 131:46 am2:10 pm-7:57 am(86.4°)247,18338.3%
Dec 142:24 am2:53 pm-8:38 am(87.8°)249,54528.9%
Dec 153:02 am3:38 pm-9:19 am(82.4°)251,19620.5%
* 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, Tue, Dec 9, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 5:25 amTue 5:48 pmTue 11:36 amAverage visibility
VenusTue 6:18 amTue 6:47 pmTue 12:33 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 7:21 amTue 7:52 pmTue 1:37 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterTue 9:48 pmWed 9:27 amWed 3:37 amPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 1:39 pmWed 1:45 amTue 7:42 pmGreat visibility
UranusTue 5:50 pmWed 5:32 amTue 11:41 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 1:53 pmWed 1:58 amTue 7:55 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Diego Garcia.

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