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The Settlement, Christmas Island — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 8.4%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Jan 21, 2026 at 11:33:27 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:49 am 110° Southeast
Sunset Today: 6:27 pm 250° West
Moonrise Today: 7:43 am 104° East
Moonset Today: 8:23 pm 259° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 38 minutes (-23s)
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Today's Sun Position in The Settlement

Time:11:33 pm
Altitude:-58.6°
Direction:196° S
Phase:Night

Day length today:12h 37m 55s (Jan 21, 2026)

23 seconds shorter than yesterday (Jan 20, 2026)

1 hour, 7 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

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

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in The Settlement Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:33 am
Astro. Twilight4:33 am – 5:00 am
Nautical Twilight5:00 am – 5:26 am
Civil Twilight5:26 am – 5:49 am
Daylight5:49 am – 6:27 pm
Civil Twilight6:27 pm – 6:49 pm
Nautical Twilight6:49 pm – 7:16 pm
Astro. Twilight7:16 pm – 7:42 pm
Night7:42 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in The Settlement - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JanSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jan 215:49 am6:27 pm12:37:55−0:2312:08 pm (80.5°)91.481
Jan 225:49 am6:27 pm12:37:31−0:2312:08 pm (80.7°)91.489
Jan 235:50 am6:27 pm12:37:07−0:2412:09 pm (81.0°)91.497
Jan 245:50 am6:27 pm12:36:42−0:2412:09 pm (81.2°)91.506
Jan 255:51 am6:27 pm12:36:17−0:2512:09 pm (81.5°)91.515
Jan 265:51 am6:27 pm12:35:51−0:2512:09 pm (81.7°)91.524
Jan 275:52 am6:27 pm12:35:25−0:2612:09 pm (82.0°)91.534
* All times are local time for The Settlement. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in The Settlement

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in The Settlement - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JanMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jan 217:43 am8:23 pm-2:04 pm(88.2°)240,6086.3%
Jan 228:33 am9:03 pm-2:49 pm(85.6°)238,48912.5%
Jan 239:22 am9:43 pm-3:34 pm(79.0°)236,40820.7%
Jan 2410:12 am10:23 pm-4:19 pm(72.3°)234,38330.4%
Jan 2511:04 am11:07 pm-5:06 pm(65.9°)232,44041.4%
Jan 2611:59 am11:54 pm-5:58 pm(60.0°)230,64553.0%
Jan 2712:58 pm--6:53 pm(55.2°)229,09564.7%
* All times are local time for The Settlement. 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 The Settlement This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jan 21, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 5:52 amThu 6:32 pmThu 12:12 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusThu 6:07 amThu 6:43 pmThu 12:25 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 5:38 amThu 6:15 pmThu 11:56 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterWed 5:29 pmThu 4:57 amWed 11:13 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 9:42 amThu 9:49 pmThu 3:45 pmAverage visibility
UranusWed 1:48 pmThu 1:21 amWed 7:34 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneThu 9:49 amThu 9:54 pmThu 3:52 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for The Settlement.

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