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

Moon: 9.5%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 11:37:16 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:14 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 7:20 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 9:01 am 75° East
Moonset Today: 9:09 pm 288° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 6 minutes (-24s)
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Today's Sun Position in Diego Garcia

Time:11:37 pm
Altitude:-64.1°
Direction:256° W
Phase:Night

Day length today:12h 6m 16s (Mar 21, 2026)

24 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 20, 2026)

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

26 minutes, 48 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Diego Garcia Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:05 am
Astro. Twilight6:05 am – 6:29 am
Nautical Twilight6:29 am – 6:53 am
Civil Twilight6:53 am – 7:14 am
Daylight7:14 am – 7:20 pm
Civil Twilight7:20 pm – 7:41 pm
Nautical Twilight7:41 pm – 8:05 pm
Astro. Twilight8:05 pm – 8:29 pm
Night8:29 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Diego Garcia - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 217:14 am7:20 pm12:06:16−0:241:17 pm (82.4°)92.594
Mar 227:14 am7:20 pm12:05:52−0:241:17 pm (82.0°)92.620
Mar 237:14 am7:19 pm12:05:27−0:241:16 pm (81.6°)92.645
Mar 247:14 am7:19 pm12:05:03−0:241:16 pm (81.2°)92.671
Mar 257:14 am7:18 pm12:04:39−0:241:16 pm (80.9°)92.697
Mar 267:13 am7:18 pm12:04:15−0:241:16 pm (80.5°)92.722
Mar 277:13 am7:17 pm12:03:51−0:241:15 pm (80.1°)92.748
* 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 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Diego Garcia - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 219:01 am9:09 pm-3:06 pm(66.4°)228,3567.2%
Mar 229:58 am10:02 pm-4:01 pm(60.8°)227,95714.7%
Mar 2310:59 am10:59 pm-4:59 pm(56.6°)228,23424.3%
Mar 2412:03 pm--6:02 pm(54.2°)229,07035.4%
Mar 25-12:00 am1:06 pm7:05 pm(53.9°)230,32547.2%
Mar 26-1:03 am2:07 pm8:06 pm(55.6°)231,87459.0%
Mar 27-2:05 am3:04 pm9:04 pm(59.0°)233,61470.1%
* 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, Sat, Mar 21, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:46 amSun 5:56 pmSun 11:51 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 8:25 amSun 8:23 pmSun 2:24 pmFairly good visibility
MarsSun 6:13 amSun 6:24 pmSun 12:19 pmDifficult to see
JupiterSat 2:31 pmSun 2:09 amSat 8:20 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 7:28 amSun 7:31 pmSun 1:30 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusSun 11:04 amSun 10:46 pmSun 4:55 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSun 7:18 amSun 7:21 pmSun 1:19 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Diego Garcia.

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