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Freetown, Sierra Leone — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 7.3%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Jan 21, 2026 at 11:41:32 am
Sunrise Today: 7:12 am 110° East
Sunset Today: 6:55 pm 250° West
Moonrise Today: 9:11 am 102° East
Moonset Today: 9:20 pm 261° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 43 minutes (+17s)
Location of FreetownLocation

Today's Sun Position in Freetown

Time:11:41 am
Altitude:55.1°
Direction:144° SE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today:11h 42m 38s (Jan 21, 2026)

17 seconds longer than yesterday (Jan 20, 2026)

4 minutes, 42 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

54 minutes, 26 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Freetown Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:59 am
Astro. Twilight5:59 am – 6:25 am
Nautical Twilight6:25 am – 6:50 am
Civil Twilight6:50 am – 7:12 am
Daylight7:12 am – 6:55 pm
Civil Twilight6:55 pm – 7:17 pm
Nautical Twilight7:17 pm – 7:43 pm
Astro. Twilight7:43 pm – 8:08 pm
Night8:08 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Freetown - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JanSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jan 217:12 am6:55 pm11:42:38+0:171:04 pm (61.7°)91.483
Jan 227:13 am6:56 pm11:42:56+0:171:04 pm (61.9°)91.491
Jan 237:13 am6:56 pm11:43:14+0:171:04 pm (62.2°)91.500
Jan 247:13 am6:56 pm11:43:32+0:181:05 pm (62.4°)91.509
Jan 257:13 am6:57 pm11:43:51+0:181:05 pm (62.6°)91.518
Jan 267:13 am6:57 pm11:44:10+0:191:05 pm (62.9°)91.528
Jan 277:13 am6:57 pm11:44:29+0:191:05 pm (63.2°)91.538
* All times are local time for Freetown. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Freetown

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Freetown - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JanMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jan 219:11 am9:20 pm-3:15 pm(71.0°)239,9048.1%
Jan 229:52 am10:08 pm-3:59 pm(77.3°)237,79715.0%
Jan 2310:33 am10:57 pm-4:44 pm(84.0°)235,73123.7%
Jan 2411:14 am11:48 pm-5:30 pm(89.4°)233,73034.0%
Jan 2511:58 am--6:18 pm(83.1°)231,82645.2%
Jan 26-12:41 am12:46 pm7:11 pm(77.5°)230,10056.9%
Jan 27-1:39 am1:38 pm8:08 pm(73.1°)228,66668.5%
* All times are local time for Freetown. 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 Freetown This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jan 21, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 7:19 amThu 6:58 pmThu 1:09 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusWed 7:30 amWed 7:10 pmWed 1:20 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 7:04 amWed 6:41 pmWed 12:52 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterWed 5:52 pmThu 6:23 amThu 12:08 amPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 10:44 amWed 10:43 pmWed 4:43 pmAverage visibility
UranusWed 2:15 pmThu 2:42 amWed 8:29 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 10:49 amWed 10:50 pmWed 4:50 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Freetown.

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