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

Moon: 9.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 8:51:00 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:53 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 5:59 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 7:54 am 74° East
Moonset Today: 7:45 pm 289° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 6 minutes (-46s)
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Today's Sun Position in Chipata

Time:8:51 pm
Altitude:-42.3°
Direction:258° W
Phase:Night

Day length today:12h 6m 4s (Mar 21, 2026)

46 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 20, 2026)

46 minutes, 51 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

50 minutes, 2 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Chipata Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:42 am
Astro. Twilight4:42 am – 5:07 am
Nautical Twilight5:07 am – 5:32 am
Civil Twilight5:32 am – 5:53 am
Daylight5:53 am – 5:59 pm
Civil Twilight5:59 pm – 6:20 pm
Nautical Twilight6:20 pm – 6:45 pm
Astro. Twilight6:45 pm – 7:10 pm
Night7:10 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Chipata - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 215:53 am5:59 pm12:06:04−0:4611:56 am (76.0°)92.597
Mar 225:53 am5:58 pm12:05:18−0:4611:56 am (75.6°)92.623
Mar 235:53 am5:58 pm12:04:32−0:4611:55 am (75.3°)92.648
Mar 245:53 am5:57 pm12:03:46−0:4511:55 am (74.9°)92.674
Mar 255:53 am5:56 pm12:03:01−0:4511:55 am (74.5°)92.700
Mar 265:53 am5:56 pm12:02:15−0:4511:55 am (74.1°)92.725
Mar 275:53 am5:55 pm12:01:29−0:4511:54 am (73.7°)92.751
* 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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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 217:54 am7:45 pm-1:51 pm(59.3°)228,2757.9%
Mar 228:54 am8:35 pm-2:46 pm(53.8°)227,95615.6%
Mar 239:58 am9:31 pm-3:45 pm(49.8°)228,30225.5%
Mar 2411:03 am10:31 pm-4:48 pm(47.6°)229,19036.6%
Mar 2512:07 pm11:35 pm-5:51 pm(47.5°)230,48448.5%
Mar 261:07 pm--6:52 pm(49.4°)232,05860.2%
Mar 27-12:38 am2:01 pm7:49 pm(53.0°)233,81671.2%
* 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, Sat, Mar 21, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 4:20 amSun 4:38 pmSun 10:29 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 7:08 amSun 6:59 pmSun 1:03 pmFairly good visibility
MarsSun 4:49 amSun 5:06 pmSun 10:58 amDifficult to see
JupiterSat 1:20 pmSun 12:37 amSat 6:58 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 6:07 amSun 6:10 pmSun 12:09 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusSat 9:55 amSat 9:19 pmSat 3:37 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSun 5:56 amSun 6:00 pmSun 11:58 amVery close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Chipata.

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