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Accra, Ghana — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 10.4%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Aug 5, 2021 at 8:26:36 am
Sunrise Today: 5:56 am 73° East
Sunset Today: 6:16 pm 287° West
Moonrise Today: 3:08 am 64° Northeast
Moonset Today: 3:55 pm 296° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 20 minutes (-14s)
Location of AccraLocation

Today's Sun Position in Accra

Time:8:26 am
Altitude:35.0°
Direction:73° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 20m 21s (Aug 5, 2021)

14 seconds shorter than yesterday (Aug 4, 2021)

32 minutes, 5 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2020)

6 minutes, 18 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2021)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Accra Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:43 am
Astro. Twilight4:43 am – 5:09 am
Nautical Twilight5:09 am – 5:34 am
Civil Twilight5:34 am – 5:56 am
Daylight5:56 am – 6:16 pm
Civil Twilight6:16 pm – 6:38 pm
Nautical Twilight6:38 pm – 7:04 pm
Astro. Twilight7:04 pm – 7:29 pm
Night7:29 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Accra - Next 7 Days

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2021Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AugSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Aug 55:56 am6:16 pm12:20:21−0:1412:06 pm (78.7°)94.296
Aug 65:56 am6:16 pm12:20:06−0:1412:06 pm (79.0°)94.283
Aug 75:56 am6:16 pm12:19:51−0:1512:06 pm (79.3°)94.269
Aug 85:56 am6:16 pm12:19:36−0:1512:06 pm (79.6°)94.255
Aug 95:56 am6:15 pm12:19:20−0:1512:06 pm (79.8°)94.240
Aug 105:56 am6:15 pm12:19:05−0:1512:06 pm (80.1°)94.225
Aug 115:56 am6:15 pm12:18:49−0:1512:05 pm (80.4°)94.209
* All times are local time for Accra. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Accra

Year 2021 Moon Phases

Moon in Accra - Next 7 days

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2021Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AugMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Aug 53:08 am3:55 pm-9:31 am(69.6°)248,10710.1%
Aug 64:00 am4:47 pm-10:24 am(69.9°)245,9764.9%
Aug 74:53 am5:39 pm-11:16 am(71.6°)243,5961.4%
Aug 85:47 am6:29 pm-12:08 pm(74.6°)241,1450.2%
Aug 96:40 am7:17 pm-12:59 pm(78.9°)238,7721.2%
Aug 107:31 am8:03 pm-1:48 pm(84.1°)236,5894.7%
Aug 118:21 am8:48 pm-2:35 pm(89.9°)234,66510.6%
* All times are local time for Accra. 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 Accra This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Aug 5, 2021
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 6:15 amThu 6:36 pmThu 12:26 pmVery difficult to see
VenusThu 8:14 amThu 8:23 pmThu 2:18 pmGood visibility
MarsThu 7:23 amThu 7:35 pmThu 1:29 pmDifficult to see
JupiterThu 7:11 pmFri 7:04 amFri 1:07 amPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 5:58 pmFri 5:46 amThu 11:52 pmPerfect visibility
UranusWed 11:46 pmThu 12:01 pmThu 5:54 amAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 8:40 pmThu 8:40 amThu 2:40 amDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Accra.

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