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Dakar, Senegal — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 54.5%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 20, 2021 at 5:16:12 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:52 am 78° East
Sunset Today: 7:24 pm 282° West
Moonrise Today: 1:17 pm 66° East
Moonset Today: 1:45 am 295° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 32 minutes (+45s)
Location of DakarLocation

Today's Sun Position in Dakar

Time:5:16 pm
Altitude:29.9°
Direction:275° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 31m 47s (Apr 20, 2021)

45 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 19, 2021)

1 hour, 16 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2020)

27 minutes, 57 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2020)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Dakar Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:39 am
Astro. Twilight5:39 am – 6:05 am
Nautical Twilight6:05 am – 6:30 am
Civil Twilight6:30 am – 6:52 am
Daylight6:52 am – 7:24 pm
Civil Twilight7:24 pm – 7:46 pm
Nautical Twilight7:46 pm – 8:12 pm
Astro. Twilight8:12 pm – 8:38 pm
Night8:38 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Dakar - Next 7 Days

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2021Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 206:52 am7:24 pm12:31:47+0:451:08 pm (87.0°)93.397
Apr 216:52 am7:24 pm12:32:32+0:451:08 pm (87.4°)93.422
Apr 226:51 am7:24 pm12:33:17+0:451:08 pm (87.7°)93.447
Apr 236:51 am7:25 pm12:34:02+0:441:07 pm (88.0°)93.471
Apr 246:50 am7:25 pm12:34:47+0:441:07 pm (88.4°)93.496
Apr 256:49 am7:25 pm12:35:31+0:441:07 pm (88.7°)93.520
Apr 266:49 am7:25 pm12:36:14+0:431:07 pm (89.0°)93.545
* All times are local time for Dakar. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Dakar

Year 2021 Moon Phases

Moon in Dakar - Next 7 days

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2021Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 20-1:45 am1:17 pm7:56 pm(81.9°)241,28055.6%
Apr 21-2:34 am2:13 pm8:48 pm(85.5°)237,41266.2%
Apr 22-3:21 am3:10 pm9:39 pm(89.8°)233,38576.4%
Apr 23-4:06 am4:06 pm10:30 pm(84.1°)229,51685.5%
Apr 24-4:50 am5:04 pm11:20 pm(77.7°)226,15992.9%
Apr 25-5:33 am6:02 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Apr 26-6:18 am7:02 pm12:12 am(71.0°)223,65597.9%
* All times are local time for Dakar. 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 Dakar This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Apr 20, 2021
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 6:59 amTue 7:31 pmTue 1:15 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
VenusTue 7:18 amTue 7:51 pmTue 1:34 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 10:36 amTue 11:36 pmTue 5:06 pmAverage visibility
JupiterWed 3:21 amWed 2:56 pmWed 9:08 amFairly good visibility
SaturnWed 2:29 amWed 1:55 pmWed 8:12 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 7:28 amTue 8:02 pmTue 1:45 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 4:46 amWed 4:40 pmWed 10:43 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Dakar.

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