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West Island · -12.1568°, 96.8225° · Indian/Cocos

West Island · 2026-10-07 · Indian/Cocos Dated reference table

Sunrise05:43Definition
Sunset17:59Definition
Moonrise03:08Definition
Moonset15:10Definition
BMNT · Nautical dawn
Sun at −12°
04:57
EENT · Nautical dusk
Sun at −12°
18:45

Times refer to the printed local date. A dash means no event within that date.

Next seven days

Full month
DateSunriseSunsetBMNTEENTMoonriseMoonsetDaylightMoon lit
10/0705:4317:5904:5718:4503:0815:1012h 16m13.2%
10/0805:4217:5904:5618:4503:4916:0212h 17m6.7%
10/0905:4117:5904:5518:4504:2916:5312h 18m2.4%
10/1005:4117:5904:5518:4505:0817:4312h 18m0.3%
10/1105:4017:5904:5418:4505:4718:3312h 19m0.5%
10/1205:4017:5904:5318:4506:2819:2512h 20m2.8%
10/1305:3917:5904:5318:4607:1120:1812h 20m6.9%

Times are local to the selected city. Moonset may occur before moonrise on the same date. Swipe horizontally for all columns.

Sun through the day

Solar altitude · sea-level horizon
Day length12h 16m
Solar noon11:51
Sunrise azimuth95.7°
Sunset azimuth264.1°
60°0°−18°Start of local dayMid-dayNext midnight

North 0° · East 90° · South 180° · West 270°. The curve shows geometric solar-center altitude.

Twilight times

TypeMorningEveningAltitude
Astronomical04:3219:10−18°
Nautical04:5718:45−12°
Civil05:2118:20−6°

BMNT = nautical dawn. EENT = nautical dusk. A dash means no crossing within the selected local date.

Moon phase

Waning crescent13.2%Illuminated fraction at local mid-day

Geocentric Moon distance 376,471 km · Transit 09:07

  • New Moon10 Oct, 22:20
  • First quarter18 Oct, 22:43
  • Full Moon26 Oct, 10:42
  • Last quarter2 Nov, 02:58

Photography and dark-sky windows

Morning golden hour05:43–06:11
Evening golden hour17:31–17:59
Morning blue hour05:21–05:30
Evening blue hour18:12–18:20

Moonless astronomical night
00:00–03:08 · 19:10–00:00

Sun below −18° and Moon below the horizon. Weather, terrain and light pollution are not included. Photography windows use the thresholds described in the guide. Read the definitions

Coordinates & calculation basis

-12.15681, 96.82251 · Indian/Cocos · GeoNames 7304591

Sea level (0 m), an unobstructed horizon and standard atmospheric refraction. City-center/reference coordinates are not exact viewing-site coordinates. Compare official almanac data when a certified reference is required.

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Nearby and same-country locations

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