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Tarawa, Kiribati — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 79.3%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 19, 2024 at 6:27:56 am
Sunrise Today: 6:18 am 70° East
Sunset Today: 6:30 pm 290° West
Moonrise Today: 3:10 pm 93° East
Moonset Today: 2:50 am 270° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 11 minutes (+3s)
Location of TarawaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Tarawa

Time:6:27 am
Altitude:1.6°
Direction:70° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 11m 9s (May 19, 2024)

3 seconds longer than yesterday (May 18, 2024)

8 minutes, 32 seconds longer than December solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

1 minute, 4 seconds shorter than June solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Tarawa Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:05 am
Astro. Twilight5:05 am – 5:31 am
Nautical Twilight5:31 am – 5:56 am
Civil Twilight5:56 am – 6:18 am
Daylight6:18 am – 6:30 pm
Civil Twilight6:30 pm – 6:52 pm
Nautical Twilight6:52 pm – 7:17 pm
Astro. Twilight7:17 pm – 7:43 pm
Night7:43 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Tarawa - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 196:18 am6:30 pm12:11:09+0:0312:24 pm (71.6°)94.041
May 206:18 am6:30 pm12:11:12+0:0312:24 pm (71.4°)94.059
May 216:18 am6:30 pm12:11:16+0:0312:24 pm (71.2°)94.077
May 226:19 am6:30 pm12:11:19+0:0312:24 pm (71.0°)94.095
May 236:19 am6:30 pm12:11:23+0:0312:24 pm (70.8°)94.113
May 246:19 am6:30 pm12:11:26+0:0312:24 pm (70.6°)94.130
May 256:19 am6:30 pm12:11:29+0:0312:24 pm (70.4°)94.147
* All times are local time for Tarawa. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Tarawa

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Tarawa - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 19-2:50 am3:10 pm9:20 pm(84.3°)250,54883.8%
May 20-3:28 am3:51 pm10:00 pm(78.5°)249,17290.4%
May 21-4:08 am4:33 pm10:42 pm(73.0°)247,33295.4%
May 22-4:51 am5:19 pm11:28 pm(68.0°)245,18598.7%
May 23-5:37 am6:08 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 24-6:28 am7:01 pm12:18 am(63.9°)242,88599.9%
May 25-7:22 am7:58 pm1:12 am(61.0°)240,56698.8%
* All times are local time for Tarawa. 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 Tarawa This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, May 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 4:48 amSun 4:55 pmSun 10:51 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 6:02 amSun 6:11 pmSun 12:06 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 3:30 amSun 3:35 pmSun 9:33 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 6:17 amMon 6:25 pmMon 12:21 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnSun 1:58 amSun 1:59 pmSun 7:58 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 6:00 amSun 6:07 pmSun 12:03 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 2:38 amSun 2:40 pmSun 8:39 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Tarawa.

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