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Nuku'alofa, Tonga — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 74.7%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 18, 2024 at 5:50:05 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:05 am 69° East
Sunset Today: 6:09 pm 291° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 2:48 pm 86° East
Moonset Today: 2:13 am 277° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 4 minutes (-45s)
Location of Nuku'alofaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Nuku'alofa

Time:5:50 pm
Altitude:3.5°
Direction:293° NW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 11h 4m 17s (May 18, 2024)

45 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 17, 2024)

13 minutes, 32 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

2 hours, 21 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Nuku'alofa Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:47 am
Astro. Twilight5:47 am – 6:14 am
Nautical Twilight6:14 am – 6:41 am
Civil Twilight6:41 am – 7:05 am
Daylight7:05 am – 6:09 pm
Civil Twilight6:09 pm – 6:32 pm
Nautical Twilight6:32 pm – 6:59 pm
Astro. Twilight6:59 pm – 7:26 pm
Night7:26 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Nuku'alofa - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 187:05 am6:09 pm11:04:17−0:4512:37 pm (49.3°)94.022
May 197:05 am6:08 pm11:03:32−0:4412:37 pm (49.1°)94.040
May 207:05 am6:08 pm11:02:48−0:4312:37 pm (48.8°)94.059
May 217:06 am6:08 pm11:02:06−0:4212:37 pm (48.6°)94.077
May 227:06 am6:08 pm11:01:25−0:4112:37 pm (48.4°)94.094
May 237:07 am6:07 pm11:00:44−0:4012:37 pm (48.2°)94.112
May 247:07 am6:07 pm11:00:05−0:3912:37 pm (48.1°)94.129
* All times are local time for Nuku'alofa. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Nuku'alofa

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Nuku'alofa - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 18-2:13 am2:48 pm8:52 pm(66.7°)251,32775.8%
May 19-3:01 am3:18 pm9:31 pm(72.6°)250,58383.6%
May 20-3:49 am3:48 pm10:11 pm(78.4°)249,22690.2%
May 21-4:39 am4:21 pm10:53 pm(83.9°)247,39895.3%
May 22-5:31 am4:57 pm11:39 pm(88.9°)245,25998.6%
May 23-6:26 am5:37 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 24-7:25 am6:24 pm12:29 am(86.9°)242,96199.9%
* All times are local time for Nuku'alofa. 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 Nuku'alofa This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 18, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:17 amSun 4:51 pmSun 11:04 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSat 6:43 amSat 5:52 pmSat 12:18 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 3:50 amSun 3:41 pmSun 9:45 amAverage visibility
JupiterSat 7:09 amSat 6:11 pmSat 12:40 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnSun 2:00 amSun 2:23 pmSun 8:11 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 6:48 amSat 5:52 pmSat 12:20 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 2:49 amSun 2:56 pmSun 8:52 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Nuku'alofa.

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