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

Moon: 69.7%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 19, 2024 at 6:19:11 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:33 am 91° East
Sunset Today: 6:40 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 2:08 pm 63° Northeast
Moonset Today: 1:48 am 298° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 6 minutes (+6s)
Location of KiritimatiLocation

Today's Sun Position in Kiritimati

Time:6:19 pm
Altitude:4.6°
Direction:269° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 6m 23s (Mar 19, 2024)

6 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 18, 2024)

5 minutes, 19 seconds longer than December solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

7 minutes, 24 seconds shorter than June solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Kiritimati Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:25 am
Astro. Twilight5:25 am – 5:49 am
Nautical Twilight5:49 am – 6:13 am
Civil Twilight6:13 am – 6:33 am
Daylight6:33 am – 6:40 pm
Civil Twilight6:40 pm – 7:00 pm
Nautical Twilight7:00 pm – 7:24 pm
Astro. Twilight7:24 pm – 7:48 pm
Night7:48 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Kiritimati - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 196:33 am6:40 pm12:06:23+0:0612:37 pm (87.7°)92.541
Mar 206:33 am6:40 pm12:06:29+0:0612:36 pm (88.1°)92.567
Mar 216:33 am6:39 pm12:06:35+0:0612:36 pm (88.5°)92.592
Mar 226:32 am6:39 pm12:06:41+0:0612:36 pm (88.8°)92.618
Mar 236:32 am6:39 pm12:06:47+0:0612:35 pm (89.2°)92.644
Mar 246:32 am6:39 pm12:06:53+0:0612:35 pm (89.6°)92.670
Mar 256:31 am6:38 pm12:06:59+0:0612:35 pm (90.0°)92.696
* All times are local time for Kiritimati. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (vernal equinox) in Kiritimati is at 5:06 pm on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Today's Moon in Kiritimati

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Kiritimati - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 19-1:48 am2:08 pm8:24 pm(64.9°)247,45170.5%
Mar 20-2:40 am2:59 pm9:14 pm(67.9°)249,62179.2%
Mar 21-3:29 am3:46 pm10:00 pm(72.0°)251,14886.6%
Mar 22-4:13 am4:31 pm10:43 pm(76.9°)252,06992.5%
Mar 23-4:55 am5:13 pm11:24 pm(82.3°)252,44496.8%
Mar 24-5:35 am5:53 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Mar 25-6:13 am6:33 pm12:03 am(88.0°)252,33499.3%
* All times are local time for Kiritimati. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Kiritimati on Mar 25

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Kiritimati This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 7:33 amTue 7:40 pmTue 1:37 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 5:24 amWed 5:26 pmWed 11:25 amFairly good visibility
MarsWed 4:38 amWed 4:38 pmWed 10:38 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterTue 9:27 amTue 9:34 pmTue 3:30 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnWed 5:34 amWed 5:34 pmWed 11:34 amDifficult to see
UranusTue 9:48 amTue 9:56 pmTue 3:52 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 6:32 amTue 6:34 pmTue 12:33 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Kiritimati.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Kiritimati