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

Moon: 70.7%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 19, 2024 at 6:57:26 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:32 am 91° East
Sunset Today: 6:38 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 2:12 pm 63° Northeast
Moonset Today: 1:50 am 298° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 6 minutes (+4s)
Location of TarawaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Tarawa

Time:6:57 pm
Altitude:-5.4°
Direction:270° W
Phase:Civil Twilight

Day length today: 12h 6m 25s (Mar 19, 2024)

4 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 18, 2024)

3 minutes, 48 seconds longer than December solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

5 minutes, 48 seconds shorter than June solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Tarawa Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:23 am
Astro. Twilight5:23 am – 5:47 am
Nautical Twilight5:47 am – 6:11 am
Civil Twilight6:11 am – 6:32 am
Daylight6:32 am – 6:38 pm
Civil Twilight6:38 pm – 6:59 pm
Nautical Twilight6:59 pm – 7:23 pm
Astro. Twilight7:23 pm – 7:47 pm
Night7:47 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Tarawa - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 196:32 am6:38 pm12:06:25+0:0412:35 pm (88.1°)92.543
Mar 206:32 am6:38 pm12:06:29+0:0412:35 pm (88.5°)92.569
Mar 216:31 am6:38 pm12:06:34+0:0412:35 pm (88.9°)92.594
Mar 226:31 am6:38 pm12:06:38+0:0412:34 pm (89.3°)92.620
Mar 236:31 am6:37 pm12:06:43+0:0412:34 pm (89.7°)92.646
Mar 246:30 am6:37 pm12:06:48+0:0412:34 pm (89.9°)92.672
Mar 256:30 am6:37 pm12:06:52+0:0412:33 pm (89.5°)92.698
* All times are local time for Tarawa. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (vernal equinox) in Tarawa is at 3:06 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 Tarawa

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Tarawa - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 19-1:50 am2:12 pm8:27 pm(64.7°)247,65471.3%
Mar 20-2:42 am3:02 pm9:17 pm(67.8°)249,77179.8%
Mar 21-3:30 am3:50 pm10:02 pm(71.9°)251,24687.1%
Mar 22-4:15 am4:34 pm10:45 pm(76.8°)252,12092.9%
Mar 23-4:57 am5:15 pm11:26 pm(82.3°)252,45297.0%
Mar 24-5:36 am5:55 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Mar 25-6:15 am6:35 pm12:05 am(88.1°)252,30599.4%
* 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.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Tarawa on Mar 25

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Tarawa This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 7:32 amTue 7:39 pmTue 1:36 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 5:22 amWed 5:25 pmWed 11:24 amFairly good visibility
MarsWed 4:36 amWed 4:37 pmWed 10:37 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterTue 9:26 amTue 9:32 pmTue 3:29 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnWed 5:32 amWed 5:33 pmWed 11:32 amDifficult to see
UranusTue 9:47 amTue 9:53 pmTue 3:50 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneWed 6:27 amWed 6:29 pmWed 12:28 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Tarawa.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Tarawa