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Lae, Papua New Guinea — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 69.0%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 19, 2024 at 12:31:07 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:16 am 91° East
Sunset Today: 6:23 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 2:17 pm 63° Northeast
Moonset Today: 1:20 am 298° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 7 minutes (-22s)
Location of LaeLocation

Today's Sun Position in Lae

Time:12:31 pm
Altitude:83.1°
Direction:336° N
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 6m 56s (Mar 19, 2024)

22 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 18, 2024)

23 minutes, 2 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

24 minutes, 8 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Lae Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:07 am
Astro. Twilight5:07 am – 5:31 am
Nautical Twilight5:31 am – 5:55 am
Civil Twilight5:55 am – 6:16 am
Daylight6:16 am – 6:23 pm
Civil Twilight6:23 pm – 6:44 pm
Nautical Twilight6:44 pm – 7:08 pm
Astro. Twilight7:08 pm – 7:32 pm
Night7:32 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Lae - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 196:16 am6:23 pm12:06:56−0:2212:19 pm (83.7°)92.545
Mar 206:16 am6:22 pm12:06:33−0:2212:19 pm (83.3°)92.570
Mar 216:16 am6:22 pm12:06:11−0:2212:19 pm (82.9°)92.596
Mar 226:15 am6:21 pm12:05:48−0:2212:18 pm (82.5°)92.622
Mar 236:15 am6:21 pm12:05:26−0:2212:18 pm (82.1°)92.648
Mar 246:15 am6:20 pm12:05:04−0:2212:18 pm (81.7°)92.674
Mar 256:15 am6:20 pm12:04:41−0:2212:17 pm (81.3°)92.700
* All times are local time for Lae. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (autumnal equinox) in Lae is at 1:06 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 Lae

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Lae - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 19-1:20 am2:17 pm8:15 pm(56.6°)247,82971.9%
Mar 20-2:14 am3:05 pm9:04 pm(59.8°)249,89980.4%
Mar 21-3:04 am3:49 pm9:50 pm(64.0°)251,32987.6%
Mar 22-3:51 am4:30 pm10:32 pm(69.0°)252,16193.3%
Mar 23-4:36 am5:08 pm11:13 pm(74.4°)252,45797.3%
Mar 24-5:19 am5:45 pm11:52 pm(80.2°)252,27799.5%
Mar 25-6:01 am6:21 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Lae. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Lae on Mar 25

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Lae This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 7:21 amTue 7:19 pmTue 1:20 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 5:00 amTue 5:14 pmTue 11:07 amFairly good visibility
MarsTue 4:13 amTue 4:30 pmTue 10:21 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterTue 9:18 amTue 9:07 pmTue 3:13 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 5:14 amTue 5:25 pmTue 11:20 amDifficult to see
UranusTue 9:41 amTue 9:27 pmTue 3:34 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 6:13 amTue 6:18 pmTue 12:16 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Lae.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Lae