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Swains Island, American Samoa — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 96.5%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 5, 2025 at 11:44:27 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:52 am 113° Southeast
Sunset Today: 6:37 pm 247° West
Moonrise Today: 8:02 pm 61° Northeast
Moonset Today: 6:36 am 299° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 45 minutes (+14s)
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Today's Sun Position in Swains Island

Time:11:44 pm
Altitude:-55.6°
Direction:193° S
Phase:Night

Day length today: 12h 44m 43s (Dec 5, 2025)

14 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 4, 2025)

1 hour, 16 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

1 minute, 51 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Swains Island Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:35 am
Astro. Twilight4:35 am – 5:02 am
Nautical Twilight5:02 am – 5:29 am
Civil Twilight5:29 am – 5:52 am
Daylight5:52 am – 6:37 pm
Civil Twilight6:37 pm – 7:00 pm
Nautical Twilight7:00 pm – 7:27 pm
Astro. Twilight7:27 pm – 7:55 pm
Night7:55 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Swains Island - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 55:52 am6:37 pm12:44:43+0:1412:15 pm (78.6°)91.596
Dec 65:53 am6:38 pm12:44:57+0:1312:15 pm (78.5°)91.584
Dec 75:53 am6:38 pm12:45:09+0:1212:16 pm (78.3°)91.571
Dec 85:53 am6:39 pm12:45:21+0:1112:16 pm (78.2°)91.560
Dec 95:54 am6:39 pm12:45:32+0:1012:16 pm (78.1°)91.549
Dec 105:54 am6:40 pm12:45:42+0:1012:17 pm (78.1°)91.538
Dec 115:54 am6:40 pm12:45:52+0:0912:17 pm (78.0°)91.528
* All times are local time for Swains Island. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Swains Island

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Swains Island - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 5-6:36 am8:02 pm12:45 am(50.2°)222,46099.4%
Dec 6-7:44 am9:05 pm1:53 am(50.5°)224,40296.2%
Dec 7-8:50 am10:01 pm2:57 am(52.9°)227,41090.1%
Dec 8-9:51 am10:49 pm3:55 am(57.1°)231,14781.9%
Dec 9-10:46 am11:33 pm4:47 am(62.4°)235,21572.4%
Dec 10-11:37 am-5:34 am(68.3°)239,28062.1%
Dec 1112:12 am12:25 pm-6:17 am(74.4°)243,03351.6%
* All times are local time for Swains Island. 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 Swains Island This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 5, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 4:37 amSat 5:08 pmSat 10:53 amAverage visibility
VenusSat 5:24 amSat 6:04 pmSat 11:44 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 6:30 amSat 7:15 pmSat 12:52 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterSat 9:17 pmSun 8:45 amSun 3:01 amPerfect visibility
SaturnFri 1:04 pmSat 1:13 amFri 7:09 pmGreat visibility
UranusFri 5:23 pmSat 4:54 amFri 11:09 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneFri 1:20 pmSat 1:25 amFri 7:23 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Swains Island.

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