Papeete, French Polynesia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Papeete, French Polynesia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 19, 2018 at 12:36:52 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:50 am↑ 89° East
Sunset Today: 5:53 pm↑ 271° West
Moonrise Today: 1:45 pm↑ 111° Southeast
Moonset Today: 2:15 am↑ 249° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 3 minutes (+58s)
Today's Sun Position in Papeete
The Sun's altitude in Papeete today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed in a separate box. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
12:36 pm
Altitude
68.2°Heading
328° NWPosition
DaylightDay length
12h 3m 40s
Change since
Yesterday: +58s
Winter: +58m 55s
Summer: -1h 7m
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Papeete Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Papeete today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
| Night | 12:00 am – 4:38 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 4:38 am – 5:03 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:03 am – 5:28 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:28 am – 5:50 am | |
| Daylight | 5:50 am – 5:53 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:53 pm – 6:15 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:15 pm – 6:40 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 6:40 pm – 7:05 pm | |
| Night | 7:05 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Papeete - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Sep 19 | 5:50 am | 5:53 pm | 12:03:40 | +0:58 | 11:51 am (71.2°) | 93.367 |
| Sep 20 | 5:49 am | 5:53 pm | 12:04:38 | +0:58 | 11:51 am (71.6°) | 93.341 |
| Sep 21 | 5:48 am | 5:54 pm | 12:05:37 | +0:58 | 11:51 am (72.0°) | 93.315 |
| Sep 22 | 5:47 am | 5:54 pm | 12:06:36 | +0:59 | 11:50 am (72.4°) | 93.289 |
| Sep 23 | 5:46 am | 5:54 pm | 12:07:35 | +0:59 | 11:50 am (72.8°) | 93.262 |
| Sep 24 | 5:45 am | 5:54 pm | 12:08:35 | +0:59 | 11:50 am (73.2°) | 93.236 |
| Sep 25 | 5:45 am | 5:54 pm | 12:09:34 | +0:59 | 11:49 am (73.6°) | 93.210 |
| * All times are local time for Papeete. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
September Equinox (Vernal Equinox) is on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 3:54 pm in Papeete.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on Equinox?
Equinoxes & Solstices 2018
| 2018 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 6:15 am |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 12:07 am |
| September Equinox | Sep 22 | 3:54 pm |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 12:23 pm |
| * All times are local Papeete time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Papeete
The Moon's path in Papeete today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
12:36 pm
Altitude
-15.2°Heading
117° SEPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
76.9%
Moon in Papeete - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Sep 19 | - | 2:15 am | 1:45 pm | 8:23 pm | (88.2°) | 251,560 | 79.4% | |||
| Sep 20 | - | 3:00 am | 2:35 pm | 9:10 pm | (89.6°) | 251,062 | 86.7% | |||
| Sep 21 | - | 3:43 am | 3:25 pm | 9:56 pm | (86.6°) | 249,968 | 92.6% | |||
| Sep 22 | - | 4:24 am | 4:15 pm | 10:41 pm | (82.8°) | 248,417 | 96.9% | |||
| Sep 23 | - | 5:04 am | 5:05 pm | 11:25 pm | (78.6°) | 246,548 | 99.4% | |||
 Sep 24 | - | 5:43 am | 5:55 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
| Sep 25 | - | 6:21 am | 6:46 pm | 12:09 am | (74.0°) | 244,491 | 99.8% | |||
| * All times are local time for Papeete. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
Planets Visible in the Sky in Papeete This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Sep 19, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Thu 5:53 am | Thu 5:53 pm | Thu 11:53 am | Very close to Sun, not visible |
| Venus | Wed 7:45 am | Wed 8:39 pm | Wed 2:11 pm | Great visibility |
| Mars | Wed 1:50 pm | Thu 2:58 am | Wed 8:24 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Wed 8:50 am | Wed 9:38 pm | Wed 3:14 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Wed 11:41 am | Thu 12:45 am | Wed 6:13 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Wed 8:13 pm | Thu 7:46 am | Thu 2:00 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Wed 4:56 pm | Thu 5:16 am | Wed 11:06 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Papeete. | ||||
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