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

Moon: 99.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 5, 2025 at 2:18:03 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:47 am 113° Southeast
Sunset Today: 6:17 pm 247° West
Moonrise Today: 6:40 pm 62° Northeast
Moonset Today: 5:35 am 297° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 30 minutes (+9s)
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Today's Sun Position in Lae

Time:2:18 pm
Altitude:53.8°
Direction:241° SW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 29m 47s (Dec 5, 2025)

9 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 4, 2025)

45 minutes, 53 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

1 minute, 17 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Lae Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:31 am
Astro. Twilight4:31 am – 4:58 am
Nautical Twilight4:58 am – 5:25 am
Civil Twilight5:25 am – 5:47 am
Daylight5:47 am – 6:17 pm
Civil Twilight6:17 pm – 6:40 pm
Nautical Twilight6:40 pm – 7:06 pm
Astro. Twilight7:06 pm – 7:33 pm
Night7:33 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Lae - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 55:47 am6:17 pm12:29:47+0:0912:02 pm (74.4°)91.608
Dec 65:48 am6:17 pm12:29:55+0:0812:02 pm (74.2°)91.595
Dec 75:48 am6:18 pm12:30:04+0:0812:03 pm (74.1°)91.582
Dec 85:48 am6:18 pm12:30:12+0:0712:03 pm (74.0°)91.570
Dec 95:49 am6:19 pm12:30:19+0:0712:04 pm (73.9°)91.559
Dec 105:49 am6:19 pm12:30:26+0:0612:04 pm (73.8°)91.548
Dec 115:49 am6:20 pm12:30:32+0:0612:05 pm (73.7°)91.537
* All times are local time for Lae. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Lae

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Lae - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 5-5:35 am6:40 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Dec 6-6:42 am7:47 pm12:41 am(54.5°)222,62399.2%
Dec 7-7:49 am8:50 pm1:48 am(55.0°)224,70495.6%
Dec 8-8:53 am9:47 pm2:51 am(57.7°)227,81689.2%
Dec 9-9:52 am10:37 pm3:49 am(62.0°)231,61080.9%
Dec 10-10:45 am11:21 pm4:40 am(67.4°)235,69571.2%
Dec 11-11:33 am-5:27 am(73.4°)239,73760.9%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Lae This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 5, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 4:29 amFri 4:49 pmFri 10:39 amAverage visibility
VenusFri 5:16 amFri 5:42 pmFri 11:29 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 6:27 amFri 6:56 pmFri 12:41 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterFri 9:06 pmSat 8:48 amSat 2:57 amPerfect visibility
SaturnFri 12:57 pmSat 1:03 amFri 7:00 pmGreat visibility
UranusFri 5:08 pmSat 4:52 amFri 11:00 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneFri 1:12 pmSat 1:16 amFri 7:14 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Lae.

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