Tarawa, Kiribati Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Tarawa (Kiribati, Gilbert Islands). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-21, 07:48 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Tarawa . All times are shown in Tarawa local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 18.93%, Maximal illumination for this day: 28.82%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 20:46; remaining time: 10d 12h 58m 7s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:32
Moonset:	23:05

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 311 km
228 237 mi
Tarawa ↔ Moon, nearest point: 369 056 km
229 321 mi
View angle: 0.542°

Tarawa on map:

Tarawa

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+12:00
Latitude:	1.3278°
Longitude:	172.97696°
Country:	Kiribati Gilbert Islands
Population:	40 311

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 22%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 14 hours, 11 minutes. (≈4.591 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 80°

Tarawa, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -33.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 58.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22	2026-05-23
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	08:24:00	09:31:00	10:32:00	11:29:00	12:20:00
Moonset:	21:02:00	22:06:00	23:05:00	23:57:00	00:00:00

Tarawa moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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