Tarawa, Kiribati Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Tarawa (Kiribati, Gilbert Islands). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-09-22, 11:06 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Tarawa . All times are shown in Tarawa local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 74.05%, Maximal illumination for this day: 82.08%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-27, 04:50; remaining time: 4d 17h 44m 11s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:58
Moonset:	02:28

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 401 758 km
249 641 mi
Tarawa ↔ Moon, nearest point: 404 928 km
251 610 mi
View angle: 0.496°

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: 77.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 3 hours, 54 minutes. (≈10.162 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 101°

Tarawa, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -50.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 123.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-20	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23	2026-09-24
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	13:21:00	14:10:00	14:58:00	15:44:00	16:28:00
Moonset:	00:48:00	01:40:00	02:28:00	03:16:00	04:02:00

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

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