Tarawa, Kiribati Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Tarawa (Kiribati, Gilbert Islands). Current time: Friday, 2026-10-23, 10:50 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Tarawa . All times are shown in Tarawa local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 84.34%, Maximal illumination for this day: 91.22%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 16:13; remaining time: 3d 5h 23m 1s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:46
Moonset:	03:23

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 388 717 km
241 538 mi
Tarawa ↔ Moon, nearest point: 393 027 km
244 216 mi
View angle: 0.512°

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: 87.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 9 hours, 16 minutes. (≈11.386 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 82°

Tarawa, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -71.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 93.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	14:20:00	15:03:00	15:46:00	16:30:00	17:18:00
Moonset:	01:54:00	02:38:00	03:23:00	04:07:00	04:54:00

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

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