Tarawa, Kiribati Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Tarawa (Kiribati, Gilbert Islands). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 22:21 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Tarawa . All times are shown in Tarawa local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 5.35%, Maximal illumination for this day: 11.48%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-02, 05:24; remaining time: 16d 7h 3m 11s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:10
Moonset:	16:31

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 377 803 km
234 756 mi
Tarawa ↔ Moon, nearest point: 382 394 km
237 609 mi
View angle: 0.527°

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: 5.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 6 hours, 19 minutes. (≈27.263 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 93°

Tarawa, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -83.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 294.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-13	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	02:39:00	03:25:00	04:10:00	04:56:00	05:44:00
Moonset:	14:58:00	15:45:00	16:31:00	17:20:00	18:10:00

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

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