Tarawa, Kiribati Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Tarawa (Kiribati, Gilbert Islands). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-30, 02:14 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Tarawa . All times are shown in Tarawa local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 94.08%, Maximal illumination for this day: 98.09%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-27, 04:50; remaining time: 28d 2h 35m 31s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	20:00
Moonset:	07:38

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 385 046 km
239 256 mi
Tarawa ↔ Moon, nearest point: 377 089 km
234 313 mi
View angle: 0.517°

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: 97.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 16 Day, 3 hours, 51 minutes. (≈16.161 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -50°

Tarawa, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 77.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 259.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-28	2026-08-29	2026-08-30	2026-08-31	2026-09-01
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	18:34:00	19:17:00	20:00:00	20:45:00	21:33:00
Moonset:	06:09:00	06:53:00	07:38:00	08:23:00	09:10:00

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

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