Tarawa, Kiribati Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Tarawa (Kiribati, Gilbert Islands). Current time: Saturday, 2026-08-08, 10:05 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Tarawa . All times are shown in Tarawa local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 23.68%, Maximal illumination for this day: 34.25%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 16:19; remaining time: 20d 6h 14m 9s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	01:27
Moonset:	14:02

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 363 989 km
226 172 mi
Tarawa ↔ Moon, nearest point: 357 329 km
222 034 mi
View angle: 0.547°

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: 29.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 24 Day, 2 hours, 44 minutes. (≈24.114 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 1°

Tarawa, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 50.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 313.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-06	2026-08-07	2026-08-08	2026-08-09	2026-08-10
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	00:00:00	00:28:00	01:27:00	02:29:00	03:35:00
Moonset:	12:04:00	13:01:00	14:02:00	15:07:00	16:11:00

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

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