Papao, French Polynesia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Papao (French Polynesia, Îles du Vent). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 14:45 (GMT-10:00) Pacific/Tahiti . All times are shown in Papao local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 16.25%, Maximal illumination for this day: 24.62%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-27, 18:19; remaining time: 11d 3h 34m 30s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:57
Moonset:	21:49

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 391 330 km
243 161 mi
Papao ↔ Moon, nearest point: 383 347 km
238 200 mi
View angle: 0.509°

Papao on map:

Papao

Info

Local timezone:	GMT-10:00
Latitude:	-17.75°
Longitude:	-149.55°
Country:	French Polynesia Îles du Vent
Population:	10 360

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 21.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 12 hours, 10 minutes. (≈4.507 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -140°

Papao, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 78.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 52°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	07:45:00	08:21:00	08:57:00	09:35:00	10:13:00
Moonset:	20:03:00	20:56:00	21:49:00	22:41:00	23:35:00

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

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