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Papeete, French Polynesia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 8.0%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 2:21:28 am
Sunrise Today: 6:02 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 6:07 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 8:39 am 71° East
Moonset Today: 8:12 pm 292° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 6 minutes (-1m)

Today's Sun Position in Papeete

Time: 2:21 am
Altitude: -52.4°
Direction: 114° SE
Phase: Night

Day length today: 12h 5m 31s (Mar 21, 2026)

1 minute shorter than yesterday (Mar 20, 2026)

1 hour longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

1 hour, 5 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Papeete Today

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Night 12:00 am – 4:50 am
Astro. Twilight 4:50 am – 5:15 am
Nautical Twilight 5:15 am – 5:40 am
Civil Twilight 5:40 am – 6:02 am
Daylight 6:02 am – 6:07 pm
Civil Twilight 6:07 pm – 6:29 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:29 pm – 6:54 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:54 pm – 7:19 pm
Night 7:19 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Papeete - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 21 6:02 am 6:07 pm 12:05:31 −1:00 12:05 pm (72.0°) 92.610
Mar 22 6:02 am 6:07 pm 12:04:31 −0:59 12:04 pm (71.6°) 92.635
Mar 23 6:02 am 6:06 pm 12:03:31 −0:59 12:04 pm (71.2°) 92.661
Mar 24 6:02 am 6:05 pm 12:02:31 −0:59 12:04 pm (70.8°) 92.687
Mar 25 6:03 am 6:04 pm 12:01:32 −0:59 12:04 pm (70.4°) 92.713
Mar 26 6:03 am 6:03 pm 12:00:32 −0:59 12:03 pm (70.0°) 92.738
Mar 27 6:03 am 6:03 pm 11:59:33 −0:59 12:03 pm (69.6°) 92.764
* All times are local time for Papeete. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Papeete

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Papeete - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 21 8:39 am 8:12 pm - 2:27 pm (52.4°) 228,025 11.5%
Mar 22 9:43 am 9:03 pm - 3:24 pm (47.6°) 228,054 20.4%
Mar 23 10:49 am 10:00 pm - 4:25 pm (44.5°) 228,693 31.0%
Mar 24 11:54 am 11:02 pm - 5:28 pm (43.4°) 229,803 42.6%
Mar 25 12:56 pm - - 6:31 pm (44.3°) 231,254 54.5%
Mar 26 - 12:07 am 1:52 pm 7:30 pm (47.1°) 232,928 65.9%
Mar 27 - 1:10 am 2:42 pm 8:25 pm (51.4°) 234,761 76.3%
* All times are local time for Papeete. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Papeete This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Mar 21, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 4:29 am Sat 4:51 pm Sat 10:40 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Sat 7:18 am Sat 7:06 pm Sat 1:12 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Sat 4:56 am Sat 5:18 pm Sat 11:07 am Difficult to see
Jupiter Sat 1:34 pm Sun 12:36 am Sat 7:05 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Sat 6:17 am Sat 6:21 pm Sat 12:19 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Sat 10:08 am Sat 9:20 pm Sat 3:44 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Sat 6:07 am Sat 6:11 pm Sat 12:09 pm Very close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Papeete.

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