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

Moon: 93.6%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 3, 2026 at 7:43:03 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:47 am 107° East
Sunset Today: 6:36 pm 253° West
Moonrise Today: 8:12 pm 84° East
Moonset Today: 7:29 am 279° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 50 minutes (-50s)

Today's Sun Position in Papeete

Time: 7:43 pm
Altitude: -15.6°
Direction: 247° W
Phase: Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 12h 49m 48s (Feb 3, 2026)

50 seconds shorter than yesterday (Feb 2, 2026)

1 hour, 45 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

21 minutes, 9 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Papeete Today

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Night 12:00 am – 4:29 am
Astro. Twilight 4:29 am – 4:57 am
Nautical Twilight 4:57 am – 5:24 am
Civil Twilight 5:24 am – 5:47 am
Daylight 5:47 am – 6:36 pm
Civil Twilight 6:36 pm – 6:59 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:59 pm – 7:26 pm
Astro. Twilight 7:26 pm – 7:53 pm
Night 7:53 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Papeete - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Feb Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Feb 3 5:47 am 6:36 pm 12:49:48 −0:50 12:12 pm (88.8°) 91.628
Feb 4 5:47 am 6:36 pm 12:48:57 −0:50 12:12 pm (88.5°) 91.643
Feb 5 5:48 am 6:36 pm 12:48:06 −0:51 12:12 pm (88.2°) 91.658
Feb 6 5:48 am 6:35 pm 12:47:14 −0:51 12:12 pm (87.9°) 91.673
Feb 7 5:49 am 6:35 pm 12:46:22 −0:52 12:12 pm (87.5°) 91.689
Feb 8 5:49 am 6:35 pm 12:45:29 −0:52 12:12 pm (87.2°) 91.706
Feb 9 5:49 am 6:34 pm 12:44:35 −0:53 12:12 pm (86.9°) 91.722
* 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
Feb Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Feb 3 - 7:29 am 8:12 pm 1:30 am (61.8°) 234,959 97.0%
Feb 4 - 8:23 am 8:47 pm 2:15 am (68.3°) 238,253 92.1%
Feb 5 - 9:14 am 9:21 pm 2:58 am (74.8°) 241,629 85.3%
Feb 6 - 10:04 am 9:56 pm 3:41 am (81.0°) 244,818 77.2%
Feb 7 - 10:55 am 10:32 pm 4:23 am (86.7°) 247,556 68.2%
Feb 8 - 11:46 am 11:11 pm 5:07 am (88.3°) 249,650 58.6%
Feb 9 - 12:38 pm 11:53 pm 5:53 am (84.2°) 250,951 48.9%
* 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, Tue, Feb 3, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Wed 6:33 am Wed 7:16 pm Wed 12:55 pm Slightly difficult to see
Venus Wed 6:19 am Wed 7:03 pm Wed 12:41 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Wed 5:20 am Wed 6:15 pm Wed 11:48 am Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Tue 4:42 pm Wed 3:45 am Tue 10:14 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Tue 8:56 am Tue 9:05 pm Tue 3:00 pm Average visibility
Uranus Tue 1:05 pm Wed 12:17 am Tue 6:41 pm Average visibility
Neptune Tue 9:01 am Tue 9:07 pm Tue 3:04 pm Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Papeete.

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