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Buka, Papua New Guinea — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 16.2%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 1:12:24 am
Sunrise Today: 6:45 am 89° East
Sunset Today: 6:50 pm 271° West
Moonrise Today: 10:12 am 66° East
Moonset Today: 10:20 pm 296° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 6 minutes (-18s)

Today's Sun Position in Buka

Time: 1:12 am
Altitude: -82.4°
Direction: 127° SE
Phase: Night

Day length today: 12h 5m 47s (Mar 23, 2026)

18 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 22, 2026)

17 minutes, 20 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

20 minutes, 41 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Buka Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:36 am
Astro. Twilight 5:36 am – 6:00 am
Nautical Twilight 6:00 am – 6:24 am
Civil Twilight 6:24 am – 6:45 am
Daylight 6:45 am – 6:50 pm
Civil Twilight 6:50 pm – 7:11 pm
Nautical Twilight 7:11 pm – 7:35 pm
Astro. Twilight 7:35 pm – 7:59 pm
Night 7:59 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Buka - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 23 6:45 am 6:50 pm 12:05:47 −0:18 12:47 pm (83.6°) 92.639
Mar 24 6:44 am 6:50 pm 12:05:29 −0:18 12:47 pm (83.2°) 92.665
Mar 25 6:44 am 6:49 pm 12:05:11 −0:17 12:47 pm (82.8°) 92.691
Mar 26 6:44 am 6:49 pm 12:04:53 −0:17 12:47 pm (82.4°) 92.717
Mar 27 6:44 am 6:49 pm 12:04:35 −0:17 12:46 pm (82.0°) 92.742
Mar 28 6:44 am 6:48 pm 12:04:17 −0:17 12:46 pm (81.6°) 92.768
Mar 29 6:44 am 6:48 pm 12:04:00 −0:17 12:46 pm (81.2°) 92.794
* All times are local time for Buka. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Buka

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Buka - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 23 10:12 am 10:20 pm - 4:17 pm (59.3°) 228,116 21.9%
Mar 24 11:15 am 11:21 pm - 5:18 pm (56.5°) 228,837 32.7%
Mar 25 12:18 pm - - 6:21 pm (55.7°) 230,008 44.4%
Mar 26 - 12:24 am 1:21 pm 7:23 pm (56.9°) 231,501 56.3%
Mar 27 - 1:26 am 2:19 pm 8:22 pm (60.0°) 233,202 67.6%
Mar 28 - 2:25 am 3:12 pm 9:16 pm (64.5°) 235,056 77.8%
Mar 29 - 3:20 am 4:00 pm 10:05 pm (70.0°) 237,024 86.3%
* All times are local time for Buka. 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 Buka This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 23, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Mon 5:14 am Mon 5:23 pm Mon 11:19 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Mon 7:56 am Mon 7:56 pm Mon 1:56 pm Fairly good visibility
Mars Mon 5:45 am Mon 5:54 pm Mon 11:49 am Difficult to see
Jupiter Mon 1:52 pm Tue 1:36 am Mon 7:44 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Mon 6:57 am Mon 7:00 pm Mon 12:58 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Mon 10:29 am Mon 10:16 pm Mon 4:23 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Mon 6:46 am Mon 6:49 pm Mon 12:47 pm Very close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Buka.

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