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

Moon: 17.1%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 14, 2026 at 3:40:39 am
Sunrise Today: 6:14 am↑ 108° East
Sunset Today: 6:36 pm↑ 252° West
Moonrise Today: 9:56 am↑ 116° Southeast
Moonset Today: 10:42 pm↑ 245° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 21 minutes (+14s)

Today's Sun Position in Buka

Time: 3:40 am
Altitude: -36.5°
Direction: 117° SE
Phase: Night

Day length today: 12h 21m 26s (Nov 14, 2026)

14 seconds longer than yesterday (Nov 13, 2026)

33 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2026)

5 minutes, 1 second shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Buka Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:01 am
Astro. Twilight 5:01 am – 5:27 am
Nautical Twilight 5:27 am – 5:53 am
Civil Twilight 5:53 am – 6:14 am
Daylight 6:14 am – 6:36 pm
Civil Twilight 6:36 pm – 6:58 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:58 pm – 7:23 pm
Astro. Twilight 7:23 pm – 7:49 pm
Night 7:49 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Buka - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Nov Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Nov 14 6:14 am 6:36 pm 12:21:26 +0:14 12:25 pm (77.3°) 91.982
Nov 15 6:15 am 6:36 pm 12:21:41 +0:14 12:25 pm (77.0°) 91.961
Nov 16 6:15 am 6:36 pm 12:21:55 +0:13 12:26 pm (76.7°) 91.940
Nov 17 6:15 am 6:37 pm 12:22:08 +0:13 12:26 pm (76.5°) 91.919
Nov 18 6:15 am 6:37 pm 12:22:22 +0:13 12:26 pm (76.2°) 91.899
Nov 19 6:15 am 6:37 pm 12:22:35 +0:13 12:26 pm (76.0°) 91.879
Nov 20 6:15 am 6:38 pm 12:22:48 +0:12 12:26 pm (75.8°) 91.859
* 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
Nov Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Nov 14 9:56 am 10:42 pm - 4:19 pm (69.5°) 251,964 21.0%
Nov 15 10:46 am 11:28 pm - 5:07 pm (72.5°) 251,251 29.4%
Nov 16 11:34 am - - 5:53 pm (76.4°) 249,750 38.6%
Nov 17 - 12:11 am 12:20 pm 6:37 pm (81.3°) 247,466 48.4%
Nov 18 - 12:52 am 1:06 pm 7:20 pm (86.8°) 244,468 58.5%
Nov 19 - 1:33 am 1:51 pm 8:02 pm (87.1°) 240,905 68.5%
Nov 20 - 2:13 am 2:36 pm 8:46 pm (80.8°) 237,001 78.1%
* 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, Sat, Nov 14, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 5:16 am Sat 5:28 pm Sat 11:22 am Difficult to see
Venus Sat 4:25 am Sat 4:36 pm Sat 10:31 am Fairly good visibility
Mars Sat 1:04 am Sat 12:56 pm Sat 7:00 am Average visibility
Jupiter Sat 1:06 am Sat 12:58 pm Sat 7:02 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Sat 3:41 pm Sun 3:43 am Sat 9:42 pm Perfect visibility
Uranus Fri 7:26 pm Sat 7:12 am Sat 1:19 am Average visibility
Neptune Sat 3:14 pm Sun 3:17 am Sat 9:16 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Buka.

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