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

Moon: 57.1%
Third Quarter
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 2:19:01 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:13 am↑ 73° East
Sunset Today: 6:03 pm↑ 287° West
Moonset Today: 12:03 pm↑ 250° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 50 minutes (-15s)
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Today's Sun Position in Lae

Time: 2:19 pm
Altitude: 49.8°
Direction: 307° NW
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 11h 50m 4s (May 9, 2026)

15 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 8, 2026)

6 minutes, 10 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

40 minutes, 59 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Lae today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Lae Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Lae today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night 12:00 am – 5:01 am
Astro. Twilight 5:01 am – 5:26 am
Nautical Twilight 5:26 am – 5:51 am
Civil Twilight 5:51 am – 6:13 am
Daylight 6:13 am – 6:03 pm
Civil Twilight 6:03 pm – 6:25 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:25 pm – 6:50 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:50 pm – 7:15 pm
Night 7:15 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Lae - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
May Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
May 9 6:13 am 6:03 pm 11:50:04 −0:15 12:08 pm (65.9°) 93.829
May 10 6:13 am 6:03 pm 11:49:49 −0:15 12:08 pm (65.7°) 93.851
May 11 6:13 am 6:03 pm 11:49:33 −0:15 12:08 pm (65.4°) 93.873
May 12 6:13 am 6:03 pm 11:49:18 −0:15 12:08 pm (65.2°) 93.895
May 13 6:13 am 6:02 pm 11:49:03 −0:14 12:08 pm (64.9°) 93.916
May 14 6:13 am 6:02 pm 11:48:49 −0:14 12:08 pm (64.7°) 93.937
May 15 6:14 am 6:02 pm 11:48:34 −0:14 12:08 pm (64.4°) 93.958
* All times are local time for Lae. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2026

March equinox Mar 21 12:46 am
June solstice Jun 21 6:25 pm
September equinox Sep 23 10:05 am
December solstice Dec 22 6:50 am
* All times are local Lae time.

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Today's Moon in Lae

Percent Illuminated: 57.1%
Time: 2:19 pm
Altitude: -30.7°
Direction: 243° SW
Position: Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Lae today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Lae - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
May 9 - 12:03 pm - 5:42 am (75.4°) 247,444 60.5%
May 10 12:08 am 12:46 pm - 6:28 am (80.0°) 244,526 50.4%
May 11 12:56 am 1:28 pm - 7:13 am (85.5°) 241,044 40.0%
May 12 1:44 am 2:10 pm - 7:57 am (88.3°) 237,179 29.7%
May 13 2:32 am 2:52 pm - 8:43 am (81.6°) 233,197 20.0%
May 14 3:22 am 3:37 pm - 9:30 am (74.8°) 229,418 11.5%
May 15 4:15 am 4:26 pm - 10:21 am (68.1°) 226,190 5.0%
* All times are local time for Lae. 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 Lae This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 9, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 5:47 am Sat 5:39 pm Sat 11:43 am Difficult to see
Venus Sat 8:20 am Sat 8:02 pm Sat 2:11 pm Good visibility
Mars Sat 4:30 am Sat 4:27 pm Sat 10:29 am Slightly difficult to see
Jupiter Sat 10:40 am Sat 10:21 pm Sat 4:31 pm Fairly good visibility
Saturn Sat 3:44 am Sat 3:45 pm Sat 9:45 am Average visibility
Uranus Sat 7:07 am Sat 6:50 pm Sat 12:58 pm Extremely difficult to see
Neptune Sat 3:18 am Sat 3:21 pm Sat 9:19 am Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Lae.

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