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

Moon: 23.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 7:36:05 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:15 am 89° East
Sunset Today: 6:20 pm 271° West
Moonrise Today: 9:51 am 66° East
Moonset Today: 9:43 pm 296° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 5 minutes (-31s)

Today's Sun Position in Port Moresby

Time: 7:36 pm
Altitude: -19.5°
Direction: 268° W
Phase: Night

Day length today: 12h 5m 17s (Mar 23, 2026)

31 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 22, 2026)

30 minutes, 58 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

35 minutes, 29 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Port Moresby Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:05 am
Astro. Twilight 5:05 am – 5:29 am
Nautical Twilight 5:29 am – 5:54 am
Civil Twilight 5:54 am – 6:15 am
Daylight 6:15 am – 6:20 pm
Civil Twilight 6:20 pm – 6:41 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:41 pm – 7:05 pm
Astro. Twilight 7:05 pm – 7:30 pm
Night 7:30 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Port Moresby - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 23 6:15 am 6:20 pm 12:05:17 −0:31 12:17 pm (79.6°) 92.640
Mar 24 6:15 am 6:19 pm 12:04:45 −0:31 12:17 pm (79.2°) 92.666
Mar 25 6:15 am 6:19 pm 12:04:14 −0:31 12:17 pm (78.8°) 92.691
Mar 26 6:15 am 6:18 pm 12:03:42 −0:31 12:17 pm (78.4°) 92.717
Mar 27 6:15 am 6:18 pm 12:03:11 −0:31 12:16 pm (78.0°) 92.743
Mar 28 6:15 am 6:17 pm 12:02:40 −0:31 12:16 pm (77.6°) 92.769
Mar 29 6:14 am 6:17 pm 12:02:09 −0:31 12:16 pm (77.2°) 92.795
* All times are local time for Port Moresby. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Port Moresby

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Port Moresby - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 23 9:51 am 9:43 pm - 3:48 pm (55.2°) 228,126 22.2%
Mar 24 10:55 am 10:43 pm - 4:49 pm (52.4°) 228,857 33.0%
Mar 25 11:59 am 11:46 pm - 5:52 pm (51.6°) 230,036 44.7%
Mar 26 1:01 pm - - 6:54 pm (52.9°) 231,535 56.5%
Mar 27 - 12:49 am 1:58 pm 7:53 pm (56.0°) 233,240 67.8%
Mar 28 - 1:49 am 2:49 pm 8:47 pm (60.5°) 235,096 78.0%
Mar 29 - 2:46 am 3:36 pm 9:36 pm (66.1°) 237,066 86.5%
* All times are local time for Port Moresby. 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 Port Moresby This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 23, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Tue 4:38 am Tue 4:52 pm Tue 10:45 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Tue 7:29 am Tue 7:24 pm Tue 1:27 pm Fairly good visibility
Mars Tue 5:12 am Tue 5:24 pm Tue 11:18 am Difficult to see
Jupiter Mon 1:28 pm Tue 12:59 am Mon 7:14 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Tue 6:23 am Tue 6:26 pm Tue 12:25 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Mon 10:05 am Mon 9:40 pm Mon 3:53 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Tue 6:12 am Tue 6:15 pm Tue 12:14 pm Extremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Port Moresby.

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