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

Moon: 0.6%
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Current Time: Dec 19, 2025 at 7:12:45 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:37 am↑ 114° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:59 pm↑ 246° West
Moonrise Today: 4:35 am↑ 117° Southeast
Moonset Today: 5:18 pm↑ 242° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 22 minutes (+1s)
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Today's Sun Position in Rabaul

Time: 7:12 pm
Altitude: -17.4°
Direction: 244° SW
Phase: Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 12h 22m 8s (Dec 19, 2025)

1 second longer than yesterday (Dec 18, 2025)

29 minutes, 23 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

1 second shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

The Sun's altitude in Rabaul 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 Rabaul Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Rabaul 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 – 4:21 am
Astro. Twilight 4:21 am – 4:48 am
Nautical Twilight 4:48 am – 5:14 am
Civil Twilight 5:14 am – 5:37 am
Daylight 5:37 am – 5:59 pm
Civil Twilight 5:59 pm – 6:22 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:22 pm – 6:48 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:48 pm – 7:15 pm
Night 7:15 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Rabaul - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. km
Dec 19 5:37 am 5:59 pm 12:22:08 +0:01 11:48 am (70.8°) 147.203
Dec 20 5:37 am 5:59 pm 12:22:08 < 1s 11:48 am (70.8°) 147.191
Dec 21 5:38 am 6:00 pm 12:22:09 < 1s 11:49 am (70.8°) 147.180
Dec 22 5:38 am 6:00 pm 12:22:09 < 1s 11:49 am (70.8°) 147.170
Dec 23 5:39 am 6:01 pm 12:22:09 < 1s 11:50 am (70.8°) 147.160
Dec 24 5:39 am 6:01 pm 12:22:08 < 1s 11:50 am (70.8°) 147.151
Dec 25 5:40 am 6:02 pm 12:22:07 −0:01 11:51 am (70.8°) 147.143
* All times are local time for Rabaul. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (summer solstice) in Rabaul is at 1:03 am on Monday, December 22, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 29 minutes longer than the June solstice. In locations south of the equator, the longest day of the year is around this date.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinox Mar 20 7:01 pm
June solstice Jun 21 12:42 pm
September equinox Sep 23 4:19 am
December solstice Dec 22 1:03 am
* All times are local Rabaul time.

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Today's Moon in Rabaul

Percent Illuminated: 0.6%
Time: 7:12 pm
Altitude: -24.5°
Direction: 237° SW
Position: Waning Crescent

The Moon's path in Rabaul 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

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Moon in Rabaul - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (km) Illumination
Dec 19 4:35 am 5:18 pm - 10:56 am (66.2°) 405,121 1.2%
Dec 20 5:26 am 6:10 pm - 11:48 am (65.6°) 403,485 0.2%
Dec 21 6:19 am 7:02 pm - 12:41 pm (66.5°) 401,291 1.2%
Dec 22 7:11 am 7:52 pm - 1:32 pm (68.8°) 398,603 4.1%
Dec 23 8:03 am 8:39 pm - 2:21 pm (72.5°) 395,451 9.1%
Dec 24 8:52 am 9:24 pm - 3:09 pm (77.2°) 391,843 15.8%
Dec 25 9:39 am 10:08 pm - 3:54 pm (82.8°) 387,795 24.2%
* All times are local time for Rabaul. 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 Rabaul This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 19, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 4:23 am Sat 4:42 pm Sat 10:32 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Sat 5:20 am Sat 5:40 pm Sat 11:30 am Slightly difficult to see
Mars Sat 6:01 am Sat 6:21 pm Sat 12:11 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Fri 7:41 pm Sat 7:30 am Sat 1:36 am Perfect visibility
Saturn Fri 11:43 am Fri 11:48 pm Fri 5:46 pm Average visibility
Uranus Fri 3:47 pm Sat 3:38 am Fri 9:42 pm Average visibility
Neptune Fri 11:56 am Sat 12:00 midnight Fri 5:58 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Rabaul.

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