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Wake Island, US Minor Outlying Islands — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 0.6%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 19, 2025 at 9:11:48 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:21 am↑ 115° Southeast
Sunset Today: 6:19 pm↑ 245° West
Moonrise Today: 6:27 am↑ 119° Southeast
Moonset Today: 5:24 pm↑ 240° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 58 minutes (-4s)
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Today's Sun Position in Wake Island

Time: 9:11 pm
Altitude: -39.2°
Direction: 255° W
Phase: Night

Day length today: 10h 58m 18s (Dec 19, 2025)

4 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 18, 2025)

5 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

2 hours, 19 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Wake Island 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 Wake Island Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Wake Island 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 – 6:02 am
Astro. Twilight 6:02 am – 6:29 am
Nautical Twilight 6:29 am – 6:57 am
Civil Twilight 6:57 am – 7:21 am
Daylight 7:21 am – 6:19 pm
Civil Twilight 6:19 pm – 6:43 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:43 pm – 7:10 pm
Astro. Twilight 7:10 pm – 7:37 pm
Night 7:37 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Wake Island - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Dec 19 7:21 am 6:19 pm 10:58:18 −0:04 12:50 pm (47.3°) 91.468
Dec 20 7:21 am 6:19 pm 10:58:15 −0:03 12:50 pm (47.3°) 91.461
Dec 21 7:22 am 6:20 pm 10:58:13 −0:01 12:51 pm (47.3°) 91.454
Dec 22 7:22 am 6:20 pm 10:58:13 < 1s 12:51 pm (47.3°) 91.447
Dec 23 7:23 am 6:21 pm 10:58:15 +0:01 12:52 pm (47.3°) 91.441
Dec 24 7:23 am 6:22 pm 10:58:17 +0:02 12:52 pm (47.3°) 91.436
Dec 25 7:24 am 6:22 pm 10:58:22 +0:04 12:53 pm (47.3°) 91.430
* All times are local time for Wake Island. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Wake Island is at 3:03 am on Monday, December 22, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 2 hours, 19 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinox Mar 20 9:01 pm
June solstice Jun 21 2:42 pm
September equinox Sep 23 6:19 am
December solstice Dec 22 3:03 am
* All times are local Wake Island time.

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Today's Moon in Wake Island

Percent Illuminated: 0.6%
Time: 9:11 pm
Altitude: -47.8°
Direction: 249° W
Position: Waning Crescent

The Moon's path in Wake Island 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 Wake Island - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Dec 19 6:27 am 5:24 pm - 11:56 am (42.5°) 251,764 1.2%
Dec 20 7:20 am 6:16 pm - 12:48 pm (41.8°) 250,762 0.2%
Dec 21 8:12 am 7:11 pm - 1:41 pm (42.7°) 249,412 1.1%
Dec 22 9:00 am 8:06 pm - 2:32 pm (44.9°) 247,753 4.0%
Dec 23 9:44 am 9:02 pm - 3:22 pm (48.5°) 245,806 8.8%
Dec 24 10:25 am 9:56 pm - 4:09 pm (53.2°) 243,575 15.5%
Dec 25 11:03 am 10:50 pm - 4:54 pm (58.7°) 241,071 23.9%
* All times are local time for Wake Island. 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 Wake Island This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 19, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 6:02 am Sat 5:06 pm Sat 11:34 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Sat 7:04 am Sat 6:00 pm Sat 12:32 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Sat 7:47 am Sat 6:39 pm Sat 1:13 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Sat 8:00 pm Sun 9:07 am Sun 2:34 am Perfect visibility
Saturn Fri 12:52 pm Sat 12:44 am Fri 6:48 pm Average visibility
Uranus Fri 4:14 pm Sat 5:14 am Fri 10:44 pm Average visibility
Neptune Fri 1:01 pm Sat 1:00 am Fri 7:00 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Wake Island.

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