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Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, January 2026

Moon: 88.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 3:00:47 pm
Moon Direction: 161° South
Moon Altitude: -72.3°
Moon Distance: 240,006 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 2:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 1:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:47 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Papeete, January 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Jan Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 3:27 am (299°) 5:23 pm (60°) 10:58 pm (43.5°) 224,027 98.2%
2 - 4:33 am (300°) 6:28 pm (61°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 5:42 am (298°) 7:27 pm (64°) 12:04 am (44.7°) 225,131 99.9%
4 - 6:49 am (294°) 8:18 pm (69°) 1:07 am (48.0°) 227,331 98.4%
5 - 7:52 am (289°) 9:03 pm (74°) 2:03 am (52.8°) 230,425 94.1%
6 - 8:50 am (282°) 9:42 pm (81°) 2:54 am (58.7°) 234,088 87.5%
7 - 9:44 am (276°) 10:17 pm (87°) 3:41 am (64.9°) 237,998 79.3%
8 - 10:35 am (269°) 10:51 pm (94°) 4:24 am (71.3°) 241,808 70.0%
9 - 11:25 am (263°) 11:25 pm (100°) 5:06 am (77.6°) 245,243 60.1%
10 - 12:14 pm (257°) 11:59 pm (106°) 5:47 am (83.4°) 248,074 50.1%
11 - 1:03 pm (252°) - 6:29 am (88.7°) 250,169 40.3%
12 12:36 am (111°) 1:54 pm (247°) - 7:13 am (86.7°) 251,450 31.0%
13 1:16 am (115°) 2:47 pm (243°) - 8:00 am (83.0°) 251,923 22.5%
14 1:59 am (118°) 3:40 pm (241°) - 8:49 am (80.4°) 251,647 14.9%
15 2:47 am (119°) 4:33 pm (240°) - 9:40 am (79.2°) 250,726 8.6%
16 3:39 am (120°) 5:25 pm (241°) - 10:33 am (79.3°) 249,299 3.9%
17 4:34 am (118°) 6:14 pm (243°) - 11:25 am (81.0°) 247,510 1.0%
18 5:30 am (116°) 6:59 pm (247°) - 12:16 pm (84.1°) 245,500 0.1%
19 6:26 am (111°) 7:41 pm (251°) - 1:05 pm (88.4°) 243,379 1.4%
20 7:20 am (106°) 8:19 pm (257°) - 1:52 pm (86.3°) 241,232 4.8%
21 8:14 am (100°) 8:56 pm (263°) - 2:37 pm (80.2°) 239,101 10.5%
22 9:07 am (93°) 9:32 pm (270°) - 3:21 pm (73.7°) 237,009 18.1%
23 10:00 am (86°) 10:09 pm (277°) - 4:06 pm (67.0°) 234,966 27.5%
24 10:55 am (79°) 10:47 pm (284°) - 4:53 pm (60.5°) 232,994 38.1%
25 11:53 am (73°) 11:30 pm (290°) - 5:43 pm (54.4°) 231,146 49.6%
26 12:54 pm (67°) - - 6:38 pm (49.3°) 229,513 61.4%
27 - 12:18 am (295°) 1:59 pm (63°) 7:37 pm (45.5°) 228,234 72.6%
28 - 1:13 am (298°) 3:05 pm (61°) 8:40 pm (43.6°) 227,477 82.8%
29 - 2:14 am (300°) 4:10 pm (60°) 9:45 pm (43.8°) 227,404 91.0%
30 - 3:20 am (299°) 5:11 pm (62°) 10:48 pm (46.1°) 228,133 96.7%
31 - 4:27 am (296°) 6:05 pm (66°) 11:47 pm (50.2°) 229,697 99.6%
* All times are local time for Papeete. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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