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Papeete, French Polynesia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 76.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 8, 2025 at 7:49:45 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:15 am 114° Southeast
Sunset Today: 6:24 pm 246° West
Moonrise Today: 10:30 pm 71° East
Moonset Today: 9:10 am 292° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 9 minutes (+19s)
Location of PapeeteLocation

Today's Sun Position in Papeete

Time:7:49 pm
Altitude:-18.6°
Direction:238° SW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 13h 8m 59s (Dec 8, 2025)

19 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 7, 2025)

2 hours, 4 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

1 minute, 58 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Papeete Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:54 am
Astro. Twilight3:54 am – 4:23 am
Nautical Twilight4:23 am – 4:52 am
Civil Twilight4:52 am – 5:15 am
Daylight5:15 am – 6:24 pm
Civil Twilight6:24 pm – 6:48 pm
Nautical Twilight6:48 pm – 7:17 pm
Astro. Twilight7:17 pm – 7:46 pm
Night7:46 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Papeete - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 85:15 am6:24 pm13:08:59+0:1911:50 am (84.7°)91.561
Dec 95:16 am6:25 pm13:09:17+0:1711:50 am (84.6°)91.549
Dec 105:16 am6:26 pm13:09:33+0:1611:51 am (84.5°)91.539
Dec 115:16 am6:26 pm13:09:48+0:1411:51 am (84.5°)91.529
Dec 125:17 am6:27 pm13:10:01+0:1311:52 am (84.4°)91.519
Dec 135:17 am6:27 pm13:10:13+0:1211:52 am (84.3°)91.510
Dec 145:18 am6:28 pm13:10:24+0:1011:53 am (84.3°)91.501
* All times are local time for Papeete. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Papeete

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Papeete - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 8-9:10 am10:30 pm3:25 am(50.2°)230,91182.5%
Dec 9-10:09 am11:10 pm4:18 am(55.5°)234,96973.0%
Dec 10-11:03 am11:46 pm5:05 am(61.3°)239,04362.7%
Dec 11-11:54 am-5:48 am(67.5°)242,82152.3%
Dec 1212:20 am12:43 pm-6:30 am(73.7°)246,09542.0%
Dec 1312:53 am1:31 pm-7:10 am(79.6°)248,72232.4%
Dec 141:26 am2:20 pm-7:51 am(85.2°)250,64823.6%
* 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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Planets Visible in the Sky in Papeete This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Dec 8, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 3:59 amTue 4:50 pmTue 10:24 amAverage visibility
VenusTue 4:50 amTue 5:54 pmTue 11:22 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 5:49 amTue 6:59 pmTue 12:24 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterMon 8:54 pmTue 8:00 amTue 2:27 amPerfect visibility
SaturnMon 12:25 pmTue 12:38 amMon 6:31 pmGreat visibility
UranusMon 4:55 pmTue 4:06 amMon 10:31 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneMon 12:42 pmTue 12:48 amMon 6:45 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Papeete.

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