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Kiritimati, Kiribati — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 75.5%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 9, 2025 at 9:57:35 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:20 am 113° Southeast
Sunset Today: 6:22 pm 247° West
Moonrise Today: 10:35 pm 72° East
Moonset Today: 10:13 am 290° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 1 minute (-1s)
Location of KiritimatiLocation

Today's Sun Position in Kiritimati

Time:9:57 pm
Altitude:-49.2°
Direction:236° SW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 12h 1m 11s (Dec 9, 2025)

1 second shorter than yesterday (Dec 8, 2025)

7 seconds longer than December solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

12 minutes, 36 seconds shorter than June solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Kiritimati Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:06 am
Astro. Twilight5:06 am – 5:32 am
Nautical Twilight5:32 am – 5:58 am
Civil Twilight5:58 am – 6:20 am
Daylight6:20 am – 6:22 pm
Civil Twilight6:22 pm – 6:44 pm
Nautical Twilight6:44 pm – 7:10 pm
Astro. Twilight7:10 pm – 7:36 pm
Night7:36 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Kiritimati - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 96:20 am6:22 pm12:01:11−0:0112:21 pm (65.3°)91.560
Dec 106:21 am6:22 pm12:01:09−0:0112:21 pm (65.2°)91.549
Dec 116:21 am6:22 pm12:01:08−0:0112:22 pm (65.1°)91.539
Dec 126:22 am6:23 pm12:01:07< 1s12:22 pm (65.1°)91.528
Dec 136:22 am6:23 pm12:01:06< 1s12:23 pm (65.0°)91.519
Dec 146:23 am6:24 pm12:01:06< 1s12:23 pm (64.9°)91.509
Dec 156:23 am6:24 pm12:01:05< 1s12:24 pm (64.9°)91.500
* All times are local time for Kiritimati. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Kiritimati

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Kiritimati - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 9-10:13 am10:35 pm3:58 am(70.0°)230,99682.3%
Dec 10-11:04 am11:25 pm4:50 am(75.3°)235,05872.7%
Dec 11-11:49 am-5:37 am(81.2°)239,12862.5%
Dec 1212:10 am12:31 pm-6:20 am(87.3°)242,89752.0%
Dec 1312:52 am1:11 pm-7:02 am(86.5°)246,15941.8%
Dec 141:33 am1:51 pm-7:42 am(80.5°)248,77132.2%
Dec 152:15 am2:31 pm-8:23 am(75.0°)250,68123.4%
* All times are local time for Kiritimati. 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 Kiritimati This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Dec 9, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 4:55 amWed 4:55 pmWed 10:55 amAverage visibility
VenusWed 5:53 amWed 5:53 pmWed 11:53 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 6:56 amWed 6:54 pmWed 12:55 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterWed 8:49 pmThu 8:58 amThu 2:54 amPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 1:02 pmWed 1:03 amTue 7:02 pmGreat visibility
UranusTue 4:57 pmWed 5:06 amTue 11:02 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 1:15 pmWed 1:17 amTue 7:16 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Kiritimati.

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