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Nuku'alofa, Tonga — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 28.4%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 25, 2024 at 8:33:27 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:58 am 116° Southeast
Sunset Today: 7:23 pm 244° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 1:25 am 100° East
Moonset Today: 2:19 pm 257° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 25 minutes (-5s)
Location of Nuku'alofaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Nuku'alofa

Time:8:33 pm
Altitude:-15.1°
Direction:237° SW
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 13h 25m 11s (Dec 25, 2024)

5 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 24, 2024)

2 hours, 34 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

11 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Nuku'alofa Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:33 am
Astro. Twilight4:33 am – 5:03 am
Nautical Twilight5:03 am – 5:33 am
Civil Twilight5:33 am – 5:58 am
Daylight5:58 am – 7:23 pm
Civil Twilight7:23 pm – 7:48 pm
Nautical Twilight7:48 pm – 8:17 pm
Astro. Twilight8:17 pm – 8:48 pm
Night8:48 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Nuku'alofa - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 255:58 am7:23 pm13:25:11−0:0512:40 pm (87.7°)91.426
Dec 265:58 am7:23 pm13:25:04−0:0712:41 pm (87.8°)91.423
Dec 275:59 am7:24 pm13:24:55−0:0912:41 pm (87.8°)91.419
Dec 285:59 am7:24 pm13:24:44−0:1012:42 pm (87.9°)91.416
Dec 296:00 am7:25 pm13:24:31−0:1212:42 pm (87.9°)91.414
Dec 306:01 am7:25 pm13:24:16−0:1412:43 pm (88.0°)91.412
Dec 316:01 am7:25 pm13:24:00−0:1612:43 pm (88.1°)91.410
* All times are local time for Nuku'alofa. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Nuku'alofa

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Nuku'alofa - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 251:25 am2:19 pm-7:49 am(79.5°)251,24633.0%
Dec 261:57 am3:10 pm-8:31 am(84.8°)250,47124.3%
Dec 272:32 am4:03 pm-9:15 am(89.5°)248,99116.4%
Dec 283:11 am4:59 pm-10:03 am(86.6°)246,9589.7%
Dec 293:56 am5:57 pm-10:55 am(83.9°)244,5604.5%
Dec 304:47 am6:55 pm-11:51 am(82.6°)241,9991.3%
Dec 315:44 am7:50 pm-12:48 pm(83.1°)239,4690.2%
* All times are local time for Nuku'alofa. 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 Nuku'alofa This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Dec 25, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 4:31 amThu 5:42 pmThu 11:07 amAverage visibility
VenusWed 9:28 amWed 10:25 pmWed 3:57 pmGreat visibility
MarsWed 9:26 pmThu 8:14 amThu 2:50 amPerfect visibility
JupiterWed 5:47 pmThu 4:39 amWed 11:13 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 11:14 amWed 11:42 pmWed 5:28 pmAverage visibility
UranusWed 4:17 pmThu 3:21 amWed 9:49 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 12:10 pmThu 12:20 amWed 6:15 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Nuku'alofa.

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