What time is sunset in Honiara today?

Sunset in Honiara is at 6:15 PM local time (Pacific/Guadalcanal) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Honiara?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 9% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:25 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:49 AM.

Moonrise in Honiara is at 3:58 AM and moonset is at 4:11 PM local time.

Honiara is too far from the poles for regular aurora; it would take a very strong geomagnetic storm.

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Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-08 · times in Pacific/Guadalcanal · 9.43°S, 159.95°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:00 AM
Sunset	6:15 PM
Day length	12 h 14 min
End of civil twilight	6:36 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:00 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:25 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 45 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 25 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:49 AM

Moonrise	3:58 AM
Moonset	4:11 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.22°N, 145.32°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:17 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:24 AM	7:52 PM	1:38 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:09 AM	7:41 PM	1:25 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 15° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:59 AM	1:35 PM	7:47 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:56 AM	2:38 PM	8:47 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 37° toward the NE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:56 PM	6:00 AM	12:00 AM	Visible about 11 h after dark, highest 79° toward the N.

Aurora near poles only. Honiara is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.