What time is sunset in Palikir today?

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

What phase is the Moon tonight in Palikir?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:24 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:04 AM.

Moonrise in Palikir is at 3:56 AM and moonset is at 4:24 PM local time.

Palikir 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/Pohnpei · 6.92°N, 158.16°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:14 AM
Sunset	6:15 PM
Day length	12 h 01 min
End of civil twilight	6:36 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:00 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:24 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 59 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 40 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:04 AM

Moonrise	3:56 AM
Moonset	4:24 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.43°N, 133.59°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:29 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:51 AM	7:39 PM	1:45 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 14° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:42 AM	7:23 PM	1:32 PM	Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 10° toward the SW.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:42 AM	2:06 PM	7:54 AM	Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 58° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:45 AM	3:03 PM	8:54 AM	Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:01 PM	6:09 AM	12:07 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 85° toward the S.

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