What time is sunset in Papeete today?

Sunset in Papeete is at 5:56 PM local time (Pacific/Tahiti) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Papeete?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 10% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:09 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:21 AM.

Moonrise in Papeete is at 3:35 AM and moonset is at 3:38 PM local time.

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

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Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-07 · times in Pacific/Tahiti · 17.53°S, 149.57°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:35 AM
Sunset	5:56 PM
Day length	12 h 22 min
End of civil twilight	6:18 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:44 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:09 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 38 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 12 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:21 AM

Moonrise	3:35 AM
Moonset	3:38 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.65°N, 121.34°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:38 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	6:51 AM	7:41 PM	1:16 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	6:34 AM	7:33 PM	1:04 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 16° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:49 AM	1:01 PM	7:25 AM	Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 39° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:44 AM	2:08 PM	8:26 AM	Visible about 2 h after dark, highest 31° toward the NE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:35 PM	5:37 AM	11:34 PM	Visible about 11 h after dark, highest 71° toward the N.

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