What time is sunset in Saipan today?

Sunset in Saipan is at 6:01 PM local time (Pacific/Saipan) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Saipan?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:12 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:56 AM.

Moonrise in Saipan is at 3:42 AM and moonset is at 4:18 PM local time.

Saipan 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/Saipan · 15.21°N, 145.75°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:07 AM
Sunset	6:01 PM
Day length	11 h 54 min
End of civil twilight	6:23 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:47 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:12 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 06 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 43 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:56 AM

Moonrise	3:42 AM
Moonset	4:18 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.44°N, 133.05°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:27 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:51 AM	7:18 PM	1:35 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 12° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:45 AM	6:59 PM	1:22 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 8° toward the SW.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:19 AM	2:08 PM	7:44 AM	Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 60° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:25 AM	3:02 PM	8:44 AM	Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:49 PM	6:00 AM	11:52 PM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 77° toward the S.

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