What time is sunset in Tarawa today?

Sunset in Tarawa is at 6:18 PM local time (Pacific/Tarawa) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Tarawa?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:27 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:03 AM.

Moonrise in Tarawa is at 3:58 AM and moonset is at 4:21 PM local time.

Tarawa 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/Tarawa · 1.33°N, 172.98°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:13 AM
Sunset	6:18 PM
Day length	12 h 05 min
End of civil twilight	6:39 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:03 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:27 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 54 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 36 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:03 AM

Moonrise	3:58 AM
Moonset	4:21 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)	7:45 AM	7:46 PM	1:46 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 16° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:34 AM	7:32 PM	1:33 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 12° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:51 AM	1:59 PM	7:55 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 52° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:52 AM	2:58 PM	8:55 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 40° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:02 PM	6:09 AM	12:08 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 89° toward the W.

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