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Lae, Papua New Guinea — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 91.9%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 21, 2024 at 2:26:26 am
Sunrise Today: 6:15 am 70° East
Sunset Today: 6:02 pm 290° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 4:12 pm 104° East
Moonset Today: 4:02 am 258° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 47 minutes (-12s)
Location of LaeLocation

Today's Sun Position in Lae

Time:2:26 am
Altitude:-54.0°
Direction:65° NE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 11h 47m 9s (May 21, 2024)

12 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 20, 2024)

3 minutes, 15 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

43 minutes, 54 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Lae Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:01 am
Astro. Twilight5:01 am – 5:27 am
Nautical Twilight5:27 am – 5:52 am
Civil Twilight5:52 am – 6:15 am
Daylight6:15 am – 6:02 pm
Civil Twilight6:02 pm – 6:24 pm
Nautical Twilight6:24 pm – 6:50 pm
Astro. Twilight6:50 pm – 7:15 pm
Night7:15 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Lae - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 216:15 am6:02 pm11:47:09−0:1212:08 pm (63.0°)94.078
May 226:15 am6:02 pm11:46:57−0:1112:08 pm (62.8°)94.096
May 236:15 am6:02 pm11:46:45−0:1112:08 pm (62.6°)94.114
May 246:15 am6:02 pm11:46:34−0:1112:08 pm (62.4°)94.131
May 256:15 am6:02 pm11:46:23−0:1012:08 pm (62.3°)94.148
May 266:15 am6:02 pm11:46:13−0:1012:09 pm (62.1°)94.165
May 276:16 am6:02 pm11:46:02−0:1012:09 pm (61.9°)94.182
* All times are local time for Lae. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Lae

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Lae - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 21-4:02 am4:12 pm10:29 pm(80.9°)247,18695.7%
May 22-4:49 am4:54 pm11:15 pm(75.9°)245,02298.8%
May 23-5:38 am5:41 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 24-6:32 am6:32 pm12:06 am(71.9°)242,71699.9%
May 25-7:28 am7:28 pm1:00 am(69.2°)240,40098.7%
May 26-8:27 am8:27 pm1:58 am(68.0°)238,17895.1%
May 27-9:25 am9:27 pm2:57 am(68.6°)236,11689.1%
* All times are local time for Lae. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Lae This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, May 21, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 4:41 amTue 4:35 pmTue 10:38 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 5:59 amTue 5:46 pmTue 11:52 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 3:15 amTue 3:14 pmTue 9:14 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 6:10 amTue 5:54 pmTue 12:02 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnTue 1:30 amTue 1:39 pmTue 7:35 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 5:47 amTue 5:32 pmTue 11:40 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 2:13 amTue 2:17 pmTue 8:15 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Lae.

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