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

Moon: 9.6%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 22, 2026 at 4:59:48 am
Sunrise Today: 6:45 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 6:51 pm 271° West
Moonrise Today: 9:13 am 71° East
Moonset Today: 9:23 pm 292° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 6 minutes (-18s)
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Today's Sun Position in Buka

Time:4:59 am
Altitude:-27.1°
Direction:92° E
Phase:Night

Day length today:12h 6m 5s (Mar 22, 2026)

18 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 21, 2026)

17 minutes, 38 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

20 minutes, 23 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Buka Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:36 am
Astro. Twilight5:36 am – 6:00 am
Nautical Twilight6:00 am – 6:24 am
Civil Twilight6:24 am – 6:45 am
Daylight6:45 am – 6:51 pm
Civil Twilight6:51 pm – 7:12 pm
Nautical Twilight7:12 pm – 7:36 pm
Astro. Twilight7:36 pm – 8:00 pm
Night8:00 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Buka - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 226:45 am6:51 pm12:06:05−0:1812:48 pm (84.0°)92.614
Mar 236:45 am6:50 pm12:05:47−0:1812:47 pm (83.6°)92.639
Mar 246:44 am6:50 pm12:05:29−0:1812:47 pm (83.2°)92.665
Mar 256:44 am6:49 pm12:05:11−0:1712:47 pm (82.8°)92.691
Mar 266:44 am6:49 pm12:04:53−0:1712:47 pm (82.4°)92.717
Mar 276:44 am6:49 pm12:04:35−0:1712:46 pm (82.0°)92.742
Mar 286:44 am6:48 pm12:04:17−0:1712:46 pm (81.6°)92.768
* All times are local time for Buka. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Buka

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Buka - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 229:13 am9:23 pm-3:19 pm(63.9°)227,98512.8%
Mar 2310:12 am10:20 pm-4:17 pm(59.3°)228,11621.9%
Mar 2411:15 am11:21 pm-5:18 pm(56.5°)228,83732.7%
Mar 2512:18 pm--6:21 pm(55.7°)230,00844.4%
Mar 26-12:24 am1:21 pm7:23 pm(56.9°)231,50156.3%
Mar 27-1:26 am2:19 pm8:22 pm(60.0°)233,20267.6%
Mar 28-2:25 am3:12 pm9:16 pm(64.5°)235,05677.8%
* All times are local time for Buka. 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 Buka This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Mar 22, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:19 amSun 5:27 pmSun 11:23 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 7:55 amSun 7:55 pmSun 1:55 pmFairly good visibility
MarsSun 5:46 amSun 5:55 pmSun 11:50 amDifficult to see
JupiterSun 1:56 pmMon 1:40 amSun 7:48 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 7:00 amSun 7:03 pmSun 1:02 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusSun 10:33 amSun 10:20 pmSun 4:27 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSun 6:50 amSun 6:53 pmSun 12:51 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Buka.

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