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

Moon: 9.0%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 22, 2026 at 1:47:10 am
Sunrise Today: 6:15 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 6:21 pm 271° West
Moonrise Today: 8:47 am 71° East
Moonset Today: 8:53 pm 292° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 6 minutes (-22s)
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Today's Sun Position in Lae

Time:1:47 am
Altitude:-67.2°
Direction:105° E
Phase:Night

Day length today:12h 5m 59s (Mar 22, 2026)

22 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 21, 2026)

22 minutes, 5 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

25 minutes, 4 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Lae Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:06 am
Astro. Twilight5:06 am – 5:30 am
Nautical Twilight5:30 am – 5:55 am
Civil Twilight5:55 am – 6:15 am
Daylight6:15 am – 6:21 pm
Civil Twilight6:21 pm – 6:42 pm
Nautical Twilight6:42 pm – 7:06 pm
Astro. Twilight7:06 pm – 7:31 pm
Night7:31 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Lae - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 226:15 am6:21 pm12:05:59−0:2212:19 pm (82.7°)92.614
Mar 236:15 am6:21 pm12:05:37−0:2212:18 pm (82.3°)92.640
Mar 246:15 am6:20 pm12:05:14−0:2212:18 pm (81.9°)92.666
Mar 256:15 am6:20 pm12:04:52−0:2212:18 pm (81.5°)92.691
Mar 266:15 am6:20 pm12:04:30−0:2212:17 pm (81.1°)92.717
Mar 276:15 am6:19 pm12:04:08−0:2212:17 pm (80.7°)92.743
Mar 286:15 am6:19 pm12:03:46−0:2212:17 pm (80.3°)92.769
* 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 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Lae - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 228:47 am8:53 pm-2:51 pm(62.4°)227,98112.9%
Mar 239:47 am9:49 pm-3:49 pm(57.9°)228,12622.2%
Mar 2410:50 am10:50 pm-4:50 pm(55.1°)228,85833.0%
Mar 2511:53 am11:53 pm-5:53 pm(54.3°)230,03744.7%
Mar 2612:55 pm--6:55 pm(55.6°)231,53556.6%
Mar 27-12:55 am1:53 pm7:54 pm(58.7°)233,24167.8%
Mar 28-1:55 am2:46 pm8:48 pm(63.3°)235,09778.0%
* 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, Sun, Mar 22, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 4:48 amSun 4:58 pmSun 10:53 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 7:26 amSun 7:25 pmSun 1:26 pmFairly good visibility
MarsSun 5:16 amSun 5:26 pmSun 11:21 amDifficult to see
JupiterSun 1:28 pmMon 1:09 amSun 7:19 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 6:31 amSun 6:34 pmSun 12:32 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusSun 10:05 amSun 9:49 pmSun 3:57 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSun 6:20 amSun 6:23 pmSun 12:22 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Lae.

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