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Wake Island, US Minor Outlying Islands — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 7.3%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Jan 21, 2026 at 11:40:35 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:29 am 111° Southeast
Sunset Today: 6:39 pm 249° West
Moonrise Today: 9:03 am 105° East
Moonset Today: 8:46 pm 257° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 9 minutes (+40s)
Location of Wake IslandLocation

Today's Sun Position in Wake Island

Time:11:40 pm
Altitude:-70.2°
Direction:265° W
Phase:Night

Day length today:11h 9m 23s (Jan 21, 2026)

40 seconds longer than yesterday (Jan 20, 2026)

11 minutes, 9 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

2 hours, 8 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Wake Island Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:13 am
Astro. Twilight6:13 am – 6:39 am
Nautical Twilight6:39 am – 7:06 am
Civil Twilight7:06 am – 7:29 am
Daylight7:29 am – 6:39 pm
Civil Twilight6:39 pm – 7:02 pm
Nautical Twilight7:02 pm – 7:29 pm
Astro. Twilight7:29 pm – 7:55 pm
Night7:55 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Wake Island - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JanSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jan 217:29 am6:39 pm11:09:23+0:401:04 pm (50.8°)91.479
Jan 227:29 am6:39 pm11:10:04+0:411:04 pm (51.0°)91.487
Jan 237:29 am6:40 pm11:10:47+0:421:05 pm (51.2°)91.496
Jan 247:29 am6:41 pm11:11:31+0:431:05 pm (51.5°)91.504
Jan 257:29 am6:41 pm11:12:16+0:441:05 pm (51.7°)91.513
Jan 267:29 am6:42 pm11:13:02+0:451:05 pm (52.0°)91.523
Jan 277:29 am6:43 pm11:13:49+0:461:06 pm (52.2°)91.533
* All times are local time for Wake Island. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Wake Island

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Wake Island - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JanMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jan 219:03 am8:46 pm-2:53 pm(57.0°)240,9715.4%
Jan 229:40 am9:40 pm-3:38 pm(63.1°)238,84511.3%
Jan 2310:15 am10:34 pm-4:22 pm(69.7°)236,75719.2%
Jan 2410:50 am11:29 pm-5:07 pm(76.3°)234,72228.7%
Jan 2511:27 am--5:54 pm(82.9°)232,76139.5%
Jan 26-12:26 am12:07 pm6:45 pm(88.8°)230,93451.1%
Jan 27-1:27 am12:53 pm7:40 pm(86.1°)229,33562.8%
* All times are local time for Wake Island. 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 Wake Island This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jan 21, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 7:36 amThu 6:39 pmThu 1:07 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusThu 7:47 amThu 6:55 pmThu 1:21 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 7:22 amThu 6:24 pmThu 12:53 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterWed 5:36 pmThu 6:45 amThu 12:10 amPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 10:44 amThu 10:39 pmThu 4:42 pmAverage visibility
UranusWed 2:01 pmThu 3:01 amWed 8:31 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneThu 10:49 amThu 10:48 pmThu 4:48 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Wake Island.

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