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Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
The skyMalapo · local time: Pacific/Tongatapu

The sky over Malapo

Moonrise15:54Moonset 04:16
PhaseWaxing gibbousLit 88%
Full moon26 Oct17:12
21.20° S, 175.15° WElevation 12 mUTC+13 · Tonga Standard Time
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October: high / low23° / 22°

Tonight in Malapo the moon rises at 15:54 and sets at 04:16; it is a waxing gibbous, 88% lit. The next full moon is on 26 October 2026. The next solar eclipse seen from here is the partial solar eclipse of 22 July 2028: 7% of the sun covered at 17:28. The next lunar eclipse you can see is the penumbral lunar eclipse of 19 July 2027. Planets you can see tonight from Malapo: Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.

The moon tonight

Waxing gibbous · 88%

Moonrise 15:54 · Moonset 04:16

Distance: 384,353 km

Planets tonight

HighestRisesSetsBrightness (magnitude)
MercuryIn the evening19:09 · west · 15°07:0920:200.4
VenusNot visible tonight–05:5218:52-4.3
MarsBefore dawn05:39 · north-east · 41°02:0913:151.0
JupiterBefore dawn05:39 · north-east · 38°02:3913:57-2.0
SaturnAll night23:09 · north · 67°17:1405:120.3

From the Sun 6° below the horizon in the evening to 6° in the morning; a planet counts as visible at 8° or more above the horizon.

Phases of the moon · October 2026

DatePhaseLitMoonriseMoonset
Thu 1Waning gibbous78%23:1609:12
Fri 2Waning gibbous68%–10:09
Sat 3Waning gibbous57%00:2111:12
Sun 4Last quarter · 02:2546%01:2112:17
Mon 5Waning crescent34%02:1513:23
Tue 6Waning crescent24%03:0314:26
Wed 7Waning crescent15%03:4515:26
Thu 8Waning crescent8%04:2316:23
Fri 9Waning crescent3%04:5817:19
Sat 10Waning crescent1%05:3318:14
Sun 11New moon · 04:500%06:0719:08
Mon 12Waxing crescent2%06:4320:04
Tue 13Waxing crescent6%07:2221:00
Wed 14Waxing crescent11%08:0421:55
Thu 15Waxing crescent18%08:5022:50
Fri 16Waxing crescent26%09:3923:42
Sat 17Waxing crescent34%10:31–
Sun 18Waxing crescent43%11:2500:31
Mon 19First quarter · 05:1353%12:1901:15
Tue 20Waxing gibbous62%13:1301:55
Wed 21Waxing gibbous72%14:0602:33
Thu 22Waxing gibbous80%15:0003:08
Fri 23Waxing gibbous88%15:5403:42
Sat 24Waxing gibbous94%16:4904:16
Sun 25Waxing gibbous98%17:4704:52
Mon 26Full moon · 17:12100%18:4905:30
Tue 27Waning gibbous99%19:5506:14
Wed 28Waning gibbous95%21:0307:03
Thu 29Waning gibbous89%22:1108:00
Fri 30Waning gibbous81%23:1409:03
Sat 31Waning gibbous71%–10:09

Eclipses

DateTypeBeginsMaximumEndsSun coveredSun's height / Moon's height
19 July 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse04:5005:0205:15–31°
17 August 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse18:2320:1322:03–25°
7 July 2028Partial lunar eclipse06:0807:1908:3033%1°
22 July 2028Partial solar eclipse16:5517:2817:597%10°
1 January 2029Total lunar eclipse04:0705:5107:36100%2°
26 June 2029Total lunar eclipse14:3216:2218:12100%below the horizon
16 June 2030Partial lunar eclipse06:2007:3308:4547%below the horizon
7 May 2031Penumbral lunar eclipse14:5116:5018:49–below the horizon
6 June 2031Penumbral lunar eclipse23:5500:4401:32–89°
30 October 2031Penumbral lunar eclipse18:4820:4522:41–25°
26 April 2032Total lunar eclipse02:2704:1305:59100%38°
15 April 2033Total lunar eclipse06:2408:1210:00100%below the horizon
8 October 2033Total lunar eclipse22:1323:5501:36100%61°
4 April 2034Penumbral lunar eclipse05:5208:0510:18–below the horizon
22 February 2035Penumbral lunar eclipse19:5622:0400:12–38°
10 March 2035Partial solar eclipse09:5911:2312:5341%63°
1 February 2037Total lunar eclipse01:2103:0004:39100%40°
13 July 2037Partial solar eclipse16:0517:0517:5934%14°
27 July 2037Partial lunar eclipse15:3117:0818:4585%below the horizon
17 July 2038Penumbral lunar eclipse22:5700:3402:11–87°
12 December 2038Penumbral lunar eclipse04:3306:4308:53–below the horizon
26 December 2038Partial solar eclipse13:3814:5716:0734%58°
7 June 2039Partial lunar eclipse06:2307:5309:2393%below the horizon
1 December 2039Partial lunar eclipse04:1105:5507:3898%below the horizon

Never look at the sun without certified eclipse glasses (ISO 12312-2) — not even when 99% of it is covered. Only during totality itself may you look with the naked eye.

Meteor showers

PeakBest timeRadiant heightExpected per hourMoon at the peak
Orionids22 October 202605:0853°1678%
Northern Taurids13 November 202601:2747°411%
Leonids18 November 202604:3133°855%
Geminids15 December 202602:2636°8825%
Ursids23 December 2026–below the horizon098%
Quadrantids4 January 202705:002°312%
Lyrids23 April 202705:0834°395%
Eta Aquariids7 May 202705:3847°360%
Southern Delta Aquariids31 July 202703:2280°2510%
Alpha Capricornids31 July 202700:5278°510%
Perseids13 August 202706:0011°1986%
Draconids9 October 202719:407°067%
Southern Taurids11 October 202703:3348°480%

How it is calculated

Eclipses, moonrise and moonset and the phases are computed for each place from the positions of the sun and the moon (VSOP87 and ELP theories, accurate to about a minute of arc). Times are local; the height of the sun or moon is above the place's horizon.

Meteor rates assume a dark sky: city lights and haze lower them a lot. The expected number per hour counts the radiant's height and the moon's light at the best hour of the peak night.