Sunset and sunrise times in Palikir, Micronesia

In Palikir, Micronesia the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:21 and rises at 06:16. Daylight lasts 12h 5m; evening golden hour runs from 17:54 to 18:34.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light: 05:55
Sunrise: 06:16
Solar noon: 12:18
Sunset: 18:21
Last light: 18:42
Day length: 12h 5m

18h 19m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 17:54 – 18:34
Blue hour: 18:34 – 18:42
Max sun altitude: 81.9°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 17:50 / 05:30

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 06:15 Sunset 18:21 Golden hour 17:53 – 18:33 Day length 12h 5m vs today the same length

Where Palikir is

Coordinates: 6.9248° N, 158.1611° E
Time zone: Pacific/Pohnpei
Current offset: UTC+11:00
Elevation: 90 m
Population: 6,942

Sunrise and sunset in Palikir, September 2026

September 2026 — first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, last light, day length and evening golden hour.
Date	First light	Sunrise	Solar noon	Sunset	Last light	Day length	Change	Golden hour	Moon
Tue 1	05:58	06:20	12:27	18:34	18:56	12h 14m	−0:22	18:07–18:47	🌖 84%
Wed 2	05:58	06:19	12:27	18:34	18:55	12h 14m	−0:22	18:06–18:47	🌖 75%
Thu 3	05:58	06:19	12:26	18:33	18:54	12h 14m	−0:22	18:06–18:46	🌖 65%
Fri 4	05:58	06:19	12:26	18:33	18:54	12h 13m	−0:22	18:05–18:46	🌗 53%
Sat 5	05:58	06:19	12:26	18:32	18:53	12h 13m	−0:22	18:05–18:45	🌘 42%
Sun 6	05:58	06:19	12:25	18:32	18:53	12h 13m	−0:22	18:04–18:45	🌘 30%
Mon 7	05:58	06:19	12:25	18:31	18:52	12h 12m	−0:22	18:04–18:44	🌘 20%
Tue 8	05:58	06:18	12:25	18:31	18:52	12h 12m	−0:22	18:03–18:44	🌘 11%
Wed 9	05:57	06:18	12:24	18:30	18:51	12h 11m	−0:22	18:03–18:43	🌘 5%
Thu 10	05:57	06:18	12:24	18:30	18:51	12h 11m	−0:22	18:02–18:43	🌘 1%
Fri 11	05:57	06:18	12:24	18:29	18:50	12h 11m	−0:22	18:02–18:42	🌑 0%
Sat 12	05:57	06:18	12:23	18:29	18:50	12h 10m	−0:23	18:01–18:41	🌒 1%
Sun 13	05:57	06:18	12:23	18:28	18:49	12h 10m	−0:23	18:01–18:41	🌒 5%
Mon 14	05:57	06:18	12:23	18:28	18:48	12h 10m	−0:23	18:00–18:40	🌒 10%
Tue 15	05:56	06:17	12:22	18:27	18:48	12h 9m	−0:23	18:00–18:40	🌒 17%
Wed 16	05:56	06:17	12:22	18:27	18:47	12h 9m	−0:23	17:59–18:39	🌒 25%
Thu 17	05:56	06:17	12:22	18:26	18:47	12h 8m	−0:23	17:58–18:39	🌒 33%
Fri 18	05:56	06:17	12:21	18:25	18:46	12h 8m	−0:23	17:58–18:38	🌒 42%
Sat 19	05:56	06:17	12:21	18:25	18:46	12h 8m	−0:23	17:57–18:38	🌓 52%
Sun 20	05:56	06:17	12:20	18:24	18:45	12h 7m	−0:23	17:57–18:37	🌔 61%
Mon 21	05:56	06:16	12:20	18:24	18:45	12h 7m	−0:23	17:56–18:37	🌔 70%
Tue 22	05:55	06:16	12:20	18:23	18:44	12h 7m	−0:23	17:56–18:36	🌔 78%
Wed 23	05:55	06:16	12:19	18:23	18:44	12h 6m	−0:23	17:55–18:35	🌔 86%
Thu 24	05:55	06:16	12:19	18:22	18:43	12h 6m	−0:23	17:55–18:35	🌔 92%
Fri 25	05:55	06:16	12:19	18:22	18:42	12h 5m	−0:23	17:54–18:34	🌔 97%
Sat 26	05:55	06:16	12:18	18:21	18:42	12h 5m	−0:23	17:54–18:34	🌔 99%
Sun 27	05:55	06:15	12:18	18:21	18:41	12h 5m	−0:23	17:53–18:33	🌕 100%
Mon 28	05:54	06:15	12:18	18:20	18:41	12h 4m	−0:23	17:52–18:33	🌖 98%
Tue 29	05:54	06:15	12:17	18:20	18:40	12h 4m	−0:23	17:52–18:32	🌖 94%
Wed 30	05:54	06:15	12:17	18:19	18:40	12h 4m	−0:23	17:51–18:32	🌖 87%

More columns for September 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction

September 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date	Astro. dawn	Naut. dawn	Sunrise	Sunset	Naut. dusk	Astro. dusk	Night	Max altitude	Sunset direction
Tue 1	05:09	05:34	06:20	18:34	19:20	19:45	11h 44m	88.6°	278° W
Wed 2	05:09	05:34	06:19	18:34	19:19	19:44	11h 45m	89.0°	278° W
Thu 3	05:09	05:34	06:19	18:33	19:19	19:43	11h 45m	89.3°	278° W
Fri 4	05:09	05:34	06:19	18:33	19:18	19:43	11h 46m	89.7°	277° W
Sat 5	05:09	05:34	06:19	18:32	19:18	19:42	11h 46m	89.9°	277° W
Sun 6	05:09	05:33	06:19	18:32	19:17	19:42	11h 46m	89.6°	277° W
Mon 7	05:09	05:33	06:19	18:31	19:17	19:41	11h 47m	89.2°	276° W
Tue 8	05:09	05:33	06:18	18:31	19:16	19:41	11h 47m	88.8°	276° W
Wed 9	05:09	05:33	06:18	18:30	19:16	19:40	11h 47m	88.4°	275° W
Thu 10	05:09	05:33	06:18	18:30	19:15	19:39	11h 48m	88.1°	275° W
Fri 11	05:08	05:33	06:18	18:29	19:14	19:39	11h 48m	87.7°	275° W
Sat 12	05:08	05:33	06:18	18:29	19:14	19:38	11h 48m	87.3°	274° W
Sun 13	05:08	05:33	06:18	18:28	19:13	19:38	11h 49m	86.9°	274° W
Mon 14	05:08	05:32	06:18	18:28	19:13	19:37	11h 49m	86.5°	273° W
Tue 15	05:08	05:32	06:17	18:27	19:12	19:36	11h 50m	86.2°	273° W
Wed 16	05:08	05:32	06:17	18:27	19:12	19:36	11h 50m	85.8°	273° W
Thu 17	05:08	05:32	06:17	18:26	19:11	19:35	11h 50m	85.4°	272° W
Fri 18	05:08	05:32	06:17	18:25	19:10	19:35	11h 51m	85.0°	272° W
Sat 19	05:07	05:32	06:17	18:25	19:10	19:34	11h 51m	84.6°	272° W
Sun 20	05:07	05:31	06:17	18:24	19:09	19:34	11h 52m	84.2°	271° W
Mon 21	05:07	05:31	06:16	18:24	19:09	19:33	11h 52m	83.8°	271° W
Tue 22	05:07	05:31	06:16	18:23	19:08	19:32	11h 52m	83.4°	270° W
Wed 23	05:07	05:31	06:16	18:23	19:08	19:32	11h 53m	83.1°	270° W
Thu 24	05:07	05:31	06:16	18:22	19:07	19:31	11h 53m	82.7°	270° W
Fri 25	05:07	05:31	06:16	18:22	19:07	19:31	11h 53m	82.3°	269° W
Sat 26	05:06	05:31	06:16	18:21	19:06	19:30	11h 54m	81.9°	269° W
Sun 27	05:06	05:30	06:15	18:21	19:06	19:30	11h 54m	81.5°	268° W
Mon 28	05:06	05:30	06:15	18:20	19:05	19:29	11h 55m	81.1°	268° W
Tue 29	05:06	05:30	06:15	18:20	19:05	19:29	11h 55m	80.7°	268° W
Wed 30	05:06	05:30	06:15	18:19	19:04	19:28	11h 55m	80.3°	267° W

October 2026

October 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date	First light	Sunrise	Solar noon	Sunset	Last light	Day length	Change	Golden hour	Moon
Thu 1	05:54	06:15	12:17	18:18	18:39	12h 3m	−0:23	17:51–18:31	🌖 79%
Fri 2	05:54	06:15	12:16	18:18	18:39	12h 3m	−0:23	17:50–18:31	🌖 68%
Sat 3	05:54	06:15	12:16	18:17	18:38	12h 2m	−0:22	17:50–18:30	🌖 57%
Sun 4	05:54	06:14	12:16	18:17	18:38	12h 2m	−0:22	17:49–18:30	🌗 45%
Mon 5	05:53	06:14	12:15	18:16	18:37	12h 2m	−0:22	17:49–18:29	🌘 34%
Tue 6	05:53	06:14	12:15	18:16	18:37	12h 1m	−0:22	17:48–18:29	🌘 23%
Wed 7	05:53	06:14	12:15	18:15	18:36	12h 1m	−0:22	17:48–18:28	🌘 14%
Thu 8	05:53	06:14	12:15	18:15	18:36	12h 1m	−0:22	17:47–18:28	🌘 7%
Fri 9	05:53	06:14	12:14	18:15	18:35	12h 0m	−0:22	17:47–18:27	🌘 3%
Sat 10	05:53	06:14	12:14	18:14	18:35	12h 0m	−0:22	17:46–18:27	🌘 0%
Sun 11	05:53	06:14	12:14	18:14	18:35	11h 59m	−0:22	17:46–18:26	🌑 0%
Mon 12	05:53	06:14	12:13	18:13	18:34	11h 59m	−0:22	17:45–18:26	🌒 3%
Tue 13	05:53	06:14	12:13	18:13	18:34	11h 59m	−0:22	17:45–18:26	🌒 6%
Wed 14	05:52	06:13	12:13	18:12	18:33	11h 58m	−0:22	17:45–18:25	🌒 12%
Thu 15	05:52	06:13	12:13	18:12	18:33	11h 58m	−0:22	17:44–18:25	🌒 19%
Fri 16	05:52	06:13	12:12	18:12	18:33	11h 58m	−0:22	17:44–18:24	🌒 27%
Sat 17	05:52	06:13	12:12	18:11	18:32	11h 57m	−0:22	17:43–18:24	🌒 35%
Sun 18	05:52	06:13	12:12	18:11	18:32	11h 57m	−0:21	17:43–18:24	🌒 44%
Mon 19	05:52	06:13	12:12	18:10	18:31	11h 57m	−0:21	17:42–18:23	🌓 54%
Tue 20	05:52	06:13	12:12	18:10	18:31	11h 56m	−0:21	17:42–18:23	🌔 63%
Wed 21	05:52	06:13	12:12	18:10	18:31	11h 56m	−0:21	17:42–18:23	🌔 72%
Thu 22	05:52	06:13	12:11	18:09	18:31	11h 56m	−0:21	17:41–18:22	🌔 81%
Fri 23	05:52	06:13	12:11	18:09	18:30	11h 55m	−0:21	17:41–18:22	🌔 88%
Sat 24	05:52	06:13	12:11	18:09	18:30	11h 55m	−0:21	17:41–18:22	🌔 94%
Sun 25	05:52	06:13	12:11	18:08	18:30	11h 54m	−0:21	17:40–18:21	🌔 98%
Mon 26	05:52	06:13	12:11	18:08	18:29	11h 54m	−0:20	17:40–18:21	🌕 100%
Tue 27	05:52	06:14	12:11	18:08	18:29	11h 54m	−0:20	17:40–18:21	🌖 99%
Wed 28	05:52	06:14	12:11	18:08	18:29	11h 53m	−0:20	17:39–18:21	🌖 96%
Thu 29	05:52	06:14	12:11	18:07	18:29	11h 53m	−0:20	17:39–18:20	🌖 90%
Fri 30	05:52	06:14	12:10	18:07	18:29	11h 53m	−0:20	17:39–18:20	🌖 82%
Sat 31	05:52	06:14	12:10	18:07	18:28	11h 52m	−0:20	17:38–18:20	🌖 72%

Longest and shortest day in Palikir

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 12h 31m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 3 months, with 11h 43m.

Between them the day length swings by 48m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 18:06 on 13 November; the latest is 18:47 on 16 July. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 06:10 on 26 May to 06:45 on 1 February.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 7m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Palikir different

Light lingers for 21 minutes after sunset before civil twilight ends — 3 minutes shorter than the 24-minute median across tracked cities, which is what 6.9°N buys you.

Between solstices the sunset walks 47° across the horizon — WSW in midwinter, WNW in midsummer — which is why a fixed viewpoint works only part of the year. Today's bearing is W.

Across September the sunset moves 15 minutes earlier, averaging about 32 seconds a day.

On 8 April and 5 September the midday sun stands at the zenith, 150 days apart. Those are the only two days of the year with no noon shadow.

Sunset lands at close to the same time all year — the annual spread in day length is only 48 minutes, compared with about 8.8 hours at London's latitude.

Sitting in 3 months of the shortest day (21 December) means the sun has almost stopped drifting — 12h 5m of daylight today, and only 7 minutes of movement in sunset over the next two weeks.

Planning a sunset photo in Palikir

Arrive by 17:39. Golden hour opens at 17:54 and the sun is down by 18:21, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 269° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.

Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 18:34 and runs to 18:42, the end of civil twilight and 20m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Palikir today?

The sun sets in Palikir at 18:21 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Palikir?

It takes 20m. Civil twilight ends at 18:42 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Palikir?

Evening golden hour runs 17:54 to 18:34 today, lasting 40m.