Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe

In Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 17:59 and rises at 05:56. Daylight lasts 12h 3m; evening golden hour runs from 17:31 to 18:13.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
05:34
Sunrise
05:56
Solar noon
11:58
Sunset
17:59
Last light
18:21
Day length
12h 3m

17h 57m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:31 – 18:13
Blue hour
18:13 – 18:21
Max sun altitude
72.6°
Moon
🌕 Full moon
Moonrise / moonset
17:52 / 05:40

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 05:56 Sunset 17:59 Golden hour 17:30 – 18:12 Day length 12h 2m vs today 1 minute shorter

Where Basse-Terre is

Coordinates
15.9971° N, 61.7321° W
Time zone
America/Guadeloupe
Current offset
UTC-04:00
Elevation
11 m
Population
11,472

Sunrise and sunset in Basse-Terre, 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 05:32 05:53 12:06 18:19 18:41 12h 25m −0:51 17:50–18:32 🌖 79%
Wed 2 05:32 05:54 12:06 18:18 18:40 12h 24m −0:52 17:50–18:32 🌖 69%
Thu 3 05:32 05:54 12:06 18:18 18:39 12h 24m −0:52 17:49–18:31 🌖 58%
Fri 4 05:32 05:54 12:05 18:17 18:39 12h 23m −0:52 17:48–18:30 🌗 46%
Sat 5 05:32 05:54 12:05 18:16 18:38 12h 22m −0:52 17:48–18:29 🌘 34%
Sun 6 05:32 05:54 12:05 18:15 18:37 12h 21m −0:52 17:47–18:29 🌘 24%
Mon 7 05:32 05:54 12:04 18:15 18:36 12h 20m −0:52 17:46–18:28 🌘 14%
Tue 8 05:32 05:54 12:04 18:14 18:35 12h 19m −0:53 17:45–18:27 🌘 7%
Wed 9 05:33 05:54 12:04 18:13 18:35 12h 18m −0:53 17:44–18:26 🌘 2%
Thu 10 05:33 05:54 12:03 18:12 18:34 12h 17m −0:53 17:44–18:25 🌑 0%
Fri 11 05:33 05:54 12:03 18:11 18:33 12h 17m −0:53 17:43–18:25 🌒 1%
Sat 12 05:33 05:54 12:03 18:11 18:32 12h 16m −0:53 17:42–18:24 🌒 3%
Sun 13 05:33 05:55 12:02 18:10 18:31 12h 15m −0:53 17:41–18:23 🌒 8%
Mon 14 05:33 05:55 12:02 18:09 18:31 12h 14m −0:53 17:41–18:22 🌒 14%
Tue 15 05:33 05:55 12:02 18:08 18:30 12h 13m −0:53 17:40–18:21 🌒 21%
Wed 16 05:33 05:55 12:01 18:07 18:29 12h 12m −0:53 17:39–18:21 🌒 30%
Thu 17 05:33 05:55 12:01 18:07 18:28 12h 11m −0:53 17:38–18:20 🌒 39%
Fri 18 05:33 05:55 12:01 18:06 18:27 12h 10m −0:53 17:37–18:19 🌓 48%
Sat 19 05:34 05:55 12:00 18:05 18:27 12h 9m −0:53 17:37–18:18 🌔 58%
Sun 20 05:34 05:55 12:00 18:04 18:26 12h 9m −0:53 17:36–18:17 🌔 67%
Mon 21 05:34 05:55 11:59 18:03 18:25 12h 8m −0:54 17:35–18:17 🌔 75%
Tue 22 05:34 05:55 11:59 18:03 18:24 12h 7m −0:54 17:34–18:16 🌔 83%
Wed 23 05:34 05:55 11:59 18:02 18:23 12h 6m −0:54 17:33–18:15 🌔 90%
Thu 24 05:34 05:56 11:58 18:01 18:23 12h 5m −0:54 17:33–18:14 🌔 95%
Fri 25 05:34 05:56 11:58 18:00 18:22 12h 4m −0:54 17:32–18:13 🌔 99%
Sat 26 05:34 05:56 11:58 17:59 18:21 12h 3m −0:54 17:31–18:13 🌕 100%
Sun 27 05:34 05:56 11:57 17:59 18:20 12h 2m −0:54 17:30–18:12 🌖 99%
Mon 28 05:34 05:56 11:57 17:58 18:19 12h 1m −0:53 17:29–18:11 🌖 96%
Tue 29 05:35 05:56 11:57 17:57 18:19 12h 1m −0:53 17:29–18:10 🌖 90%
Wed 30 05:35 05:56 11:56 17:56 18:18 12h 0m −0:53 17:28–18:10 🌖 82%
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 04:40 05:06 05:53 18:19 19:06 19:32 11h 34m 82.1° 279° W
Wed 2 04:41 05:06 05:54 18:18 19:06 19:31 11h 35m 81.7° 278° W
Thu 3 04:41 05:06 05:54 18:18 19:05 19:30 11h 36m 81.4° 278° W
Fri 4 04:41 05:07 05:54 18:17 19:04 19:29 11h 36m 81.0° 277° W
Sat 5 04:41 05:07 05:54 18:16 19:03 19:29 11h 37m 80.6° 277° W
Sun 6 04:41 05:07 05:54 18:15 19:02 19:28 11h 38m 80.3° 277° W
Mon 7 04:42 05:07 05:54 18:15 19:01 19:27 11h 39m 79.9° 276° W
Tue 8 04:42 05:07 05:54 18:14 19:01 19:26 11h 40m 79.5° 276° W
Wed 9 04:42 05:07 05:54 18:13 19:00 19:25 11h 41m 79.1° 275° W
Thu 10 04:42 05:07 05:54 18:12 18:59 19:24 11h 42m 78.8° 275° W
Fri 11 04:42 05:08 05:54 18:11 18:58 19:23 11h 43m 78.4° 275° W
Sat 12 04:42 05:08 05:54 18:11 18:57 19:23 11h 43m 78.0° 274° W
Sun 13 04:43 05:08 05:55 18:10 18:57 19:22 11h 44m 77.6° 274° W
Mon 14 04:43 05:08 05:55 18:09 18:56 19:21 11h 45m 77.2° 274° W
Tue 15 04:43 05:08 05:55 18:08 18:55 19:20 11h 46m 76.8° 273° W
Wed 16 04:43 05:08 05:55 18:07 18:54 19:19 11h 47m 76.5° 273° W
Thu 17 04:43 05:08 05:55 18:07 18:53 19:18 11h 48m 76.1° 272° W
Fri 18 04:43 05:08 05:55 18:06 18:52 19:17 11h 49m 75.7° 272° W
Sat 19 04:43 05:09 05:55 18:05 18:52 19:17 11h 50m 75.3° 271° W
Sun 20 04:44 05:09 05:55 18:04 18:51 19:16 11h 51m 74.9° 271° W
Mon 21 04:44 05:09 05:55 18:03 18:50 19:15 11h 51m 74.5° 271° W
Tue 22 04:44 05:09 05:55 18:03 18:49 19:14 11h 52m 74.1° 270° W
Wed 23 04:44 05:09 05:55 18:02 18:48 19:13 11h 53m 73.7° 270° W
Thu 24 04:44 05:09 05:56 18:01 18:47 19:13 11h 54m 73.4° 269° W
Fri 25 04:44 05:09 05:56 18:00 18:47 19:12 11h 55m 73.0° 269° W
Sat 26 04:44 05:09 05:56 17:59 18:46 19:11 11h 56m 72.6° 269° W
Sun 27 04:44 05:09 05:56 17:59 18:45 19:10 11h 57m 72.2° 268° W
Mon 28 04:45 05:10 05:56 17:58 18:44 19:09 11h 58m 71.8° 268° W
Tue 29 04:45 05:10 05:56 17:57 18:44 19:09 11h 59m 71.4° 267° W
Wed 30 04:45 05:10 05:56 17:56 18:43 19:08 12h 0m 71.0° 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 05:35 05:56 11:56 17:56 18:17 11h 59m −0:53 17:27–18:09 🌖 72%
Fri 2 05:35 05:56 11:56 17:55 18:16 11h 58m −0:53 17:26–18:08 🌖 61%
Sat 3 05:35 05:57 11:55 17:54 18:16 11h 57m −0:53 17:25–18:07 🌗 50%
Sun 4 05:35 05:57 11:55 17:53 18:15 11h 56m −0:53 17:25–18:06 🌘 38%
Mon 5 05:35 05:57 11:55 17:53 18:14 11h 55m −0:53 17:24–18:06 🌘 27%
Tue 6 05:35 05:57 11:55 17:52 18:13 11h 54m −0:53 17:23–18:05 🌘 17%
Wed 7 05:36 05:57 11:54 17:51 18:13 11h 53m −0:53 17:22–18:04 🌘 10%
Thu 8 05:36 05:57 11:54 17:50 18:12 11h 53m −0:53 17:22–18:04 🌘 4%
Fri 9 05:36 05:57 11:54 17:50 18:11 11h 52m −0:53 17:21–18:03 🌘 1%
Sat 10 05:36 05:58 11:53 17:49 18:11 11h 51m −0:52 17:20–18:02 🌑 0%
Sun 11 05:36 05:58 11:53 17:48 18:10 11h 50m −0:52 17:19–18:01 🌒 2%
Mon 12 05:36 05:58 11:53 17:48 18:09 11h 49m −0:52 17:19–18:01 🌒 5%
Tue 13 05:37 05:58 11:53 17:47 18:09 11h 48m −0:52 17:18–18:00 🌒 10%
Wed 14 05:37 05:58 11:52 17:46 18:08 11h 47m −0:52 17:17–17:59 🌒 16%
Thu 15 05:37 05:59 11:52 17:46 18:07 11h 46m −0:52 17:17–17:59 🌒 24%
Fri 16 05:37 05:59 11:52 17:45 18:07 11h 46m −0:51 17:16–17:58 🌒 32%
Sat 17 05:37 05:59 11:52 17:44 18:06 11h 45m −0:51 17:15–17:58 🌒 41%
Sun 18 05:37 05:59 11:52 17:44 18:05 11h 44m −0:51 17:15–17:57 🌓 50%
Mon 19 05:38 05:59 11:51 17:43 18:05 11h 43m −0:51 17:14–17:56 🌔 60%
Tue 20 05:38 06:00 11:51 17:42 18:04 11h 42m −0:51 17:13–17:56 🌔 69%
Wed 21 05:38 06:00 11:51 17:42 18:04 11h 41m −0:50 17:13–17:55 🌔 78%
Thu 22 05:38 06:00 11:51 17:41 18:03 11h 41m −0:50 17:12–17:55 🌔 86%
Fri 23 05:39 06:01 11:51 17:41 18:03 11h 40m −0:50 17:12–17:54 🌔 92%
Sat 24 05:39 06:01 11:51 17:40 18:02 11h 39m −0:49 17:11–17:54 🌔 97%
Sun 25 05:39 06:01 11:50 17:40 18:02 11h 38m −0:49 17:10–17:53 🌔 99%
Mon 26 05:39 06:01 11:50 17:39 18:01 11h 37m −0:49 17:10–17:53 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:40 06:02 11:50 17:39 18:01 11h 36m −0:48 17:09–17:52 🌖 97%
Wed 28 05:40 06:02 11:50 17:38 18:00 11h 36m −0:48 17:09–17:52 🌖 92%
Thu 29 05:40 06:02 11:50 17:38 18:00 11h 35m −0:48 17:08–17:51 🌖 85%
Fri 30 05:41 06:03 11:50 17:37 17:59 11h 34m −0:47 17:08–17:51 🌖 76%
Sat 31 05:41 06:03 11:50 17:37 17:59 11h 33m −0:47 17:07–17:50 🌖 65%

Longest and shortest day in Basse-Terre

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 13h 4m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 11h 10m.

Between them the day length swings by 1h 54m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:32 on 22 November; the latest is 18:42 on 7 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 05:34 on 3 June to 06:38 on 21 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 8m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Basse-Terre 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 16°N buys you.

Over a year the sunset point slides 49° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.

Across September the sunset moves 23 minutes earlier, averaging about 47 seconds a day.

Being inside the tropics means two zenith passages a year, 4 May and 9 August, when the sun is straight up at solar noon rather than merely high.

The times barely move this week: the shortest day of the year falls on 21 December, in 3 months, so day length is changing by under a minute a day. Sunset shifts just 11 minutes earlier over the next fortnight.

Planning a sunset photo in Basse-Terre

Arrive by 17:16. Golden hour opens at 17:31 and the sun is down by 17:59, 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 18:13 and runs to 18:21, the end of civil twilight and 21m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Basse-Terre today?

The sun sets in Basse-Terre at 17:59 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Basse-Terre?

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 18:21 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Basse-Terre?

Evening golden hour runs 17:31 to 18:13 today, lasting 41m.

Sunset times near Basse-Terre