Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Papeete, French Polynesia

In Papeete, French Polynesia the sun sets today, Friday 25 September, at 17:54 and rises at 05:45. Daylight lasts 12h 9m; evening golden hour runs from 17:26 to 18:08.

Today, Friday 25 September

First light
05:23
Sunrise
05:45
Solar noon
11:49
Sunset
17:54
Last light
18:16
Day length
12h 9m

17h 52m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:26 – 18:08
Blue hour
18:08 – 18:16
Max sun altitude
73.6°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:16 / 04:59

The sun sets at 268° — face west

Tomorrow, Saturday 26 September

Sunrise 05:44 Sunset 17:55 Golden hour 17:26 – 18:08 Day length 12h 10m vs today 1 minute longer

Where Papeete is

Coordinates
17.5347° S, 149.5684° W
Time zone
Pacific/Tahiti
Current offset
UTC-10:00
Elevation
42 m
Population
26,357

Sunrise and sunset in Papeete, 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 05:43 06:04 11:58 17:51 18:13 11h 46m +0:56 17:22–18:05 🌖 77%
Wed 2 05:42 06:04 11:57 17:51 18:13 11h 47m +0:56 17:22–18:05 🌖 66%
Thu 3 05:41 06:03 11:57 17:51 18:13 11h 48m +0:56 17:22–18:05 🌗 55%
Fri 4 05:40 06:02 11:57 17:52 18:13 11h 49m +0:57 17:23–18:05 🌘 43%
Sat 5 05:39 06:01 11:56 17:52 18:13 11h 50m +0:57 17:23–18:05 🌘 32%
Sun 6 05:39 06:00 11:56 17:52 18:14 11h 51m +0:57 17:23–18:05 🌘 21%
Mon 7 05:38 06:00 11:56 17:52 18:14 11h 52m +0:57 17:23–18:05 🌘 12%
Tue 8 05:37 05:59 11:55 17:52 18:14 11h 53m +0:57 17:23–18:05 🌘 6%
Wed 9 05:36 05:58 11:55 17:52 18:14 11h 54m +0:57 17:23–18:06 🌘 2%
Thu 10 05:35 05:57 11:55 17:52 18:14 11h 55m +0:58 17:24–18:06 🌑 0%
Fri 11 05:35 05:56 11:54 17:52 18:14 11h 56m +0:58 17:24–18:06 🌒 1%
Sat 12 05:34 05:55 11:54 17:53 18:14 11h 57m +0:58 17:24–18:06 🌒 4%
Sun 13 05:33 05:55 11:54 17:53 18:14 11h 58m +0:58 17:24–18:06 🌒 9%
Mon 14 05:32 05:54 11:53 17:53 18:15 11h 59m +0:58 17:24–18:06 🌒 16%
Tue 15 05:31 05:53 11:53 17:53 18:15 12h 0m +0:58 17:24–18:06 🌒 23%
Wed 16 05:30 05:52 11:53 17:53 18:15 12h 1m +0:58 17:24–18:06 🌒 32%
Thu 17 05:30 05:51 11:52 17:53 18:15 12h 1m +0:59 17:25–18:07 🌒 41%
Fri 18 05:29 05:50 11:52 17:53 18:15 12h 2m +0:59 17:25–18:07 🌓 51%
Sat 19 05:28 05:50 11:51 17:54 18:15 12h 3m +0:59 17:25–18:07 🌔 60%
Sun 20 05:27 05:49 11:51 17:54 18:15 12h 4m +0:59 17:25–18:07 🌔 69%
Mon 21 05:26 05:48 11:51 17:54 18:15 12h 5m +0:59 17:25–18:07 🌔 77%
Tue 22 05:25 05:47 11:50 17:54 18:16 12h 6m +0:59 17:25–18:07 🌔 85%
Wed 23 05:25 05:46 11:50 17:54 18:16 12h 7m +0:59 17:25–18:07 🌔 91%
Thu 24 05:24 05:45 11:50 17:54 18:16 12h 8m +0:59 17:26–18:08 🌔 96%
Fri 25 05:23 05:45 11:49 17:54 18:16 12h 9m +0:59 17:26–18:08 🌔 99%
Sat 26 05:22 05:44 11:49 17:55 18:16 12h 10m +0:59 17:26–18:08 🌕 100%
Sun 27 05:21 05:43 11:49 17:55 18:16 12h 11m +0:59 17:26–18:08 🌖 98%
Mon 28 05:20 05:42 11:48 17:55 18:17 12h 12m +0:59 17:26–18:08 🌖 95%
Tue 29 05:19 05:41 11:48 17:55 18:17 12h 13m +0:59 17:26–18:08 🌖 88%
Wed 30 05:19 05:40 11:48 17:55 18:17 12h 14m +0:59 17:26–18:08 🌖 80%
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 04:52 05:17 06:04 17:51 18:38 19:03 12h 12m 64.5° 278° W
Wed 2 04:51 05:17 06:04 17:51 18:38 19:04 12h 11m 64.8° 278° W
Thu 3 04:51 05:16 06:03 17:51 18:38 19:04 12h 10m 65.2° 277° W
Fri 4 04:50 05:15 06:02 17:52 18:39 19:04 12h 9m 65.6° 277° W
Sat 5 04:49 05:14 06:01 17:52 18:39 19:04 12h 8m 65.9° 276° W
Sun 6 04:48 05:13 06:00 17:52 18:39 19:04 12h 7m 66.3° 276° W
Mon 7 04:48 05:13 06:00 17:52 18:39 19:04 12h 6m 66.7° 276° W
Tue 8 04:47 05:12 05:59 17:52 18:39 19:04 12h 5m 67.0° 275° W
Wed 9 04:46 05:11 05:58 17:52 18:39 19:04 12h 4m 67.4° 275° W
Thu 10 04:45 05:10 05:57 17:52 18:39 19:04 12h 3m 67.8° 275° W
Fri 11 04:44 05:09 05:56 17:52 18:39 19:05 12h 3m 68.2° 274° W
Sat 12 04:43 05:09 05:55 17:53 18:40 19:05 12h 2m 68.6° 274° W
Sun 13 04:43 05:08 05:55 17:53 18:40 19:05 12h 1m 68.9° 273° W
Mon 14 04:42 05:07 05:54 17:53 18:40 19:05 12h 0m 69.3° 273° W
Tue 15 04:41 05:06 05:53 17:53 18:40 19:05 11h 59m 69.7° 273° W
Wed 16 04:40 05:05 05:52 17:53 18:40 19:05 11h 58m 70.1° 272° W
Thu 17 04:39 05:04 05:51 17:53 18:40 19:05 11h 57m 70.5° 272° W
Fri 18 04:38 05:04 05:50 17:53 18:40 19:05 11h 56m 70.9° 271° W
Sat 19 04:38 05:03 05:50 17:54 18:40 19:06 11h 55m 71.3° 271° W
Sun 20 04:37 05:02 05:49 17:54 18:41 19:06 11h 54m 71.7° 270° W
Mon 21 04:36 05:01 05:48 17:54 18:41 19:06 11h 53m 72.0° 270° W
Tue 22 04:35 05:00 05:47 17:54 18:41 19:06 11h 52m 72.4° 270° W
Wed 23 04:34 04:59 05:46 17:54 18:41 19:06 11h 51m 72.8° 269° W
Thu 24 04:33 04:58 05:45 17:54 18:41 19:06 11h 50m 73.2° 269° W
Fri 25 04:32 04:58 05:45 17:54 18:41 19:07 11h 49m 73.6° 268° W
Sat 26 04:31 04:57 05:44 17:55 18:41 19:07 11h 48m 74.0° 268° W
Sun 27 04:31 04:56 05:43 17:55 18:42 19:07 11h 47m 74.4° 268° W
Mon 28 04:30 04:55 05:42 17:55 18:42 19:07 11h 46m 74.8° 267° W
Tue 29 04:29 04:54 05:41 17:55 18:42 19:07 11h 45m 75.2° 267° W
Wed 30 04:28 04:53 05:40 17:55 18:42 19:08 11h 44m 75.5° 266° 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 05:18 05:40 11:47 17:55 18:17 12h 15m +0:59 17:27–18:09 🌖 70%
Fri 2 05:17 05:39 11:47 17:56 18:17 12h 16m +0:59 17:27–18:09 🌖 58%
Sat 3 05:16 05:38 11:47 17:56 18:17 12h 17m +0:59 17:27–18:09 🌗 47%
Sun 4 05:15 05:37 11:46 17:56 18:18 12h 18m +0:59 17:27–18:09 🌘 35%
Mon 5 05:15 05:36 11:46 17:56 18:18 12h 19m +0:59 17:27–18:09 🌘 24%
Tue 6 05:14 05:36 11:46 17:56 18:18 12h 20m +0:59 17:27–18:10 🌘 15%
Wed 7 05:13 05:35 11:45 17:56 18:18 12h 21m +0:59 17:28–18:10 🌘 8%
Thu 8 05:12 05:34 11:45 17:57 18:19 12h 22m +0:59 17:28–18:10 🌘 3%
Fri 9 05:11 05:33 11:45 17:57 18:19 12h 23m +0:59 17:28–18:10 🌘 1%
Sat 10 05:11 05:32 11:45 17:57 18:19 12h 24m +0:59 17:28–18:11 🌑 0%
Sun 11 05:10 05:32 11:44 17:57 18:19 12h 25m +0:58 17:28–18:11 🌒 2%
Mon 12 05:09 05:31 11:44 17:58 18:20 12h 26m +0:58 17:29–18:11 🌒 6%
Tue 13 05:08 05:30 11:44 17:58 18:20 12h 27m +0:58 17:29–18:11 🌒 11%
Wed 14 05:08 05:30 11:44 17:58 18:20 12h 28m +0:58 17:29–18:12 🌒 18%
Thu 15 05:07 05:29 11:43 17:58 18:20 12h 29m +0:58 17:29–18:12 🌒 26%
Fri 16 05:06 05:28 11:43 17:59 18:21 12h 30m +0:58 17:30–18:12 🌒 34%
Sat 17 05:05 05:27 11:43 17:59 18:21 12h 31m +0:57 17:30–18:12 🌒 43%
Sun 18 05:05 05:27 11:43 17:59 18:21 12h 32m +0:57 17:30–18:13 🌓 53%
Mon 19 05:04 05:26 11:43 17:59 18:22 12h 33m +0:57 17:30–18:13 🌔 62%
Tue 20 05:03 05:25 11:42 18:00 18:22 12h 34m +0:57 17:31–18:13 🌔 71%
Wed 21 05:03 05:25 11:42 18:00 18:22 12h 35m +0:57 17:31–18:14 🌔 80%
Thu 22 05:02 05:24 11:42 18:00 18:23 12h 36m +0:56 17:31–18:14 🌔 87%
Fri 23 05:01 05:24 11:42 18:01 18:23 12h 37m +0:56 17:31–18:14 🌔 93%
Sat 24 05:01 05:23 11:42 18:01 18:23 12h 37m +0:56 17:32–18:15 🌔 98%
Sun 25 05:00 05:22 11:42 18:01 18:24 12h 38m +0:55 17:32–18:15 🌕 100%
Mon 26 05:00 05:22 11:42 18:02 18:24 12h 39m +0:55 17:32–18:15 🌖 99%
Tue 27 04:59 05:21 11:42 18:02 18:24 12h 40m +0:55 17:33–18:16 🌖 96%
Wed 28 04:58 05:21 11:41 18:02 18:25 12h 41m +0:54 17:33–18:16 🌖 91%
Thu 29 04:58 05:20 11:41 18:03 18:25 12h 42m +0:54 17:33–18:17 🌖 83%
Fri 30 04:57 05:20 11:41 18:03 18:26 12h 43m +0:53 17:34–18:17 🌖 73%
Sat 31 04:57 05:19 11:41 18:04 18:26 12h 44m +0:53 17:34–18:17 🌖 62%

Longest and shortest day in Papeete

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 13h 10m of daylight.

The shortest is 20 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 11h 4m.

Between them the day length swings by 2h 5m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:30 on 3 June; the latest is 18:39 on 18 January. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 05:13 on 24 November to 06:29 on 7 July.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 6m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Papeete different

It takes roughly 22 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.

Between solstices the sunset walks 49° 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.

On 30 January and 11 November the midday sun stands at the zenith, 285 days apart. Those are the only two days of the year with no noon shadow. The next one is in 7 weeks.

The times barely move this week: the longest 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 3 minutes later over the next fortnight.

Planning a sunset photo in Papeete

Arrive by 17:11. Golden hour opens at 17:26 and the sun is down by 17:54, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 268° 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 18:08 and runs to 18:16, 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 Papeete today?

The sun sets in Papeete at 17:54 today, Friday 25 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Papeete?

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 18:16 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Papeete?

Evening golden hour runs 17:26 to 18:08 today, lasting 41m.