Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Jamestown, Saint Helena

In Jamestown, Saint Helena the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:19 and rises at 06:09. Daylight lasts 12h 10m; evening golden hour runs from 17:50 to 18:32.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
05:47
Sunrise
06:09
Solar noon
12:14
Sunset
18:19
Last light
18:40
Day length
12h 10m

18h 17m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:50 – 18:32
Blue hour
18:32 – 18:40
Max sun altitude
75.4°
Moon
🌕 Full moon
Moonrise / moonset
18:12 / 05:45

The sun sets at 268° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 06:08 Sunset 18:19 Golden hour 17:51 – 18:32 Day length 12h 10m vs today 1 minute longer

Where Jamestown is

Coordinates
15.9249° S, 5.7182° W
Time zone
Atlantic/St_Helena
Current offset
UTC+00:00
Elevation
10 m
Population
637

Sunrise and sunset in Jamestown, 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 06:07 06:28 12:22 18:17 18:38 11h 48m +0:50 17:48–18:30 🌖 81%
Wed 2 06:06 06:28 12:22 18:17 18:38 11h 49m +0:51 17:48–18:30 🌖 71%
Thu 3 06:05 06:27 12:22 18:17 18:38 11h 49m +0:51 17:48–18:30 🌖 60%
Fri 4 06:05 06:26 12:21 18:17 18:39 11h 50m +0:51 17:48–18:30 🌗 48%
Sat 5 06:04 06:25 12:21 18:17 18:39 11h 51m +0:51 17:48–18:30 🌘 36%
Sun 6 06:03 06:25 12:21 18:17 18:39 11h 52m +0:51 17:48–18:30 🌘 25%
Mon 7 06:02 06:24 12:20 18:17 18:39 11h 53m +0:51 17:49–18:30 🌘 16%
Tue 8 06:02 06:23 12:20 18:17 18:39 11h 54m +0:52 17:49–18:31 🌘 8%
Wed 9 06:01 06:22 12:20 18:17 18:39 11h 55m +0:52 17:49–18:31 🌘 3%
Thu 10 06:00 06:22 12:19 18:17 18:39 11h 55m +0:52 17:49–18:31 🌘 0%
Fri 11 05:59 06:21 12:19 18:18 18:39 11h 56m +0:52 17:49–18:31 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:58 06:20 12:19 18:18 18:39 11h 57m +0:52 17:49–18:31 🌒 3%
Sun 13 05:58 06:19 12:18 18:18 18:39 11h 58m +0:52 17:49–18:31 🌒 7%
Mon 14 05:57 06:18 12:18 18:18 18:39 11h 59m +0:53 17:49–18:31 🌒 13%
Tue 15 05:56 06:18 12:18 18:18 18:39 12h 0m +0:53 17:49–18:31 🌒 20%
Wed 16 05:55 06:17 12:17 18:18 18:39 12h 1m +0:53 17:49–18:31 🌒 28%
Thu 17 05:54 06:16 12:17 18:18 18:40 12h 2m +0:53 17:50–18:31 🌒 37%
Fri 18 05:54 06:15 12:17 18:18 18:40 12h 2m +0:53 17:50–18:31 🌓 47%
Sat 19 05:53 06:14 12:16 18:18 18:40 12h 3m +0:53 17:50–18:31 🌔 56%
Sun 20 05:52 06:14 12:16 18:18 18:40 12h 4m +0:53 17:50–18:31 🌔 65%
Mon 21 05:51 06:13 12:15 18:18 18:40 12h 5m +0:53 17:50–18:32 🌔 74%
Tue 22 05:50 06:12 12:15 18:18 18:40 12h 6m +0:53 17:50–18:32 🌔 82%
Wed 23 05:50 06:11 12:15 18:19 18:40 12h 7m +0:53 17:50–18:32 🌔 89%
Thu 24 05:49 06:10 12:14 18:19 18:40 12h 8m +0:53 17:50–18:32 🌔 94%
Fri 25 05:48 06:10 12:14 18:19 18:40 12h 9m +0:53 17:50–18:32 🌔 98%
Sat 26 05:47 06:09 12:14 18:19 18:40 12h 10m +0:53 17:50–18:32 🌕 100%
Sun 27 05:47 06:08 12:13 18:19 18:40 12h 10m +0:53 17:51–18:32 🌖 99%
Mon 28 05:46 06:07 12:13 18:19 18:41 12h 11m +0:53 17:51–18:32 🌖 96%
Tue 29 05:45 06:06 12:13 18:19 18:41 12h 12m +0:53 17:51–18:32 🌖 91%
Wed 30 05:44 06:06 12:12 18:19 18:41 12h 13m +0:53 17:51–18:33 🌖 84%
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 05:17 05:42 06:28 18:17 19:03 19:28 12h 11m 65.9° 278° W
Wed 2 05:16 05:41 06:28 18:17 19:03 19:28 12h 10m 66.3° 278° W
Thu 3 05:15 05:40 06:27 18:17 19:04 19:29 12h 9m 66.6° 277° W
Fri 4 05:14 05:39 06:26 18:17 19:04 19:29 12h 8m 67.0° 277° W
Sat 5 05:14 05:39 06:25 18:17 19:04 19:29 12h 7m 67.4° 277° W
Sun 6 05:13 05:38 06:25 18:17 19:04 19:29 12h 6m 67.8° 276° W
Mon 7 05:12 05:37 06:24 18:17 19:04 19:29 12h 5m 68.1° 276° W
Tue 8 05:12 05:37 06:23 18:17 19:04 19:29 12h 5m 68.5° 275° W
Wed 9 05:11 05:36 06:22 18:17 19:04 19:29 12h 4m 68.9° 275° W
Thu 10 05:10 05:35 06:22 18:17 19:04 19:29 12h 3m 69.3° 275° W
Fri 11 05:09 05:34 06:21 18:18 19:04 19:29 12h 2m 69.6° 274° W
Sat 12 05:09 05:33 06:20 18:18 19:04 19:29 12h 1m 70.0° 274° W
Sun 13 05:08 05:33 06:19 18:18 19:04 19:29 12h 0m 70.4° 273° W
Mon 14 05:07 05:32 06:18 18:18 19:04 19:29 11h 59m 70.8° 273° W
Tue 15 05:06 05:31 06:18 18:18 19:04 19:29 11h 58m 71.2° 273° W
Wed 16 05:05 05:30 06:17 18:18 19:04 19:29 11h 58m 71.6° 272° W
Thu 17 05:05 05:30 06:16 18:18 19:05 19:29 11h 57m 71.9° 272° W
Fri 18 05:04 05:29 06:15 18:18 19:05 19:30 11h 56m 72.3° 271° W
Sat 19 05:03 05:28 06:14 18:18 19:05 19:30 11h 55m 72.7° 271° W
Sun 20 05:02 05:27 06:14 18:18 19:05 19:30 11h 54m 73.1° 271° W
Mon 21 05:01 05:26 06:13 18:18 19:05 19:30 11h 53m 73.5° 270° W
Tue 22 05:01 05:26 06:12 18:18 19:05 19:30 11h 52m 73.9° 270° W
Wed 23 05:00 05:25 06:11 18:19 19:05 19:30 11h 51m 74.3° 269° W
Thu 24 04:59 05:24 06:10 18:19 19:05 19:30 11h 50m 74.7° 269° W
Fri 25 04:58 05:23 06:10 18:19 19:05 19:30 11h 50m 75.0° 269° W
Sat 26 04:57 05:22 06:09 18:19 19:05 19:31 11h 49m 75.4° 268° W
Sun 27 04:56 05:21 06:08 18:19 19:06 19:31 11h 48m 75.8° 268° W
Mon 28 04:56 05:21 06:07 18:19 19:06 19:31 11h 47m 76.2° 267° W
Tue 29 04:55 05:20 06:06 18:19 19:06 19:31 11h 46m 76.6° 267° W
Wed 30 04:54 05:19 06:06 18:19 19:06 19:31 11h 45m 77.0° 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 05:43 06:05 12:12 18:19 18:41 12h 14m +0:53 17:51–18:33 🌖 74%
Fri 2 05:43 06:04 12:12 18:20 18:41 12h 15m +0:53 17:51–18:33 🌖 63%
Sat 3 05:42 06:03 12:11 18:20 18:41 12h 16m +0:53 17:51–18:33 🌗 52%
Sun 4 05:41 06:03 12:11 18:20 18:41 12h 17m +0:53 17:51–18:33 🌘 40%
Mon 5 05:40 06:02 12:11 18:20 18:42 12h 18m +0:53 17:51–18:33 🌘 29%
Tue 6 05:40 06:01 12:10 18:20 18:42 12h 18m +0:53 17:52–18:33 🌘 19%
Wed 7 05:39 06:00 12:10 18:20 18:42 12h 19m +0:53 17:52–18:34 🌘 11%
Thu 8 05:38 06:00 12:10 18:20 18:42 12h 20m +0:53 17:52–18:34 🌘 5%
Fri 9 05:37 05:59 12:10 18:21 18:42 12h 21m +0:53 17:52–18:34 🌘 1%
Sat 10 05:37 05:58 12:09 18:21 18:42 12h 22m +0:53 17:52–18:34 🌑 0%
Sun 11 05:36 05:58 12:09 18:21 18:43 12h 23m +0:53 17:52–18:34 🌒 1%
Mon 12 05:35 05:57 12:09 18:21 18:43 12h 24m +0:53 17:52–18:34 🌒 4%
Tue 13 05:34 05:56 12:09 18:21 18:43 12h 25m +0:53 17:53–18:35 🌒 9%
Wed 14 05:34 05:55 12:08 18:21 18:43 12h 26m +0:52 17:53–18:35 🌒 15%
Thu 15 05:33 05:55 12:08 18:22 18:44 12h 26m +0:52 17:53–18:35 🌒 22%
Fri 16 05:32 05:54 12:08 18:22 18:44 12h 27m +0:52 17:53–18:35 🌒 30%
Sat 17 05:32 05:54 12:08 18:22 18:44 12h 28m +0:52 17:53–18:36 🌒 39%
Sun 18 05:31 05:53 12:08 18:22 18:44 12h 29m +0:52 17:54–18:36 🌓 49%
Mon 19 05:30 05:52 12:07 18:23 18:45 12h 30m +0:52 17:54–18:36 🌔 58%
Tue 20 05:30 05:52 12:07 18:23 18:45 12h 31m +0:51 17:54–18:36 🌔 67%
Wed 21 05:29 05:51 12:07 18:23 18:45 12h 32m +0:51 17:54–18:37 🌔 76%
Thu 22 05:28 05:50 12:07 18:23 18:45 12h 32m +0:51 17:54–18:37 🌔 84%
Fri 23 05:28 05:50 12:07 18:24 18:46 12h 33m +0:51 17:55–18:37 🌔 91%
Sat 24 05:27 05:49 12:07 18:24 18:46 12h 34m +0:50 17:55–18:37 🌔 96%
Sun 25 05:27 05:49 12:06 18:24 18:46 12h 35m +0:50 17:55–18:38 🌔 99%
Mon 26 05:26 05:48 12:06 18:25 18:47 12h 36m +0:50 17:55–18:38 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:26 05:48 12:06 18:25 18:47 12h 37m +0:49 17:56–18:38 🌖 98%
Wed 28 05:25 05:47 12:06 18:25 18:47 12h 37m +0:49 17:56–18:39 🌖 93%
Thu 29 05:25 05:47 12:06 18:25 18:48 12h 38m +0:49 17:56–18:39 🌖 87%
Fri 30 05:24 05:46 12:06 18:26 18:48 12h 39m +0:48 17:57–18:40 🌖 78%
Sat 31 05:24 05:46 12:06 18:26 18:49 12h 40m +0:48 17:57–18:40 🌖 67%

Longest and shortest day in Jamestown

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

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 11h 10m.

Between them the day length swings by 1h 53m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:57 on 2 June; the latest is 19:01 on 20 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 05:41 on 23 November to 06:51 on 8 July.

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

What makes sunsets in Jamestown 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.

Being inside the tropics means two zenith passages a year, 5 February and 6 November, when the sun is straight up at solar noon rather than merely high. The next one is in 6 weeks.

Around a solstice the day length flattens out, and that is where the calendar is now: the longest day is 21 December, in 3 months, and sunset moves a mere 2 minutes later in the coming fortnight.

Planning a sunset photo in Jamestown

Arrive by 17:35. Golden hour opens at 17:50 and the sun is down by 18:19, 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 18:32 and runs to 18:40, 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 Jamestown today?

The sun sets in Jamestown at 18:19 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Jamestown?

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 18:40 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Jamestown?

Evening golden hour runs 17:50 to 18:32 today, lasting 41m.