Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Port-Vila, Vanuatu

In Port-Vila, Vanuatu the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 17:43 and rises at 05:33. Daylight lasts 12h 10m; evening golden hour runs from 17:14 to 17:56.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
05:11
Sunrise
05:33
Solar noon
11:38
Sunset
17:43
Last light
18:05
Day length
12h 10m

17h 41m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:14 – 17:56
Blue hour
17:56 – 18:05
Max sun altitude
73.4°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:10 / 04:52

The sun sets at 268° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 05:32 Sunset 17:43 Golden hour 17:14 – 17:56 Day length 12h 11m vs today 1 minute longer

Where Port-Vila is

Coordinates
17.7365° S, 168.3137° E
Time zone
Pacific/Efate
Current offset
UTC+11:00
Elevation
10 m
Population
35,901

Sunrise and sunset in Port-Vila, 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 05:54 11:46 17:39 18:01 11h 45m +0:56 17:10–17:53 🌖 84%
Wed 2 05:31 05:53 11:46 17:39 18:01 11h 46m +0:57 17:10–17:53 🌖 75%
Thu 3 05:30 05:52 11:46 17:40 18:01 11h 47m +0:57 17:11–17:53 🌖 65%
Fri 4 05:30 05:51 11:45 17:40 18:02 11h 48m +0:57 17:11–17:53 🌗 53%
Sat 5 05:29 05:51 11:45 17:40 18:02 11h 49m +0:57 17:11–17:53 🌘 42%
Sun 6 05:28 05:50 11:45 17:40 18:02 11h 50m +0:57 17:11–17:53 🌘 30%
Mon 7 05:27 05:49 11:44 17:40 18:02 11h 51m +0:58 17:11–17:54 🌘 20%
Tue 8 05:26 05:48 11:44 17:40 18:02 11h 52m +0:58 17:11–17:54 🌘 11%
Wed 9 05:26 05:47 11:44 17:41 18:02 11h 53m +0:58 17:12–17:54 🌘 5%
Thu 10 05:25 05:46 11:43 17:41 18:02 11h 54m +0:58 17:12–17:54 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:24 05:46 11:43 17:41 18:03 11h 55m +0:58 17:12–17:54 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:23 05:45 11:43 17:41 18:03 11h 56m +0:59 17:12–17:54 🌒 1%
Sun 13 05:22 05:44 11:42 17:41 18:03 11h 57m +0:59 17:12–17:54 🌒 5%
Mon 14 05:21 05:43 11:42 17:41 18:03 11h 58m +0:59 17:12–17:55 🌒 10%
Tue 15 05:21 05:42 11:42 17:41 18:03 11h 59m +0:59 17:13–17:55 🌒 17%
Wed 16 05:20 05:41 11:41 17:41 18:03 12h 0m +0:59 17:13–17:55 🌒 25%
Thu 17 05:19 05:41 11:41 17:42 18:03 12h 1m +0:59 17:13–17:55 🌒 33%
Fri 18 05:18 05:40 11:41 17:42 18:03 12h 2m +0:59 17:13–17:55 🌒 42%
Sat 19 05:17 05:39 11:40 17:42 18:04 12h 3m +0:59 17:13–17:55 🌓 52%
Sun 20 05:16 05:38 11:40 17:42 18:04 12h 4m +0:59 17:13–17:55 🌔 61%
Mon 21 05:15 05:37 11:40 17:42 18:04 12h 5m +1:00 17:13–17:55 🌔 70%
Tue 22 05:15 05:36 11:39 17:42 18:04 12h 6m +1:00 17:14–17:56 🌔 78%
Wed 23 05:14 05:35 11:39 17:42 18:04 12h 7m +1:00 17:14–17:56 🌔 86%
Thu 24 05:13 05:35 11:38 17:43 18:04 12h 8m +1:00 17:14–17:56 🌔 92%
Fri 25 05:12 05:34 11:38 17:43 18:04 12h 9m +1:00 17:14–17:56 🌔 97%
Sat 26 05:11 05:33 11:38 17:43 18:05 12h 10m +1:00 17:14–17:56 🌔 99%
Sun 27 05:10 05:32 11:37 17:43 18:05 12h 11m +1:00 17:14–17:56 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:09 05:31 11:37 17:43 18:05 12h 12m +1:00 17:14–17:57 🌖 98%
Tue 29 05:09 05:30 11:37 17:43 18:05 12h 13m +1:00 17:15–17:57 🌖 94%
Wed 30 05:08 05:30 11:36 17:44 18:05 12h 14m +1:00 17:15–17:57 🌖 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 04:41 05:07 05:54 17:39 18:27 18:52 12h 13m 63.9° 278° W
Wed 2 04:41 05:06 05:53 17:39 18:27 18:52 12h 12m 64.3° 278° W
Thu 3 04:40 05:05 05:52 17:40 18:27 18:52 12h 11m 64.7° 278° W
Fri 4 04:39 05:04 05:51 17:40 18:27 18:52 12h 10m 65.0° 277° W
Sat 5 04:38 05:03 05:51 17:40 18:27 18:52 12h 9m 65.4° 277° W
Sun 6 04:37 05:03 05:50 17:40 18:27 18:52 12h 8m 65.8° 276° W
Mon 7 04:37 05:02 05:49 17:40 18:27 18:52 12h 7m 66.1° 276° W
Tue 8 04:36 05:01 05:48 17:40 18:27 18:53 12h 6m 66.5° 276° W
Wed 9 04:35 05:00 05:47 17:41 18:28 18:53 12h 5m 66.9° 275° W
Thu 10 04:34 04:59 05:46 17:41 18:28 18:53 12h 4m 67.3° 275° W
Fri 11 04:33 04:59 05:46 17:41 18:28 18:53 12h 3m 67.6° 274° W
Sat 12 04:33 04:58 05:45 17:41 18:28 18:53 12h 3m 68.0° 274° W
Sun 13 04:32 04:57 05:44 17:41 18:28 18:53 12h 2m 68.4° 274° W
Mon 14 04:31 04:56 05:43 17:41 18:28 18:53 12h 1m 68.8° 273° W
Tue 15 04:30 04:55 05:42 17:41 18:28 18:53 12h 0m 69.2° 273° W
Wed 16 04:29 04:54 05:41 17:41 18:28 18:54 11h 59m 69.6° 272° W
Thu 17 04:28 04:54 05:41 17:42 18:29 18:54 11h 58m 69.9° 272° W
Fri 18 04:28 04:53 05:40 17:42 18:29 18:54 11h 57m 70.3° 272° W
Sat 19 04:27 04:52 05:39 17:42 18:29 18:54 11h 56m 70.7° 271° W
Sun 20 04:26 04:51 05:38 17:42 18:29 18:54 11h 55m 71.1° 271° W
Mon 21 04:25 04:50 05:37 17:42 18:29 18:54 11h 54m 71.5° 270° W
Tue 22 04:24 04:49 05:36 17:42 18:29 18:55 11h 53m 71.9° 270° W
Wed 23 04:23 04:49 05:35 17:42 18:29 18:55 11h 52m 72.3° 270° W
Thu 24 04:22 04:48 05:35 17:43 18:30 18:55 11h 51m 72.7° 269° W
Fri 25 04:21 04:47 05:34 17:43 18:30 18:55 11h 50m 73.1° 269° W
Sat 26 04:21 04:46 05:33 17:43 18:30 18:55 11h 49m 73.4° 268° W
Sun 27 04:20 04:45 05:32 17:43 18:30 18:55 11h 48m 73.8° 268° W
Mon 28 04:19 04:44 05:31 17:43 18:30 18:56 11h 47m 74.2° 268° W
Tue 29 04:18 04:43 05:30 17:43 18:30 18:56 11h 46m 74.6° 267° W
Wed 30 04:17 04:42 05:30 17:44 18:31 18:56 11h 45m 75.0° 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 05:07 05:29 11:36 17:44 18:05 12h 15m +1:00 17:15–17:57 🌖 79%
Fri 2 05:06 05:28 11:36 17:44 18:06 12h 16m +1:00 17:15–17:57 🌖 68%
Sat 3 05:05 05:27 11:35 17:44 18:06 12h 17m +1:00 17:15–17:57 🌖 57%
Sun 4 05:04 05:26 11:35 17:44 18:06 12h 18m +1:00 17:15–17:58 🌗 45%
Mon 5 05:04 05:25 11:35 17:44 18:06 12h 18m +1:00 17:16–17:58 🌘 34%
Tue 6 05:03 05:25 11:35 17:45 18:06 12h 19m +1:00 17:16–17:58 🌘 23%
Wed 7 05:02 05:24 11:34 17:45 18:07 12h 20m +1:00 17:16–17:58 🌘 14%
Thu 8 05:01 05:23 11:34 17:45 18:07 12h 21m +1:00 17:16–17:58 🌘 7%
Fri 9 05:00 05:22 11:34 17:45 18:07 12h 22m +0:59 17:16–17:59 🌘 3%
Sat 10 05:00 05:22 11:33 17:45 18:07 12h 23m +0:59 17:17–17:59 🌘 0%
Sun 11 04:59 05:21 11:33 17:46 18:08 12h 24m +0:59 17:17–17:59 🌑 0%
Mon 12 04:58 05:20 11:33 17:46 18:08 12h 25m +0:59 17:17–17:59 🌒 3%
Tue 13 04:57 05:19 11:33 17:46 18:08 12h 26m +0:59 17:17–18:00 🌒 6%
Wed 14 04:57 05:19 11:32 17:46 18:08 12h 27m +0:59 17:17–18:00 🌒 12%
Thu 15 04:56 05:18 11:32 17:47 18:09 12h 28m +0:59 17:18–18:00 🌒 19%
Fri 16 04:55 05:17 11:32 17:47 18:09 12h 29m +0:59 17:18–18:00 🌒 27%
Sat 17 04:54 05:16 11:32 17:47 18:09 12h 30m +0:58 17:18–18:01 🌒 35%
Sun 18 04:54 05:16 11:31 17:47 18:10 12h 31m +0:58 17:18–18:01 🌒 44%
Mon 19 04:53 05:15 11:31 17:48 18:10 12h 32m +0:58 17:19–18:01 🌓 54%
Tue 20 04:52 05:14 11:31 17:48 18:10 12h 33m +0:58 17:19–18:02 🌔 63%
Wed 21 04:52 05:14 11:31 17:48 18:11 12h 34m +0:57 17:19–18:02 🌔 72%
Thu 22 04:51 05:13 11:31 17:49 18:11 12h 35m +0:57 17:19–18:02 🌔 81%
Fri 23 04:50 05:12 11:31 17:49 18:11 12h 36m +0:57 17:20–18:03 🌔 88%
Sat 24 04:50 05:12 11:30 17:49 18:12 12h 37m +0:57 17:20–18:03 🌔 94%
Sun 25 04:49 05:11 11:30 17:50 18:12 12h 38m +0:56 17:20–18:03 🌔 98%
Mon 26 04:48 05:11 11:30 17:50 18:12 12h 39m +0:56 17:21–18:04 🌕 100%
Tue 27 04:48 05:10 11:30 17:50 18:13 12h 40m +0:56 17:21–18:04 🌖 99%
Wed 28 04:47 05:10 11:30 17:51 18:13 12h 41m +0:55 17:21–18:05 🌖 96%
Thu 29 04:47 05:09 11:30 17:51 18:14 12h 42m +0:55 17:22–18:05 🌖 90%
Fri 30 04:46 05:08 11:30 17:52 18:14 12h 43m +0:54 17:22–18:05 🌖 82%
Sat 31 04:45 05:08 11:30 17:52 18:15 12h 43m +0:54 17:22–18:06 🌖 72%

Longest and shortest day in Port-Vila

The longest day falls on 22 December 2026, in 3 months, with 13h 11m of daylight.

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

Between them the day length swings by 2h 7m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:18 on 4 June; the latest is 18:28 on 19 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 05:02 on 25 November to 06:18 on 7 July.

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

What makes sunsets in Port-Vila different

Sitting on the eastern side of its time zone puts solar noon at 11:38, a full 22 minutes before twelve o'clock, and drags the whole day — sunrise, noon and sunset — along with it.

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

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.

Being inside the tropics means two zenith passages a year, 30 January and 13 November, when the sun is straight up at solar noon rather than merely high. 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 Port-Vila

Arrive by 16:59. Golden hour opens at 17:14 and the sun is down by 17:43, 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 17:56 and runs to 18:05, 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 Port-Vila today?

The sun sets in Port-Vila at 17:43 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Port-Vila?

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 18:05 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Port-Vila?

Evening golden hour runs 17:14 to 17:56 today, lasting 42m.