Sunset and sunrise times in Apia, Samoa
In Apia, Samoa the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:23 and rises at 06:14. Daylight lasts 12h 9m; evening golden hour runs from 17:55 to 18:36.
Today, Saturday 26 September
- First light
- 05:52
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Solar noon
- 12:18
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Last light
- 18:44
- Day length
- 12h 9m
18h 21m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 17:55 – 18:36
- Blue hour
- 18:36 – 18:44
- Max sun altitude
- 77.3°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 17:48 / 05:29
The sun sets at 268° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September
Sunrise 06:13 Sunset 18:23 Golden hour 17:55 – 18:36 Day length 12h 9m vs today 1 minute longerWhere Apia is
- Coordinates
- 13.8333° S, 171.7667° W
- Time zone
- Pacific/Apia
- Current offset
- UTC+13:00
- Elevation
- 9 m
- Population
- 40,407
Sunrise and sunset in Apia, September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 06:10 | 06:32 | 12:27 | 18:22 | 18:44 | 11h 50m | +0:43 | 17:54–18:35 | 🌖 85% |
| Wed 2 | 06:10 | 06:31 | 12:26 | 18:22 | 18:44 | 11h 51m | +0:43 | 17:54–18:35 | 🌖 76% |
| Thu 3 | 06:09 | 06:30 | 12:26 | 18:22 | 18:44 | 11h 51m | +0:44 | 17:54–18:35 | 🌖 66% |
| Fri 4 | 06:08 | 06:30 | 12:26 | 18:22 | 18:44 | 11h 52m | +0:44 | 17:54–18:35 | 🌗 54% |
| Sat 5 | 06:08 | 06:29 | 12:25 | 18:22 | 18:44 | 11h 53m | +0:44 | 17:54–18:35 | 🌘 43% |
| Sun 6 | 06:07 | 06:28 | 12:25 | 18:22 | 18:44 | 11h 54m | +0:44 | 17:54–18:35 | 🌘 31% |
| Mon 7 | 06:06 | 06:28 | 12:25 | 18:22 | 18:44 | 11h 54m | +0:44 | 17:54–18:35 | 🌘 21% |
| Tue 8 | 06:05 | 06:27 | 12:24 | 18:22 | 18:44 | 11h 55m | +0:44 | 17:54–18:35 | 🌘 12% |
| Wed 9 | 06:05 | 06:26 | 12:24 | 18:22 | 18:44 | 11h 56m | +0:45 | 17:54–18:35 | 🌘 6% |
| Thu 10 | 06:04 | 06:25 | 12:24 | 18:22 | 18:44 | 11h 56m | +0:45 | 17:54–18:35 | 🌘 2% |
| Fri 11 | 06:03 | 06:25 | 12:23 | 18:22 | 18:44 | 11h 57m | +0:45 | 17:54–18:35 | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 06:03 | 06:24 | 12:23 | 18:22 | 18:44 | 11h 58m | +0:45 | 17:54–18:35 | 🌒 1% |
| Sun 13 | 06:02 | 06:23 | 12:23 | 18:22 | 18:44 | 11h 59m | +0:45 | 17:54–18:35 | 🌒 4% |
| Mon 14 | 06:01 | 06:22 | 12:22 | 18:22 | 18:44 | 11h 59m | +0:45 | 17:54–18:36 | 🌒 9% |
| Tue 15 | 06:00 | 06:22 | 12:22 | 18:22 | 18:44 | 12h 0m | +0:45 | 17:54–18:36 | 🌒 16% |
| Wed 16 | 06:00 | 06:21 | 12:22 | 18:22 | 18:44 | 12h 1m | +0:45 | 17:54–18:36 | 🌒 24% |
| Thu 17 | 05:59 | 06:20 | 12:21 | 18:23 | 18:44 | 12h 2m | +0:46 | 17:54–18:36 | 🌒 32% |
| Fri 18 | 05:58 | 06:20 | 12:21 | 18:23 | 18:44 | 12h 3m | +0:46 | 17:54–18:36 | 🌒 42% |
| Sat 19 | 05:57 | 06:19 | 12:21 | 18:23 | 18:44 | 12h 3m | +0:46 | 17:54–18:36 | 🌓 51% |
| Sun 20 | 05:57 | 06:18 | 12:20 | 18:23 | 18:44 | 12h 4m | +0:46 | 17:54–18:36 | 🌔 60% |
| Mon 21 | 05:56 | 06:17 | 12:20 | 18:23 | 18:44 | 12h 5m | +0:46 | 17:54–18:36 | 🌔 69% |
| Tue 22 | 05:55 | 06:17 | 12:20 | 18:23 | 18:44 | 12h 6m | +0:46 | 17:54–18:36 | 🌔 78% |
| Wed 23 | 05:55 | 06:16 | 12:19 | 18:23 | 18:44 | 12h 6m | +0:46 | 17:55–18:36 | 🌔 85% |
| Thu 24 | 05:54 | 06:15 | 12:19 | 18:23 | 18:44 | 12h 7m | +0:46 | 17:55–18:36 | 🌔 91% |
| Fri 25 | 05:53 | 06:14 | 12:18 | 18:23 | 18:44 | 12h 8m | +0:46 | 17:55–18:36 | 🌔 96% |
| Sat 26 | 05:52 | 06:14 | 12:18 | 18:23 | 18:44 | 12h 9m | +0:46 | 17:55–18:36 | 🌔 99% |
| Sun 27 | 05:52 | 06:13 | 12:18 | 18:23 | 18:44 | 12h 9m | +0:46 | 17:55–18:36 | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 05:51 | 06:12 | 12:17 | 18:23 | 18:44 | 12h 10m | +0:46 | 17:55–18:36 | 🌖 98% |
| Tue 29 | 05:50 | 06:11 | 12:17 | 18:23 | 18:44 | 12h 11m | +0:46 | 17:55–18:36 | 🌖 94% |
| Wed 30 | 05:49 | 06:11 | 12:17 | 18:23 | 18:44 | 12h 12m | +0:46 | 17:55–18:36 | 🌖 88% |
More columns for September 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 05:20 | 05:45 | 06:32 | 18:22 | 19:08 | 19:33 | 12h 8m | 67.8° | 278° W |
| Wed 2 | 05:20 | 05:45 | 06:31 | 18:22 | 19:08 | 19:33 | 12h 8m | 68.2° | 278° W |
| Thu 3 | 05:19 | 05:44 | 06:30 | 18:22 | 19:08 | 19:33 | 12h 7m | 68.5° | 278° W |
| Fri 4 | 05:19 | 05:43 | 06:30 | 18:22 | 19:08 | 19:33 | 12h 6m | 68.9° | 277° W |
| Sat 5 | 05:18 | 05:43 | 06:29 | 18:22 | 19:08 | 19:33 | 12h 6m | 69.3° | 277° W |
| Sun 6 | 05:17 | 05:42 | 06:28 | 18:22 | 19:08 | 19:33 | 12h 5m | 69.6° | 276° W |
| Mon 7 | 05:17 | 05:41 | 06:28 | 18:22 | 19:08 | 19:33 | 12h 4m | 70.0° | 276° W |
| Tue 8 | 05:16 | 05:41 | 06:27 | 18:22 | 19:08 | 19:33 | 12h 3m | 70.4° | 276° W |
| Wed 9 | 05:15 | 05:40 | 06:26 | 18:22 | 19:08 | 19:33 | 12h 3m | 70.8° | 275° W |
| Thu 10 | 05:15 | 05:39 | 06:25 | 18:22 | 19:08 | 19:33 | 12h 2m | 71.1° | 275° W |
| Fri 11 | 05:14 | 05:39 | 06:25 | 18:22 | 19:08 | 19:33 | 12h 1m | 71.5° | 274° W |
| Sat 12 | 05:13 | 05:38 | 06:24 | 18:22 | 19:08 | 19:33 | 12h 0m | 71.9° | 274° W |
| Sun 13 | 05:12 | 05:37 | 06:23 | 18:22 | 19:08 | 19:33 | 12h 0m | 72.3° | 274° W |
| Mon 14 | 05:12 | 05:36 | 06:22 | 18:22 | 19:08 | 19:33 | 11h 59m | 72.7° | 273° W |
| Tue 15 | 05:11 | 05:36 | 06:22 | 18:22 | 19:08 | 19:33 | 11h 58m | 73.1° | 273° W |
| Wed 16 | 05:10 | 05:35 | 06:21 | 18:22 | 19:09 | 19:33 | 11h 57m | 73.4° | 272° W |
| Thu 17 | 05:10 | 05:34 | 06:20 | 18:23 | 19:09 | 19:33 | 11h 57m | 73.8° | 272° W |
| Fri 18 | 05:09 | 05:34 | 06:20 | 18:23 | 19:09 | 19:33 | 11h 56m | 74.2° | 272° W |
| Sat 19 | 05:08 | 05:33 | 06:19 | 18:23 | 19:09 | 19:33 | 11h 55m | 74.6° | 271° W |
| Sun 20 | 05:07 | 05:32 | 06:18 | 18:23 | 19:09 | 19:33 | 11h 54m | 75.0° | 271° W |
| Mon 21 | 05:07 | 05:31 | 06:17 | 18:23 | 19:09 | 19:33 | 11h 53m | 75.4° | 271° W |
| Tue 22 | 05:06 | 05:31 | 06:17 | 18:23 | 19:09 | 19:33 | 11h 53m | 75.8° | 270° W |
| Wed 23 | 05:05 | 05:30 | 06:16 | 18:23 | 19:09 | 19:33 | 11h 52m | 76.2° | 270° W |
| Thu 24 | 05:04 | 05:29 | 06:15 | 18:23 | 19:09 | 19:34 | 11h 51m | 76.5° | 269° W |
| Fri 25 | 05:04 | 05:28 | 06:14 | 18:23 | 19:09 | 19:34 | 11h 50m | 76.9° | 269° W |
| Sat 26 | 05:03 | 05:28 | 06:14 | 18:23 | 19:09 | 19:34 | 11h 50m | 77.3° | 268° W |
| Sun 27 | 05:02 | 05:27 | 06:13 | 18:23 | 19:09 | 19:34 | 11h 49m | 77.7° | 268° W |
| Mon 28 | 05:01 | 05:26 | 06:12 | 18:23 | 19:09 | 19:34 | 11h 48m | 78.1° | 268° W |
| Tue 29 | 05:01 | 05:25 | 06:11 | 18:23 | 19:09 | 19:34 | 11h 47m | 78.5° | 267° W |
| Wed 30 | 05:00 | 05:25 | 06:11 | 18:23 | 19:09 | 19:34 | 11h 47m | 78.9° | 267° W |
October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 05:49 | 06:10 | 12:16 | 18:23 | 18:44 | 12h 12m | +0:46 | 17:55–18:36 | 🌖 79% |
| Fri 2 | 05:48 | 06:09 | 12:16 | 18:23 | 18:44 | 12h 13m | +0:46 | 17:55–18:36 | 🌖 69% |
| Sat 3 | 05:47 | 06:09 | 12:16 | 18:23 | 18:45 | 12h 14m | +0:46 | 17:55–18:36 | 🌖 58% |
| Sun 4 | 05:47 | 06:08 | 12:15 | 18:23 | 18:45 | 12h 15m | +0:46 | 17:55–18:36 | 🌗 46% |
| Mon 5 | 05:46 | 06:07 | 12:15 | 18:23 | 18:45 | 12h 16m | +0:46 | 17:55–18:36 | 🌘 35% |
| Tue 6 | 05:45 | 06:07 | 12:15 | 18:23 | 18:45 | 12h 16m | +0:46 | 17:55–18:36 | 🌘 24% |
| Wed 7 | 05:44 | 06:06 | 12:15 | 18:23 | 18:45 | 12h 17m | +0:46 | 17:55–18:37 | 🌘 15% |
| Thu 8 | 05:44 | 06:05 | 12:14 | 18:24 | 18:45 | 12h 18m | +0:46 | 17:55–18:37 | 🌘 8% |
| Fri 9 | 05:43 | 06:05 | 12:14 | 18:24 | 18:45 | 12h 19m | +0:46 | 17:55–18:37 | 🌘 3% |
| Sat 10 | 05:42 | 06:04 | 12:14 | 18:24 | 18:45 | 12h 19m | +0:46 | 17:55–18:37 | 🌘 1% |
| Sun 11 | 05:42 | 06:03 | 12:13 | 18:24 | 18:45 | 12h 20m | +0:46 | 17:56–18:37 | 🌑 0% |
| Mon 12 | 05:41 | 06:03 | 12:13 | 18:24 | 18:46 | 12h 21m | +0:46 | 17:56–18:37 | 🌒 2% |
| Tue 13 | 05:40 | 06:02 | 12:13 | 18:24 | 18:46 | 12h 22m | +0:45 | 17:56–18:37 | 🌒 6% |
| Wed 14 | 05:40 | 06:01 | 12:13 | 18:24 | 18:46 | 12h 22m | +0:45 | 17:56–18:37 | 🌒 11% |
| Thu 15 | 05:39 | 06:01 | 12:12 | 18:24 | 18:46 | 12h 23m | +0:45 | 17:56–18:38 | 🌒 18% |
| Fri 16 | 05:39 | 06:00 | 12:12 | 18:25 | 18:46 | 12h 24m | +0:45 | 17:56–18:38 | 🌒 26% |
| Sat 17 | 05:38 | 06:00 | 12:12 | 18:25 | 18:46 | 12h 25m | +0:45 | 17:56–18:38 | 🌒 34% |
| Sun 18 | 05:37 | 05:59 | 12:12 | 18:25 | 18:47 | 12h 25m | +0:45 | 17:56–18:38 | 🌒 44% |
| Mon 19 | 05:37 | 05:58 | 12:12 | 18:25 | 18:47 | 12h 26m | +0:45 | 17:56–18:38 | 🌓 53% |
| Tue 20 | 05:36 | 05:58 | 12:11 | 18:25 | 18:47 | 12h 27m | +0:44 | 17:57–18:39 | 🌔 62% |
| Wed 21 | 05:36 | 05:57 | 12:11 | 18:25 | 18:47 | 12h 28m | +0:44 | 17:57–18:39 | 🌔 72% |
| Thu 22 | 05:35 | 05:57 | 12:11 | 18:26 | 18:47 | 12h 28m | +0:44 | 17:57–18:39 | 🌔 80% |
| Fri 23 | 05:34 | 05:56 | 12:11 | 18:26 | 18:48 | 12h 29m | +0:44 | 17:57–18:39 | 🌔 88% |
| Sat 24 | 05:34 | 05:56 | 12:11 | 18:26 | 18:48 | 12h 30m | +0:44 | 17:57–18:39 | 🌔 94% |
| Sun 25 | 05:33 | 05:55 | 12:11 | 18:26 | 18:48 | 12h 31m | +0:43 | 17:58–18:40 | 🌔 98% |
| Mon 26 | 05:33 | 05:55 | 12:11 | 18:27 | 18:48 | 12h 31m | +0:43 | 17:58–18:40 | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 05:32 | 05:54 | 12:10 | 18:27 | 18:49 | 12h 32m | +0:43 | 17:58–18:40 | 🌖 99% |
| Wed 28 | 05:32 | 05:54 | 12:10 | 18:27 | 18:49 | 12h 33m | +0:43 | 17:58–18:41 | 🌖 96% |
| Thu 29 | 05:31 | 05:53 | 12:10 | 18:27 | 18:49 | 12h 33m | +0:42 | 17:58–18:41 | 🌖 91% |
| Fri 30 | 05:31 | 05:53 | 12:10 | 18:28 | 18:50 | 12h 34m | +0:42 | 17:59–18:41 | 🌖 83% |
| Sat 31 | 05:31 | 05:53 | 12:10 | 18:28 | 18:50 | 12h 35m | +0:42 | 17:59–18:41 | 🌖 73% |
Longest and shortest day in Apia
The longest day falls on 22 December 2026, in 3 months, with 12h 56m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 11h 18m.
Between them the day length swings by 1h 38m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 18:05 on 1 June; the latest is 19:02 on 23 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 05:48 on 21 November to 06:51 on 10 July.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 6m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Apia 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 13.8°S buys you.
Between solstices the sunset walks 48° 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.
Twice a year the sun passes directly overhead here — on 12 February and 31 October — and vertical objects cast almost no shadow at solar noon. The next one is in 5 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 1 minutes later over the next fortnight.
Planning a sunset photo in Apia
Arrive by 17:40. Golden hour opens at 17:55 and the sun is down by 18:23, 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 18:36 and runs to 18:44, 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 Apia today?
The sun sets in Apia at 18:23 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Apia?
It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 18:44 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Apia?
Evening golden hour runs 17:55 to 18:36 today, lasting 41m.