Lae
Sunrise and sunset in Lae
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Lae, in local time. At 6.7° S, the day lasts from 11 h 44 min at the winter solstice to 12 h 31 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 05:47, sunset at 18:05.
Day length 12 h 17 min, 22 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:56, with the Sun 86° above the horizon.
Times are Lae time (GMT+10).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:37 | 19:16 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:01 | 18:51 |
| Civil twilight | 05:26 | 18:26 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:47 | 18:05 |
| Golden hour | 05:47–06:15 | 17:37–18:05 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Lae
- Longest day: December 22, 12 h 31 min, from sunrise at 05:54 to sunset at 18:25.
- Shortest day: June 21, 11 h 44 min, from sunrise at 06:21 to sunset at 18:05.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:09 | 18:36 | 12 h 27 min |
| February 21 | 06:17 | 18:34 | 12 h 17 min |
| March 21 | 06:16 | 18:22 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:13 | 18:08 | 11 h 55 min |
| May 21 | 06:14 | 18:02 | 11 h 47 min |
| June 21 | 06:21 | 18:05 | 11 h 44 min |
| July 21 | 06:24 | 18:11 | 11 h 47 min |
| August 21 | 06:17 | 18:12 | 11 h 55 min |
| September 21 | 06:02 | 18:08 | 12 h 06 min |
| October 21 | 05:48 | 18:05 | 12 h 17 min |
| November 21 | 05:44 | 18:11 | 12 h 27 min |
| December 21 | 05:54 | 18:25 | 12 h 31 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 6.7° S, 147° E, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets