Merauke
Sunrise and sunset in Merauke
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Merauke, in local time. At 8.5° S, the day lasts from 11 h 38 min at the winter solstice to 12 h 37 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 05:12, sunset at 17:32.
Day length 12 h 20 min, 27 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:22, with the Sun 87° above the horizon.
Times are Merauke time (GMT+9).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:01 | 18:44 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:26 | 18:19 |
| Civil twilight | 04:51 | 17:54 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:12 | 17:32 |
| Golden hour | 05:12–05:40 | 17:04–17:32 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha: Prayer times in Merauke
The year in Merauke
- Longest day: December 22, 12 h 37 min, from sunrise at 05:18 to sunset at 17:55.
- Shortest day: June 21, 11 h 38 min, from sunrise at 05:51 to sunset at 17:28.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:33 | 18:05 | 12 h 32 min |
| February 21 | 05:42 | 18:01 | 12 h 20 min |
| March 21 | 05:42 | 17:48 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 05:40 | 17:33 | 11 h 52 min |
| May 21 | 05:43 | 17:25 | 11 h 42 min |
| June 21 | 05:51 | 17:28 | 11 h 38 min |
| July 21 | 05:54 | 17:35 | 11 h 42 min |
| August 21 | 05:45 | 17:37 | 11 h 52 min |
| September 21 | 05:28 | 17:34 | 12 h 06 min |
| October 21 | 05:13 | 17:32 | 12 h 20 min |
| November 21 | 05:08 | 17:40 | 12 h 32 min |
| December 21 | 05:17 | 17:54 | 12 h 37 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 8.5° S, 140.4° 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