Nouméa
Sunrise and sunset in Nouméa
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Nouméa, in local time. At 22.3° S, the day lasts from 10 h 46 min at the winter solstice to 13 h 30 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 05:16, sunset at 18:00.
Day length 12 h 44 min, 1 min 14 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:38, with the Sun 79° above the horizon.
Times are Nouméa time (GMT+11).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 03:59 | 19:18 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:27 | 18:50 |
| Civil twilight | 04:54 | 18:23 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:16 | 18:00 |
| Golden hour | 05:16–05:47 | 17:30–18:00 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Nouméa
- Longest day: December 22, 13 h 30 min, from sunrise at 05:07 to sunset at 18:37.
- Shortest day: June 21, 10 h 46 min, from sunrise at 06:32 to sunset at 17:19.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:27 | 18:43 | 13 h 16 min |
| February 21 | 05:46 | 18:28 | 12 h 43 min |
| March 21 | 05:58 | 18:04 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:08 | 17:36 | 11 h 28 min |
| May 21 | 06:21 | 17:20 | 10 h 59 min |
| June 21 | 06:32 | 17:19 | 10 h 46 min |
| July 21 | 06:32 | 17:29 | 10 h 57 min |
| August 21 | 06:14 | 17:40 | 11 h 27 min |
| September 21 | 05:45 | 17:49 | 12 h 05 min |
| October 21 | 05:17 | 18:00 | 12 h 43 min |
| November 21 | 05:02 | 18:18 | 13 h 16 min |
| December 21 | 05:07 | 18:37 | 13 h 30 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 22.3° S, 166.4° 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