Sunrise and sunset in Papeete, French Polynesia
Sunrise, sunset and twilight for Papeete today, in local time. At 17.5° S, days run from 11 h 05 min at the winter solstice to 13 h 11 min at the summer solstice.
- 18:02sunset today
Today · worked out at
The Sun is up from 05:21 to 18:02 in Papeete, French Polynesia on Tuesday, October 27.
Day length 12 h 41 min, 55 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:42, with the Sun 85° above the horizon.
Times are Papeete time (GMT-10).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:06 | 19:17 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:33 | 18:51 |
| Civil twilight | 04:59 | 18:24 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:21 | 18:02 |
| Golden hour | 05:21–05:51 | 17:33–18:02 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Papeete
- Longest day: December 21, 13 h 11 min, from sunrise at 05:21 to sunset at 18:32.
- Shortest day: June 20, 11 h 05 min, from sunrise at 06:27 to sunset at 17:32.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:39 | 18:39 | 13 h 00 min |
| February 21 | 05:55 | 18:28 | 12 h 33 min |
| March 21 | 06:02 | 18:07 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:08 | 17:44 | 11 h 36 min |
| May 21 | 06:17 | 17:31 | 11 h 14 min |
| June 21 | 06:27 | 17:32 | 11 h 05 min |
| July 21 | 06:27 | 17:41 | 11 h 14 min |
| August 21 | 06:13 | 17:49 | 11 h 37 min |
| September 21 | 05:48 | 17:54 | 12 h 06 min |
| October 21 | 05:25 | 18:00 | 12 h 35 min |
| November 21 | 05:13 | 18:14 | 13 h 01 min |
| December 21 | 05:21 | 18:32 | 13 h 11 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset mark the moment the Sun’s upper edge touches a level horizon, with the air’s usual bending of light allowed for. Hills, buildings and altitude move 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 17.5° S, 149.6° W, 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