Port Louis
Sunrise and sunset in Port Louis
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Port Louis, in local time. At 20.2° S, the day lasts from 10 h 55 min at the winter solstice to 13 h 21 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 05:35, sunset at 18:14.
Day length 12 h 39 min, 1 min 6 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:54, with the Sun 81° above the horizon.
Times are Port Louis time (GMT+4).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:19 | 19:30 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:46 | 19:03 |
| Civil twilight | 05:12 | 18:36 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:35 | 18:14 |
| Golden hour | 05:35–06:04 | 17:44–18:14 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Port Louis
- Longest day: December 22, 13 h 21 min, from sunrise at 05:27 to sunset at 18:49.
- Shortest day: June 21, 10 h 55 min, from sunrise at 06:44 to sunset at 17:39.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:46 | 18:55 | 13 h 09 min |
| February 21 | 06:04 | 18:42 | 12 h 38 min |
| March 21 | 06:13 | 18:20 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:22 | 17:54 | 11 h 32 min |
| May 21 | 06:33 | 17:39 | 11 h 05 min |
| June 21 | 06:44 | 17:39 | 10 h 55 min |
| July 21 | 06:44 | 17:48 | 11 h 05 min |
| August 21 | 06:27 | 17:58 | 11 h 31 min |
| September 21 | 06:00 | 18:05 | 12 h 05 min |
| October 21 | 05:35 | 18:14 | 12 h 39 min |
| November 21 | 05:21 | 18:30 | 13 h 09 min |
| December 21 | 05:27 | 18:48 | 13 h 21 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 20.2° S, 57.5° 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