Port Moresby
Sunrise and sunset in Port Moresby
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Port Moresby, in local time. At 9.5° S, the day lasts from 11 h 34 min at the winter solstice to 12 h 41 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 05:45, sunset at 18:06.
Day length 12 h 22 min, 30 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:55, with the Sun 88° above the horizon.
Times are Port Moresby time (GMT+10).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:33 | 19:18 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:58 | 18:53 |
| Civil twilight | 05:23 | 18:28 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:45 | 18:06 |
| Golden hour | 05:45–06:13 | 17:38–18:06 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Port Moresby
- Longest day: December 22, 12 h 41 min, from sunrise at 05:49 to sunset at 18:30.
- Shortest day: June 21, 11 h 34 min, from sunrise at 06:25 to sunset at 18:00.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:04 | 18:40 | 12 h 35 min |
| February 21 | 06:14 | 18:35 | 12 h 21 min |
| March 21 | 06:15 | 18:21 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:14 | 18:05 | 11 h 51 min |
| May 21 | 06:18 | 17:57 | 11 h 39 min |
| June 21 | 06:25 | 18:00 | 11 h 34 min |
| July 21 | 06:28 | 18:07 | 11 h 39 min |
| August 21 | 06:19 | 18:09 | 11 h 50 min |
| September 21 | 06:01 | 18:07 | 12 h 06 min |
| October 21 | 05:45 | 18:06 | 12 h 21 min |
| November 21 | 05:39 | 18:14 | 12 h 35 min |
| December 21 | 05:48 | 18:29 | 12 h 41 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 9.5° S, 147.2° 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