West Island
Sunrise and sunset in West Island
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in West Island, in local time. At 12.2° S, the day lasts from 11 h 25 min at the winter solstice to 12 h 51 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 05:34, sunset at 18:00.
Day length 12 h 26 min, 39 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:47, with the Sun 89° above the horizon.
Times are West Island time (GMT+6:30).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:21 | 19:12 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:47 | 18:47 |
| Civil twilight | 05:12 | 18:21 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:34 | 18:00 |
| Golden hour | 05:34–06:02 | 17:31–18:00 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in West Island
- Longest day: December 22, 12 h 51 min, from sunrise at 05:35 to sunset at 18:26.
- Shortest day: June 21, 11 h 25 min, from sunrise at 06:22 to sunset at 17:46.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:52 | 18:35 | 12 h 43 min |
| February 21 | 06:03 | 18:28 | 12 h 25 min |
| March 21 | 06:06 | 18:12 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:08 | 17:54 | 11 h 46 min |
| May 21 | 06:13 | 17:44 | 11 h 31 min |
| June 21 | 06:22 | 17:46 | 11 h 25 min |
| July 21 | 06:23 | 17:54 | 11 h 30 min |
| August 21 | 06:13 | 17:58 | 11 h 46 min |
| September 21 | 05:53 | 17:58 | 12 h 05 min |
| October 21 | 05:34 | 18:00 | 12 h 26 min |
| November 21 | 05:26 | 18:10 | 12 h 43 min |
| December 21 | 05:35 | 18:25 | 12 h 51 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 12.2° S, 96.8° 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