Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Nouméa, New Caledonia

In Nouméa, New Caledonia the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 17:42 and rises at 06:09. Daylight lasts 11h 32m; evening golden hour runs from 17:12 to 17:56.

Today, Wednesday 26 August

First light
05:47
Sunrise
06:09
Solar noon
11:56
Sunset
17:42
Last light
18:05
Day length
11h 32m

12h 21m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:12 – 17:56
Blue hour
17:56 – 18:05
Max sun altitude
57.3°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
15:51 / 04:42

The sun sets at 281° — face west

Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August

Sunrise 06:09 Sunset 17:42 Golden hour 17:12 – 17:56 Day length 11h 33m vs today 1 minute longer

Where Nouméa is

Coordinates
22.2741° S, 166.4488° E
Time zone
Pacific/Noumea
Current offset
UTC+11:00
Elevation
26 m
Population
93,060

Sunrise and sunset in Nouméa, August 2026

August 2026 — first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, last light, day length and evening golden hour.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Sat 1 06:04 06:27 12:00 17:33 17:57 11h 6m +0:54 17:02–17:48 🌖 95%
Sun 2 06:03 06:27 12:00 17:34 17:57 11h 7m +0:55 17:02–17:48 🌖 89%
Mon 3 06:03 06:26 12:00 17:34 17:58 11h 8m +0:56 17:03–17:49 🌖 81%
Tue 4 06:02 06:25 12:00 17:35 17:58 11h 9m +0:56 17:03–17:49 🌖 72%
Wed 5 06:02 06:25 12:00 17:35 17:58 11h 10m +0:57 17:04–17:49 🌖 61%
Thu 6 06:01 06:24 12:00 17:35 17:59 11h 10m +0:58 17:04–17:50 🌗 50%
Fri 7 06:00 06:24 12:00 17:36 17:59 11h 11m +0:59 17:04–17:50 🌘 38%
Sat 8 06:00 06:23 11:59 17:36 17:59 11h 12m +1:00 17:05–17:50 🌘 27%
Sun 9 05:59 06:22 11:59 17:36 18:00 11h 13m +1:00 17:05–17:51 🌘 17%
Mon 10 05:59 06:22 11:59 17:37 18:00 11h 14m +1:01 17:06–17:51 🌘 9%
Tue 11 05:58 06:21 11:59 17:37 18:00 11h 16m +1:02 17:06–17:51 🌘 4%
Wed 12 05:57 06:20 11:59 17:37 18:01 11h 17m +1:03 17:07–17:52 🌘 1%
Thu 13 05:57 06:20 11:59 17:38 18:01 11h 18m +1:03 17:07–17:52 🌑 0%
Fri 14 05:56 06:19 11:58 17:38 18:01 11h 19m +1:04 17:07–17:52 🌒 2%
Sat 15 05:55 06:18 11:58 17:39 18:02 11h 20m +1:04 17:08–17:53 🌒 7%
Sun 16 05:55 06:18 11:58 17:39 18:02 11h 21m +1:05 17:08–17:53 🌒 13%
Mon 17 05:54 06:17 11:58 17:39 18:02 11h 22m +1:06 17:09–17:53 🌒 21%
Tue 18 05:53 06:16 11:58 17:40 18:02 11h 23m +1:06 17:09–17:54 🌒 30%
Wed 19 05:52 06:15 11:57 17:40 18:03 11h 24m +1:07 17:09–17:54 🌒 40%
Thu 20 05:52 06:14 11:57 17:40 18:03 11h 25m +1:07 17:10–17:54 🌓 49%
Fri 21 05:51 06:14 11:57 17:41 18:03 11h 26m +1:08 17:10–17:55 🌔 59%
Sat 22 05:50 06:13 11:57 17:41 18:04 11h 28m +1:08 17:10–17:55 🌔 68%
Sun 23 05:49 06:12 11:56 17:41 18:04 11h 29m +1:09 17:11–17:55 🌔 76%
Mon 24 05:48 06:11 11:56 17:42 18:04 11h 30m +1:09 17:11–17:55 🌔 84%
Tue 25 05:48 06:10 11:56 17:42 18:05 11h 31m +1:10 17:12–17:56 🌔 90%
Wed 26 05:47 06:09 11:56 17:42 18:05 11h 32m +1:10 17:12–17:56 🌔 95%
Thu 27 05:46 06:09 11:55 17:42 18:05 11h 33m +1:10 17:12–17:56 🌔 98%
Fri 28 05:45 06:08 11:55 17:43 18:05 11h 34m +1:11 17:13–17:57 🌕 100%
Sat 29 05:44 06:07 11:55 17:43 18:06 11h 36m +1:11 17:13–17:57 🌖 99%
Sun 30 05:43 06:06 11:54 17:43 18:06 11h 37m +1:12 17:13–17:57 🌖 97%
Mon 31 05:43 06:05 11:54 17:44 18:06 11h 38m +1:12 17:14–17:57 🌖 92%
More columns for August 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
August 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Sat 1 05:10 05:37 06:27 17:33 18:24 18:51 12h 53m 49.7° 289° WNW
Sun 2 05:09 05:36 06:27 17:34 18:24 18:51 12h 52m 49.9° 289° WNW
Mon 3 05:09 05:36 06:26 17:34 18:24 18:51 12h 51m 50.2° 289° WNW
Tue 4 05:09 05:35 06:25 17:35 18:25 18:51 12h 50m 50.4° 288° WNW
Wed 5 05:08 05:35 06:25 17:35 18:25 18:52 12h 49m 50.7° 288° WNW
Thu 6 05:08 05:34 06:24 17:35 18:25 18:52 12h 48m 51.0° 288° WNW
Fri 7 05:07 05:34 06:24 17:36 18:26 18:52 12h 47m 51.3° 287° WNW
Sat 8 05:07 05:33 06:23 17:36 18:26 18:52 12h 46m 51.5° 287° WNW
Sun 9 05:06 05:33 06:22 17:36 18:26 18:53 12h 45m 51.8° 287° WNW
Mon 10 05:06 05:32 06:22 17:37 18:27 18:53 12h 44m 52.1° 286° WNW
Tue 11 05:05 05:31 06:21 17:37 18:27 18:53 12h 43m 52.4° 286° WNW
Wed 12 05:04 05:31 06:20 17:37 18:27 18:54 12h 42m 52.7° 286° WNW
Thu 13 05:04 05:30 06:20 17:38 18:27 18:54 12h 41m 53.0° 285° WNW
Fri 14 05:03 05:29 06:19 17:38 18:28 18:54 12h 40m 53.3° 285° WNW
Sat 15 05:03 05:29 06:18 17:39 18:28 18:54 12h 39m 53.6° 285° WNW
Sun 16 05:02 05:28 06:18 17:39 18:28 18:55 12h 37m 53.9° 284° WNW
Mon 17 05:01 05:27 06:17 17:39 18:29 18:55 12h 36m 54.3° 284° WNW
Tue 18 05:01 05:27 06:16 17:40 18:29 18:55 12h 35m 54.6° 284° WNW
Wed 19 05:00 05:26 06:15 17:40 18:29 18:55 12h 34m 54.9° 283° WNW
Thu 20 04:59 05:25 06:14 17:40 18:29 18:56 12h 33m 55.2° 283° WNW
Fri 21 04:58 05:25 06:14 17:41 18:30 18:56 12h 32m 55.6° 283° WNW
Sat 22 04:58 05:24 06:13 17:41 18:30 18:56 12h 31m 55.9° 282° WNW
Sun 23 04:57 05:23 06:12 17:41 18:30 18:56 12h 30m 56.2° 282° WNW
Mon 24 04:56 05:22 06:11 17:42 18:30 18:57 12h 28m 56.6° 282° WNW
Tue 25 04:55 05:21 06:10 17:42 18:31 18:57 12h 27m 56.9° 281° W
Wed 26 04:55 05:21 06:09 17:42 18:31 18:57 12h 26m 57.3° 281° W
Thu 27 04:54 05:20 06:09 17:42 18:31 18:57 12h 25m 57.6° 280° W
Fri 28 04:53 05:19 06:08 17:43 18:31 18:58 12h 24m 58.0° 280° W
Sat 29 04:52 05:18 06:07 17:43 18:32 18:58 12h 22m 58.3° 280° W
Sun 30 04:51 05:17 06:06 17:43 18:32 18:58 12h 21m 58.7° 279° W
Mon 31 04:50 05:16 06:05 17:44 18:32 18:58 12h 20m 59.0° 279° W

September 2026

September 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Tue 1 05:42 06:04 11:54 17:44 18:06 11h 39m +1:12 17:14–17:58 🌖 84%
Wed 2 05:41 06:03 11:54 17:44 18:07 11h 40m +1:13 17:14–17:58 🌖 75%
Thu 3 05:40 06:02 11:53 17:44 18:07 11h 42m +1:13 17:15–17:58 🌖 65%
Fri 4 05:39 06:01 11:53 17:45 18:07 11h 43m +1:13 17:15–17:59 🌗 53%
Sat 5 05:38 06:00 11:53 17:45 18:08 11h 44m +1:13 17:15–17:59 🌘 42%
Sun 6 05:37 05:59 11:52 17:45 18:08 11h 45m +1:14 17:15–17:59 🌘 30%
Mon 7 05:36 05:59 11:52 17:46 18:08 11h 47m +1:14 17:16–17:59 🌘 20%
Tue 8 05:35 05:58 11:52 17:46 18:08 11h 48m +1:14 17:16–18:00 🌘 11%
Wed 9 05:34 05:57 11:51 17:46 18:09 11h 49m +1:14 17:16–18:00 🌘 5%
Thu 10 05:33 05:56 11:51 17:46 18:09 11h 50m +1:15 17:17–18:00 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:32 05:55 11:51 17:47 18:09 11h 52m +1:15 17:17–18:00 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:31 05:54 11:50 17:47 18:09 11h 53m +1:15 17:17–18:01 🌒 1%
Sun 13 05:30 05:53 11:50 17:47 18:10 11h 54m +1:15 17:18–18:01 🌒 5%
Mon 14 05:29 05:52 11:49 17:48 18:10 11h 55m +1:15 17:18–18:01 🌒 10%
Tue 15 05:28 05:51 11:49 17:48 18:10 11h 57m +1:16 17:18–18:02 🌒 17%
Wed 16 05:27 05:50 11:49 17:48 18:10 11h 58m +1:16 17:18–18:02 🌒 25%
Thu 17 05:26 05:49 11:48 17:48 18:11 11h 59m +1:16 17:19–18:02 🌒 33%
Fri 18 05:25 05:48 11:48 17:49 18:11 12h 0m +1:16 17:19–18:02 🌒 42%
Sat 19 05:24 05:47 11:48 17:49 18:11 12h 2m +1:16 17:19–18:03 🌓 52%
Sun 20 05:23 05:46 11:47 17:49 18:12 12h 3m +1:16 17:20–18:03 🌔 61%
Mon 21 05:22 05:45 11:47 17:49 18:12 12h 4m +1:16 17:20–18:03 🌔 70%
Tue 22 05:21 05:44 11:47 17:50 18:12 12h 5m +1:16 17:20–18:03 🌔 78%
Wed 23 05:20 05:43 11:46 17:50 18:12 12h 7m +1:16 17:20–18:04 🌔 86%
Thu 24 05:19 05:42 11:46 17:50 18:13 12h 8m +1:17 17:21–18:04 🌔 92%
Fri 25 05:18 05:41 11:46 17:51 18:13 12h 9m +1:17 17:21–18:04 🌔 97%
Sat 26 05:18 05:40 11:45 17:51 18:13 12h 11m +1:17 17:21–18:05 🌔 99%
Sun 27 05:17 05:39 11:45 17:51 18:14 12h 12m +1:17 17:22–18:05 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:16 05:38 11:45 17:52 18:14 12h 13m +1:17 17:22–18:05 🌖 98%
Tue 29 05:15 05:37 11:44 17:52 18:14 12h 14m +1:17 17:22–18:06 🌖 94%
Wed 30 05:14 05:36 11:44 17:52 18:15 12h 16m +1:17 17:23–18:06 🌖 87%

Longest and shortest day in Nouméa

The longest day falls on 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 13h 29m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 10h 46m.

Between them the day length swings by 2h 43m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:17 on 7 June; the latest is 18:43 on 15 January. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 05:01 on 28 November to 06:34 on 5 July.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 6m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Nouméa different

Sunset here is followed by about 23 minutes of usable light before civil twilight ends — almost exactly the 24-minute median across the cities tracked here.

Between solstices the sunset walks 51° across the horizon — WSW in midwinter, WNW in midsummer — which is why a fixed viewpoint works only part of the year. Today's bearing is W.

Sunset drifts 21 seconds later each day this month — 10 minutes from the first of August to the last.

Being inside the tropics means two zenith passages a year, 8 January and 5 December, when the sun is straight up at solar noon rather than merely high. The next one is in 3 months.

Planning a sunset photo in Nouméa

Arrive by 16:57. Golden hour opens at 17:12 and the sun is down by 17:42, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 281° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.

Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 17:56 and runs to 18:05, the end of civil twilight and 22m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Nouméa today?

The sun sets in Nouméa at 17:42 today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Nouméa?

It takes 22m. Civil twilight ends at 18:05 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Nouméa?

Evening golden hour runs 17:12 to 17:56 today, lasting 44m.