Sunset and sunrise times in Papeete, French Polynesia

In Papeete, French Polynesia the sun sets today, Friday 9 October, at 17:57 and rises at 05:33. Daylight lasts 12h 23m; evening golden hour runs from 17:28 to 18:10.

Today, Friday 9 October

First light: 05:11
Sunrise: 05:33
Solar noon: 11:45
Sunset: 17:57
Last light: 18:19
Day length: 12h 23m

17h 55m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 17:28 – 18:10
Blue hour: 18:10 – 18:19
Max sun altitude: 79.0°
Moon: 🌘 Waning crescent
Moonrise / moonset: 04:54 / 17:34

The sun sets at 263° — face west

Tomorrow, Saturday 10 October

Sunrise 05:32 Sunset 17:57 Golden hour 17:28 – 18:11 Day length 12h 24m vs today 1 minute longer

Where Papeete is

Coordinates: 17.5347° S, 149.5684° W
Time zone: Pacific/Tahiti
Current offset: UTC-10:00
Elevation: 42 m
Population: 26,357

Sunrise and sunset in Papeete, October 2026

October 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
Thu 1	05:18	05:40	11:47	17:55	18:17	12h 15m	+0:59	17:27–18:09	🌖 70%
Fri 2	05:17	05:39	11:47	17:56	18:17	12h 16m	+0:59	17:27–18:09	🌖 58%
Sat 3	05:16	05:38	11:47	17:56	18:17	12h 17m	+0:59	17:27–18:09	🌗 47%
Sun 4	05:15	05:37	11:46	17:56	18:18	12h 18m	+0:59	17:27–18:09	🌘 35%
Mon 5	05:15	05:36	11:46	17:56	18:18	12h 19m	+0:59	17:27–18:09	🌘 24%
Tue 6	05:14	05:36	11:46	17:56	18:18	12h 20m	+0:59	17:27–18:10	🌘 15%
Wed 7	05:13	05:35	11:45	17:56	18:18	12h 21m	+0:59	17:28–18:10	🌘 8%
Thu 8	05:12	05:34	11:45	17:57	18:19	12h 22m	+0:59	17:28–18:10	🌘 3%
Fri 9	05:11	05:33	11:45	17:57	18:19	12h 23m	+0:59	17:28–18:10	🌘 1%
Sat 10	05:11	05:32	11:45	17:57	18:19	12h 24m	+0:59	17:28–18:11	🌑 0%
Sun 11	05:10	05:32	11:44	17:57	18:19	12h 25m	+0:58	17:28–18:11	🌒 2%
Mon 12	05:09	05:31	11:44	17:58	18:20	12h 26m	+0:58	17:29–18:11	🌒 6%
Tue 13	05:08	05:30	11:44	17:58	18:20	12h 27m	+0:58	17:29–18:11	🌒 11%
Wed 14	05:08	05:30	11:44	17:58	18:20	12h 28m	+0:58	17:29–18:12	🌒 18%
Thu 15	05:07	05:29	11:43	17:58	18:20	12h 29m	+0:58	17:29–18:12	🌒 26%
Fri 16	05:06	05:28	11:43	17:59	18:21	12h 30m	+0:58	17:30–18:12	🌒 34%
Sat 17	05:05	05:27	11:43	17:59	18:21	12h 31m	+0:57	17:30–18:12	🌒 43%
Sun 18	05:05	05:27	11:43	17:59	18:21	12h 32m	+0:57	17:30–18:13	🌓 53%
Mon 19	05:04	05:26	11:43	17:59	18:22	12h 33m	+0:57	17:30–18:13	🌔 62%
Tue 20	05:03	05:25	11:42	18:00	18:22	12h 34m	+0:57	17:31–18:13	🌔 71%
Wed 21	05:03	05:25	11:42	18:00	18:22	12h 35m	+0:57	17:31–18:14	🌔 80%
Thu 22	05:02	05:24	11:42	18:00	18:23	12h 36m	+0:56	17:31–18:14	🌔 87%
Fri 23	05:01	05:24	11:42	18:01	18:23	12h 37m	+0:56	17:31–18:14	🌔 93%
Sat 24	05:01	05:23	11:42	18:01	18:23	12h 37m	+0:56	17:32–18:15	🌔 98%
Sun 25	05:00	05:22	11:42	18:01	18:24	12h 38m	+0:55	17:32–18:15	🌕 100%
Mon 26	05:00	05:22	11:42	18:02	18:24	12h 39m	+0:55	17:32–18:15	🌖 99%
Tue 27	04:59	05:21	11:42	18:02	18:24	12h 40m	+0:55	17:33–18:16	🌖 96%
Wed 28	04:58	05:21	11:41	18:02	18:25	12h 41m	+0:54	17:33–18:16	🌖 91%
Thu 29	04:58	05:20	11:41	18:03	18:25	12h 42m	+0:54	17:33–18:17	🌖 83%
Fri 30	04:57	05:20	11:41	18:03	18:26	12h 43m	+0:53	17:34–18:17	🌖 73%
Sat 31	04:57	05:19	11:41	18:04	18:26	12h 44m	+0:53	17:34–18:17	🌖 62%

More columns for October 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction

October 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date	Astro. dawn	Naut. dawn	Sunrise	Sunset	Naut. dusk	Astro. dusk	Night	Max altitude	Sunset direction
Thu 1	04:27	04:53	05:40	17:55	18:42	19:08	11h 43m	75.9°	266° W
Fri 2	04:26	04:52	05:39	17:56	18:43	19:08	11h 42m	76.3°	266° W
Sat 3	04:25	04:51	05:38	17:56	18:43	19:08	11h 41m	76.7°	265° W
Sun 4	04:24	04:50	05:37	17:56	18:43	19:09	11h 40m	77.1°	265° W
Mon 5	04:24	04:49	05:36	17:56	18:43	19:09	11h 39m	77.5°	264° W
Tue 6	04:23	04:48	05:36	17:56	18:44	19:09	11h 38m	77.9°	264° W
Wed 7	04:22	04:47	05:35	17:56	18:44	19:09	11h 37m	78.2°	264° W
Thu 8	04:21	04:47	05:34	17:57	18:44	19:10	11h 36m	78.6°	263° W
Fri 9	04:20	04:46	05:33	17:57	18:44	19:10	11h 35m	79.0°	263° W
Sat 10	04:19	04:45	05:32	17:57	18:45	19:10	11h 34m	79.4°	262° W
Sun 11	04:18	04:44	05:32	17:57	18:45	19:11	11h 33m	79.8°	262° W
Mon 12	04:18	04:43	05:31	17:58	18:45	19:11	11h 32m	80.1°	262° W
Tue 13	04:17	04:43	05:30	17:58	18:45	19:11	11h 31m	80.5°	261° W
Wed 14	04:16	04:42	05:30	17:58	18:46	19:12	11h 30m	80.9°	261° W
Thu 15	04:15	04:41	05:29	17:58	18:46	19:12	11h 29m	81.2°	260° W
Fri 16	04:14	04:40	05:28	17:59	18:46	19:13	11h 28m	81.6°	260° W
Sat 17	04:14	04:40	05:27	17:59	18:47	19:13	11h 27m	82.0°	260° W
Sun 18	04:13	04:39	05:27	17:59	18:47	19:13	11h 27m	82.3°	259° W
Mon 19	04:12	04:38	05:26	17:59	18:48	19:14	11h 26m	82.7°	259° W
Tue 20	04:11	04:37	05:25	18:00	18:48	19:14	11h 25m	83.1°	259° WSW
Wed 21	04:10	04:37	05:25	18:00	18:48	19:15	11h 24m	83.4°	258° WSW
Thu 22	04:10	04:36	05:24	18:00	18:49	19:15	11h 23m	83.8°	258° WSW
Fri 23	04:09	04:35	05:24	18:01	18:49	19:16	11h 22m	84.1°	257° WSW
Sat 24	04:08	04:35	05:23	18:01	18:49	19:16	11h 21m	84.5°	257° WSW
Sun 25	04:07	04:34	05:22	18:01	18:50	19:16	11h 20m	84.8°	257° WSW
Mon 26	04:07	04:33	05:22	18:02	18:50	19:17	11h 19m	85.1°	256° WSW
Tue 27	04:06	04:33	05:21	18:02	18:51	19:17	11h 18m	85.5°	256° WSW
Wed 28	04:05	04:32	05:21	18:02	18:51	19:18	11h 17m	85.8°	256° WSW
Thu 29	04:05	04:31	05:20	18:03	18:52	19:19	11h 17m	86.1°	255° WSW
Fri 30	04:04	04:31	05:20	18:03	18:52	19:19	11h 16m	86.5°	255° WSW
Sat 31	04:03	04:30	05:19	18:04	18:53	19:20	11h 15m	86.8°	255° WSW

November 2026

November 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date	First light	Sunrise	Solar noon	Sunset	Last light	Day length	Change	Golden hour	Moon
Sun 1	04:56	05:19	11:41	18:04	18:27	12h 45m	+0:53	17:34–18:18	🌗 51%
Mon 2	04:56	05:18	11:41	18:04	18:27	12h 46m	+0:52	17:35–18:18	🌘 39%
Tue 3	04:55	05:18	11:41	18:05	18:28	12h 46m	+0:52	17:35–18:19	🌘 28%
Wed 4	04:55	05:18	11:41	18:05	18:28	12h 47m	+0:51	17:36–18:19	🌘 19%
Thu 5	04:54	05:17	11:41	18:06	18:29	12h 48m	+0:51	17:36–18:20	🌘 11%
Fri 6	04:54	05:17	11:41	18:06	18:29	12h 49m	+0:50	17:36–18:20	🌘 6%
Sat 7	04:54	05:16	11:41	18:07	18:30	12h 50m	+0:49	17:37–18:21	🌘 2%
Sun 8	04:53	05:16	11:42	18:07	18:30	12h 51m	+0:49	17:37–18:21	🌑 0%
Mon 9	04:53	05:16	11:42	18:08	18:31	12h 51m	+0:48	17:38–18:22	🌒 1%
Tue 10	04:53	05:15	11:42	18:08	18:31	12h 52m	+0:47	17:38–18:22	🌒 3%
Wed 11	04:52	05:15	11:42	18:09	18:32	12h 53m	+0:47	17:39–18:23	🌒 7%
Thu 12	04:52	05:15	11:42	18:09	18:32	12h 54m	+0:46	17:39–18:23	🌒 12%
Fri 13	04:52	05:15	11:42	18:10	18:33	12h 54m	+0:45	17:39–18:24	🌒 19%
Sat 14	04:51	05:14	11:42	18:10	18:33	12h 55m	+0:45	17:40–18:24	🌒 27%
Sun 15	04:51	05:14	11:42	18:11	18:34	12h 56m	+0:44	17:40–18:25	🌒 36%
Mon 16	04:51	05:14	11:43	18:11	18:35	12h 57m	+0:43	17:41–18:25	🌒 45%
Tue 17	04:51	05:14	11:43	18:12	18:35	12h 57m	+0:42	17:41–18:26	🌓 55%
Wed 18	04:51	05:14	11:43	18:12	18:36	12h 58m	+0:41	17:42–18:27	🌔 65%
Thu 19	04:50	05:14	11:43	18:13	18:36	12h 59m	+0:40	17:42–18:27	🌔 74%
Fri 20	04:50	05:14	11:43	18:13	18:37	12h 59m	+0:40	17:43–18:28	🌔 83%
Sat 21	04:50	05:14	11:44	18:14	18:38	13h 0m	+0:39	17:43–18:28	🌔 90%
Sun 22	04:50	05:14	11:44	18:15	18:38	13h 1m	+0:38	17:44–18:29	🌔 96%
Mon 23	04:50	05:13	11:44	18:15	18:39	13h 1m	+0:37	17:45–18:30	🌔 99%
Tue 24	04:50	05:13	11:45	18:16	18:39	13h 2m	+0:36	17:45–18:30	🌕 100%
Wed 25	04:50	05:13	11:45	18:16	18:40	13h 2m	+0:35	17:46–18:31	🌖 98%
Thu 26	04:50	05:14	11:45	18:17	18:41	13h 3m	+0:34	17:46–18:31	🌖 93%
Fri 27	04:50	05:14	11:46	18:18	18:41	13h 4m	+0:32	17:47–18:32	🌖 86%
Sat 28	04:50	05:14	11:46	18:18	18:42	13h 4m	+0:31	17:47–18:33	🌖 77%
Sun 29	04:50	05:14	11:46	18:19	18:43	13h 5m	+0:30	17:48–18:33	🌖 67%
Mon 30	04:50	05:14	11:47	18:19	18:43	13h 5m	+0:29	17:48–18:34	🌗 56%

Longest and shortest day in Papeete

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 13h 10m of daylight.

The shortest is 20 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 11h 4m.

Between them the day length swings by 2h 5m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:30 on 3 June; the latest is 18:39 on 18 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 05:13 on 24 November to 06:29 on 7 July.

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

What makes sunsets in Papeete different

It takes roughly 22 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.

Between solstices the sunset walks 49° 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 17 seconds later each day this month — 8 minutes from the first of October to the last.

On 30 January and 11 November the midday sun stands at the zenith, 285 days apart. Those are the only two days of the year with no noon shadow. The next one is in 5 weeks.

The times barely move this week: the longest day of the year falls on 21 December, in 2 months, so day length is changing by under a minute a day. Sunset shifts just 4 minutes later over the next fortnight.

Planning a sunset photo in Papeete

Arrive by 17:13. Golden hour opens at 17:28 and the sun is down by 17:57, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 263° 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 18:10 and runs to 18:19, the end of civil twilight and 21m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Papeete today?

The sun sets in Papeete at 17:57 today, Friday 9 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Papeete?

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 18:19 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Papeete?

Evening golden hour runs 17:28 to 18:10 today, lasting 42m.