Sunset and sunrise times in Papeete, French Polynesia

In Papeete, French Polynesia the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 17:50 and rises at 06:10. Daylight lasts 11h 40m; evening golden hour runs from 17:21 to 18:04.

Today, Tuesday 25 August

First light: 05:48
Sunrise: 06:10
Solar noon: 12:00
Sunset: 17:50
Last light: 18:12
Day length: 11h 40m

9h 29m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 17:21 – 18:04
Blue hour: 18:04 – 18:12
Max sun altitude: 62.0°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 15:56 / 04:32

The sun sets at 281° — face west

Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August

Sunrise 06:09 Sunset 17:50 Golden hour 17:21 – 18:04 Day length 11h 41m 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, 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	06:01	06:24	12:04	17:45	18:07	11h 20m	+0:42	17:14–17:59	🌖 90%
Sun 2	06:01	06:23	12:04	17:45	18:08	11h 21m	+0:43	17:14–17:59	🌖 82%
Mon 3	06:00	06:23	12:04	17:45	18:08	11h 22m	+0:43	17:15–17:59	🌖 73%
Tue 4	06:00	06:23	12:04	17:45	18:08	11h 22m	+0:44	17:15–17:59	🌖 63%
Wed 5	05:59	06:22	12:04	17:46	18:08	11h 23m	+0:45	17:15–18:00	🌗 51%
Thu 6	05:59	06:22	12:04	17:46	18:08	11h 24m	+0:45	17:16–18:00	🌘 40%
Fri 7	05:59	06:21	12:04	17:46	18:09	11h 25m	+0:46	17:16–18:00	🌘 29%
Sat 8	05:58	06:21	12:03	17:46	18:09	11h 25m	+0:46	17:16–18:00	🌘 19%
Sun 9	05:58	06:20	12:03	17:47	18:09	11h 26m	+0:47	17:17–18:00	🌘 10%
Mon 10	05:57	06:19	12:03	17:47	18:09	11h 27m	+0:47	17:17–18:01	🌘 4%
Tue 11	05:56	06:19	12:03	17:47	18:10	11h 28m	+0:48	17:17–18:01	🌘 1%
Wed 12	05:56	06:18	12:03	17:47	18:10	11h 29m	+0:48	17:18–18:01	🌑 0%
Thu 13	05:55	06:18	12:03	17:48	18:10	11h 29m	+0:49	17:18–18:01	🌒 2%
Fri 14	05:55	06:17	12:02	17:48	18:10	11h 30m	+0:49	17:18–18:02	🌒 6%
Sat 15	05:54	06:17	12:02	17:48	18:10	11h 31m	+0:50	17:18–18:02	🌒 12%
Sun 16	05:54	06:16	12:02	17:48	18:11	11h 32m	+0:50	17:19–18:02	🌒 20%
Mon 17	05:53	06:15	12:02	17:48	18:11	11h 33m	+0:51	17:19–18:02	🌒 29%
Tue 18	05:52	06:15	12:02	17:49	18:11	11h 34m	+0:51	17:19–18:02	🌒 38%
Wed 19	05:52	06:14	12:01	17:49	18:11	11h 34m	+0:52	17:19–18:03	🌓 48%
Thu 20	05:51	06:13	12:01	17:49	18:11	11h 35m	+0:52	17:20–18:03	🌔 57%
Fri 21	05:50	06:13	12:01	17:49	18:11	11h 36m	+0:52	17:20–18:03	🌔 67%
Sat 22	05:50	06:12	12:01	17:49	18:12	11h 37m	+0:53	17:20–18:03	🌔 75%
Sun 23	05:49	06:11	12:00	17:50	18:12	11h 38m	+0:53	17:20–18:03	🌔 83%
Mon 24	05:48	06:10	12:00	17:50	18:12	11h 39m	+0:53	17:20–18:03	🌔 89%
Tue 25	05:48	06:10	12:00	17:50	18:12	11h 40m	+0:54	17:21–18:04	🌔 95%
Wed 26	05:47	06:09	11:59	17:50	18:12	11h 41m	+0:54	17:21–18:04	🌔 98%
Thu 27	05:46	06:08	11:59	17:50	18:12	11h 42m	+0:54	17:21–18:04	🌕 100%
Fri 28	05:46	06:08	11:59	17:51	18:12	11h 42m	+0:55	17:21–18:04	🌖 100%
Sat 29	05:45	06:07	11:59	17:51	18:13	11h 43m	+0:55	17:22–18:04	🌖 97%
Sun 30	05:44	06:06	11:58	17:51	18:13	11h 44m	+0:55	17:22–18:04	🌖 92%
Mon 31	05:43	06:05	11:58	17:51	18:13	11h 45m	+0:56	17:22–18:04	🌖 85%

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	05:09	05:35	06:24	17:45	18:33	18:59	12h 38m	54.6°	288° WNW
Sun 2	05:09	05:35	06:23	17:45	18:34	19:00	12h 38m	54.9°	288° WNW
Mon 3	05:08	05:34	06:23	17:45	18:34	19:00	12h 37m	55.2°	288° WNW
Tue 4	05:08	05:34	06:23	17:45	18:34	19:00	12h 36m	55.4°	288° WNW
Wed 5	05:08	05:33	06:22	17:46	18:34	19:00	12h 35m	55.7°	287° WNW
Thu 6	05:07	05:33	06:22	17:46	18:35	19:00	12h 35m	56.0°	287° WNW
Fri 7	05:07	05:33	06:21	17:46	18:35	19:00	12h 34m	56.3°	287° WNW
Sat 8	05:06	05:32	06:21	17:46	18:35	19:01	12h 33m	56.5°	286° WNW
Sun 9	05:06	05:32	06:20	17:47	18:35	19:01	12h 32m	56.8°	286° WNW
Mon 10	05:05	05:31	06:19	17:47	18:35	19:01	12h 31m	57.1°	286° WNW
Tue 11	05:05	05:31	06:19	17:47	18:35	19:01	12h 31m	57.4°	285° WNW
Wed 12	05:04	05:30	06:18	17:47	18:36	19:01	12h 30m	57.7°	285° WNW
Thu 13	05:04	05:30	06:18	17:48	18:36	19:01	12h 29m	58.0°	285° WNW
Fri 14	05:03	05:29	06:17	17:48	18:36	19:01	12h 28m	58.3°	284° WNW
Sat 15	05:03	05:29	06:17	17:48	18:36	19:02	12h 27m	58.6°	284° WNW
Sun 16	05:02	05:28	06:16	17:48	18:36	19:02	12h 26m	59.0°	284° WNW
Mon 17	05:02	05:27	06:15	17:48	18:36	19:02	12h 26m	59.3°	283° WNW
Tue 18	05:01	05:27	06:15	17:49	18:37	19:02	12h 25m	59.6°	283° WNW
Wed 19	05:01	05:26	06:14	17:49	18:37	19:02	12h 24m	59.9°	283° WNW
Thu 20	05:00	05:26	06:13	17:49	18:37	19:02	12h 23m	60.3°	282° WNW
Fri 21	05:00	05:25	06:13	17:49	18:37	19:02	12h 22m	60.6°	282° WNW
Sat 22	04:59	05:24	06:12	17:49	18:37	19:02	12h 21m	60.9°	282° WNW
Sun 23	04:58	05:24	06:11	17:50	18:37	19:03	12h 20m	61.3°	281° WNW
Mon 24	04:58	05:23	06:10	17:50	18:37	19:03	12h 19m	61.6°	281° W
Tue 25	04:57	05:22	06:10	17:50	18:37	19:03	12h 19m	62.0°	281° W
Wed 26	04:56	05:22	06:09	17:50	18:38	19:03	12h 18m	62.3°	280° W
Thu 27	04:56	05:21	06:08	17:50	18:38	19:03	12h 17m	62.7°	280° W
Fri 28	04:55	05:20	06:08	17:51	18:38	19:03	12h 16m	63.0°	280° W
Sat 29	04:54	05:20	06:07	17:51	18:38	19:03	12h 15m	63.4°	279° W
Sun 30	04:54	05:19	06:06	17:51	18:38	19:03	12h 14m	63.7°	279° W
Mon 31	04:53	05:18	06:05	17:51	18:38	19:03	12h 13m	64.1°	278° 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	05:43	06:04	11:58	17:51	18:13	11h 46m	+0:56	17:22–18:05	🌖 77%
Wed 2	05:42	06:04	11:57	17:51	18:13	11h 47m	+0:56	17:22–18:05	🌖 66%
Thu 3	05:41	06:03	11:57	17:51	18:13	11h 48m	+0:56	17:22–18:05	🌗 55%
Fri 4	05:40	06:02	11:57	17:52	18:13	11h 49m	+0:57	17:23–18:05	🌘 43%
Sat 5	05:39	06:01	11:56	17:52	18:13	11h 50m	+0:57	17:23–18:05	🌘 32%
Sun 6	05:39	06:00	11:56	17:52	18:14	11h 51m	+0:57	17:23–18:05	🌘 21%
Mon 7	05:38	06:00	11:56	17:52	18:14	11h 52m	+0:57	17:23–18:05	🌘 12%
Tue 8	05:37	05:59	11:55	17:52	18:14	11h 53m	+0:57	17:23–18:05	🌘 6%
Wed 9	05:36	05:58	11:55	17:52	18:14	11h 54m	+0:57	17:23–18:06	🌘 2%
Thu 10	05:35	05:57	11:55	17:52	18:14	11h 55m	+0:58	17:24–18:06	🌑 0%
Fri 11	05:35	05:56	11:54	17:52	18:14	11h 56m	+0:58	17:24–18:06	🌒 1%
Sat 12	05:34	05:55	11:54	17:53	18:14	11h 57m	+0:58	17:24–18:06	🌒 4%
Sun 13	05:33	05:55	11:54	17:53	18:14	11h 58m	+0:58	17:24–18:06	🌒 9%
Mon 14	05:32	05:54	11:53	17:53	18:15	11h 59m	+0:58	17:24–18:06	🌒 16%
Tue 15	05:31	05:53	11:53	17:53	18:15	12h 0m	+0:58	17:24–18:06	🌒 23%
Wed 16	05:30	05:52	11:53	17:53	18:15	12h 1m	+0:58	17:24–18:06	🌒 32%
Thu 17	05:30	05:51	11:52	17:53	18:15	12h 1m	+0:59	17:25–18:07	🌒 41%
Fri 18	05:29	05:50	11:52	17:53	18:15	12h 2m	+0:59	17:25–18:07	🌓 51%
Sat 19	05:28	05:50	11:51	17:54	18:15	12h 3m	+0:59	17:25–18:07	🌔 60%
Sun 20	05:27	05:49	11:51	17:54	18:15	12h 4m	+0:59	17:25–18:07	🌔 69%
Mon 21	05:26	05:48	11:51	17:54	18:15	12h 5m	+0:59	17:25–18:07	🌔 77%
Tue 22	05:25	05:47	11:50	17:54	18:16	12h 6m	+0:59	17:25–18:07	🌔 85%
Wed 23	05:25	05:46	11:50	17:54	18:16	12h 7m	+0:59	17:25–18:07	🌔 91%
Thu 24	05:24	05:45	11:50	17:54	18:16	12h 8m	+0:59	17:26–18:08	🌔 96%
Fri 25	05:23	05:45	11:49	17:54	18:16	12h 9m	+0:59	17:26–18:08	🌔 99%
Sat 26	05:22	05:44	11:49	17:55	18:16	12h 10m	+0:59	17:26–18:08	🌕 100%
Sun 27	05:21	05:43	11:49	17:55	18:16	12h 11m	+0:59	17:26–18:08	🌖 98%
Mon 28	05:20	05:42	11:48	17:55	18:17	12h 12m	+0:59	17:26–18:08	🌖 95%
Tue 29	05:19	05:41	11:48	17:55	18:17	12h 13m	+0:59	17:26–18:08	🌖 88%
Wed 30	05:19	05:40	11:48	17:55	18:17	12h 14m	+0:59	17:26–18:08	🌖 80%

Longest and shortest day in Papeete

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 13h 10m of daylight.

The shortest is 20 June 2026, 2 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 13 seconds later each day this month — 6 minutes from the first of August 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 3 months.

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

Planning a sunset photo in Papeete

Arrive by 17:06. Golden hour opens at 17:21 and the sun is down by 17:50, 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 18:04 and runs to 18:12, 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 Papeete today?

The sun sets in Papeete at 17:50 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Papeete?

It takes 22m. Civil twilight ends at 18:12 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Papeete?

Evening golden hour runs 17:21 to 18:04 today, lasting 42m.