Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Philipsburg, Sint Maarten

In Philipsburg, Sint Maarten the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 18:31 and rises at 05:56. Daylight lasts 12h 35m; evening golden hour runs from 18:02 to 18:45.

Today, Tuesday 25 August

First light
05:34
Sunrise
05:56
Solar noon
12:14
Sunset
18:31
Last light
18:53
Day length
12h 35m

4h 10m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
18:02 – 18:45
Blue hour
18:45 – 18:53
Max sun altitude
82.6°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
16:55 / 03:32

The sun sets at 281° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August

Sunrise 05:56 Sunset 18:30 Golden hour 18:01 – 18:44 Day length 12h 34m vs today 1 minute shorter

Where Philipsburg is

Coordinates
18.0260° N, 63.0458° W
Time zone
America/Lower_Princes
Current offset
UTC-04:00
Elevation
0 m
Population
1,400

Sunrise and sunset in Philipsburg, 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 05:27 05:50 12:18 18:46 19:09 12h 55m −0:44 18:16–19:00 🌖 91%
Sun 2 05:27 05:50 12:18 18:45 19:08 12h 54m −0:45 18:15–18:59 🌖 84%
Mon 3 05:28 05:51 12:18 18:45 19:08 12h 54m −0:46 18:15–18:59 🌖 76%
Tue 4 05:28 05:51 12:18 18:44 19:07 12h 53m −0:46 18:14–18:58 🌖 65%
Wed 5 05:28 05:51 12:18 18:44 19:07 12h 52m −0:47 18:14–18:58 🌗 54%
Thu 6 05:29 05:52 12:18 18:43 19:06 12h 51m −0:48 18:13–18:57 🌘 43%
Fri 7 05:29 05:52 12:17 18:43 19:06 12h 50m −0:48 18:13–18:57 🌘 31%
Sat 8 05:29 05:52 12:17 18:42 19:05 12h 50m −0:49 18:12–18:56 🌘 21%
Sun 9 05:30 05:52 12:17 18:42 19:05 12h 49m −0:50 18:12–18:56 🌘 12%
Mon 10 05:30 05:53 12:17 18:41 19:04 12h 48m −0:50 18:11–18:55 🌘 6%
Tue 11 05:30 05:53 12:17 18:41 19:03 12h 47m −0:51 18:11–18:55 🌘 1%
Wed 12 05:30 05:53 12:17 18:40 19:03 12h 46m −0:51 18:10–18:54 🌑 0%
Thu 13 05:31 05:53 12:17 18:39 19:02 12h 45m −0:52 18:10–18:53 🌒 1%
Fri 14 05:31 05:54 12:16 18:39 19:01 12h 45m −0:52 18:09–18:53 🌒 5%
Sat 15 05:31 05:54 12:16 18:38 19:01 12h 44m −0:53 18:09–18:52 🌒 11%
Sun 16 05:32 05:54 12:16 18:37 19:00 12h 43m −0:53 18:08–18:51 🌒 18%
Mon 17 05:32 05:54 12:16 18:37 18:59 12h 42m −0:54 18:07–18:51 🌒 27%
Tue 18 05:32 05:55 12:16 18:36 18:59 12h 41m −0:54 18:07–18:50 🌒 36%
Wed 19 05:32 05:55 12:15 18:35 18:58 12h 40m −0:54 18:06–18:49 🌓 46%
Thu 20 05:33 05:55 12:15 18:35 18:57 12h 39m −0:55 18:05–18:48 🌔 55%
Fri 21 05:33 05:55 12:15 18:34 18:56 12h 38m −0:55 18:05–18:48 🌔 64%
Sat 22 05:33 05:56 12:15 18:33 18:56 12h 37m −0:55 18:04–18:47 🌔 73%
Sun 23 05:33 05:56 12:14 18:33 18:55 12h 36m −0:56 18:03–18:46 🌔 81%
Mon 24 05:34 05:56 12:14 18:32 18:54 12h 35m −0:56 18:03–18:46 🌔 88%
Tue 25 05:34 05:56 12:14 18:31 18:53 12h 35m −0:56 18:02–18:45 🌔 93%
Wed 26 05:34 05:56 12:13 18:30 18:53 12h 34m −0:57 18:01–18:44 🌔 97%
Thu 27 05:34 05:56 12:13 18:30 18:52 12h 33m −0:57 18:00–18:43 🌔 100%
Fri 28 05:34 05:57 12:13 18:29 18:51 12h 32m −0:57 18:00–18:42 🌕 100%
Sat 29 05:35 05:57 12:13 18:28 18:50 12h 31m −0:58 17:59–18:42 🌖 98%
Sun 30 05:35 05:57 12:12 18:27 18:49 12h 30m −0:58 17:58–18:41 🌖 94%
Mon 31 05:35 05:57 12:12 18:26 18:49 12h 29m −0:58 17:57–18:40 🌖 87%
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 04:32 05:00 05:50 18:46 19:36 20:04 11h 4m 89.9° 289° WNW
Sun 2 04:32 05:00 05:50 18:45 19:36 20:03 11h 5m 89.6° 289° WNW
Mon 3 04:33 05:00 05:51 18:45 19:35 20:03 11h 6m 89.3° 289° WNW
Tue 4 04:33 05:01 05:51 18:44 19:34 20:02 11h 6m 89.1° 288° WNW
Wed 5 04:34 05:01 05:51 18:44 19:34 20:01 11h 7m 88.8° 288° WNW
Thu 6 04:34 05:02 05:52 18:43 19:33 20:01 11h 8m 88.5° 288° WNW
Fri 7 04:35 05:02 05:52 18:43 19:33 20:00 11h 9m 88.3° 287° WNW
Sat 8 04:35 05:02 05:52 18:42 19:32 19:59 11h 10m 88.0° 287° WNW
Sun 9 04:35 05:03 05:52 18:42 19:31 19:59 11h 10m 87.7° 287° WNW
Mon 10 04:36 05:03 05:53 18:41 19:31 19:58 11h 11m 87.4° 286° WNW
Tue 11 04:36 05:03 05:53 18:41 19:30 19:57 11h 12m 87.1° 286° WNW
Wed 12 04:37 05:04 05:53 18:40 19:29 19:56 11h 13m 86.8° 286° WNW
Thu 13 04:37 05:04 05:53 18:39 19:29 19:56 11h 14m 86.5° 285° WNW
Fri 14 04:37 05:04 05:54 18:39 19:28 19:55 11h 15m 86.2° 285° WNW
Sat 15 04:38 05:05 05:54 18:38 19:27 19:54 11h 16m 85.9° 285° WNW
Sun 16 04:38 05:05 05:54 18:37 19:26 19:53 11h 16m 85.6° 284° WNW
Mon 17 04:39 05:05 05:54 18:37 19:26 19:53 11h 17m 85.2° 284° WNW
Tue 18 04:39 05:06 05:55 18:36 19:25 19:52 11h 18m 84.9° 284° WNW
Wed 19 04:39 05:06 05:55 18:35 19:24 19:51 11h 19m 84.6° 283° WNW
Thu 20 04:40 05:06 05:55 18:35 19:23 19:50 11h 20m 84.3° 283° WNW
Fri 21 04:40 05:07 05:55 18:34 19:23 19:49 11h 21m 83.9° 283° WNW
Sat 22 04:40 05:07 05:56 18:33 19:22 19:48 11h 22m 83.6° 282° WNW
Sun 23 04:41 05:07 05:56 18:33 19:21 19:47 11h 23m 83.2° 282° WNW
Mon 24 04:41 05:07 05:56 18:32 19:20 19:47 11h 24m 82.9° 282° WNW
Tue 25 04:41 05:08 05:56 18:31 19:19 19:46 11h 25m 82.6° 281° WNW
Wed 26 04:42 05:08 05:56 18:30 19:19 19:45 11h 26m 82.2° 281° W
Thu 27 04:42 05:08 05:56 18:30 19:18 19:44 11h 27m 81.9° 281° W
Fri 28 04:42 05:09 05:57 18:29 19:17 19:43 11h 27m 81.5° 280° W
Sat 29 04:43 05:09 05:57 18:28 19:16 19:42 11h 28m 81.2° 280° W
Sun 30 04:43 05:09 05:57 18:27 19:15 19:41 11h 29m 80.8° 279° W
Mon 31 04:43 05:09 05:57 18:26 19:14 19:40 11h 30m 80.4° 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 05:35 05:57 12:12 18:26 18:48 12h 28m −0:58 17:57–18:39 🌖 79%
Wed 2 05:35 05:58 12:11 18:25 18:47 12h 27m −0:59 17:56–18:38 🌖 69%
Thu 3 05:36 05:58 12:11 18:24 18:46 12h 26m −0:59 17:55–18:38 🌖 58%
Fri 4 05:36 05:58 12:11 18:23 18:45 12h 25m −0:59 17:54–18:37 🌗 46%
Sat 5 05:36 05:58 12:10 18:22 18:44 12h 24m −0:59 17:54–18:36 🌘 34%
Sun 6 05:36 05:58 12:10 18:22 18:44 12h 23m −0:59 17:53–18:35 🌘 24%
Mon 7 05:36 05:58 12:10 18:21 18:43 12h 22m −0:59 17:52–18:34 🌘 14%
Tue 8 05:37 05:58 12:09 18:20 18:42 12h 21m −1:00 17:51–18:33 🌘 7%
Wed 9 05:37 05:59 12:09 18:19 18:41 12h 20m −1:00 17:50–18:32 🌘 2%
Thu 10 05:37 05:59 12:09 18:18 18:40 12h 19m −1:00 17:49–18:32 🌑 0%
Fri 11 05:37 05:59 12:08 18:17 18:39 12h 18m −1:00 17:49–18:31 🌒 1%
Sat 12 05:37 05:59 12:08 18:17 18:38 12h 17m −1:00 17:48–18:30 🌒 3%
Sun 13 05:37 05:59 12:08 18:16 18:37 12h 16m −1:00 17:47–18:29 🌒 8%
Mon 14 05:38 05:59 12:07 18:15 18:37 12h 15m −1:00 17:46–18:28 🌒 14%
Tue 15 05:38 06:00 12:07 18:14 18:36 12h 14m −1:00 17:45–18:27 🌒 21%
Wed 16 05:38 06:00 12:07 18:13 18:35 12h 13m −1:00 17:44–18:26 🌒 30%
Thu 17 05:38 06:00 12:06 18:12 18:34 12h 12m −1:01 17:43–18:26 🌒 39%
Fri 18 05:38 06:00 12:06 18:11 18:33 12h 11m −1:01 17:43–18:25 🌓 48%
Sat 19 05:38 06:00 12:05 18:10 18:32 12h 10m −1:01 17:42–18:24 🌔 58%
Sun 20 05:39 06:00 12:05 18:10 18:31 12h 9m −1:01 17:41–18:23 🌔 67%
Mon 21 05:39 06:00 12:05 18:09 18:31 12h 8m −1:01 17:40–18:22 🌔 75%
Tue 22 05:39 06:01 12:04 18:08 18:30 12h 7m −1:01 17:39–18:21 🌔 83%
Wed 23 05:39 06:01 12:04 18:07 18:29 12h 6m −1:01 17:38–18:20 🌔 90%
Thu 24 05:39 06:01 12:04 18:06 18:28 12h 5m −1:01 17:37–18:20 🌔 95%
Fri 25 05:39 06:01 12:03 18:05 18:27 12h 4m −1:01 17:37–18:19 🌔 99%
Sat 26 05:39 06:01 12:03 18:04 18:26 12h 3m −1:01 17:36–18:18 🌕 100%
Sun 27 05:40 06:01 12:03 18:04 18:25 12h 2m −1:01 17:35–18:17 🌖 99%
Mon 28 05:40 06:02 12:02 18:03 18:25 12h 1m −1:01 17:34–18:16 🌖 96%
Tue 29 05:40 06:02 12:02 18:02 18:24 12h 0m −1:01 17:33–18:15 🌖 90%
Wed 30 05:40 06:02 12:02 18:01 18:23 11h 59m −1:01 17:32–18:14 🌖 82%

Longest and shortest day in Philipsburg

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 13h 12m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 11h 2m.

Between them the day length swings by 2h 9m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:34 on 24 November; the latest is 18:52 on 6 July. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 05:35 on 4 June to 06:46 on 19 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 8m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Philipsburg different

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

Over a year the sunset point slides 49° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is WNW.

Across August the sunset moves 19 minutes earlier, averaging about 39 seconds a day.

Twice a year the sun passes directly overhead here — on 12 May and 1 August — and vertical objects cast almost no shadow at solar noon.

Around a solstice the day length flattens out, and that is where the calendar is now: the longest day is 21 June, 2 months ago, and sunset moves a mere 11 minutes earlier in the coming fortnight.

Planning a sunset photo in Philipsburg

Arrive by 17:47. Golden hour opens at 18:02 and the sun is down by 18:31, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west-northwest — 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 18:45 and runs to 18:53, 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 Philipsburg today?

The sun sets in Philipsburg at 18:31 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Philipsburg?

It takes 22m. Civil twilight ends at 18:53 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Philipsburg?

Evening golden hour runs 18:02 to 18:45 today, lasting 42m.

Sunset times near Philipsburg