Sunset and sunrise times in Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
In Nuku‘alofa, Tonga the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 18:41 and rises at 06:14. Daylight lasts 12h 27m; evening golden hour runs from 18:12 to 18:55.
Today, Saturday 10 October
- First light
- 05:51
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Solar noon
- 12:27
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Last light
- 19:04
- Day length
- 12h 27m
18h 39m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 18:12 – 18:55
- Blue hour
- 18:55 – 19:04
- Max sun altitude
- 75.4°
- Moon
- 🌘 Waning crescent
- Moonrise / moonset
- 05:38 / 18:23
The sun sets at 263° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October
Sunrise 06:13 Sunset 18:42 Golden hour 18:12 – 18:55 Day length 12h 28m vs today 1 minute longerWhere Nuku‘alofa is
- Coordinates
- 21.1368° S, 175.2011° W
- Time zone
- Pacific/Tongatapu
- Current offset
- UTC+13:00
- Elevation
- 1 m
- Population
- 22,400
Sunrise and sunset in Nuku‘alofa, October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 06:00 | 06:22 | 12:30 | 18:39 | 19:01 | 12h 16m | +1:12 | 18:09–18:52 | 🌖 79% |
| Fri 2 | 05:59 | 06:21 | 12:30 | 18:39 | 19:01 | 12h 17m | +1:12 | 18:10–18:53 | 🌖 69% |
| Sat 3 | 05:58 | 06:20 | 12:30 | 18:39 | 19:02 | 12h 19m | +1:12 | 18:10–18:53 | 🌖 58% |
| Sun 4 | 05:57 | 06:19 | 12:29 | 18:40 | 19:02 | 12h 20m | +1:12 | 18:10–18:53 | 🌗 46% |
| Mon 5 | 05:56 | 06:18 | 12:29 | 18:40 | 19:02 | 12h 21m | +1:12 | 18:10–18:53 | 🌘 35% |
| Tue 6 | 05:55 | 06:17 | 12:29 | 18:40 | 19:02 | 12h 22m | +1:12 | 18:11–18:54 | 🌘 24% |
| Wed 7 | 05:54 | 06:16 | 12:28 | 18:40 | 19:03 | 12h 23m | +1:12 | 18:11–18:54 | 🌘 15% |
| Thu 8 | 05:53 | 06:16 | 12:28 | 18:41 | 19:03 | 12h 25m | +1:12 | 18:11–18:54 | 🌘 8% |
| Fri 9 | 05:52 | 06:15 | 12:28 | 18:41 | 19:03 | 12h 26m | +1:12 | 18:12–18:55 | 🌘 3% |
| Sat 10 | 05:51 | 06:14 | 12:27 | 18:41 | 19:04 | 12h 27m | +1:12 | 18:12–18:55 | 🌘 1% |
| Sun 11 | 05:51 | 06:13 | 12:27 | 18:42 | 19:04 | 12h 28m | +1:12 | 18:12–18:55 | 🌑 0% |
| Mon 12 | 05:50 | 06:12 | 12:27 | 18:42 | 19:05 | 12h 29m | +1:11 | 18:13–18:56 | 🌒 2% |
| Tue 13 | 05:49 | 06:11 | 12:27 | 18:42 | 19:05 | 12h 31m | +1:11 | 18:13–18:56 | 🌒 6% |
| Wed 14 | 05:48 | 06:10 | 12:26 | 18:43 | 19:05 | 12h 32m | +1:11 | 18:13–18:57 | 🌒 11% |
| Thu 15 | 05:47 | 06:10 | 12:26 | 18:43 | 19:06 | 12h 33m | +1:11 | 18:13–18:57 | 🌒 18% |
| Fri 16 | 05:46 | 06:09 | 12:26 | 18:43 | 19:06 | 12h 34m | +1:11 | 18:14–18:57 | 🌒 26% |
| Sat 17 | 05:45 | 06:08 | 12:26 | 18:44 | 19:06 | 12h 35m | +1:10 | 18:14–18:58 | 🌒 34% |
| Sun 18 | 05:45 | 06:07 | 12:26 | 18:44 | 19:07 | 12h 37m | +1:10 | 18:15–18:58 | 🌒 44% |
| Mon 19 | 05:44 | 06:06 | 12:25 | 18:45 | 19:07 | 12h 38m | +1:10 | 18:15–18:58 | 🌓 53% |
| Tue 20 | 05:43 | 06:06 | 12:25 | 18:45 | 19:08 | 12h 39m | +1:10 | 18:15–18:59 | 🌔 62% |
| Wed 21 | 05:42 | 06:05 | 12:25 | 18:45 | 19:08 | 12h 40m | +1:09 | 18:16–18:59 | 🌔 72% |
| Thu 22 | 05:41 | 06:04 | 12:25 | 18:46 | 19:09 | 12h 41m | +1:09 | 18:16–19:00 | 🌔 80% |
| Fri 23 | 05:41 | 06:03 | 12:25 | 18:46 | 19:09 | 12h 42m | +1:09 | 18:16–19:00 | 🌔 88% |
| Sat 24 | 05:40 | 06:03 | 12:25 | 18:47 | 19:10 | 12h 43m | +1:08 | 18:17–19:01 | 🌔 94% |
| Sun 25 | 05:39 | 06:02 | 12:24 | 18:47 | 19:10 | 12h 45m | +1:08 | 18:17–19:01 | 🌔 98% |
| Mon 26 | 05:38 | 06:01 | 12:24 | 18:48 | 19:10 | 12h 46m | +1:08 | 18:18–19:02 | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 05:38 | 06:01 | 12:24 | 18:48 | 19:11 | 12h 47m | +1:07 | 18:18–19:02 | 🌖 99% |
| Wed 28 | 05:37 | 06:00 | 12:24 | 18:48 | 19:11 | 12h 48m | +1:07 | 18:18–19:03 | 🌖 96% |
| Thu 29 | 05:36 | 05:59 | 12:24 | 18:49 | 19:12 | 12h 49m | +1:06 | 18:19–19:03 | 🌖 91% |
| Fri 30 | 05:36 | 05:59 | 12:24 | 18:49 | 19:13 | 12h 50m | +1:06 | 18:19–19:04 | 🌖 83% |
| Sat 31 | 05:35 | 05:58 | 12:24 | 18:50 | 19:13 | 12h 51m | +1:05 | 18:20–19:04 | 🌖 73% |
More columns for October 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 05:08 | 05:34 | 06:22 | 18:39 | 19:27 | 19:53 | 11h 42m | 72.0° | 266° W |
| Fri 2 | 05:07 | 05:33 | 06:21 | 18:39 | 19:27 | 19:53 | 11h 41m | 72.4° | 266° W |
| Sat 3 | 05:06 | 05:32 | 06:20 | 18:39 | 19:28 | 19:54 | 11h 39m | 72.7° | 265° W |
| Sun 4 | 05:05 | 05:31 | 06:19 | 18:40 | 19:28 | 19:54 | 11h 38m | 73.1° | 265° W |
| Mon 5 | 05:04 | 05:30 | 06:18 | 18:40 | 19:28 | 19:54 | 11h 37m | 73.5° | 265° W |
| Tue 6 | 05:03 | 05:29 | 06:17 | 18:40 | 19:29 | 19:55 | 11h 36m | 73.9° | 264° W |
| Wed 7 | 05:02 | 05:28 | 06:16 | 18:40 | 19:29 | 19:55 | 11h 35m | 74.3° | 264° W |
| Thu 8 | 05:01 | 05:27 | 06:16 | 18:41 | 19:29 | 19:56 | 11h 33m | 74.7° | 263° W |
| Fri 9 | 05:00 | 05:26 | 06:15 | 18:41 | 19:30 | 19:56 | 11h 32m | 75.0° | 263° W |
| Sat 10 | 04:59 | 05:25 | 06:14 | 18:41 | 19:30 | 19:56 | 11h 31m | 75.4° | 263° W |
| Sun 11 | 04:58 | 05:24 | 06:13 | 18:42 | 19:30 | 19:57 | 11h 30m | 75.8° | 262° W |
| Mon 12 | 04:57 | 05:23 | 06:12 | 18:42 | 19:31 | 19:57 | 11h 29m | 76.2° | 262° W |
| Tue 13 | 04:56 | 05:23 | 06:11 | 18:42 | 19:31 | 19:58 | 11h 28m | 76.6° | 261° W |
| Wed 14 | 04:55 | 05:22 | 06:10 | 18:43 | 19:32 | 19:58 | 11h 26m | 76.9° | 261° W |
| Thu 15 | 04:54 | 05:21 | 06:10 | 18:43 | 19:32 | 19:59 | 11h 25m | 77.3° | 261° W |
| Fri 16 | 04:53 | 05:20 | 06:09 | 18:43 | 19:32 | 19:59 | 11h 24m | 77.7° | 260° W |
| Sat 17 | 04:52 | 05:19 | 06:08 | 18:44 | 19:33 | 20:00 | 11h 23m | 78.0° | 260° W |
| Sun 18 | 04:51 | 05:18 | 06:07 | 18:44 | 19:33 | 20:00 | 11h 22m | 78.4° | 259° W |
| Mon 19 | 04:50 | 05:17 | 06:06 | 18:45 | 19:34 | 20:01 | 11h 21m | 78.8° | 259° W |
| Tue 20 | 04:49 | 05:16 | 06:06 | 18:45 | 19:34 | 20:01 | 11h 19m | 79.1° | 259° WSW |
| Wed 21 | 04:49 | 05:16 | 06:05 | 18:45 | 19:35 | 20:02 | 11h 18m | 79.5° | 258° WSW |
| Thu 22 | 04:48 | 05:15 | 06:04 | 18:46 | 19:35 | 20:02 | 11h 17m | 79.8° | 258° WSW |
| Fri 23 | 04:47 | 05:14 | 06:03 | 18:46 | 19:36 | 20:03 | 11h 16m | 80.2° | 257° WSW |
| Sat 24 | 04:46 | 05:13 | 06:03 | 18:47 | 19:36 | 20:04 | 11h 15m | 80.5° | 257° WSW |
| Sun 25 | 04:45 | 05:12 | 06:02 | 18:47 | 19:37 | 20:04 | 11h 14m | 80.9° | 257° WSW |
| Mon 26 | 04:44 | 05:12 | 06:01 | 18:48 | 19:37 | 20:05 | 11h 13m | 81.2° | 256° WSW |
| Tue 27 | 04:43 | 05:11 | 06:01 | 18:48 | 19:38 | 20:05 | 11h 12m | 81.6° | 256° WSW |
| Wed 28 | 04:43 | 05:10 | 06:00 | 18:48 | 19:39 | 20:06 | 11h 10m | 81.9° | 256° WSW |
| Thu 29 | 04:42 | 05:09 | 05:59 | 18:49 | 19:39 | 20:07 | 11h 9m | 82.2° | 255° WSW |
| Fri 30 | 04:41 | 05:09 | 05:59 | 18:49 | 19:40 | 20:07 | 11h 8m | 82.6° | 255° WSW |
| Sat 31 | 04:40 | 05:08 | 05:58 | 18:50 | 19:40 | 20:08 | 11h 7m | 82.9° | 255° WSW |
November 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 05:34 | 05:58 | 12:24 | 18:50 | 19:14 | 12h 52m | +1:05 | 18:20–19:05 | 🌖 62% |
| Mon 2 | 05:34 | 05:57 | 12:24 | 18:51 | 19:14 | 12h 53m | +1:04 | 18:21–19:05 | 🌗 50% |
| Tue 3 | 05:33 | 05:56 | 12:24 | 18:51 | 19:15 | 12h 54m | +1:04 | 18:21–19:06 | 🌘 39% |
| Wed 4 | 05:33 | 05:56 | 12:24 | 18:52 | 19:15 | 12h 56m | +1:03 | 18:22–19:06 | 🌘 28% |
| Thu 5 | 05:32 | 05:55 | 12:24 | 18:53 | 19:16 | 12h 57m | +1:02 | 18:22–19:07 | 🌘 19% |
| Fri 6 | 05:32 | 05:55 | 12:24 | 18:53 | 19:16 | 12h 58m | +1:02 | 18:23–19:07 | 🌘 11% |
| Sat 7 | 05:31 | 05:54 | 12:24 | 18:54 | 19:17 | 12h 59m | +1:01 | 18:23–19:08 | 🌘 5% |
| Sun 8 | 05:31 | 05:54 | 12:24 | 18:54 | 19:18 | 13h 0m | +1:00 | 18:24–19:09 | 🌘 2% |
| Mon 9 | 05:30 | 05:54 | 12:24 | 18:55 | 19:18 | 13h 1m | +1:00 | 18:24–19:09 | 🌑 0% |
| Tue 10 | 05:30 | 05:53 | 12:24 | 18:55 | 19:19 | 13h 2m | +0:59 | 18:25–19:10 | 🌒 1% |
| Wed 11 | 05:29 | 05:53 | 12:24 | 18:56 | 19:20 | 13h 3m | +0:58 | 18:25–19:10 | 🌒 3% |
| Thu 12 | 05:29 | 05:52 | 12:24 | 18:56 | 19:20 | 13h 4m | +0:57 | 18:26–19:11 | 🌒 7% |
| Fri 13 | 05:28 | 05:52 | 12:24 | 18:57 | 19:21 | 13h 4m | +0:56 | 18:26–19:12 | 🌒 13% |
| Sat 14 | 05:28 | 05:52 | 12:25 | 18:58 | 19:21 | 13h 5m | +0:55 | 18:27–19:12 | 🌒 19% |
| Sun 15 | 05:28 | 05:52 | 12:25 | 18:58 | 19:22 | 13h 6m | +0:55 | 18:27–19:13 | 🌒 27% |
| Mon 16 | 05:27 | 05:51 | 12:25 | 18:59 | 19:23 | 13h 7m | +0:54 | 18:28–19:13 | 🌒 36% |
| Tue 17 | 05:27 | 05:51 | 12:25 | 19:00 | 19:23 | 13h 8m | +0:53 | 18:28–19:14 | 🌓 46% |
| Wed 18 | 05:27 | 05:51 | 12:25 | 19:00 | 19:24 | 13h 9m | +0:52 | 18:29–19:15 | 🌔 55% |
| Thu 19 | 05:27 | 05:51 | 12:26 | 19:01 | 19:25 | 13h 10m | +0:51 | 18:30–19:15 | 🌔 65% |
| Fri 20 | 05:26 | 05:50 | 12:26 | 19:01 | 19:25 | 13h 11m | +0:50 | 18:30–19:16 | 🌔 75% |
| Sat 21 | 05:26 | 05:50 | 12:26 | 19:02 | 19:26 | 13h 11m | +0:48 | 18:31–19:17 | 🌔 83% |
| Sun 22 | 05:26 | 05:50 | 12:26 | 19:03 | 19:27 | 13h 12m | +0:47 | 18:31–19:17 | 🌔 91% |
| Mon 23 | 05:26 | 05:50 | 12:27 | 19:03 | 19:28 | 13h 13m | +0:46 | 18:32–19:18 | 🌔 96% |
| Tue 24 | 05:26 | 05:50 | 12:27 | 19:04 | 19:28 | 13h 14m | +0:45 | 18:33–19:19 | 🌔 99% |
| Wed 25 | 05:26 | 05:50 | 12:27 | 19:05 | 19:29 | 13h 14m | +0:44 | 18:33–19:19 | 🌕 100% |
| Thu 26 | 05:25 | 05:50 | 12:27 | 19:05 | 19:30 | 13h 15m | +0:42 | 18:34–19:20 | 🌖 98% |
| Fri 27 | 05:25 | 05:50 | 12:28 | 19:06 | 19:30 | 13h 16m | +0:41 | 18:34–19:21 | 🌖 93% |
| Sat 28 | 05:25 | 05:50 | 12:28 | 19:07 | 19:31 | 13h 16m | +0:40 | 18:35–19:22 | 🌖 86% |
| Sun 29 | 05:25 | 05:50 | 12:28 | 19:07 | 19:32 | 13h 17m | +0:38 | 18:36–19:22 | 🌖 77% |
| Mon 30 | 05:25 | 05:50 | 12:29 | 19:08 | 19:32 | 13h 18m | +0:37 | 18:36–19:23 | 🌖 66% |
Longest and shortest day in Nuku‘alofa
The longest day falls on 22 December 2026, in 2 months, with 13h 25m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 10h 50m.
Between them the day length swings by 2h 34m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 18:06 on 6 June; the latest is 19:28 on 16 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 05:50 on 28 November to 07:18 on 6 July.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 6m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Nuku‘alofa different
Clock noon and solar noon are 28 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 12:27 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude.
It takes roughly 22 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.
The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 50° round to WNW. Tonight, W.
Across October the sunset moves 11 minutes later, averaging about 22 seconds a day.
On 16 January and 28 November the midday sun stands at the zenith, 316 days apart. Those are the only two days of the year with no noon shadow. The next one is in 7 weeks.
Planning a sunset photo in Nuku‘alofa
Arrive by 17:57. Golden hour opens at 18:12 and the sun is down by 18:41, 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 18:55 and runs to 19:04, 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 Nuku‘alofa today?
The sun sets in Nuku‘alofa at 18:41 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Nuku‘alofa?
It takes 22m. Civil twilight ends at 19:04 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Nuku‘alofa?
Evening golden hour runs 18:12 to 18:55 today, lasting 43m.