Sunset and sunrise times in Funafuti, Tuvalu

In Funafuti, Tuvalu the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 17:57 and rises at 05:43. Daylight lasts 12h 14m; evening golden hour runs from 17:29 to 18:10.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light: 05:22
Sunrise: 05:43
Solar noon: 11:50
Sunset: 17:57
Last light: 18:18
Day length: 12h 14m

17h 55m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 17:29 – 18:10
Blue hour: 18:10 – 18:18
Max sun altitude: 88.0°
Moon: 🌘 Waning crescent
Moonrise / moonset: 05:06 / 17:38

The sun sets at 263° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 05:42 Sunset 17:57 Golden hour 17:29 – 18:10 Day length 12h 15m vs today the same length

Where Funafuti is

Coordinates: 8.5243° S, 179.1942° E
Time zone: Pacific/Funafuti
Current offset: UTC+12:00
Elevation: 7 m
Population: 6,320

Sunrise and sunset in Funafuti, 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	05:26	05:47	11:53	17:58	18:19	12h 10m	+0:28	17:30–18:11	🌖 79%
Fri 2	05:26	05:47	11:52	17:58	18:19	12h 10m	+0:28	17:30–18:11	🌖 69%
Sat 3	05:25	05:46	11:52	17:58	18:19	12h 11m	+0:28	17:30–18:11	🌖 57%
Sun 4	05:25	05:46	11:52	17:58	18:19	12h 11m	+0:28	17:30–18:10	🌗 46%
Mon 5	05:24	05:45	11:51	17:58	18:19	12h 12m	+0:28	17:30–18:10	🌘 34%
Tue 6	05:24	05:45	11:51	17:57	18:18	12h 12m	+0:28	17:30–18:10	🌘 24%
Wed 7	05:23	05:44	11:51	17:57	18:18	12h 13m	+0:28	17:30–18:10	🌘 15%
Thu 8	05:23	05:44	11:50	17:57	18:18	12h 13m	+0:28	17:30–18:10	🌘 8%
Fri 9	05:22	05:43	11:50	17:57	18:18	12h 14m	+0:28	17:30–18:10	🌘 3%
Sat 10	05:22	05:43	11:50	17:57	18:18	12h 14m	+0:28	17:29–18:10	🌘 0%
Sun 11	05:21	05:42	11:50	17:57	18:18	12h 15m	+0:28	17:29–18:10	🌑 0%
Mon 12	05:20	05:42	11:49	17:57	18:18	12h 15m	+0:28	17:29–18:10	🌒 2%
Tue 13	05:20	05:41	11:49	17:57	18:18	12h 16m	+0:28	17:29–18:10	🌒 6%
Wed 14	05:19	05:41	11:49	17:57	18:18	12h 16m	+0:28	17:29–18:10	🌒 12%
Thu 15	05:19	05:40	11:49	17:57	18:18	12h 17m	+0:28	17:29–18:10	🌒 18%
Fri 16	05:19	05:40	11:48	17:57	18:18	12h 17m	+0:28	17:29–18:10	🌒 26%
Sat 17	05:18	05:39	11:48	17:57	18:18	12h 17m	+0:28	17:29–18:10	🌒 35%
Sun 18	05:18	05:39	11:48	17:57	18:18	12h 18m	+0:27	17:29–18:10	🌒 44%
Mon 19	05:17	05:38	11:48	17:57	18:19	12h 18m	+0:27	17:29–18:10	🌓 53%
Tue 20	05:17	05:38	11:48	17:57	18:19	12h 19m	+0:27	17:29–18:10	🌔 63%
Wed 21	05:16	05:38	11:47	17:57	18:19	12h 19m	+0:27	17:29–18:10	🌔 72%
Thu 22	05:16	05:37	11:47	17:57	18:19	12h 20m	+0:27	17:29–18:10	🌔 80%
Fri 23	05:15	05:37	11:47	17:57	18:19	12h 20m	+0:27	17:29–18:11	🌔 88%
Sat 24	05:15	05:36	11:47	17:58	18:19	12h 21m	+0:27	17:29–18:11	🌔 94%
Sun 25	05:15	05:36	11:47	17:58	18:19	12h 21m	+0:27	17:29–18:11	🌔 98%
Mon 26	05:14	05:36	11:47	17:58	18:19	12h 21m	+0:26	17:29–18:11	🌕 100%
Tue 27	05:14	05:35	11:47	17:58	18:19	12h 22m	+0:26	17:30–18:11	🌖 99%
Wed 28	05:14	05:35	11:47	17:58	18:20	12h 22m	+0:26	17:30–18:11	🌖 96%
Thu 29	05:13	05:35	11:46	17:58	18:20	12h 23m	+0:26	17:30–18:11	🌖 90%
Fri 30	05:13	05:35	11:46	17:58	18:20	12h 23m	+0:26	17:30–18:11	🌖 82%
Sat 31	05:13	05:34	11:46	17:58	18:20	12h 24m	+0:26	17:30–18:12	🌖 72%

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	04:38	05:02	05:47	17:58	18:43	19:08	11h 48m	84.6°	267° W
Fri 2	04:37	05:02	05:47	17:58	18:43	19:08	11h 48m	85.0°	266° W
Sat 3	04:37	05:01	05:46	17:58	18:43	19:07	11h 48m	85.4°	266° W
Sun 4	04:36	05:00	05:46	17:58	18:43	19:07	11h 47m	85.7°	265° W
Mon 5	04:35	05:00	05:45	17:58	18:43	19:07	11h 47m	86.1°	265° W
Tue 6	04:35	04:59	05:45	17:57	18:43	19:07	11h 46m	86.5°	265° W
Wed 7	04:34	04:59	05:44	17:57	18:43	19:07	11h 46m	86.9°	264° W
Thu 8	04:34	04:58	05:44	17:57	18:43	19:07	11h 45m	87.3°	264° W
Fri 9	04:33	04:58	05:43	17:57	18:43	19:07	11h 45m	87.7°	264° W
Sat 10	04:32	04:57	05:43	17:57	18:43	19:07	11h 44m	88.0°	263° W
Sun 11	04:32	04:56	05:42	17:57	18:43	19:07	11h 44m	88.4°	263° W
Mon 12	04:31	04:56	05:42	17:57	18:43	19:08	11h 43m	88.8°	262° W
Tue 13	04:31	04:55	05:41	17:57	18:43	19:08	11h 43m	89.2°	262° W
Wed 14	04:30	04:55	05:41	17:57	18:43	19:08	11h 42m	89.5°	262° W
Thu 15	04:30	04:54	05:40	17:57	18:43	19:08	11h 42m	89.9°	261° W
Fri 16	04:29	04:54	05:40	17:57	18:43	19:08	11h 42m	89.7°	261° W
Sat 17	04:29	04:53	05:39	17:57	18:43	19:08	11h 41m	89.4°	260° W
Sun 18	04:28	04:53	05:39	17:57	18:43	19:08	11h 41m	89.0°	260° W
Mon 19	04:28	04:52	05:38	17:57	18:43	19:08	11h 40m	88.6°	260° W
Tue 20	04:27	04:52	05:38	17:57	18:43	19:08	11h 40m	88.3°	259° W
Wed 21	04:27	04:51	05:38	17:57	18:44	19:08	11h 39m	87.9°	259° W
Thu 22	04:26	04:51	05:37	17:57	18:44	19:09	11h 39m	87.5°	259° WSW
Fri 23	04:26	04:51	05:37	17:57	18:44	19:09	11h 39m	87.2°	258° WSW
Sat 24	04:25	04:50	05:36	17:58	18:44	19:09	11h 38m	86.8°	258° WSW
Sun 25	04:25	04:50	05:36	17:58	18:44	19:09	11h 38m	86.5°	258° WSW
Mon 26	04:24	04:49	05:36	17:58	18:44	19:09	11h 37m	86.2°	257° WSW
Tue 27	04:24	04:49	05:35	17:58	18:44	19:10	11h 37m	85.8°	257° WSW
Wed 28	04:23	04:49	05:35	17:58	18:45	19:10	11h 36m	85.5°	257° WSW
Thu 29	04:23	04:48	05:35	17:58	18:45	19:10	11h 36m	85.1°	256° WSW
Fri 30	04:23	04:48	05:35	17:58	18:45	19:10	11h 36m	84.8°	256° WSW
Sat 31	04:22	04:48	05:34	17:58	18:45	19:11	11h 35m	84.5°	256° 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	05:12	05:34	11:46	17:59	18:20	12h 24m	+0:25	17:30–18:12	🌖 61%
Mon 2	05:12	05:34	11:46	17:59	18:20	12h 24m	+0:25	17:30–18:12	🌗 50%
Tue 3	05:12	05:34	11:46	17:59	18:21	12h 25m	+0:25	17:30–18:12	🌘 38%
Wed 4	05:12	05:33	11:46	17:59	18:21	12h 25m	+0:25	17:31–18:13	🌘 28%
Thu 5	05:11	05:33	11:46	17:59	18:21	12h 26m	+0:24	17:31–18:13	🌘 18%
Fri 6	05:11	05:33	11:46	18:00	18:21	12h 26m	+0:24	17:31–18:13	🌘 11%
Sat 7	05:11	05:33	11:46	18:00	18:22	12h 27m	+0:24	17:31–18:13	🌘 5%
Sun 8	05:11	05:33	11:46	18:00	18:22	12h 27m	+0:24	17:31–18:14	🌘 2%
Mon 9	05:11	05:33	11:46	18:00	18:22	12h 27m	+0:23	17:32–18:14	🌑 0%
Tue 10	05:11	05:33	11:47	18:01	18:23	12h 28m	+0:23	17:32–18:14	🌒 1%
Wed 11	05:10	05:32	11:47	18:01	18:23	12h 28m	+0:23	17:32–18:14	🌒 3%
Thu 12	05:10	05:32	11:47	18:01	18:23	12h 28m	+0:22	17:32–18:15	🌒 7%
Fri 13	05:10	05:32	11:47	18:02	18:24	12h 29m	+0:22	17:33–18:15	🌒 13%
Sat 14	05:10	05:32	11:47	18:02	18:24	12h 29m	+0:22	17:33–18:15	🌒 20%
Sun 15	05:10	05:32	11:47	18:02	18:24	12h 30m	+0:21	17:33–18:16	🌒 28%
Mon 16	05:10	05:32	11:47	18:03	18:25	12h 30m	+0:21	17:33–18:16	🌒 36%
Tue 17	05:10	05:32	11:48	18:03	18:25	12h 30m	+0:21	17:34–18:17	🌓 46%
Wed 18	05:10	05:32	11:48	18:03	18:26	12h 31m	+0:20	17:34–18:17	🌔 56%
Thu 19	05:10	05:32	11:48	18:04	18:26	12h 31m	+0:20	17:34–18:17	🌔 66%
Fri 20	05:10	05:32	11:48	18:04	18:26	12h 31m	+0:19	17:35–18:18	🌔 75%
Sat 21	05:10	05:32	11:48	18:04	18:27	12h 32m	+0:19	17:35–18:18	🌔 84%
Sun 22	05:10	05:33	11:49	18:05	18:27	12h 32m	+0:18	17:35–18:19	🌔 91%
Mon 23	05:10	05:33	11:49	18:05	18:28	12h 32m	+0:18	17:36–18:19	🌔 96%
Tue 24	05:10	05:33	11:49	18:06	18:28	12h 32m	+0:18	17:36–18:19	🌔 99%
Wed 25	05:11	05:33	11:50	18:06	18:29	12h 33m	+0:17	17:37–18:20	🌕 100%
Thu 26	05:11	05:33	11:50	18:07	18:29	12h 33m	+0:17	17:37–18:20	🌖 98%
Fri 27	05:11	05:33	11:50	18:07	18:30	12h 33m	+0:16	17:37–18:21	🌖 93%
Sat 28	05:11	05:34	11:51	18:08	18:30	12h 34m	+0:16	17:38–18:21	🌖 86%
Sun 29	05:11	05:34	11:51	18:08	18:31	12h 34m	+0:15	17:38–18:22	🌖 76%
Mon 30	05:11	05:34	11:51	18:08	18:31	12h 34m	+0:14	17:39–18:22	🌖 66%

Longest and shortest day in Funafuti

The longest day falls on 22 December 2026, in 2 months, with 12h 37m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 11h 37m.

Between them the day length swings by 59m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:50 on 27 May; the latest is 18:30 on 29 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 05:32 on 16 November to 06:19 on 15 July.

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

What makes sunsets in Funafuti different

Light lingers for 21 minutes after sunset before civil twilight ends — 3 minutes shorter than the 24-minute median across tracked cities, which is what 8.5°S buys you.

Between solstices the sunset walks 47° 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.

Being inside the tropics means two zenith passages a year, 27 February and 16 October, when the sun is straight up at solar noon rather than merely high. The next one is in 6 days.

At 8.5° the seasons barely touch the clock: 60 minutes separate midsummer from midwinter, against roughly 8.8 hours in London.

Around a solstice the day length flattens out, and that is where the calendar is now: the longest day is 21 December, in 2 months, and sunset moves a mere 0 minutes later in the coming fortnight.

Planning a sunset photo in Funafuti

Arrive by 17:14. Golden hour opens at 17:29 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 18:18, 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 Funafuti today?

The sun sets in Funafuti at 17:57 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Funafuti?

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

When is golden hour in Funafuti?

Evening golden hour runs 17:29 to 18:10 today, lasting 40m.