Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Port-Vila, Vanuatu

In Port-Vila, Vanuatu the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 17:38 and rises at 05:58. Daylight lasts 11h 40m; evening golden hour runs from 17:09 to 17:52.

Today, Wednesday 26 August

First light
05:36
Sunrise
05:58
Solar noon
11:48
Sunset
17:38
Last light
18:00
Day length
11h 40m

12h 17m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:09 – 17:52
Blue hour
17:52 – 18:00
Max sun altitude
61.8°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
15:51 / 04:26

The sun sets at 281° — face west

Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August

Sunrise 05:58 Sunset 17:39 Golden hour 17:09 – 17:52 Day length 11h 40m vs today 1 minute longer

Where Port-Vila is

Coordinates
17.7365° S, 168.3137° E
Time zone
Pacific/Efate
Current offset
UTC+11:00
Elevation
10 m
Population
35,901

Sunrise and sunset in Port-Vila, 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 05:50 06:13 11:53 17:32 17:55 11h 19m +0:42 17:02–17:46 🌖 95%
Sun 2 05:50 06:13 11:53 17:33 17:56 11h 20m +0:42 17:02–17:47 🌖 89%
Mon 3 05:49 06:12 11:53 17:33 17:56 11h 20m +0:43 17:03–17:47 🌖 81%
Tue 4 05:49 06:12 11:52 17:33 17:56 11h 21m +0:44 17:03–17:47 🌖 72%
Wed 5 05:49 06:11 11:52 17:34 17:56 11h 22m +0:45 17:03–17:48 🌖 61%
Thu 6 05:48 06:11 11:52 17:34 17:57 11h 23m +0:45 17:04–17:48 🌗 50%
Fri 7 05:48 06:10 11:52 17:34 17:57 11h 23m +0:46 17:04–17:48 🌘 38%
Sat 8 05:47 06:10 11:52 17:34 17:57 11h 24m +0:46 17:04–17:48 🌘 27%
Sun 9 05:47 06:09 11:52 17:35 17:57 11h 25m +0:47 17:05–17:49 🌘 17%
Mon 10 05:46 06:09 11:52 17:35 17:57 11h 26m +0:48 17:05–17:49 🌘 9%
Tue 11 05:46 06:08 11:52 17:35 17:58 11h 27m +0:48 17:05–17:49 🌘 4%
Wed 12 05:45 06:08 11:51 17:35 17:58 11h 27m +0:49 17:05–17:49 🌘 1%
Thu 13 05:45 06:07 11:51 17:36 17:58 11h 28m +0:49 17:06–17:49 🌑 0%
Fri 14 05:44 06:06 11:51 17:36 17:58 11h 29m +0:50 17:06–17:50 🌒 2%
Sat 15 05:43 06:06 11:51 17:36 17:58 11h 30m +0:50 17:06–17:50 🌒 7%
Sun 16 05:43 06:05 11:51 17:36 17:59 11h 31m +0:51 17:07–17:50 🌒 13%
Mon 17 05:42 06:05 11:50 17:37 17:59 11h 32m +0:51 17:07–17:50 🌒 21%
Tue 18 05:42 06:04 11:50 17:37 17:59 11h 32m +0:51 17:07–17:50 🌒 30%
Wed 19 05:41 06:03 11:50 17:37 17:59 11h 33m +0:52 17:07–17:51 🌒 40%
Thu 20 05:40 06:03 11:50 17:37 17:59 11h 34m +0:52 17:08–17:51 🌓 49%
Fri 21 05:40 06:02 11:50 17:37 18:00 11h 35m +0:53 17:08–17:51 🌔 59%
Sat 22 05:39 06:01 11:49 17:38 18:00 11h 36m +0:53 17:08–17:51 🌔 68%
Sun 23 05:38 06:00 11:49 17:38 18:00 11h 37m +0:53 17:08–17:51 🌔 76%
Mon 24 05:38 06:00 11:49 17:38 18:00 11h 38m +0:54 17:09–17:52 🌔 84%
Tue 25 05:37 05:59 11:48 17:38 18:00 11h 39m +0:54 17:09–17:52 🌔 90%
Wed 26 05:36 05:58 11:48 17:38 18:00 11h 40m +0:55 17:09–17:52 🌔 95%
Thu 27 05:36 05:58 11:48 17:39 18:01 11h 40m +0:55 17:09–17:52 🌔 98%
Fri 28 05:35 05:57 11:48 17:39 18:01 11h 41m +0:55 17:09–17:52 🌕 100%
Sat 29 05:34 05:56 11:47 17:39 18:01 11h 42m +0:55 17:10–17:52 🌖 99%
Sun 30 05:33 05:55 11:47 17:39 18:01 11h 43m +0:56 17:10–17:52 🌖 97%
Mon 31 05:33 05:55 11:47 17:39 18:01 11h 44m +0:56 17:10–17:53 🌖 92%
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 04:58 05:24 06:13 17:32 18:22 18:48 12h 40m 54.2° 289° WNW
Sun 2 04:58 05:24 06:13 17:33 18:22 18:48 12h 39m 54.5° 288° WNW
Mon 3 04:57 05:23 06:12 17:33 18:22 18:48 12h 38m 54.7° 288° WNW
Tue 4 04:57 05:23 06:12 17:33 18:22 18:48 12h 37m 55.0° 288° WNW
Wed 5 04:57 05:22 06:11 17:34 18:22 18:48 12h 37m 55.3° 288° WNW
Thu 6 04:56 05:22 06:11 17:34 18:23 18:48 12h 36m 55.5° 287° WNW
Fri 7 04:56 05:22 06:10 17:34 18:23 18:49 12h 35m 55.8° 287° WNW
Sat 8 04:55 05:21 06:10 17:34 18:23 18:49 12h 34m 56.1° 287° WNW
Sun 9 04:55 05:21 06:09 17:35 18:23 18:49 12h 33m 56.4° 286° WNW
Mon 10 04:54 05:20 06:09 17:35 18:23 18:49 12h 33m 56.7° 286° WNW
Tue 11 04:54 05:20 06:08 17:35 18:24 18:49 12h 32m 57.0° 286° WNW
Wed 12 04:54 05:19 06:08 17:35 18:24 18:49 12h 31m 57.3° 285° WNW
Thu 13 04:53 05:19 06:07 17:36 18:24 18:50 12h 30m 57.6° 285° WNW
Fri 14 04:53 05:18 06:06 17:36 18:24 18:50 12h 29m 57.9° 285° WNW
Sat 15 04:52 05:18 06:06 17:36 18:24 18:50 12h 29m 58.2° 284° WNW
Sun 16 04:52 05:17 06:05 17:36 18:24 18:50 12h 28m 58.5° 284° WNW
Mon 17 04:51 05:17 06:05 17:37 18:25 18:50 12h 27m 58.8° 284° WNW
Tue 18 04:50 05:16 06:04 17:37 18:25 18:50 12h 26m 59.1° 283° WNW
Wed 19 04:50 05:15 06:03 17:37 18:25 18:50 12h 25m 59.4° 283° WNW
Thu 20 04:49 05:15 06:03 17:37 18:25 18:50 12h 24m 59.8° 283° WNW
Fri 21 04:49 05:14 06:02 17:37 18:25 18:51 12h 23m 60.1° 282° WNW
Sat 22 04:48 05:13 06:01 17:38 18:25 18:51 12h 22m 60.4° 282° WNW
Sun 23 04:47 05:13 06:00 17:38 18:25 18:51 12h 21m 60.8° 282° WNW
Mon 24 04:47 05:12 06:00 17:38 18:26 18:51 12h 21m 61.1° 281° WNW
Tue 25 04:46 05:12 05:59 17:38 18:26 18:51 12h 20m 61.5° 281° W
Wed 26 04:45 05:11 05:58 17:38 18:26 18:51 12h 19m 61.8° 281° W
Thu 27 04:45 05:10 05:58 17:39 18:26 18:51 12h 18m 62.1° 280° W
Fri 28 04:44 05:09 05:57 17:39 18:26 18:51 12h 17m 62.5° 280° W
Sat 29 04:43 05:09 05:56 17:39 18:26 18:52 12h 16m 62.9° 280° W
Sun 30 04:43 05:08 05:55 17:39 18:26 18:52 12h 15m 63.2° 279° W
Mon 31 04:42 05:07 05:55 17:39 18:26 18:52 12h 14m 63.6° 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 05:32 05:54 11:46 17:39 18:01 11h 45m +0:56 17:10–17:53 🌖 84%
Wed 2 05:31 05:53 11:46 17:39 18:01 11h 46m +0:57 17:10–17:53 🌖 75%
Thu 3 05:30 05:52 11:46 17:40 18:01 11h 47m +0:57 17:11–17:53 🌖 65%
Fri 4 05:30 05:51 11:45 17:40 18:02 11h 48m +0:57 17:11–17:53 🌗 53%
Sat 5 05:29 05:51 11:45 17:40 18:02 11h 49m +0:57 17:11–17:53 🌘 42%
Sun 6 05:28 05:50 11:45 17:40 18:02 11h 50m +0:57 17:11–17:53 🌘 30%
Mon 7 05:27 05:49 11:44 17:40 18:02 11h 51m +0:58 17:11–17:54 🌘 20%
Tue 8 05:26 05:48 11:44 17:40 18:02 11h 52m +0:58 17:11–17:54 🌘 11%
Wed 9 05:26 05:47 11:44 17:41 18:02 11h 53m +0:58 17:12–17:54 🌘 5%
Thu 10 05:25 05:46 11:43 17:41 18:02 11h 54m +0:58 17:12–17:54 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:24 05:46 11:43 17:41 18:03 11h 55m +0:58 17:12–17:54 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:23 05:45 11:43 17:41 18:03 11h 56m +0:59 17:12–17:54 🌒 1%
Sun 13 05:22 05:44 11:42 17:41 18:03 11h 57m +0:59 17:12–17:54 🌒 5%
Mon 14 05:21 05:43 11:42 17:41 18:03 11h 58m +0:59 17:12–17:55 🌒 10%
Tue 15 05:21 05:42 11:42 17:41 18:03 11h 59m +0:59 17:13–17:55 🌒 17%
Wed 16 05:20 05:41 11:41 17:41 18:03 12h 0m +0:59 17:13–17:55 🌒 25%
Thu 17 05:19 05:41 11:41 17:42 18:03 12h 1m +0:59 17:13–17:55 🌒 33%
Fri 18 05:18 05:40 11:41 17:42 18:03 12h 2m +0:59 17:13–17:55 🌒 42%
Sat 19 05:17 05:39 11:40 17:42 18:04 12h 3m +0:59 17:13–17:55 🌓 52%
Sun 20 05:16 05:38 11:40 17:42 18:04 12h 4m +0:59 17:13–17:55 🌔 61%
Mon 21 05:15 05:37 11:40 17:42 18:04 12h 5m +1:00 17:13–17:55 🌔 70%
Tue 22 05:15 05:36 11:39 17:42 18:04 12h 6m +1:00 17:14–17:56 🌔 78%
Wed 23 05:14 05:35 11:39 17:42 18:04 12h 7m +1:00 17:14–17:56 🌔 86%
Thu 24 05:13 05:35 11:38 17:43 18:04 12h 8m +1:00 17:14–17:56 🌔 92%
Fri 25 05:12 05:34 11:38 17:43 18:04 12h 9m +1:00 17:14–17:56 🌔 97%
Sat 26 05:11 05:33 11:38 17:43 18:05 12h 10m +1:00 17:14–17:56 🌔 99%
Sun 27 05:10 05:32 11:37 17:43 18:05 12h 11m +1:00 17:14–17:56 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:09 05:31 11:37 17:43 18:05 12h 12m +1:00 17:14–17:57 🌖 98%
Tue 29 05:09 05:30 11:37 17:43 18:05 12h 13m +1:00 17:15–17:57 🌖 94%
Wed 30 05:08 05:30 11:36 17:44 18:05 12h 14m +1:00 17:15–17:57 🌖 87%

Longest and shortest day in Port-Vila

The longest day falls on 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 13h 11m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 11h 3m.

Between them the day length swings by 2h 7m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:18 on 4 June; the latest is 18:28 on 19 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 05:02 on 25 November to 06:18 on 7 July.

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

What makes sunsets in Port-Vila 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 W.

By the end of August the sun will be setting 7 minutes later than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 13 seconds a day.

Being inside the tropics means two zenith passages a year, 30 January and 13 November, when the sun is straight up at solar noon rather than merely high. 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 Port-Vila

Arrive by 16:54. Golden hour opens at 17:09 and the sun is down by 17:38, 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 17:52 and runs to 18:00, 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 Port-Vila today?

The sun sets in Port-Vila at 17:38 today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Port-Vila?

It takes 22m. Civil twilight ends at 18:00 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Port-Vila?

Evening golden hour runs 17:09 to 17:52 today, lasting 42m.