Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Apia, Samoa

In Apia, Samoa the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 18:22 and rises at 06:36. Daylight lasts 11h 46m; evening golden hour runs from 17:53 to 18:35.

Today, Wednesday 26 August

First light
06:14
Sunrise
06:36
Solar noon
12:29
Sunset
18:22
Last light
18:43
Day length
11h 46m

11h 1m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:53 – 18:35
Blue hour
18:35 – 18:43
Max sun altitude
65.7°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
16:35 / 04:58

The sun sets at 281° — face west

Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August

Sunrise 06:35 Sunset 18:22 Golden hour 17:53 – 18:35 Day length 11h 46m vs today 1 minute longer

Where Apia is

Coordinates
13.8333° S, 171.7667° W
Time zone
Pacific/Apia
Current offset
UTC+13:00
Elevation
9 m
Population
40,407

Sunrise and sunset in Apia, 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 06:25 06:48 12:33 18:18 18:41 11h 30m +0:32 17:48–18:32 🌖 95%
Sun 2 06:25 06:48 12:33 18:18 18:41 11h 30m +0:32 17:49–18:32 🌖 89%
Mon 3 06:25 06:47 12:33 18:19 18:41 11h 31m +0:33 17:49–18:32 🌖 82%
Tue 4 06:25 06:47 12:33 18:19 18:41 11h 32m +0:34 17:49–18:32 🌖 73%
Wed 5 06:24 06:46 12:33 18:19 18:41 11h 32m +0:34 17:49–18:33 🌖 62%
Thu 6 06:24 06:46 12:33 18:19 18:41 11h 33m +0:35 17:50–18:33 🌗 51%
Fri 7 06:23 06:46 12:32 18:19 18:42 11h 33m +0:35 17:50–18:33 🌘 39%
Sat 8 06:23 06:45 12:32 18:20 18:42 11h 34m +0:35 17:50–18:33 🌘 28%
Sun 9 06:23 06:45 12:32 18:20 18:42 11h 34m +0:36 17:50–18:33 🌘 18%
Mon 10 06:22 06:44 12:32 18:20 18:42 11h 35m +0:36 17:50–18:33 🌘 10%
Tue 11 06:22 06:44 12:32 18:20 18:42 11h 36m +0:37 17:51–18:34 🌘 4%
Wed 12 06:21 06:43 12:32 18:20 18:42 11h 36m +0:37 17:51–18:34 🌘 1%
Thu 13 06:21 06:43 12:32 18:20 18:42 11h 37m +0:38 17:51–18:34 🌑 0%
Fri 14 06:20 06:42 12:31 18:20 18:42 11h 38m +0:38 17:51–18:34 🌒 2%
Sat 15 06:20 06:42 12:31 18:21 18:43 11h 38m +0:38 17:51–18:34 🌒 6%
Sun 16 06:20 06:41 12:31 18:21 18:43 11h 39m +0:39 17:52–18:34 🌒 13%
Mon 17 06:19 06:41 12:31 18:21 18:43 11h 39m +0:39 17:52–18:34 🌒 21%
Tue 18 06:18 06:40 12:31 18:21 18:43 11h 40m +0:39 17:52–18:34 🌒 29%
Wed 19 06:18 06:40 12:30 18:21 18:43 11h 41m +0:40 17:52–18:34 🌒 39%
Thu 20 06:17 06:39 12:30 18:21 18:43 11h 41m +0:40 17:52–18:35 🌓 48%
Fri 21 06:17 06:39 12:30 18:21 18:43 11h 42m +0:40 17:52–18:35 🌔 58%
Sat 22 06:16 06:38 12:30 18:21 18:43 11h 43m +0:41 17:52–18:35 🌔 67%
Sun 23 06:16 06:37 12:29 18:21 18:43 11h 44m +0:41 17:53–18:35 🌔 75%
Mon 24 06:15 06:37 12:29 18:22 18:43 11h 44m +0:41 17:53–18:35 🌔 83%
Tue 25 06:15 06:36 12:29 18:22 18:43 11h 45m +0:42 17:53–18:35 🌔 90%
Wed 26 06:14 06:36 12:29 18:22 18:43 11h 46m +0:42 17:53–18:35 🌔 95%
Thu 27 06:13 06:35 12:28 18:22 18:43 11h 46m +0:42 17:53–18:35 🌔 98%
Fri 28 06:13 06:34 12:28 18:22 18:43 11h 47m +0:42 17:53–18:35 🌕 100%
Sat 29 06:12 06:34 12:28 18:22 18:43 11h 48m +0:43 17:53–18:35 🌖 100%
Sun 30 06:11 06:33 12:27 18:22 18:43 11h 48m +0:43 17:53–18:35 🌖 97%
Mon 31 06:11 06:32 12:27 18:22 18:43 11h 49m +0:43 17:53–18:35 🌖 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 05:34 06:00 06:48 18:18 19:06 19:32 12h 29m 58.1° 288° WNW
Sun 2 05:34 05:59 06:48 18:18 19:06 19:32 12h 28m 58.4° 288° WNW
Mon 3 05:34 05:59 06:47 18:19 19:07 19:32 12h 28m 58.6° 288° WNW
Tue 4 05:33 05:59 06:47 18:19 19:07 19:32 12h 27m 58.9° 288° WNW
Wed 5 05:33 05:59 06:46 18:19 19:07 19:32 12h 27m 59.1° 287° WNW
Thu 6 05:33 05:58 06:46 18:19 19:07 19:32 12h 26m 59.4° 287° WNW
Fri 7 05:32 05:58 06:46 18:19 19:07 19:33 12h 25m 59.7° 287° WNW
Sat 8 05:32 05:58 06:45 18:20 19:07 19:33 12h 25m 60.0° 286° WNW
Sun 9 05:32 05:57 06:45 18:20 19:07 19:33 12h 24m 60.3° 286° WNW
Mon 10 05:31 05:57 06:44 18:20 19:07 19:33 12h 23m 60.5° 286° WNW
Tue 11 05:31 05:56 06:44 18:20 19:08 19:33 12h 23m 60.8° 286° WNW
Wed 12 05:31 05:56 06:43 18:20 19:08 19:33 12h 22m 61.1° 285° WNW
Thu 13 05:30 05:56 06:43 18:20 19:08 19:33 12h 22m 61.4° 285° WNW
Fri 14 05:30 05:55 06:42 18:20 19:08 19:33 12h 21m 61.7° 285° WNW
Sat 15 05:29 05:55 06:42 18:21 19:08 19:33 12h 20m 62.1° 284° WNW
Sun 16 05:29 05:54 06:41 18:21 19:08 19:33 12h 20m 62.4° 284° WNW
Mon 17 05:29 05:54 06:41 18:21 19:08 19:33 12h 19m 62.7° 284° WNW
Tue 18 05:28 05:53 06:40 18:21 19:08 19:33 12h 18m 63.0° 283° WNW
Wed 19 05:28 05:53 06:40 18:21 19:08 19:33 12h 18m 63.3° 283° WNW
Thu 20 05:27 05:52 06:39 18:21 19:08 19:33 12h 17m 63.7° 283° WNW
Fri 21 05:27 05:52 06:39 18:21 19:08 19:33 12h 16m 64.0° 282° WNW
Sat 22 05:26 05:51 06:38 18:21 19:08 19:33 12h 16m 64.3° 282° WNW
Sun 23 05:26 05:51 06:37 18:21 19:08 19:33 12h 15m 64.7° 282° WNW
Mon 24 05:25 05:50 06:37 18:22 19:08 19:33 12h 14m 65.0° 281° W
Tue 25 05:25 05:50 06:36 18:22 19:08 19:33 12h 13m 65.3° 281° W
Wed 26 05:24 05:49 06:36 18:22 19:08 19:33 12h 13m 65.7° 281° W
Thu 27 05:23 05:48 06:35 18:22 19:08 19:33 12h 12m 66.0° 280° W
Fri 28 05:23 05:48 06:34 18:22 19:08 19:33 12h 11m 66.4° 280° W
Sat 29 05:22 05:47 06:34 18:22 19:08 19:33 12h 11m 66.7° 279° W
Sun 30 05:22 05:47 06:33 18:22 19:08 19:33 12h 10m 67.1° 279° W
Mon 31 05:21 05:46 06:32 18:22 19:08 19:33 12h 9m 67.5° 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 06:10 06:32 12:27 18:22 18:44 11h 50m +0:43 17:54–18:35 🌖 85%
Wed 2 06:10 06:31 12:26 18:22 18:44 11h 51m +0:43 17:54–18:35 🌖 76%
Thu 3 06:09 06:30 12:26 18:22 18:44 11h 51m +0:44 17:54–18:35 🌖 66%
Fri 4 06:08 06:30 12:26 18:22 18:44 11h 52m +0:44 17:54–18:35 🌗 54%
Sat 5 06:08 06:29 12:25 18:22 18:44 11h 53m +0:44 17:54–18:35 🌘 43%
Sun 6 06:07 06:28 12:25 18:22 18:44 11h 54m +0:44 17:54–18:35 🌘 31%
Mon 7 06:06 06:28 12:25 18:22 18:44 11h 54m +0:44 17:54–18:35 🌘 21%
Tue 8 06:05 06:27 12:24 18:22 18:44 11h 55m +0:44 17:54–18:35 🌘 12%
Wed 9 06:05 06:26 12:24 18:22 18:44 11h 56m +0:45 17:54–18:35 🌘 6%
Thu 10 06:04 06:25 12:24 18:22 18:44 11h 56m +0:45 17:54–18:35 🌘 2%
Fri 11 06:03 06:25 12:23 18:22 18:44 11h 57m +0:45 17:54–18:35 🌑 0%
Sat 12 06:03 06:24 12:23 18:22 18:44 11h 58m +0:45 17:54–18:35 🌒 1%
Sun 13 06:02 06:23 12:23 18:22 18:44 11h 59m +0:45 17:54–18:35 🌒 4%
Mon 14 06:01 06:22 12:22 18:22 18:44 11h 59m +0:45 17:54–18:36 🌒 9%
Tue 15 06:00 06:22 12:22 18:22 18:44 12h 0m +0:45 17:54–18:36 🌒 16%
Wed 16 06:00 06:21 12:22 18:22 18:44 12h 1m +0:45 17:54–18:36 🌒 24%
Thu 17 05:59 06:20 12:21 18:23 18:44 12h 2m +0:46 17:54–18:36 🌒 32%
Fri 18 05:58 06:20 12:21 18:23 18:44 12h 3m +0:46 17:54–18:36 🌒 42%
Sat 19 05:57 06:19 12:21 18:23 18:44 12h 3m +0:46 17:54–18:36 🌓 51%
Sun 20 05:57 06:18 12:20 18:23 18:44 12h 4m +0:46 17:54–18:36 🌔 60%
Mon 21 05:56 06:17 12:20 18:23 18:44 12h 5m +0:46 17:54–18:36 🌔 69%
Tue 22 05:55 06:17 12:20 18:23 18:44 12h 6m +0:46 17:54–18:36 🌔 78%
Wed 23 05:55 06:16 12:19 18:23 18:44 12h 6m +0:46 17:55–18:36 🌔 85%
Thu 24 05:54 06:15 12:19 18:23 18:44 12h 7m +0:46 17:55–18:36 🌔 91%
Fri 25 05:53 06:14 12:18 18:23 18:44 12h 8m +0:46 17:55–18:36 🌔 96%
Sat 26 05:52 06:14 12:18 18:23 18:44 12h 9m +0:46 17:55–18:36 🌔 99%
Sun 27 05:52 06:13 12:18 18:23 18:44 12h 9m +0:46 17:55–18:36 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:51 06:12 12:17 18:23 18:44 12h 10m +0:46 17:55–18:36 🌖 98%
Tue 29 05:50 06:11 12:17 18:23 18:44 12h 11m +0:46 17:55–18:36 🌖 94%
Wed 30 05:49 06:11 12:17 18:23 18:44 12h 12m +0:46 17:55–18:36 🌖 88%

Longest and shortest day in Apia

The longest day falls on 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 12h 56m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 11h 18m.

Between them the day length swings by 1h 38m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 18:05 on 1 June; the latest is 19:02 on 23 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 05:48 on 21 November to 06:51 on 10 July.

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

What makes sunsets in Apia different

Sitting on the western side of its time zone puts solar noon at 12:29, a full 29 minutes after twelve o'clock, and drags the whole day — sunrise, noon and sunset — along with it.

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 48° 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.

Twice a year the sun passes directly overhead here — on 12 February and 31 October — and vertical objects cast almost no shadow at solar noon. The next one is in 2 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 1 minutes later over the next fortnight.

Planning a sunset photo in Apia

Arrive by 17:38. Golden hour opens at 17:53 and the sun is down by 18:22, 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 18:35 and runs to 18:43, 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 Apia today?

The sun sets in Apia at 18:22 today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Apia?

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 18:43 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Apia?

Evening golden hour runs 17:53 to 18:35 today, lasting 41m.

Sunset times near Apia