Golden hour in Avarua today

Tonight's golden hour runs 6:15 – 6:59 PM, starting in 2 hr 3 min, with sunset at .

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  • Morning gold
    5:46 – 6:30 AM
    from the east
  • Sunrise
    6:00 AM
    103° · east-southeast103° ESE
  • Evening gold · next up
    6:15 – 6:59 PM
    44 minutes of warm light
  • Sunset
    6:45 PM
    257° · west-southwest257° WSW
  • Blue hour
    6:59 – 7:08 PM
    and 5:37 – 5:46 AM

Direction

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Tonight the sun sets at 257°, a little south of due west. Right now shadows point east. Tap the map anywhere to see where the light comes from there; drag the time slider above to watch shadows swing through the day.

Through the year

Avarua's golden hours, month by month

Gold bands are the morning and evening golden hours; the pale area is daylight. Avarua doesn't change its clocks, so the curves are smooth.

Golden hour in Avarua on the 15th of each month, 2026
MonthMorning goldEvening goldSunsetSun sets toward
January5:55 – 6:41 AM6:55 – 7:41 PM7:26 PM247° WSW
February6:15 – 6:59 AM6:46 – 7:30 PM7:16 PM256° WSW
March6:27 – 7:10 AM6:24 – 7:07 PM6:54 PM268° W
April6:37 – 7:21 AM5:56 – 6:40 PM6:26 PM281° W
May6:47 – 7:33 AM5:36 – 6:22 PM6:08 PM290° WNW
June6:59 – 7:46 AM5:32 – 6:20 PM6:05 PM295° WNW
July7:01 – 7:48 AM5:42 – 6:28 PM6:14 PM293° WNW
August6:47 – 7:32 AM5:54 – 6:39 PM6:25 PM284° WNW
September6:21 – 7:04 AM6:04 – 6:47 PM6:33 PM273° W
October5:53 – 6:37 AM6:12 – 6:56 PM6:42 PM260° W
November5:35 – 6:20 AM6:26 – 7:12 PM6:57 PM250° WSW
December5:36 – 6:24 AM6:44 – 7:32 PM7:17 PM245° WSW

Times on the 15th of each month, 2026, Avarua local time.

How long does golden hour last in Avarua?

Around 43 to 48 minutes each evening. It's shortest in February, March, April, September and October, about 43 minutes, and longest in June and December, about 48 minutes. The farther from the equator, the longer it lasts, because the sun crosses the horizon at a shallower angle.

Which way does the sun set in Avarua?

Toward the west-southwest in December, around 245°, swinging to the west-northwest in June, around 295°. Today it sets at 257°, a little south of due west.

Golden hour near Avarua today

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