Tonight's golden hour runs 5:20 – 6:03 PM, starting in 4 hr 6 min, with sunset at .
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Direction
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
Gold bands are the morning and evening golden hours; the pale area is daylight. Port-Vila doesn't change its clocks, so the curves are smooth.
| Month | Morning gold | Evening gold | Sunset | Sun sets toward |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5:09 – 5:54 AM | 5:57 – 6:42 PM | 6:28 PM | 247° WSW |
| February | 5:26 – 6:10 AM | 5:51 – 6:34 PM | 6:20 PM | 256° WSW |
| March | 5:36 – 6:18 AM | 5:33 – 6:15 PM | 6:01 PM | 268° W |
| April | 5:42 – 6:25 AM | 5:08 – 5:51 PM | 5:37 PM | 280° W |
| May | 5:50 – 6:35 AM | 4:51 – 5:35 PM | 5:21 PM | 290° WNW |
| June | 6:00 – 6:46 AM | 4:47 – 5:33 PM | 5:19 PM | 294° WNW |
| July | 6:03 – 6:49 AM | 4:56 – 5:41 PM | 5:27 PM | 292° WNW |
| August | 5:52 – 6:36 AM | 5:06 – 5:50 PM | 5:36 PM | 284° WNW |
| September | 5:29 – 6:11 AM | 5:12 – 5:55 PM | 5:41 PM | 273° W |
| October | 5:04 – 5:47 AM | 5:18 – 6:00 PM | 5:47 PM | 261° W |
| November | 4:48 – 5:33 AM | 5:29 – 6:13 PM | 5:59 PM | 250° WSW |
| December | 4:51 – 5:37 AM | 5:45 – 6:31 PM | 6:17 PM | 245° WSW |
Times on the 15th of each month, 2026, Port-Vila local time.
Around 42 to 46 minutes each evening. It's shortest in February, March, April, September and October, about 42 minutes, and longest in January, June, July and December, about 46 minutes. The farther from the equator, the longer it lasts, because the sun crosses the horizon at a shallower angle.
Toward the west-southwest in December, around 245°, swinging to the west-northwest in June, around 294°. Today it sets at 257°, a little south of due west.
Evening golden hour, in each city's own local time.