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Golden hour, sunrise and sunset in Nuku’alofa, Tonga

Golden hour from 6:18 pm, sunset 6:48 pm.
Sunrise 6:03 am, 12 h 45 min of daylight.

Golden hour now, until 7:02 pm. Sunset at 6:48 pm.

Today, Sunday, October 25, on Nuku’alofa’s clock. The time in Nuku’alofa now

First light

5:40 am

Civil dawn

Morning golden hour

5:49 am

Until 6:33 am

Sunrise

6:03 am

Solar noon

12:25 pm

Sun 81° high

Evening golden hour

6:18 pm

Until 7:02 pm

Sunset

6:48 pm

Blue hour

7:02 pm

Until 7:11 pm

Dark

7:11 pm

Civil dusk

Golden hour in Nuku’alofa today

Morning

5:49–6:33 am

44 min, around sunrise at 6:03 am

Evening

6:18–7:02 pm

44 min, around sunset at 6:48 pm

Blue hour, the deep blue light before the morning’s golden hour and after the evening’s: 5:40–5:49 am and 7:02–7:11 pm.

Tomorrow, Monday, October 26: golden hour 5:48–6:32 am and 6:18–7:02 pm.

Golden hour here is the sun between 6° above and 4° below the horizon, and blue hour from 4° to 6° below: a common convention among photographers. Clouds and haze change how golden it looks; the times are where the sun is.

When does it get dark in Nuku’alofa today?

The sun sets at 6:48 pm. Blue hour follows, and by 7:11 pm it’s dark enough for streetlights. The sky is fully dark from 8:05 pm.

Tomorrow and the weeks ahead

Tomorrow, Monday, October 26: sunrise 6:02 am, sunset 6:48 pm, 12 h 46 min of daylight.

The days are getting longer, by about 1 min a day, until the longest day on Tuesday, December 22, with 13 h 25 min of daylight.

October 2026 in Nuku’alofa, day by day

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hourDaylight
Thu 16:22 am6:39 pm6:10 pm12 h 17 min
Fri 26:22 am6:40 pm6:10 pm12 h 18 min
Sat 36:21 am6:40 pm6:10 pm12 h 19 min
Sun 46:20 am6:40 pm6:11 pm12 h 20 min
Mon 56:19 am6:40 pm6:11 pm12 h 22 min
Tue 66:18 am6:41 pm6:11 pm12 h 23 min
Wed 76:17 am6:41 pm6:12 pm12 h 24 min
Thu 86:16 am6:41 pm6:12 pm12 h 25 min
Fri 96:15 am6:42 pm6:12 pm12 h 26 min
Sat 106:14 am6:42 pm6:12 pm12 h 28 min
Sun 116:14 am6:42 pm6:13 pm12 h 29 min
Mon 126:13 am6:43 pm6:13 pm12 h 30 min
Tue 136:12 am6:43 pm6:13 pm12 h 31 min
Wed 146:11 am6:43 pm6:14 pm12 h 32 min
Thu 156:10 am6:44 pm6:14 pm12 h 34 min
Fri 166:09 am6:44 pm6:14 pm12 h 35 min
Sat 176:09 am6:44 pm6:15 pm12 h 36 min
Sun 186:08 am6:45 pm6:15 pm12 h 37 min
Mon 196:07 am6:45 pm6:15 pm12 h 38 min
Tue 206:06 am6:46 pm6:16 pm12 h 39 min
Wed 216:05 am6:46 pm6:16 pm12 h 41 min
Thu 226:05 am6:46 pm6:17 pm12 h 42 min
Fri 236:04 am6:47 pm6:17 pm12 h 43 min
Sat 246:03 am6:47 pm6:17 pm12 h 44 min
Sun 256:03 am6:48 pm6:18 pm12 h 45 min
Mon 266:02 am6:48 pm6:18 pm12 h 46 min
Tue 276:01 am6:49 pm6:19 pm12 h 47 min
Wed 286:01 am6:49 pm6:19 pm12 h 48 min
Thu 296 am6:50 pm6:19 pm12 h 50 min
Fri 305:59 am6:50 pm6:20 pm12 h 51 min
Sat 315:59 am6:51 pm6:20 pm12 h 52 min

2026 in Nuku’alofa: the year of light

DaylightCivil twilightNauticalAstronomicalSolar noon

Sunday, October 25: sunrise 6:03 am, sunset 6:48 pm, 12 h 45 min of daylight.

2026 at a glance

Sunrise and sunset by month

DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
January 16:02 am7:26 pm13 h 24 min
February 16:23 am7:25 pm13 h 2 min
March 16:38 am7:09 pm12 h 31 min
April 16:48 am6:41 pm11 h 53 min
May 16:58 am6:18 pm11 h 20 min
June 17:11 am6:07 pm10 h 56 min
July 17:19 am6:11 pm10 h 52 min
August 17:13 am6:22 pm11 h 10 min
September 16:51 am6:32 pm11 h 41 min
October 16:22 am6:39 pm12 h 17 min
November 15:58 am6:51 pm12 h 53 min
December 15:50 am7:09 pm13 h 19 min

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Questions

When is golden hour in Nuku’alofa today?

5:49–6:33 am and 6:18–7:02 pm.

What time is sunset in Nuku’alofa today?

6:48 pm. Golden hour starts at 6:18 pm. It’s dark enough for streetlights by 7:11 pm.

What time is sunrise in Nuku’alofa today?

6:03 am, Sunday, October 25. First light, when the sky starts to brighten, is 5:40 am.

When does it get dark in Nuku’alofa today?

The sun sets at 6:48 pm. Blue hour follows, and by 7:11 pm it’s dark enough for streetlights. The sky is fully dark from 8:05 pm.

When is the longest day in Nuku’alofa in 2026?

Tuesday, December 22: 13 h 25 min of daylight.

When is the shortest day in Nuku’alofa in 2026?

Sunday, June 21: 10 h 51 min of daylight.

What is golden hour?

The time just after sunrise and just before sunset when the sun is low, its light comes through more of the atmosphere, and everything turns warm and soft, with long shadows. Photographers plan around it. Here it means the sun between 6° above and 4° below the horizon, which is roughly the hour around sunrise and sunset in mid-latitudes, longer in winter and nearer the poles.

What is the difference between golden hour and blue hour?

Blue hour is the twilight on the other side of golden hour: before it in the morning and after it in the evening, with the sun 4° to 6° below the horizon. The sky turns deep blue and city lights come on. It’s short: 10 to 20 minutes in most places, under 10 near the equator, and longer nearer the poles.

What is the difference between sunrise and first light?

Sunrise is when the top of the sun clears the horizon. First light, or civil dawn, comes about half an hour earlier in most places, when the sun is 6° below the horizon and there is enough light to see outdoors. Nautical and astronomical twilight are earlier still.

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