Solar almanac · 2026-11-02 · Papua New Guinea

Golden hour in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

9.4438° S
147.1803° E
Pacific/Port_Moresby

Times shown in local time for Port Moresby (Pacific/Port_Moresby).

Golden hour & blue hour

WindowStartsEnds
Blue hour (morning)04:5405:19
Golden hour (morning)05:4106:10
Golden hour (evening)17:3918:08
Blue hour (evening)18:3018:55

Light profile · calculated

Golden hour in Port Moresby through the year

Midsummer
30 min
Equinox
28 min
Midwinter
30 min

Length of the evening golden-hour window.

Port Moresby lies at 9.44° S, in the equatorial belt, where day length barely moves across the year. Its longest measured day falls on Fri 18 December 2026 with 12h 41m of daylight, and its shortest on Thu 18 June 2026 with 11h 34m — a difference of 1h 07m between the two extremes.

Evening golden hour in Port Moresby runs for roughly 30 minutes at the height of summer, 28 minutes around the March equinox and 30 minutes at midwinter. The warm window is at its most generous in summer, so summer shoots allow more time to work a location.

The sun sets toward 294° WNW in late June and toward 246° WSW in late December, a shift of about 48° in where the last light lands — worth checking before committing to a west-facing viewpoint. In Port Moresby, the sky reaches full darkness between evening and morning twilight year-round.

Today’s solar record

+0 min/day

Sunrise
05:41

rises at 105° ESE

Sunset
18:08

sets at 255° WSW

Solar noon
11:54
Day length
12h 27m

Evening golden hour starts at 17:39

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Solar trajectory

Maximum 85°
05:4185° at 11:5418:08
East · sunriseHighest point of the sun today: 85° above the horizon. The shaded band near the horizon is golden-hour light.West · sunset

Twenty-four hours of light

05:41Sunrise11:54Solar noon18:08Sunset
NightBlue hourGolden hourDaylight

Next 7 days

DateSunriseSunsetDay length
2026-11-0205:4118:0812h 27m
2026-11-0305:4118:0812h 27m
2026-11-0405:4018:0812h 28m
2026-11-0505:4018:0912h 28m
2026-11-0605:4018:0912h 29m
2026-11-0705:4018:0912h 29m
2026-11-0805:4018:0912h 30m

Annual light rhythm · Port Moresby

11h 35m—12h 40m
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Longest days in December (12h 40m), shortest in June (11h 35m).

Questions

When is golden hour in Port Moresby today?
Evening golden hour in Port Moresby starts at 17:39 and ends at sunset, 18:08. Morning golden hour runs from sunrise, 05:41, until 06:10 local time (Pacific/Port_Moresby).
How long does golden hour last in Port Moresby?
Evening golden hour in Port Moresby runs from 17:39 to 18:08, and morning golden hour from 05:41 to 06:10.
When is blue hour in Port Moresby?
Morning blue hour in Port Moresby begins at 04:54, before sunrise. Evening blue hour begins at 18:30, just after sunset.
What time is sunrise in Port Moresby today?
Sunrise in Port Moresby is at 05:41 local time (Pacific/Port_Moresby), rising toward 105° ESE.
What time is sunset in Port Moresby today?
Sunset in Port Moresby is at 18:08 local time (Pacific/Port_Moresby), setting toward 255° WSW.
How long is the day in Port Moresby?
Port Moresby has 12h 27m of daylight today.

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