What time is sunset in Alofi today?

Sunset in Alofi is at 6:18 PM local time (Pacific/Niue) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Alofi?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 9% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:32 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:41 AM.

Moonrise in Alofi is at 4:00 AM and moonset is at 4:02 PM local time.

Alofi is too far from the poles for regular aurora; it would take a very strong geomagnetic storm.

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Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-07 · times in Pacific/Niue · 19.05°S, 169.92°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:56 AM
Sunset	6:18 PM
Day length	12 h 23 min
End of civil twilight	6:41 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:06 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:32 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 36 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 09 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:41 AM

Moonrise	4:00 AM
Moonset	4:02 PM
Illumination	8.7%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	6.75°N, 171.61°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,605 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (21:06 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:10 AM	8:04 PM	1:37 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	6:53 AM	7:57 PM	1:25 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 17° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	2:13 AM	1:20 PM	7:46 AM	Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 38° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:07 AM	2:27 PM	8:47 AM	Visible about 2 h after dark, highest 30° toward the NE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:57 PM	5:58 AM	12:00 AM	Visible about 11 h after dark, highest 69° toward the N.

Aurora near poles only. Alofi is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.