Sunrise and sunset in American Samoa

Average length of day in Pago Pago

      sunshine duration       twilight phase

Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of American Samoa

The cities are ordered by their geographic position from east to west, so in an approximate direction of the sun course. Since the orbit of the sun is elliptical, sunrise or sunset never happen on a whole longitude at the same time. All data given for May 25th., localtime in American Samoa

Sunrise and sunset by month (Pago Pago)

Where does the sun rise in American Samoa?

The sun always rises in the east, everywhere and regardless of the country or continent. The easternmost city in American Samoa is Tau in the region of Manu'a. There, the sun rises at 6:32 am and sets at 5:57 pm these days. The latest sunset is currently experienced in the west in the city of Taulaga (Swains Island) at 6:08 pm.

Duration of the sunset

The distance from the equator and the path of the sun determines not only the time of sunrise and sunset. The farther a country is from the equator, the more oblique the sun's path is to the horizon. And this causes a different duration that a sunset takes. Pago Pago lies on the 14th degree of southern latitude and thus a good distance from the equator. While a sunset in the northern USA or central Europe can take almost an hour, in American Samoa it only lasts an average of 23 minutes. In June, it's about 23 minutes in Pago Pago, while in December it's 24 minutes.

International cities for comparison