Sunset and sunrise times in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
In Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 18:46 and rises at 06:01. Daylight lasts 12h 45m; evening golden hour runs from 18:16 to 19:01.
Today, Wednesday 26 August
- First light
- 05:37
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Solar noon
- 12:24
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Last light
- 19:10
- Day length
- 12h 45m
18h 44m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 18:16 – 19:01
- Blue hour
- 19:01 – 19:10
- Max sun altitude
- 75.9°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 17:42 / 04:07
The sun sets at 282° — face west-northwest
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August
Sunrise 06:01 Sunset 18:45 Golden hour 18:15 – 19:00 Day length 12h 44m vs today 1 minute shorterWhere Abu Dhabi is
- Coordinates
- 24.4512° N, 54.3970° E
- Time zone
- Asia/Dubai
- Current offset
- UTC+04:00
- Elevation
- 6 m
- Population
- 1,807,000
Sunrise and sunset in Abu Dhabi, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 05:26 | 05:50 | 12:28 | 19:06 | 19:30 | 13h 15m | −1:02 | 18:34–19:21 | 🌖 93% |
| Sun 2 | 05:26 | 05:51 | 12:28 | 19:05 | 19:30 | 13h 14m | −1:03 | 18:34–19:20 | 🌖 87% |
| Mon 3 | 05:27 | 05:51 | 12:28 | 19:05 | 19:29 | 13h 13m | −1:04 | 18:33–19:20 | 🌖 79% |
| Tue 4 | 05:27 | 05:52 | 12:28 | 19:04 | 19:28 | 13h 12m | −1:05 | 18:33–19:19 | 🌖 69% |
| Wed 5 | 05:28 | 05:52 | 12:28 | 19:03 | 19:28 | 13h 11m | −1:06 | 18:32–19:18 | 🌖 58% |
| Thu 6 | 05:28 | 05:53 | 12:28 | 19:03 | 19:27 | 13h 10m | −1:07 | 18:31–19:18 | 🌗 46% |
| Fri 7 | 05:29 | 05:53 | 12:28 | 19:02 | 19:26 | 13h 9m | −1:07 | 18:31–19:17 | 🌘 35% |
| Sat 8 | 05:29 | 05:53 | 12:28 | 19:01 | 19:25 | 13h 7m | −1:08 | 18:30–19:16 | 🌘 24% |
| Sun 9 | 05:30 | 05:54 | 12:27 | 19:01 | 19:25 | 13h 6m | −1:09 | 18:29–19:15 | 🌘 15% |
| Mon 10 | 05:30 | 05:54 | 12:27 | 19:00 | 19:24 | 13h 5m | −1:10 | 18:29–19:15 | 🌘 7% |
| Tue 11 | 05:31 | 05:55 | 12:27 | 18:59 | 19:23 | 13h 4m | −1:11 | 18:28–19:14 | 🌘 3% |
| Wed 12 | 05:31 | 05:55 | 12:27 | 18:58 | 19:22 | 13h 3m | −1:11 | 18:27–19:13 | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | 05:32 | 05:56 | 12:27 | 18:58 | 19:22 | 13h 2m | −1:12 | 18:27–19:12 | 🌒 1% |
| Fri 14 | 05:32 | 05:56 | 12:27 | 18:57 | 19:21 | 13h 0m | −1:13 | 18:26–19:11 | 🌒 4% |
| Sat 15 | 05:33 | 05:56 | 12:26 | 18:56 | 19:20 | 12h 59m | −1:13 | 18:25–19:11 | 🌒 9% |
| Sun 16 | 05:33 | 05:57 | 12:26 | 18:55 | 19:19 | 12h 58m | −1:14 | 18:24–19:10 | 🌒 16% |
| Mon 17 | 05:34 | 05:57 | 12:26 | 18:54 | 19:18 | 12h 57m | −1:15 | 18:24–19:09 | 🌒 24% |
| Tue 18 | 05:34 | 05:58 | 12:26 | 18:54 | 19:17 | 12h 55m | −1:15 | 18:23–19:08 | 🌒 33% |
| Wed 19 | 05:34 | 05:58 | 12:26 | 18:53 | 19:16 | 12h 54m | −1:16 | 18:22–19:07 | 🌒 42% |
| Thu 20 | 05:35 | 05:58 | 12:25 | 18:52 | 19:15 | 12h 53m | −1:16 | 18:21–19:06 | 🌓 52% |
| Fri 21 | 05:35 | 05:59 | 12:25 | 18:51 | 19:14 | 12h 52m | −1:17 | 18:20–19:05 | 🌔 61% |
| Sat 22 | 05:36 | 05:59 | 12:25 | 18:50 | 19:14 | 12h 50m | −1:17 | 18:19–19:04 | 🌔 70% |
| Sun 23 | 05:36 | 06:00 | 12:25 | 18:49 | 19:13 | 12h 49m | −1:18 | 18:19–19:04 | 🌔 78% |
| Mon 24 | 05:37 | 06:00 | 12:24 | 18:48 | 19:12 | 12h 48m | −1:18 | 18:18–19:03 | 🌔 86% |
| Tue 25 | 05:37 | 06:00 | 12:24 | 18:47 | 19:11 | 12h 46m | −1:19 | 18:17–19:02 | 🌔 92% |
| Wed 26 | 05:37 | 06:01 | 12:24 | 18:46 | 19:10 | 12h 45m | −1:19 | 18:16–19:01 | 🌔 96% |
| Thu 27 | 05:38 | 06:01 | 12:24 | 18:45 | 19:09 | 12h 44m | −1:20 | 18:15–19:00 | 🌔 99% |
| Fri 28 | 05:38 | 06:02 | 12:23 | 18:45 | 19:08 | 12h 42m | −1:20 | 18:14–18:59 | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 05:39 | 06:02 | 12:23 | 18:44 | 19:07 | 12h 41m | −1:20 | 18:13–18:58 | 🌖 99% |
| Sun 30 | 05:39 | 06:02 | 12:23 | 18:43 | 19:06 | 12h 40m | −1:21 | 18:12–18:57 | 🌖 95% |
| Mon 31 | 05:40 | 06:03 | 12:22 | 18:42 | 19:05 | 12h 38m | −1:21 | 18:11–18:56 | 🌖 90% |
More columns for August 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 04:27 | 04:57 | 05:50 | 19:06 | 19:59 | 20:29 | 10h 44m | 83.5° | 290° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 04:28 | 04:57 | 05:51 | 19:05 | 19:59 | 20:28 | 10h 45m | 83.3° | 290° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 04:28 | 04:58 | 05:51 | 19:05 | 19:58 | 20:28 | 10h 46m | 83.0° | 290° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 04:29 | 04:59 | 05:52 | 19:04 | 19:57 | 20:27 | 10h 48m | 82.7° | 289° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 04:30 | 04:59 | 05:52 | 19:03 | 19:56 | 20:26 | 10h 49m | 82.5° | 289° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 04:30 | 05:00 | 05:53 | 19:03 | 19:56 | 20:25 | 10h 50m | 82.2° | 289° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 04:31 | 05:00 | 05:53 | 19:02 | 19:55 | 20:24 | 10h 51m | 81.9° | 288° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 04:31 | 05:01 | 05:53 | 19:01 | 19:54 | 20:23 | 10h 52m | 81.6° | 288° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 04:32 | 05:01 | 05:54 | 19:01 | 19:53 | 20:22 | 10h 53m | 81.4° | 288° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 04:33 | 05:02 | 05:54 | 19:00 | 19:52 | 20:21 | 10h 54m | 81.1° | 287° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 04:33 | 05:02 | 05:55 | 18:59 | 19:51 | 20:20 | 10h 55m | 80.8° | 287° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 04:34 | 05:03 | 05:55 | 18:58 | 19:51 | 20:20 | 10h 57m | 80.5° | 287° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 04:35 | 05:04 | 05:56 | 18:58 | 19:50 | 20:19 | 10h 58m | 80.2° | 286° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 04:35 | 05:04 | 05:56 | 18:57 | 19:49 | 20:18 | 10h 59m | 79.9° | 286° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 04:36 | 05:05 | 05:56 | 18:56 | 19:48 | 20:17 | 11h 0m | 79.5° | 286° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 04:36 | 05:05 | 05:57 | 18:55 | 19:47 | 20:16 | 11h 1m | 79.2° | 285° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 04:37 | 05:06 | 05:57 | 18:54 | 19:46 | 20:15 | 11h 3m | 78.9° | 285° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 04:38 | 05:06 | 05:58 | 18:54 | 19:45 | 20:14 | 11h 4m | 78.6° | 285° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 04:38 | 05:07 | 05:58 | 18:53 | 19:44 | 20:12 | 11h 5m | 78.3° | 284° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 04:39 | 05:07 | 05:58 | 18:52 | 19:43 | 20:11 | 11h 7m | 77.9° | 284° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 04:39 | 05:08 | 05:59 | 18:51 | 19:42 | 20:10 | 11h 8m | 77.6° | 284° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 04:40 | 05:08 | 05:59 | 18:50 | 19:41 | 20:09 | 11h 9m | 77.3° | 283° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 04:40 | 05:09 | 06:00 | 18:49 | 19:40 | 20:08 | 11h 10m | 76.9° | 283° WNW |
| Mon 24 | 04:41 | 05:09 | 06:00 | 18:48 | 19:39 | 20:07 | 11h 12m | 76.6° | 282° WNW |
| Tue 25 | 04:42 | 05:10 | 06:00 | 18:47 | 19:38 | 20:06 | 11h 13m | 76.3° | 282° WNW |
| Wed 26 | 04:42 | 05:10 | 06:01 | 18:46 | 19:37 | 20:05 | 11h 14m | 75.9° | 282° WNW |
| Thu 27 | 04:43 | 05:11 | 06:01 | 18:45 | 19:36 | 20:04 | 11h 16m | 75.6° | 281° WNW |
| Fri 28 | 04:43 | 05:11 | 06:02 | 18:45 | 19:35 | 20:03 | 11h 17m | 75.2° | 281° W |
| Sat 29 | 04:44 | 05:11 | 06:02 | 18:44 | 19:34 | 20:02 | 11h 18m | 74.8° | 281° W |
| Sun 30 | 04:44 | 05:12 | 06:02 | 18:43 | 19:33 | 20:00 | 11h 20m | 74.5° | 280° W |
| Mon 31 | 04:45 | 05:12 | 06:03 | 18:42 | 19:32 | 19:59 | 11h 21m | 74.1° | 280° W |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 05:40 | 06:03 | 12:22 | 18:41 | 19:04 | 12h 37m | −1:21 | 18:10–18:55 | 🌖 82% |
| Wed 2 | 05:40 | 06:03 | 12:22 | 18:40 | 19:03 | 12h 36m | −1:22 | 18:09–18:54 | 🌖 72% |
| Thu 3 | 05:41 | 06:04 | 12:21 | 18:39 | 19:02 | 12h 34m | −1:22 | 18:08–18:53 | 🌖 62% |
| Fri 4 | 05:41 | 06:04 | 12:21 | 18:38 | 19:01 | 12h 33m | −1:22 | 18:07–18:52 | 🌗 50% |
| Sat 5 | 05:41 | 06:04 | 12:21 | 18:37 | 19:00 | 12h 32m | −1:22 | 18:06–18:51 | 🌘 38% |
| Sun 6 | 05:42 | 06:05 | 12:20 | 18:36 | 18:58 | 12h 30m | −1:23 | 18:05–18:50 | 🌘 27% |
| Mon 7 | 05:42 | 06:05 | 12:20 | 18:34 | 18:57 | 12h 29m | −1:23 | 18:04–18:49 | 🌘 17% |
| Tue 8 | 05:43 | 06:06 | 12:20 | 18:33 | 18:56 | 12h 27m | −1:23 | 18:03–18:47 | 🌘 9% |
| Wed 9 | 05:43 | 06:06 | 12:19 | 18:32 | 18:55 | 12h 26m | −1:23 | 18:02–18:46 | 🌘 4% |
| Thu 10 | 05:43 | 06:06 | 12:19 | 18:31 | 18:54 | 12h 25m | −1:24 | 18:01–18:45 | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 05:44 | 06:07 | 12:19 | 18:30 | 18:53 | 12h 23m | −1:24 | 18:00–18:44 | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 05:44 | 06:07 | 12:18 | 18:29 | 18:52 | 12h 22m | −1:24 | 17:59–18:43 | 🌒 2% |
| Sun 13 | 05:44 | 06:07 | 12:18 | 18:28 | 18:51 | 12h 20m | −1:24 | 17:58–18:42 | 🌒 6% |
| Mon 14 | 05:45 | 06:08 | 12:18 | 18:27 | 18:50 | 12h 19m | −1:24 | 17:57–18:41 | 🌒 12% |
| Tue 15 | 05:45 | 06:08 | 12:17 | 18:26 | 18:49 | 12h 18m | −1:24 | 17:56–18:40 | 🌒 19% |
| Wed 16 | 05:46 | 06:08 | 12:17 | 18:25 | 18:48 | 12h 16m | −1:24 | 17:55–18:39 | 🌒 27% |
| Thu 17 | 05:46 | 06:09 | 12:16 | 18:24 | 18:47 | 12h 15m | −1:25 | 17:54–18:38 | 🌒 36% |
| Fri 18 | 05:46 | 06:09 | 12:16 | 18:23 | 18:46 | 12h 13m | −1:25 | 17:53–18:37 | 🌒 45% |
| Sat 19 | 05:47 | 06:09 | 12:16 | 18:22 | 18:45 | 12h 12m | −1:25 | 17:52–18:36 | 🌓 54% |
| Sun 20 | 05:47 | 06:10 | 12:15 | 18:21 | 18:44 | 12h 11m | −1:25 | 17:51–18:35 | 🌔 64% |
| Mon 21 | 05:47 | 06:10 | 12:15 | 18:20 | 18:42 | 12h 9m | −1:25 | 17:50–18:34 | 🌔 72% |
| Tue 22 | 05:48 | 06:10 | 12:15 | 18:19 | 18:41 | 12h 8m | −1:25 | 17:49–18:33 | 🌔 81% |
| Wed 23 | 05:48 | 06:11 | 12:14 | 18:18 | 18:40 | 12h 6m | −1:25 | 17:48–18:32 | 🌔 88% |
| Thu 24 | 05:48 | 06:11 | 12:14 | 18:17 | 18:39 | 12h 5m | −1:25 | 17:47–18:30 | 🌔 93% |
| Fri 25 | 05:49 | 06:11 | 12:14 | 18:15 | 18:38 | 12h 4m | −1:25 | 17:45–18:29 | 🌔 98% |
| Sat 26 | 05:49 | 06:12 | 12:13 | 18:14 | 18:37 | 12h 2m | −1:25 | 17:44–18:28 | 🌔 100% |
| Sun 27 | 05:49 | 06:12 | 12:13 | 18:13 | 18:36 | 12h 1m | −1:25 | 17:43–18:27 | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 05:50 | 06:13 | 12:13 | 18:12 | 18:35 | 11h 59m | −1:25 | 17:42–18:26 | 🌖 97% |
| Tue 29 | 05:50 | 06:13 | 12:12 | 18:11 | 18:34 | 11h 58m | −1:25 | 17:41–18:25 | 🌖 92% |
| Wed 30 | 05:51 | 06:13 | 12:12 | 18:10 | 18:33 | 11h 56m | −1:25 | 17:40–18:24 | 🌖 85% |
Longest and shortest day in Abu Dhabi
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 13h 39m of daylight.
The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 10h 37m.
Between them the day length swings by 3h 1m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:33 on 29 November; the latest is 19:15 on 3 July. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.
Sunrise ranges from 05:33 on 9 June to 07:08 on 14 January.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 8m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Abu Dhabi different
On standard time the sun peaks at 12:24, 24 minutes after clock noon, because the city sits near the western edge of its time zone. Sunrise and sunset are pushed the same way.
Sunset here is followed by about 23 minutes of usable light before civil twilight ends — almost exactly the 24-minute median across the cities tracked here.
Summer and winter days differ by 3h 1m here, less seasonal variation than almost anywhere else in United Arab Emirates we track.
Between solstices the sunset walks 52° across the horizon — WSW in midwinter, WNW in midsummer — which is why a fixed viewpoint works only part of the year. Today's bearing is WNW.
Across August the sunset moves 24 minutes earlier, averaging about 49 seconds a day.
Among 16 tracked United Arab Emirates cities, sunset comes latest here, separated from Fujairah by 7 minutes.
Planning a sunset photo in Abu Dhabi
Arrive by 18:01. Golden hour opens at 18:16 and the sun is down by 18:46, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 282° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.
Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 19:01 and runs to 19:10, the end of civil twilight and 23m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Abu Dhabi today?
The sun sets in Abu Dhabi at 18:46 today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Abu Dhabi?
It takes 23m. Civil twilight ends at 19:10 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Abu Dhabi?
Evening golden hour runs 18:16 to 19:01 today, lasting 44m. Full golden hour times for Abu Dhabi covers the morning window and the coming week.