Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Kabul, Afghanistan

In Kabul, Afghanistan the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 18:28 and rises at 05:21. Daylight lasts 13h 6m; evening golden hour runs from 17:54 to 18:43.

Today, Wednesday 26 August

First light
04:55
Sunrise
05:21
Solar noon
11:55
Sunset
18:28
Last light
18:53
Day length
13h 6m

17h 55m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:54 – 18:43
Blue hour
18:43 – 18:53
Max sun altitude
65.8°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:29 / 03:14

The sun sets at 283° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August

Sunrise 05:22 Sunset 18:26 Golden hour 17:53 – 18:42 Day length 13h 4m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Kabul is

Coordinates
34.5281° N, 69.1723° E
Time zone
Asia/Kabul
Current offset
UTC+04:30
Elevation
1,798 m
Population
4,434,550

Sunrise and sunset in Kabul, August 2026

August 2026 — first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, last light, day length and evening golden hour.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Sat 1 04:35 05:03 11:59 18:55 19:23 13h 51m −1:35 18:20–19:12 🌖 93%
Sun 2 04:36 05:04 11:59 18:54 19:22 13h 50m −1:36 18:19–19:11 🌖 87%
Mon 3 04:37 05:04 11:59 18:53 19:21 13h 48m −1:38 18:18–19:10 🌖 79%
Tue 4 04:38 05:05 11:59 18:52 19:20 13h 47m −1:39 18:17–19:09 🌖 69%
Wed 5 04:39 05:06 11:59 18:51 19:19 13h 45m −1:41 18:16–19:08 🌖 58%
Thu 6 04:39 05:07 11:59 18:50 19:18 13h 43m −1:42 18:15–19:07 🌗 47%
Fri 7 04:40 05:07 11:59 18:49 19:17 13h 41m −1:43 18:14–19:06 🌘 35%
Sat 8 04:41 05:08 11:59 18:48 19:15 13h 40m −1:44 18:14–19:05 🌘 24%
Sun 9 04:42 05:09 11:58 18:47 19:14 13h 38m −1:46 18:13–19:04 🌘 15%
Mon 10 04:43 05:10 11:58 18:46 19:13 13h 36m −1:47 18:12–19:03 🌘 8%
Tue 11 04:43 05:10 11:58 18:45 19:12 13h 34m −1:48 18:11–19:02 🌘 3%
Wed 12 04:44 05:11 11:58 18:44 19:11 13h 33m −1:49 18:10–19:01 🌑 0%
Thu 13 04:45 05:12 11:58 18:43 19:10 13h 31m −1:50 18:09–18:59 🌒 1%
Fri 14 04:46 05:13 11:58 18:42 19:09 13h 29m −1:51 18:08–18:58 🌒 3%
Sat 15 04:47 05:13 11:57 18:41 19:07 13h 27m −1:52 18:07–18:57 🌒 9%
Sun 16 04:47 05:14 11:57 18:40 19:06 13h 25m −1:53 18:05–18:56 🌒 15%
Mon 17 04:48 05:15 11:57 18:39 19:05 13h 23m −1:54 18:04–18:55 🌒 24%
Tue 18 04:49 05:16 11:57 18:37 19:04 13h 21m −1:55 18:03–18:54 🌒 33%
Wed 19 04:50 05:16 11:57 18:36 19:03 13h 19m −1:55 18:02–18:52 🌒 42%
Thu 20 04:51 05:17 11:56 18:35 19:01 13h 18m −1:56 18:01–18:51 🌓 52%
Fri 21 04:51 05:18 11:56 18:34 19:00 13h 16m −1:57 18:00–18:50 🌔 61%
Sat 22 04:52 05:18 11:56 18:33 18:59 13h 14m −1:58 17:59–18:49 🌔 70%
Sun 23 04:53 05:19 11:56 18:31 18:57 13h 12m −1:58 17:57–18:47 🌔 78%
Mon 24 04:54 05:20 11:55 18:30 18:56 13h 10m −1:59 17:56–18:46 🌔 85%
Tue 25 04:55 05:21 11:55 18:29 18:55 13h 8m −2:00 17:55–18:45 🌔 92%
Wed 26 04:55 05:21 11:55 18:28 18:53 13h 6m −2:00 17:54–18:43 🌔 96%
Thu 27 04:56 05:22 11:54 18:26 18:52 13h 4m −2:01 17:53–18:42 🌔 99%
Fri 28 04:57 05:23 11:54 18:25 18:51 13h 2m −2:01 17:51–18:41 🌕 100%
Sat 29 04:58 05:24 11:54 18:24 18:49 13h 0m −2:02 17:50–18:39 🌖 99%
Sun 30 04:58 05:24 11:54 18:22 18:48 12h 58m −2:02 17:49–18:38 🌖 96%
Mon 31 04:59 05:25 11:53 18:21 18:47 12h 56m −2:03 17:47–18:37 🌖 90%
More columns for August 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
August 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Sat 1 03:26 04:02 05:03 18:55 19:56 20:31 10h 8m 73.5° 293° WNW
Sun 2 03:27 04:03 05:04 18:54 19:55 20:30 10h 10m 73.2° 292° WNW
Mon 3 03:28 04:04 05:04 18:53 19:54 20:29 10h 12m 72.9° 292° WNW
Tue 4 03:29 04:05 05:05 18:52 19:53 20:28 10h 13m 72.7° 292° WNW
Wed 5 03:31 04:06 05:06 18:51 19:52 20:26 10h 15m 72.4° 291° WNW
Thu 6 03:32 04:06 05:07 18:50 19:50 20:25 10h 17m 72.1° 291° WNW
Fri 7 03:33 04:07 05:07 18:49 19:49 20:24 10h 18m 71.9° 291° WNW
Sat 8 03:34 04:08 05:08 18:48 19:48 20:22 10h 20m 71.6° 290° WNW
Sun 9 03:35 04:09 05:09 18:47 19:47 20:21 10h 22m 71.3° 290° WNW
Mon 10 03:36 04:10 05:10 18:46 19:46 20:20 10h 24m 71.0° 289° WNW
Tue 11 03:37 04:11 05:10 18:45 19:44 20:18 10h 25m 70.7° 289° WNW
Wed 12 03:38 04:12 05:11 18:44 19:43 20:17 10h 27m 70.4° 289° WNW
Thu 13 03:39 04:13 05:12 18:43 19:42 20:16 10h 29m 70.1° 288° WNW
Fri 14 03:40 04:14 05:13 18:42 19:41 20:14 10h 31m 69.8° 288° WNW
Sat 15 03:41 04:15 05:13 18:41 19:39 20:13 10h 33m 69.5° 288° WNW
Sun 16 03:42 04:16 05:14 18:40 19:38 20:11 10h 35m 69.2° 287° WNW
Mon 17 03:43 04:16 05:15 18:39 19:37 20:10 10h 36m 68.9° 287° WNW
Tue 18 03:44 04:17 05:16 18:37 19:35 20:08 10h 38m 68.5° 286° WNW
Wed 19 03:45 04:18 05:16 18:36 19:34 20:07 10h 40m 68.2° 286° WNW
Thu 20 03:46 04:19 05:17 18:35 19:33 20:05 10h 42m 67.9° 286° WNW
Fri 21 03:47 04:20 05:18 18:34 19:31 20:04 10h 44m 67.5° 285° WNW
Sat 22 03:48 04:21 05:18 18:33 19:30 20:02 10h 46m 67.2° 285° WNW
Sun 23 03:49 04:22 05:19 18:31 19:29 20:01 10h 48m 66.9° 284° WNW
Mon 24 03:50 04:23 05:20 18:30 19:27 19:59 10h 50m 66.5° 284° WNW
Tue 25 03:51 04:24 05:21 18:29 19:26 19:58 10h 52m 66.2° 284° WNW
Wed 26 03:52 04:24 05:21 18:28 19:24 19:56 10h 54m 65.8° 283° WNW
Thu 27 03:53 04:25 05:22 18:26 19:23 19:55 10h 56m 65.5° 283° WNW
Fri 28 03:54 04:26 05:23 18:25 19:21 19:53 10h 58m 65.1° 282° WNW
Sat 29 03:55 04:27 05:24 18:24 19:20 19:52 11h 0m 64.8° 282° WNW
Sun 30 03:56 04:28 05:24 18:22 19:19 19:50 11h 2m 64.4° 281° WNW
Mon 31 03:57 04:29 05:25 18:21 19:17 19:48 11h 4m 64.1° 281° W

September 2026

September 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Tue 1 05:00 05:26 11:53 18:20 18:45 12h 53m −2:03 17:46–18:35 🌖 82%
Wed 2 05:01 05:26 11:53 18:18 18:44 12h 51m −2:04 17:45–18:34 🌖 73%
Thu 3 05:01 05:27 11:52 18:17 18:42 12h 49m −2:04 17:43–18:33 🌖 62%
Fri 4 05:02 05:28 11:52 18:16 18:41 12h 47m −2:05 17:42–18:31 🌗 50%
Sat 5 05:03 05:28 11:52 18:14 18:40 12h 45m −2:05 17:41–18:30 🌘 38%
Sun 6 05:04 05:29 11:51 18:13 18:38 12h 43m −2:05 17:39–18:28 🌘 27%
Mon 7 05:04 05:30 11:51 18:11 18:37 12h 41m −2:06 17:38–18:27 🌘 17%
Tue 8 05:05 05:31 11:51 18:10 18:35 12h 39m −2:06 17:37–18:26 🌘 10%
Wed 9 05:06 05:31 11:50 18:09 18:34 12h 37m −2:06 17:35–18:24 🌘 4%
Thu 10 05:07 05:32 11:50 18:07 18:33 12h 35m −2:07 17:34–18:23 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:07 05:33 11:50 18:06 18:31 12h 33m −2:07 17:33–18:21 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:08 05:33 11:49 18:04 18:30 12h 30m −2:07 17:31–18:20 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:09 05:34 11:49 18:03 18:28 12h 28m −2:07 17:30–18:18 🌒 6%
Mon 14 05:10 05:35 11:48 18:02 18:27 12h 26m −2:07 17:28–18:17 🌒 12%
Tue 15 05:10 05:36 11:48 18:00 18:25 12h 24m −2:08 17:27–18:16 🌒 19%
Wed 16 05:11 05:36 11:48 17:59 18:24 12h 22m −2:08 17:26–18:14 🌒 27%
Thu 17 05:12 05:37 11:47 17:57 18:22 12h 20m −2:08 17:24–18:13 🌒 36%
Fri 18 05:13 05:38 11:47 17:56 18:21 12h 18m −2:08 17:23–18:11 🌒 45%
Sat 19 05:13 05:38 11:47 17:54 18:20 12h 16m −2:08 17:21–18:10 🌓 54%
Sun 20 05:14 05:39 11:46 17:53 18:18 12h 13m −2:08 17:20–18:08 🌔 63%
Mon 21 05:15 05:40 11:46 17:52 18:17 12h 11m −2:08 17:18–18:07 🌔 72%
Tue 22 05:15 05:41 11:46 17:50 18:15 12h 9m −2:08 17:17–18:06 🌔 80%
Wed 23 05:16 05:41 11:45 17:49 18:14 12h 7m −2:09 17:16–18:04 🌔 88%
Thu 24 05:17 05:42 11:45 17:47 18:12 12h 5m −2:09 17:14–18:03 🌔 93%
Fri 25 05:18 05:43 11:45 17:46 18:11 12h 3m −2:09 17:13–18:01 🌔 98%
Sat 26 05:18 05:43 11:44 17:44 18:10 12h 1m −2:09 17:11–18:00 🌔 100%
Sun 27 05:19 05:44 11:44 17:43 18:08 11h 58m −2:09 17:10–17:58 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:20 05:45 11:44 17:42 18:07 11h 56m −2:09 17:08–17:57 🌖 97%
Tue 29 05:21 05:46 11:43 17:40 18:05 11h 54m −2:08 17:07–17:56 🌖 92%
Wed 30 05:21 05:46 11:43 17:39 18:04 11h 52m −2:08 17:06–17:54 🌖 85%

Longest and shortest day in Kabul

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 14h 28m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 9h 50m.

Between them the day length swings by 4h 37m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:42 on 5 December; the latest is 19:10 on 29 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 04:40 on 13 June to 07:00 on 7 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 10m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Kabul different

It takes roughly 26 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.

Evening golden hour runs 50 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 41 — at 34.5° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.

Over a year the sunset point slides 58° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is WNW.

Across August the sunset moves 34 minutes earlier, averaging about 68 seconds a day.

Standing 1,798 m up buys you 7.3 extra minutes of evening sun: the higher you are, the further over the curve of the Earth you can see, by 1.47° here.

Planning a sunset photo in Kabul

Arrive by 17:39. Golden hour opens at 17:54 and the sun is down by 18:28, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 283° 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 18:43 and runs to 18:53, the end of civil twilight and 25m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Kabul — times, duration and the best months Morning and evening windows, the next seven days, and how much golden light each month gives you.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Kabul today?

The sun sets in Kabul at 18:28 today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Kabul?

It takes 25m. Civil twilight ends at 18:53 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Kabul?

Evening golden hour runs 17:54 to 18:43 today, lasting 49m. Full golden hour times for Kabul covers the morning window and the coming week.

Sunset times near Kabul