Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Thimphu, Bhutan

In Thimphu, Bhutan the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 17:38 and rises at 05:58. Daylight lasts 11h 39m; evening golden hour runs from 17:07 to 17:52.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light
05:35
Sunrise
05:58
Solar noon
11:48
Sunset
17:38
Last light
18:01
Day length
11h 39m

17h 36m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:07 – 17:52
Blue hour
17:52 – 18:01
Max sun altitude
55.9°
Moon
🌑 New moon
Moonrise / moonset
05:33 / 17:22

The sun sets at 263° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 05:58 Sunset 17:37 Golden hour 17:05 – 17:51 Day length 11h 38m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Thimphu is

Coordinates
27.4661° N, 89.6419° E
Time zone
Asia/Thimphu
Current offset
UTC+06:00
Elevation
2,320 m
Population
98,676

Sunrise and sunset in Thimphu, October 2026

October 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
Thu 1 05:30 05:53 11:51 17:48 18:11 11h 54m −1:37 17:17–18:02 🌖 77%
Fri 2 05:31 05:54 11:50 17:46 18:10 11h 52m −1:37 17:16–18:01 🌖 66%
Sat 3 05:31 05:54 11:50 17:45 18:09 11h 50m −1:37 17:14–18:00 🌗 54%
Sun 4 05:32 05:55 11:50 17:44 18:08 11h 49m −1:37 17:13–17:59 🌘 43%
Mon 5 05:32 05:55 11:49 17:43 18:06 11h 47m −1:36 17:12–17:57 🌘 31%
Tue 6 05:33 05:56 11:49 17:42 18:05 11h 46m −1:36 17:11–17:56 🌘 21%
Wed 7 05:33 05:56 11:49 17:41 18:04 11h 44m −1:36 17:10–17:55 🌘 13%
Thu 8 05:34 05:57 11:49 17:40 18:03 11h 42m −1:36 17:09–17:54 🌘 6%
Fri 9 05:34 05:57 11:48 17:39 18:02 11h 41m −1:36 17:08–17:53 🌘 2%
Sat 10 05:35 05:58 11:48 17:38 18:01 11h 39m −1:36 17:07–17:52 🌑 0%
Sun 11 05:35 05:58 11:48 17:37 18:00 11h 38m −1:35 17:05–17:51 🌒 1%
Mon 12 05:36 05:59 11:47 17:36 17:59 11h 36m −1:35 17:04–17:50 🌒 3%
Tue 13 05:36 06:00 11:47 17:35 17:58 11h 34m −1:35 17:03–17:49 🌒 7%
Wed 14 05:37 06:00 11:47 17:34 17:57 11h 33m −1:35 17:02–17:48 🌒 13%
Thu 15 05:37 06:01 11:47 17:32 17:56 11h 31m −1:34 17:01–17:47 🌒 20%
Fri 16 05:38 06:01 11:47 17:31 17:55 11h 30m −1:34 17:00–17:46 🌒 28%
Sat 17 05:38 06:02 11:46 17:30 17:54 11h 28m −1:34 16:59–17:45 🌒 37%
Sun 18 05:39 06:02 11:46 17:30 17:53 11h 27m −1:33 16:58–17:44 🌓 46%
Mon 19 05:39 06:03 11:46 17:29 17:52 11h 25m −1:33 16:57–17:43 🌔 56%
Tue 20 05:40 06:04 11:46 17:28 17:51 11h 24m −1:32 16:56–17:42 🌔 65%
Wed 21 05:40 06:04 11:46 17:27 17:50 11h 22m −1:32 16:55–17:41 🌔 74%
Thu 22 05:41 06:05 11:45 17:26 17:49 11h 21m −1:31 16:54–17:40 🌔 82%
Fri 23 05:42 06:05 11:45 17:25 17:49 11h 19m −1:31 16:53–17:39 🌔 90%
Sat 24 05:42 06:06 11:45 17:24 17:48 11h 18m −1:31 16:52–17:39 🌔 95%
Sun 25 05:43 06:07 11:45 17:23 17:47 11h 16m −1:30 16:51–17:38 🌔 99%
Mon 26 05:43 06:07 11:45 17:22 17:46 11h 15m −1:29 16:50–17:37 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:44 06:08 11:45 17:21 17:45 11h 13m −1:29 16:49–17:36 🌖 99%
Wed 28 05:45 06:09 11:45 17:21 17:44 11h 12m −1:28 16:48–17:35 🌖 95%
Thu 29 05:45 06:09 11:45 17:20 17:44 11h 10m −1:28 16:48–17:34 🌖 88%
Fri 30 05:46 06:10 11:45 17:19 17:43 11h 9m −1:27 16:47–17:34 🌖 80%
Sat 31 05:46 06:10 11:45 17:18 17:42 11h 7m −1:26 16:46–17:33 🌖 70%
More columns for October 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
October 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Thu 1 04:36 05:03 05:53 17:48 18:38 19:05 12h 6m 59.3° 267° W
Fri 2 04:36 05:03 05:54 17:46 18:37 19:04 12h 7m 58.9° 266° W
Sat 3 04:37 05:04 05:54 17:45 18:36 19:03 12h 9m 58.6° 266° W
Sun 4 04:37 05:04 05:55 17:44 18:35 19:02 12h 11m 58.2° 265° W
Mon 5 04:38 05:05 05:55 17:43 18:33 19:01 12h 12m 57.8° 265° W
Tue 6 04:38 05:05 05:56 17:42 18:32 18:59 12h 14m 57.4° 265° W
Wed 7 04:39 05:06 05:56 17:41 18:31 18:58 12h 15m 57.0° 264° W
Thu 8 04:39 05:06 05:57 17:40 18:30 18:57 12h 17m 56.6° 264° W
Fri 9 04:40 05:07 05:57 17:39 18:29 18:56 12h 19m 56.3° 263° W
Sat 10 04:40 05:07 05:58 17:38 18:28 18:55 12h 20m 55.9° 263° W
Sun 11 04:41 05:08 05:58 17:37 18:27 18:54 12h 22m 55.5° 262° W
Mon 12 04:41 05:08 05:59 17:36 18:26 18:53 12h 23m 55.1° 262° W
Tue 13 04:42 05:09 06:00 17:35 18:25 18:52 12h 25m 54.7° 262° W
Wed 14 04:42 05:09 06:00 17:34 18:24 18:51 12h 27m 54.4° 261° W
Thu 15 04:43 05:10 06:01 17:32 18:23 18:50 12h 28m 54.0° 261° W
Fri 16 04:43 05:10 06:01 17:31 18:22 18:49 12h 30m 53.6° 260° W
Sat 17 04:44 05:11 06:02 17:30 18:21 18:48 12h 31m 53.3° 260° W
Sun 18 04:44 05:12 06:02 17:30 18:20 18:47 12h 33m 52.9° 259° W
Mon 19 04:45 05:12 06:03 17:29 18:19 18:46 12h 34m 52.5° 259° W
Tue 20 04:45 05:13 06:04 17:28 18:18 18:46 12h 36m 52.2° 259° WSW
Wed 21 04:46 05:13 06:04 17:27 18:18 18:45 12h 38m 51.8° 258° WSW
Thu 22 04:47 05:14 06:05 17:26 18:17 18:44 12h 39m 51.5° 258° WSW
Fri 23 04:47 05:14 06:05 17:25 18:16 18:43 12h 41m 51.1° 257° WSW
Sat 24 04:48 05:15 06:06 17:24 18:15 18:42 12h 42m 50.8° 257° WSW
Sun 25 04:48 05:15 06:07 17:23 18:14 18:41 12h 44m 50.4° 257° WSW
Mon 26 04:49 05:16 06:07 17:22 18:13 18:41 12h 45m 50.1° 256° WSW
Tue 27 04:49 05:17 06:08 17:21 18:13 18:40 12h 47m 49.7° 256° WSW
Wed 28 04:50 05:17 06:09 17:21 18:12 18:39 12h 48m 49.4° 256° WSW
Thu 29 04:50 05:18 06:09 17:20 18:11 18:39 12h 50m 49.1° 255° WSW
Fri 30 04:51 05:18 06:10 17:19 18:11 18:38 12h 51m 48.7° 255° WSW
Sat 31 04:52 05:19 06:10 17:18 18:10 18:37 12h 52m 48.4° 254° WSW

November 2026

November 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Sun 1 05:47 06:11 11:44 17:17 17:42 11h 6m −1:25 16:45–17:32 🌖 59%
Mon 2 05:48 06:12 11:44 17:17 17:41 11h 4m −1:25 16:44–17:32 🌗 47%
Tue 3 05:48 06:13 11:44 17:16 17:40 11h 3m −1:24 16:44–17:31 🌘 35%
Wed 4 05:49 06:13 11:44 17:15 17:40 11h 2m −1:23 16:43–17:30 🌘 25%
Thu 5 05:50 06:14 11:44 17:15 17:39 11h 0m −1:22 16:42–17:30 🌘 16%
Fri 6 05:50 06:15 11:45 17:14 17:38 10h 59m −1:21 16:41–17:29 🌘 9%
Sat 7 05:51 06:15 11:45 17:13 17:38 10h 58m −1:20 16:41–17:28 🌘 4%
Sun 8 05:52 06:16 11:45 17:13 17:37 10h 56m −1:19 16:40–17:28 🌘 1%
Mon 9 05:52 06:17 11:45 17:12 17:37 10h 55m −1:18 16:39–17:27 🌑 0%
Tue 10 05:53 06:18 11:45 17:12 17:36 10h 54m −1:17 16:39–17:27 🌒 1%
Wed 11 05:54 06:18 11:45 17:11 17:36 10h 52m −1:16 16:38–17:26 🌒 4%
Thu 12 05:55 06:19 11:45 17:11 17:35 10h 51m −1:15 16:38–17:26 🌒 9%
Fri 13 05:55 06:20 11:45 17:10 17:35 10h 50m −1:14 16:37–17:25 🌒 14%
Sat 14 05:56 06:21 11:45 17:10 17:34 10h 49m −1:13 16:36–17:25 🌒 22%
Sun 15 05:57 06:21 11:45 17:09 17:34 10h 47m −1:12 16:36–17:24 🌒 30%
Mon 16 05:57 06:22 11:46 17:09 17:34 10h 46m −1:10 16:35–17:24 🌒 39%
Tue 17 05:58 06:23 11:46 17:09 17:33 10h 45m −1:09 16:35–17:24 🌓 48%
Wed 18 05:59 06:24 11:46 17:08 17:33 10h 44m −1:08 16:35–17:23 🌔 58%
Thu 19 06:00 06:24 11:46 17:08 17:33 10h 43m −1:06 16:34–17:23 🌔 68%
Fri 20 06:00 06:25 11:46 17:08 17:32 10h 42m −1:05 16:34–17:23 🌔 77%
Sat 21 06:01 06:26 11:47 17:07 17:32 10h 41m −1:03 16:33–17:23 🌔 86%
Sun 22 06:02 06:27 11:47 17:07 17:32 10h 40m −1:02 16:33–17:22 🌔 92%
Mon 23 06:03 06:28 11:47 17:07 17:32 10h 39m −1:00 16:33–17:22 🌔 97%
Tue 24 06:03 06:28 11:48 17:07 17:32 10h 38m −0:59 16:33–17:22 🌔 100%
Wed 25 06:04 06:29 11:48 17:06 17:31 10h 37m −0:57 16:32–17:22 🌕 99%
Thu 26 06:05 06:30 11:48 17:06 17:31 10h 36m −0:55 16:32–17:22 🌖 97%
Fri 27 06:05 06:31 11:48 17:06 17:31 10h 35m −0:54 16:32–17:22 🌖 91%
Sat 28 06:06 06:31 11:49 17:06 17:31 10h 34m −0:52 16:32–17:22 🌖 83%
Sun 29 06:07 06:32 11:49 17:06 17:31 10h 33m −0:50 16:32–17:21 🌖 74%
Mon 30 06:08 06:33 11:50 17:06 17:31 10h 33m −0:48 16:32–17:21 🌖 63%

Longest and shortest day in Thimphu

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 13h 52m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 2 months, with 10h 24m.

Between them the day length swings by 3h 28m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:06 on 1 December; the latest is 19:00 on 2 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 05:05 on 10 June to 06:53 on 12 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 9m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Thimphu different

It takes roughly 23 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.

Photographers get 46 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.2× the 40 minutes available at the equator on the same date.

Between solstices the sunset walks 53° 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 W.

Across October the sunset moves 29 minutes earlier, averaging about 59 seconds a day.

At 2,320 m the horizon sits 1.67° lower than at sea level, so the sun sets about 7.6 minutes later here than the standard tables suggest — roughly 15.1 minutes of extra daylight across the day.

Planning a sunset photo in Thimphu

Arrive by 16:52. Golden hour opens at 17:07 and the sun is down by 17:38, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 263° 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 17:52 and runs to 18:01, 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 Thimphu today?

The sun sets in Thimphu at 17:38 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Thimphu?

It takes 23m. Civil twilight ends at 18:01 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Thimphu?

Evening golden hour runs 17:07 to 17:52 today, lasting 45m.

Sunset times near Thimphu