Sunset and sunrise times in Medan, Indonesia

In Medan, Indonesia the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 18:33 and rises at 06:21. Daylight lasts 12h 12m; evening golden hour runs from 18:05 to 18:46.

Today, Wednesday 26 August

First light: 06:00
Sunrise: 06:21
Solar noon: 12:27
Sunset: 18:33
Last light: 18:54
Day length: 12h 12m

17h 12m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 18:05 – 18:46
Blue hour: 18:46 – 18:54
Max sun altitude: 83.2°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 17:09 / 04:38

The sun sets at 280° — face west

Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August

Sunrise 06:21 Sunset 18:32 Golden hour 18:05 – 18:45 Day length 12h 11m vs today the same length

Where Medan is

Coordinates: 3.5833° N, 98.6667° E
Time zone: Asia/Jakarta
Current offset: UTC+07:00
Elevation: 26 m
Population: 2,486,283

Sunrise and sunset in Medan, 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	06:01	06:23	12:31	18:39	19:01	12h 16m	−0:09	18:11–18:53	🌖 94%
Sun 2	06:01	06:23	12:31	18:39	19:01	12h 16m	−0:09	18:11–18:53	🌖 88%
Mon 3	06:01	06:23	12:31	18:39	19:01	12h 16m	−0:09	18:10–18:52	🌖 80%
Tue 4	06:01	06:23	12:31	18:39	19:01	12h 15m	−0:09	18:10–18:52	🌖 70%
Wed 5	06:01	06:23	12:31	18:39	19:00	12h 15m	−0:09	18:10–18:52	🌖 59%
Thu 6	06:01	06:23	12:31	18:39	19:00	12h 15m	−0:10	18:10–18:52	🌗 48%
Fri 7	06:01	06:23	12:31	18:38	19:00	12h 15m	−0:10	18:10–18:52	🌘 36%
Sat 8	06:01	06:23	12:31	18:38	19:00	12h 15m	−0:10	18:10–18:51	🌘 26%
Sun 9	06:01	06:23	12:30	18:38	18:59	12h 15m	−0:10	18:09–18:51	🌘 16%
Mon 10	06:01	06:23	12:30	18:38	18:59	12h 14m	−0:10	18:09–18:51	🌘 8%
Tue 11	06:01	06:23	12:30	18:37	18:59	12h 14m	−0:10	18:09–18:51	🌘 3%
Wed 12	06:01	06:23	12:30	18:37	18:59	12h 14m	−0:10	18:09–18:50	🌑 0%
Thu 13	06:01	06:23	12:30	18:37	18:58	12h 14m	−0:10	18:09–18:50	🌒 0%
Fri 14	06:01	06:22	12:30	18:37	18:58	12h 14m	−0:10	18:08–18:50	🌒 3%
Sat 15	06:01	06:22	12:29	18:36	18:58	12h 14m	−0:10	18:08–18:49	🌒 8%
Sun 16	06:01	06:22	12:29	18:36	18:57	12h 13m	−0:11	18:08–18:49	🌒 15%
Mon 17	06:01	06:22	12:29	18:36	18:57	12h 13m	−0:11	18:08–18:49	🌒 23%
Tue 18	06:01	06:22	12:29	18:36	18:57	12h 13m	−0:11	18:07–18:49	🌒 32%
Wed 19	06:01	06:22	12:29	18:35	18:56	12h 13m	−0:11	18:07–18:48	🌒 41%
Thu 20	06:00	06:22	12:28	18:35	18:56	12h 13m	−0:11	18:07–18:48	🌓 51%
Fri 21	06:00	06:22	12:28	18:35	18:56	12h 12m	−0:11	18:07–18:48	🌔 60%
Sat 22	06:00	06:21	12:28	18:34	18:55	12h 12m	−0:11	18:06–18:47	🌔 69%
Sun 23	06:00	06:21	12:28	18:34	18:55	12h 12m	−0:11	18:06–18:47	🌔 77%
Mon 24	06:00	06:21	12:27	18:33	18:55	12h 12m	−0:11	18:06–18:46	🌔 85%
Tue 25	06:00	06:21	12:27	18:33	18:54	12h 12m	−0:11	18:05–18:46	🌔 91%
Wed 26	06:00	06:21	12:27	18:33	18:54	12h 12m	−0:11	18:05–18:46	🌔 96%
Thu 27	05:59	06:21	12:26	18:32	18:53	12h 11m	−0:11	18:05–18:45	🌔 99%
Fri 28	05:59	06:20	12:26	18:32	18:53	12h 11m	−0:11	18:04–18:45	🌕 100%
Sat 29	05:59	06:20	12:26	18:32	18:53	12h 11m	−0:11	18:04–18:44	🌖 99%
Sun 30	05:59	06:20	12:26	18:31	18:52	12h 11m	−0:11	18:03–18:44	🌖 96%
Mon 31	05:59	06:20	12:25	18:31	18:52	12h 11m	−0:11	18:03–18:44	🌖 91%

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	05:10	05:36	06:23	18:39	19:27	19:52	11h 43m	75.6°	288° WNW
Sun 2	05:10	05:36	06:23	18:39	19:26	19:52	11h 43m	75.8°	288° WNW
Mon 3	05:10	05:36	06:23	18:39	19:26	19:52	11h 43m	76.1°	288° WNW
Tue 4	05:11	05:36	06:23	18:39	19:26	19:51	11h 44m	76.4°	287° WNW
Wed 5	05:11	05:36	06:23	18:39	19:26	19:51	11h 44m	76.6°	287° WNW
Thu 6	05:11	05:36	06:23	18:39	19:25	19:51	11h 44m	76.9°	287° WNW
Fri 7	05:11	05:36	06:23	18:38	19:25	19:50	11h 44m	77.2°	286° WNW
Sat 8	05:11	05:36	06:23	18:38	19:25	19:50	11h 44m	77.5°	286° WNW
Sun 9	05:11	05:36	06:23	18:38	19:25	19:50	11h 44m	77.7°	286° WNW
Mon 10	05:11	05:36	06:23	18:38	19:24	19:49	11h 45m	78.0°	286° WNW
Tue 11	05:11	05:36	06:23	18:37	19:24	19:49	11h 45m	78.3°	285° WNW
Wed 12	05:11	05:36	06:23	18:37	19:24	19:49	11h 45m	78.6°	285° WNW
Thu 13	05:11	05:36	06:23	18:37	19:23	19:48	11h 45m	78.9°	285° WNW
Fri 14	05:11	05:36	06:22	18:37	19:23	19:48	11h 45m	79.2°	284° WNW
Sat 15	05:11	05:36	06:22	18:36	19:23	19:48	11h 45m	79.5°	284° WNW
Sun 16	05:11	05:36	06:22	18:36	19:22	19:47	11h 46m	79.9°	284° WNW
Mon 17	05:11	05:36	06:22	18:36	19:22	19:47	11h 46m	80.2°	283° WNW
Tue 18	05:11	05:36	06:22	18:36	19:22	19:46	11h 46m	80.5°	283° WNW
Wed 19	05:11	05:36	06:22	18:35	19:21	19:46	11h 46m	80.8°	283° WNW
Thu 20	05:11	05:36	06:22	18:35	19:21	19:46	11h 46m	81.2°	282° WNW
Fri 21	05:11	05:36	06:22	18:35	19:20	19:45	11h 46m	81.5°	282° WNW
Sat 22	05:11	05:36	06:21	18:34	19:20	19:45	11h 47m	81.8°	282° WNW
Sun 23	05:11	05:35	06:21	18:34	19:20	19:44	11h 47m	82.2°	281° WNW
Mon 24	05:11	05:35	06:21	18:33	19:19	19:44	11h 47m	82.5°	281° W
Tue 25	05:11	05:35	06:21	18:33	19:19	19:43	11h 47m	82.8°	281° W
Wed 26	05:11	05:35	06:21	18:33	19:18	19:43	11h 47m	83.2°	280° W
Thu 27	05:10	05:35	06:21	18:32	19:18	19:42	11h 47m	83.5°	280° W
Fri 28	05:10	05:35	06:20	18:32	19:17	19:42	11h 48m	83.9°	280° W
Sat 29	05:10	05:35	06:20	18:32	19:17	19:41	11h 48m	84.2°	279° W
Sun 30	05:10	05:35	06:20	18:31	19:17	19:41	11h 48m	84.6°	279° W
Mon 31	05:10	05:34	06:20	18:31	19:16	19:41	11h 48m	85.0°	279° 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	05:59	06:19	12:25	18:30	18:51	12h 10m	−0:11	18:03–18:43	🌖 83%
Wed 2	05:58	06:19	12:25	18:30	18:51	12h 10m	−0:12	18:02–18:43	🌖 74%
Thu 3	05:58	06:19	12:24	18:30	18:50	12h 10m	−0:12	18:02–18:42	🌖 63%
Fri 4	05:58	06:19	12:24	18:29	18:50	12h 10m	−0:12	18:02–18:42	🌗 51%
Sat 5	05:58	06:19	12:24	18:29	18:50	12h 10m	−0:12	18:01–18:41	🌘 40%
Sun 6	05:57	06:18	12:23	18:28	18:49	12h 9m	−0:12	18:01–18:41	🌘 28%
Mon 7	05:57	06:18	12:23	18:28	18:49	12h 9m	−0:12	18:00–18:41	🌘 18%
Tue 8	05:57	06:18	12:23	18:27	18:48	12h 9m	−0:12	18:00–18:40	🌘 10%
Wed 9	05:57	06:18	12:22	18:27	18:48	12h 9m	−0:12	17:59–18:40	🌘 4%
Thu 10	05:57	06:17	12:22	18:27	18:47	12h 9m	−0:12	17:59–18:39	🌘 1%
Fri 11	05:56	06:17	12:22	18:26	18:47	12h 8m	−0:12	17:59–18:39	🌑 0%
Sat 12	05:56	06:17	12:21	18:26	18:46	12h 8m	−0:12	17:58–18:38	🌒 2%
Sun 13	05:56	06:17	12:21	18:25	18:46	12h 8m	−0:12	17:58–18:38	🌒 5%
Mon 14	05:56	06:16	12:21	18:25	18:45	12h 8m	−0:12	17:57–18:37	🌒 11%
Tue 15	05:55	06:16	12:20	18:24	18:45	12h 8m	−0:12	17:57–18:37	🌒 18%
Wed 16	05:55	06:16	12:20	18:24	18:45	12h 8m	−0:12	17:56–18:36	🌒 26%
Thu 17	05:55	06:16	12:19	18:23	18:44	12h 7m	−0:12	17:56–18:36	🌒 35%
Fri 18	05:55	06:15	12:19	18:23	18:44	12h 7m	−0:12	17:55–18:36	🌒 44%
Sat 19	05:54	06:15	12:19	18:22	18:43	12h 7m	−0:12	17:55–18:35	🌓 53%
Sun 20	05:54	06:15	12:18	18:22	18:43	12h 7m	−0:12	17:55–18:35	🌔 63%
Mon 21	05:54	06:14	12:18	18:22	18:42	12h 7m	−0:12	17:54–18:34	🌔 71%
Tue 22	05:54	06:14	12:18	18:21	18:42	12h 6m	−0:12	17:54–18:34	🌔 80%
Wed 23	05:53	06:14	12:17	18:21	18:41	12h 6m	−0:12	17:53–18:33	🌔 87%
Thu 24	05:53	06:14	12:17	18:20	18:41	12h 6m	−0:12	17:53–18:33	🌔 93%
Fri 25	05:53	06:13	12:17	18:20	18:40	12h 6m	−0:12	17:52–18:32	🌔 97%
Sat 26	05:53	06:13	12:16	18:19	18:40	12h 6m	−0:12	17:52–18:32	🌔 100%
Sun 27	05:52	06:13	12:16	18:19	18:40	12h 5m	−0:12	17:51–18:32	🌕 100%
Mon 28	05:52	06:13	12:16	18:18	18:39	12h 5m	−0:12	17:51–18:31	🌖 98%
Tue 29	05:52	06:13	12:15	18:18	18:39	12h 5m	−0:12	17:51–18:31	🌖 93%
Wed 30	05:52	06:12	12:15	18:18	18:38	12h 5m	−0:12	17:50–18:30	🌖 86%

Longest and shortest day in Medan

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 12h 19m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 11h 54m.

Between them the day length swings by 24m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 18:08 on 8 November; the latest is 18:40 on 20 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 06:08 on 28 October to 06:39 on 5 February.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 7m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Medan different

On standard time the sun peaks at 12:27, 27 minutes after clock noon, because the city sits near the western edge of its time zone. Sunrise and sunset are pushed the same way.

Light lingers for 21 minutes after sunset before civil twilight ends — 3 minutes shorter than the 24-minute median across tracked cities, which is what 3.6°N buys you.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 47° round to WNW. Tonight, W.

By the end of August the sun will be setting 9 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 17 seconds a day.

Being inside the tropics means two zenith passages a year, 30 March and 14 September, when the sun is straight up at solar noon rather than merely high. The next one is in 19 days.

At 3.6° the seasons barely touch the clock: 25 minutes separate midsummer from midwinter, against roughly 8.8 hours in London.

Around a solstice the day length flattens out, and that is where the calendar is now: the longest day is 21 June, 2 months ago, and sunset moves a mere 6 minutes earlier in the coming fortnight.

Planning a sunset photo in Medan

Arrive by 17:50. Golden hour opens at 18:05 and the sun is down by 18:33, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 280° 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 18:46 and runs to 18:54, the end of civil twilight and 21m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Medan — 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 Medan today?

The sun sets in Medan at 18:33 today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Medan?

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 18:54 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Medan?

Evening golden hour runs 18:05 to 18:46 today, lasting 40m. Full golden hour times for Medan covers the morning window and the coming week.