Sunset and sunrise times in Chennai, India
In Chennai, India the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 5:53 pm and rises at 5:58 am. Daylight lasts 11h 54m; evening golden hour runs from 5:24 pm to 6:06 pm.
Today, Saturday 10 October
- First light
- 5:37 am
- Sunrise
- 5:58 am
- Solar noon
- 11:55 am
- Sunset
- 5:53 pm
- Last light
- 6:14 pm
- Day length
- 11h 54m
17h 21m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 5:24 pm – 6:06 pm
- Blue hour
- 6:06 pm – 6:14 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 70.2°
- Moon
- 🌑 New moon
- Moonrise / moonset
- 5:34 am / 5:42 pm
The sun sets at 263° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October
Sunrise 5:58 am Sunset 5:52 pm Golden hour 5:24 pm – 6:05 pm Day length 11h 53m vs today 1 minute shorterWhere Chennai is
- Coordinates
- 13.0878° N, 80.2785° E
- Time zone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Current offset
- UTC+05:30
- Elevation
- 14 m
- Population
- 4,681,087
Sunrise and sunset in Chennai, October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:36 am | 5:58 am | 11:58 am | 5:58 pm | 6:20 pm | 12h 0m | −0:43 | 5:30 pm–6:12 pm | 🌖 76% |
| Fri 2 | 5:36 am | 5:58 am | 11:58 am | 5:58 pm | 6:19 pm | 12h 0m | −0:43 | 5:30 pm–6:11 pm | 🌖 66% |
| Sat 3 | 5:36 am | 5:58 am | 11:57 am | 5:57 pm | 6:18 pm | 11h 59m | −0:43 | 5:29 pm–6:10 pm | 🌗 54% |
| Sun 4 | 5:36 am | 5:58 am | 11:57 am | 5:56 pm | 6:18 pm | 11h 58m | −0:43 | 5:28 pm–6:09 pm | 🌘 42% |
| Mon 5 | 5:37 am | 5:58 am | 11:57 am | 5:56 pm | 6:17 pm | 11h 58m | −0:43 | 5:28 pm–6:09 pm | 🌘 31% |
| Tue 6 | 5:37 am | 5:58 am | 11:57 am | 5:55 pm | 6:16 pm | 11h 57m | −0:43 | 5:27 pm–6:08 pm | 🌘 21% |
| Wed 7 | 5:37 am | 5:58 am | 11:56 am | 5:54 pm | 6:16 pm | 11h 56m | −0:43 | 5:26 pm–6:08 pm | 🌘 12% |
| Thu 8 | 5:37 am | 5:58 am | 11:56 am | 5:54 pm | 6:15 pm | 11h 55m | −0:43 | 5:26 pm–6:07 pm | 🌘 6% |
| Fri 9 | 5:37 am | 5:58 am | 11:56 am | 5:53 pm | 6:15 pm | 11h 55m | −0:43 | 5:25 pm–6:06 pm | 🌘 2% |
| Sat 10 | 5:37 am | 5:58 am | 11:55 am | 5:53 pm | 6:14 pm | 11h 54m | −0:43 | 5:24 pm–6:06 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Sun 11 | 5:37 am | 5:58 am | 11:55 am | 5:52 pm | 6:13 pm | 11h 53m | −0:42 | 5:24 pm–6:05 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Mon 12 | 5:37 am | 5:58 am | 11:55 am | 5:51 pm | 6:13 pm | 11h 53m | −0:42 | 5:23 pm–6:04 pm | 🌒 3% |
| Tue 13 | 5:37 am | 5:58 am | 11:55 am | 5:51 pm | 6:12 pm | 11h 52m | −0:42 | 5:22 pm–6:04 pm | 🌒 8% |
| Wed 14 | 5:37 am | 5:59 am | 11:54 am | 5:50 pm | 6:12 pm | 11h 51m | −0:42 | 5:22 pm–6:03 pm | 🌒 13% |
| Thu 15 | 5:37 am | 5:59 am | 11:54 am | 5:50 pm | 6:11 pm | 11h 50m | −0:42 | 5:21 pm–6:03 pm | 🌒 20% |
| Fri 16 | 5:37 am | 5:59 am | 11:54 am | 5:49 pm | 6:10 pm | 11h 50m | −0:42 | 5:21 pm–6:02 pm | 🌒 28% |
| Sat 17 | 5:37 am | 5:59 am | 11:54 am | 5:48 pm | 6:10 pm | 11h 49m | −0:42 | 5:20 pm–6:02 pm | 🌒 37% |
| Sun 18 | 5:38 am | 5:59 am | 11:54 am | 5:48 pm | 6:09 pm | 11h 48m | −0:41 | 5:19 pm–6:01 pm | 🌓 46% |
| Mon 19 | 5:38 am | 5:59 am | 11:53 am | 5:47 pm | 6:09 pm | 11h 48m | −0:41 | 5:19 pm–6:01 pm | 🌔 56% |
| Tue 20 | 5:38 am | 5:59 am | 11:53 am | 5:47 pm | 6:08 pm | 11h 47m | −0:41 | 5:18 pm–6:00 pm | 🌔 65% |
| Wed 21 | 5:38 am | 6:00 am | 11:53 am | 5:46 pm | 6:08 pm | 11h 46m | −0:41 | 5:18 pm–6:00 pm | 🌔 74% |
| Thu 22 | 5:38 am | 6:00 am | 11:53 am | 5:46 pm | 6:07 pm | 11h 46m | −0:41 | 5:17 pm–5:59 pm | 🌔 83% |
| Fri 23 | 5:38 am | 6:00 am | 11:53 am | 5:45 pm | 6:07 pm | 11h 45m | −0:40 | 5:17 pm–5:59 pm | 🌔 90% |
| Sat 24 | 5:38 am | 6:00 am | 11:53 am | 5:45 pm | 6:07 pm | 11h 44m | −0:40 | 5:16 pm–5:58 pm | 🌔 95% |
| Sun 25 | 5:39 am | 6:00 am | 11:52 am | 5:44 pm | 6:06 pm | 11h 44m | −0:40 | 5:16 pm–5:58 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Mon 26 | 5:39 am | 6:01 am | 11:52 am | 5:44 pm | 6:06 pm | 11h 43m | −0:40 | 5:15 pm–5:57 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 5:39 am | 6:01 am | 11:52 am | 5:44 pm | 6:05 pm | 11h 42m | −0:39 | 5:15 pm–5:57 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Wed 28 | 5:39 am | 6:01 am | 11:52 am | 5:43 pm | 6:05 pm | 11h 42m | −0:39 | 5:14 pm–5:56 pm | 🌖 95% |
| Thu 29 | 5:39 am | 6:01 am | 11:52 am | 5:43 pm | 6:05 pm | 11h 41m | −0:39 | 5:14 pm–5:56 pm | 🌖 88% |
| Fri 30 | 5:40 am | 6:02 am | 11:52 am | 5:42 pm | 6:04 pm | 11h 40m | −0:38 | 5:13 pm–5:56 pm | 🌖 80% |
| Sat 31 | 5:40 am | 6:02 am | 11:52 am | 5:42 pm | 6:04 pm | 11h 40m | −0:38 | 5:13 pm–5:55 pm | 🌖 70% |
More columns for October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 4:47 am | 5:12 am | 5:58 am | 5:58 pm | 6:44 pm | 7:09 pm | 11h 59m | 73.7° | 267° W |
| Fri 2 | 4:47 am | 5:12 am | 5:58 am | 5:58 pm | 6:44 pm | 7:08 pm | 11h 59m | 73.3° | 266° W |
| Sat 3 | 4:47 am | 5:12 am | 5:58 am | 5:57 pm | 6:43 pm | 7:08 pm | 12h 0m | 72.9° | 266° W |
| Sun 4 | 4:47 am | 5:12 am | 5:58 am | 5:56 pm | 6:42 pm | 7:07 pm | 12h 1m | 72.5° | 266° W |
| Mon 5 | 4:47 am | 5:12 am | 5:58 am | 5:56 pm | 6:42 pm | 7:06 pm | 12h 2m | 72.2° | 265° W |
| Tue 6 | 4:47 am | 5:12 am | 5:58 am | 5:55 pm | 6:41 pm | 7:06 pm | 12h 2m | 71.8° | 265° W |
| Wed 7 | 4:47 am | 5:12 am | 5:58 am | 5:54 pm | 6:40 pm | 7:05 pm | 12h 3m | 71.4° | 264° W |
| Thu 8 | 4:47 am | 5:12 am | 5:58 am | 5:54 pm | 6:40 pm | 7:05 pm | 12h 4m | 71.0° | 264° W |
| Fri 9 | 4:47 am | 5:12 am | 5:58 am | 5:53 pm | 6:39 pm | 7:04 pm | 12h 4m | 70.6° | 264° W |
| Sat 10 | 4:47 am | 5:12 am | 5:58 am | 5:53 pm | 6:39 pm | 7:03 pm | 12h 5m | 70.2° | 263° W |
| Sun 11 | 4:47 am | 5:12 am | 5:58 am | 5:52 pm | 6:38 pm | 7:03 pm | 12h 6m | 69.9° | 263° W |
| Mon 12 | 4:47 am | 5:12 am | 5:58 am | 5:51 pm | 6:37 pm | 7:02 pm | 12h 7m | 69.5° | 262° W |
| Tue 13 | 4:48 am | 5:12 am | 5:58 am | 5:51 pm | 6:37 pm | 7:02 pm | 12h 7m | 69.1° | 262° W |
| Wed 14 | 4:48 am | 5:12 am | 5:59 am | 5:50 pm | 6:36 pm | 7:01 pm | 12h 8m | 68.7° | 262° W |
| Thu 15 | 4:48 am | 5:12 am | 5:59 am | 5:50 pm | 6:36 pm | 7:01 pm | 12h 9m | 68.4° | 261° W |
| Fri 16 | 4:48 am | 5:13 am | 5:59 am | 5:49 pm | 6:35 pm | 7:00 pm | 12h 9m | 68.0° | 261° W |
| Sat 17 | 4:48 am | 5:13 am | 5:59 am | 5:48 pm | 6:35 pm | 7:00 pm | 12h 10m | 67.6° | 261° W |
| Sun 18 | 4:48 am | 5:13 am | 5:59 am | 5:48 pm | 6:34 pm | 6:59 pm | 12h 11m | 67.3° | 260° W |
| Mon 19 | 4:48 am | 5:13 am | 5:59 am | 5:47 pm | 6:34 pm | 6:59 pm | 12h 12m | 66.9° | 260° W |
| Tue 20 | 4:48 am | 5:13 am | 5:59 am | 5:47 pm | 6:33 pm | 6:58 pm | 12h 12m | 66.6° | 259° W |
| Wed 21 | 4:48 am | 5:13 am | 6:00 am | 5:46 pm | 6:33 pm | 6:58 pm | 12h 13m | 66.2° | 259° W |
| Thu 22 | 4:48 am | 5:13 am | 6:00 am | 5:46 pm | 6:32 pm | 6:57 pm | 12h 14m | 65.8° | 259° WSW |
| Fri 23 | 4:48 am | 5:13 am | 6:00 am | 5:45 pm | 6:32 pm | 6:57 pm | 12h 14m | 65.5° | 258° WSW |
| Sat 24 | 4:49 am | 5:13 am | 6:00 am | 5:45 pm | 6:32 pm | 6:56 pm | 12h 15m | 65.1° | 258° WSW |
| Sun 25 | 4:49 am | 5:14 am | 6:00 am | 5:44 pm | 6:31 pm | 6:56 pm | 12h 16m | 64.8° | 258° WSW |
| Mon 26 | 4:49 am | 5:14 am | 6:01 am | 5:44 pm | 6:31 pm | 6:56 pm | 12h 16m | 64.5° | 257° WSW |
| Tue 27 | 4:49 am | 5:14 am | 6:01 am | 5:44 pm | 6:30 pm | 6:55 pm | 12h 17m | 64.1° | 257° WSW |
| Wed 28 | 4:49 am | 5:14 am | 6:01 am | 5:43 pm | 6:30 pm | 6:55 pm | 12h 18m | 63.8° | 257° WSW |
| Thu 29 | 4:49 am | 5:14 am | 6:01 am | 5:43 pm | 6:30 pm | 6:55 pm | 12h 18m | 63.4° | 256° WSW |
| Fri 30 | 4:49 am | 5:14 am | 6:02 am | 5:42 pm | 6:29 pm | 6:55 pm | 12h 19m | 63.1° | 256° WSW |
| Sat 31 | 4:50 am | 5:15 am | 6:02 am | 5:42 pm | 6:29 pm | 6:54 pm | 12h 20m | 62.8° | 256° WSW |
November 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 5:40 am | 6:02 am | 11:52 am | 5:42 pm | 6:04 pm | 11h 39m | −0:38 | 5:13 pm–5:55 pm | 🌖 58% |
| Mon 2 | 5:40 am | 6:02 am | 11:52 am | 5:41 pm | 6:03 pm | 11h 38m | −0:37 | 5:12 pm–5:55 pm | 🌗 47% |
| Tue 3 | 5:41 am | 6:03 am | 11:52 am | 5:41 pm | 6:03 pm | 11h 38m | −0:37 | 5:12 pm–5:54 pm | 🌘 35% |
| Wed 4 | 5:41 am | 6:03 am | 11:52 am | 5:41 pm | 6:03 pm | 11h 37m | −0:37 | 5:11 pm–5:54 pm | 🌘 25% |
| Thu 5 | 5:41 am | 6:03 am | 11:52 am | 5:40 pm | 6:02 pm | 11h 37m | −0:36 | 5:11 pm–5:54 pm | 🌘 16% |
| Fri 6 | 5:42 am | 6:04 am | 11:52 am | 5:40 pm | 6:02 pm | 11h 36m | −0:36 | 5:11 pm–5:54 pm | 🌘 9% |
| Sat 7 | 5:42 am | 6:04 am | 11:52 am | 5:40 pm | 6:02 pm | 11h 35m | −0:35 | 5:11 pm–5:53 pm | 🌘 4% |
| Sun 8 | 5:42 am | 6:04 am | 11:52 am | 5:40 pm | 6:02 pm | 11h 35m | −0:35 | 5:10 pm–5:53 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Mon 9 | 5:43 am | 6:05 am | 11:52 am | 5:39 pm | 6:02 pm | 11h 34m | −0:34 | 5:10 pm–5:53 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Tue 10 | 5:43 am | 6:05 am | 11:52 am | 5:39 pm | 6:01 pm | 11h 34m | −0:34 | 5:10 pm–5:53 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Wed 11 | 5:43 am | 6:05 am | 11:52 am | 5:39 pm | 6:01 pm | 11h 33m | −0:33 | 5:10 pm–5:53 pm | 🌒 4% |
| Thu 12 | 5:44 am | 6:06 am | 11:52 am | 5:39 pm | 6:01 pm | 11h 33m | −0:33 | 5:09 pm–5:53 pm | 🌒 9% |
| Fri 13 | 5:44 am | 6:06 am | 11:53 am | 5:39 pm | 6:01 pm | 11h 32m | −0:32 | 5:09 pm–5:53 pm | 🌒 15% |
| Sat 14 | 5:44 am | 6:07 am | 11:53 am | 5:39 pm | 6:01 pm | 11h 32m | −0:32 | 5:09 pm–5:52 pm | 🌒 22% |
| Sun 15 | 5:45 am | 6:07 am | 11:53 am | 5:39 pm | 6:01 pm | 11h 31m | −0:31 | 5:09 pm–5:52 pm | 🌒 30% |
| Mon 16 | 5:45 am | 6:08 am | 11:53 am | 5:39 pm | 6:01 pm | 11h 31m | −0:31 | 5:09 pm–5:52 pm | 🌒 39% |
| Tue 17 | 5:46 am | 6:08 am | 11:53 am | 5:38 pm | 6:01 pm | 11h 30m | −0:30 | 5:09 pm–5:52 pm | 🌓 49% |
| Wed 18 | 5:46 am | 6:08 am | 11:53 am | 5:38 pm | 6:01 pm | 11h 30m | −0:30 | 5:08 pm–5:52 pm | 🌔 58% |
| Thu 19 | 5:46 am | 6:09 am | 11:54 am | 5:38 pm | 6:01 pm | 11h 29m | −0:29 | 5:08 pm–5:52 pm | 🌔 68% |
| Fri 20 | 5:47 am | 6:09 am | 11:54 am | 5:38 pm | 6:01 pm | 11h 29m | −0:28 | 5:08 pm–5:52 pm | 🌔 78% |
| Sat 21 | 5:47 am | 6:10 am | 11:54 am | 5:38 pm | 6:01 pm | 11h 28m | −0:28 | 5:08 pm–5:52 pm | 🌔 86% |
| Sun 22 | 5:48 am | 6:10 am | 11:54 am | 5:38 pm | 6:01 pm | 11h 28m | −0:27 | 5:08 pm–5:52 pm | 🌔 92% |
| Mon 23 | 5:48 am | 6:11 am | 11:55 am | 5:39 pm | 6:01 pm | 11h 27m | −0:26 | 5:08 pm–5:52 pm | 🌔 97% |
| Tue 24 | 5:49 am | 6:11 am | 11:55 am | 5:39 pm | 6:01 pm | 11h 27m | −0:26 | 5:08 pm–5:52 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Wed 25 | 5:49 am | 6:12 am | 11:55 am | 5:39 pm | 6:01 pm | 11h 26m | −0:25 | 5:08 pm–5:53 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Thu 26 | 5:50 am | 6:12 am | 11:56 am | 5:39 pm | 6:02 pm | 11h 26m | −0:24 | 5:08 pm–5:53 pm | 🌖 97% |
| Fri 27 | 5:50 am | 6:13 am | 11:56 am | 5:39 pm | 6:02 pm | 11h 26m | −0:23 | 5:09 pm–5:53 pm | 🌖 91% |
| Sat 28 | 5:51 am | 6:13 am | 11:56 am | 5:39 pm | 6:02 pm | 11h 25m | −0:23 | 5:09 pm–5:53 pm | 🌖 83% |
| Sun 29 | 5:51 am | 6:14 am | 11:57 am | 5:39 pm | 6:02 pm | 11h 25m | −0:22 | 5:09 pm–5:53 pm | 🌖 74% |
| Mon 30 | 5:52 am | 6:14 am | 11:57 am | 5:39 pm | 6:02 pm | 11h 25m | −0:21 | 5:09 pm–5:53 pm | 🌖 63% |
Longest and shortest day in Chennai
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 12h 53m of daylight.
The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 2 months, with 11h 21m.
Between them the day length swings by 1h 32m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 5:38 pm on 20 November; the latest is 6:39 pm on 10 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 5:41 am on 1 June to 6:35 am on 24 January.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 7m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Chennai different
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 13.1°N buys you.
Between the June and December solstices the length of the day swings by 1h 32m here — among the narrowest of the 537 cities tracked in India.
Between solstices the sunset walks 48° 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 16 minutes earlier, averaging about 33 seconds a day.
On 25 April and 18 August the midday sun stands at the zenith, 115 days apart. Those are the only two days of the year with no noon shadow.
Sitting in 2 months of the shortest day (21 December) means the sun has almost stopped drifting — 11h 54m of daylight today, and only 8 minutes of movement in sunset over the next two weeks.
Planning a sunset photo in Chennai
Arrive by 5:09 pm. Golden hour opens at 5:24 pm and the sun is down by 5:53 pm, 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 6:06 pm and runs to 6:14 pm, the end of civil twilight and 21m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Chennai today?
The sun sets in Chennai at 5:53 pm today, Saturday 10 October 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Chennai?
It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 6:14 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Chennai?
Evening golden hour runs 5:24 pm to 6:06 pm today, lasting 41m. Full golden hour times for Chennai covers the morning window and the coming week.