Sunset and sunrise times in Howrah, India
In Howrah, India the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 5:59 pm and rises at 5:17 am. Daylight lasts 12h 42m; evening golden hour runs from 5:29 pm to 6:13 pm.
Today, Wednesday 26 August
- First light
- 4:54 am
- Sunrise
- 5:17 am
- Solar noon
- 11:38 am
- Sunset
- 5:59 pm
- Last light
- 6:22 pm
- Day length
- 12h 42m
17h 27m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 5:29 pm – 6:13 pm
- Blue hour
- 6:13 pm – 6:22 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 77.8°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 4:50 pm / 3:19 am
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 5:17 am Sunset 5:58 pm Golden hour 5:28 pm – 6:12 pm Day length 12h 41m vs today 1 minute shorterWhere Howrah is
- Coordinates
- 22.5769° N, 88.3186° E
- Time zone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Current offset
- UTC+05:30
- Elevation
- 8 m
- Population
- 1,027,672
Sunrise and sunset in Howrah, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 4:44 am | 5:08 am | 11:43 am | 6:17 pm | 6:41 pm | 13h 9m | −0:56 | 5:46 pm–6:32 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Sun 2 | 4:44 am | 5:08 am | 11:43 am | 6:17 pm | 6:41 pm | 13h 8m | −0:57 | 5:46 pm–6:31 pm | 🌖 87% |
| Mon 3 | 4:44 am | 5:08 am | 11:42 am | 6:16 pm | 6:40 pm | 13h 7m | −0:58 | 5:45 pm–6:31 pm | 🌖 79% |
| Tue 4 | 4:45 am | 5:09 am | 11:42 am | 6:16 pm | 6:40 pm | 13h 6m | −0:59 | 5:45 pm–6:30 pm | 🌖 70% |
| Wed 5 | 4:45 am | 5:09 am | 11:42 am | 6:15 pm | 6:39 pm | 13h 5m | −1:00 | 5:44 pm–6:30 pm | 🌖 59% |
| Thu 6 | 4:46 am | 5:10 am | 11:42 am | 6:14 pm | 6:38 pm | 13h 4m | −1:01 | 5:44 pm–6:29 pm | 🌗 47% |
| Fri 7 | 4:46 am | 5:10 am | 11:42 am | 6:14 pm | 6:38 pm | 13h 3m | −1:02 | 5:43 pm–6:28 pm | 🌘 36% |
| Sat 8 | 4:47 am | 5:10 am | 11:42 am | 6:13 pm | 6:37 pm | 13h 2m | −1:02 | 5:42 pm–6:28 pm | 🌘 25% |
| Sun 9 | 4:47 am | 5:11 am | 11:42 am | 6:13 pm | 6:36 pm | 13h 1m | −1:03 | 5:42 pm–6:27 pm | 🌘 15% |
| Mon 10 | 4:48 am | 5:11 am | 11:42 am | 6:12 pm | 6:35 pm | 13h 0m | −1:04 | 5:41 pm–6:26 pm | 🌘 8% |
| Tue 11 | 4:48 am | 5:12 am | 11:41 am | 6:11 pm | 6:35 pm | 12h 59m | −1:04 | 5:40 pm–6:26 pm | 🌘 3% |
| Wed 12 | 4:48 am | 5:12 am | 11:41 am | 6:10 pm | 6:34 pm | 12h 58m | −1:05 | 5:40 pm–6:25 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | 4:49 am | 5:12 am | 11:41 am | 6:10 pm | 6:33 pm | 12h 57m | −1:06 | 5:39 pm–6:24 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Fri 14 | 4:49 am | 5:13 am | 11:41 am | 6:09 pm | 6:32 pm | 12h 56m | −1:06 | 5:38 pm–6:23 pm | 🌒 3% |
| Sat 15 | 4:50 am | 5:13 am | 11:41 am | 6:08 pm | 6:32 pm | 12h 55m | −1:07 | 5:38 pm–6:23 pm | 🌒 8% |
| Sun 16 | 4:50 am | 5:13 am | 11:41 am | 6:07 pm | 6:31 pm | 12h 54m | −1:08 | 5:37 pm–6:22 pm | 🌒 15% |
| Mon 17 | 4:50 am | 5:14 am | 11:40 am | 6:07 pm | 6:30 pm | 12h 52m | −1:08 | 5:36 pm–6:21 pm | 🌒 23% |
| Tue 18 | 4:51 am | 5:14 am | 11:40 am | 6:06 pm | 6:29 pm | 12h 51m | −1:09 | 5:36 pm–6:20 pm | 🌒 32% |
| Wed 19 | 4:51 am | 5:14 am | 11:40 am | 6:05 pm | 6:28 pm | 12h 50m | −1:09 | 5:35 pm–6:19 pm | 🌒 42% |
| Thu 20 | 4:52 am | 5:15 am | 11:40 am | 6:04 pm | 6:27 pm | 12h 49m | −1:10 | 5:34 pm–6:18 pm | 🌓 51% |
| Fri 21 | 4:52 am | 5:15 am | 11:39 am | 6:03 pm | 6:27 pm | 12h 48m | −1:10 | 5:33 pm–6:18 pm | 🌔 61% |
| Sat 22 | 4:52 am | 5:15 am | 11:39 am | 6:03 pm | 6:26 pm | 12h 47m | −1:11 | 5:32 pm–6:17 pm | 🌔 70% |
| Sun 23 | 4:53 am | 5:16 am | 11:39 am | 6:02 pm | 6:25 pm | 12h 45m | −1:11 | 5:32 pm–6:16 pm | 🌔 78% |
| Mon 24 | 4:53 am | 5:16 am | 11:39 am | 6:01 pm | 6:24 pm | 12h 44m | −1:12 | 5:31 pm–6:15 pm | 🌔 85% |
| Tue 25 | 4:53 am | 5:16 am | 11:38 am | 6:00 pm | 6:23 pm | 12h 43m | −1:12 | 5:30 pm–6:14 pm | 🌔 91% |
| Wed 26 | 4:54 am | 5:17 am | 11:38 am | 5:59 pm | 6:22 pm | 12h 42m | −1:12 | 5:29 pm–6:13 pm | 🌔 96% |
| Thu 27 | 4:54 am | 5:17 am | 11:38 am | 5:58 pm | 6:21 pm | 12h 41m | −1:13 | 5:28 pm–6:12 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Fri 28 | 4:55 am | 5:17 am | 11:38 am | 5:57 pm | 6:20 pm | 12h 39m | −1:13 | 5:27 pm–6:11 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 4:55 am | 5:18 am | 11:37 am | 5:56 pm | 6:19 pm | 12h 38m | −1:13 | 5:26 pm–6:10 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Sun 30 | 4:55 am | 5:18 am | 11:37 am | 5:56 pm | 6:18 pm | 12h 37m | −1:14 | 5:26 pm–6:09 pm | 🌖 96% |
| Mon 31 | 4:56 am | 5:18 am | 11:37 am | 5:55 pm | 6:17 pm | 12h 36m | −1:14 | 5:25 pm–6:09 pm | 🌖 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 | 3:46 am | 4:15 am | 5:08 am | 6:17 pm | 7:10 pm | 7:39 pm | 10h 50m | 85.4° | 290° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 3:46 am | 4:16 am | 5:08 am | 6:17 pm | 7:09 pm | 7:38 pm | 10h 51m | 85.2° | 290° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 3:47 am | 4:16 am | 5:08 am | 6:16 pm | 7:08 pm | 7:37 pm | 10h 52m | 84.9° | 289° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 3:48 am | 4:17 am | 5:09 am | 6:16 pm | 7:08 pm | 7:37 pm | 10h 53m | 84.6° | 289° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 3:48 am | 4:17 am | 5:09 am | 6:15 pm | 7:07 pm | 7:36 pm | 10h 54m | 84.4° | 289° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 3:49 am | 4:18 am | 5:10 am | 6:14 pm | 7:06 pm | 7:35 pm | 10h 55m | 84.1° | 288° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 3:49 am | 4:18 am | 5:10 am | 6:14 pm | 7:06 pm | 7:34 pm | 10h 56m | 83.8° | 288° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 3:50 am | 4:19 am | 5:10 am | 6:13 pm | 7:05 pm | 7:33 pm | 10h 57m | 83.5° | 288° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 3:51 am | 4:19 am | 5:11 am | 6:13 pm | 7:04 pm | 7:33 pm | 10h 58m | 83.3° | 287° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 3:51 am | 4:20 am | 5:11 am | 6:12 pm | 7:03 pm | 7:32 pm | 10h 59m | 83.0° | 287° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 3:52 am | 4:20 am | 5:12 am | 6:11 pm | 7:02 pm | 7:31 pm | 11h 0m | 82.7° | 287° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 3:52 am | 4:21 am | 5:12 am | 6:10 pm | 7:02 pm | 7:30 pm | 11h 1m | 82.4° | 286° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 3:53 am | 4:21 am | 5:12 am | 6:10 pm | 7:01 pm | 7:29 pm | 11h 2m | 82.1° | 286° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 3:53 am | 4:22 am | 5:13 am | 6:09 pm | 7:00 pm | 7:28 pm | 11h 4m | 81.8° | 286° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 3:54 am | 4:22 am | 5:13 am | 6:08 pm | 6:59 pm | 7:27 pm | 11h 5m | 81.5° | 285° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 3:54 am | 4:23 am | 5:13 am | 6:07 pm | 6:58 pm | 7:26 pm | 11h 6m | 81.1° | 285° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 3:55 am | 4:23 am | 5:14 am | 6:07 pm | 6:57 pm | 7:25 pm | 11h 7m | 80.8° | 285° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 3:55 am | 4:23 am | 5:14 am | 6:06 pm | 6:56 pm | 7:24 pm | 11h 8m | 80.5° | 284° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 3:56 am | 4:24 am | 5:14 am | 6:05 pm | 6:56 pm | 7:23 pm | 11h 9m | 80.2° | 284° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 3:56 am | 4:24 am | 5:15 am | 6:04 pm | 6:55 pm | 7:22 pm | 11h 10m | 79.8° | 284° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 3:57 am | 4:25 am | 5:15 am | 6:03 pm | 6:54 pm | 7:21 pm | 11h 12m | 79.5° | 283° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 3:58 am | 4:25 am | 5:15 am | 6:03 pm | 6:53 pm | 7:20 pm | 11h 13m | 79.2° | 283° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 3:58 am | 4:26 am | 5:16 am | 6:02 pm | 6:52 pm | 7:19 pm | 11h 14m | 78.8° | 283° WNW |
| Mon 24 | 3:58 am | 4:26 am | 5:16 am | 6:01 pm | 6:51 pm | 7:18 pm | 11h 15m | 78.5° | 282° WNW |
| Tue 25 | 3:59 am | 4:26 am | 5:16 am | 6:00 pm | 6:50 pm | 7:17 pm | 11h 16m | 78.2° | 282° WNW |
| Wed 26 | 3:59 am | 4:27 am | 5:17 am | 5:59 pm | 6:49 pm | 7:16 pm | 11h 17m | 77.8° | 282° WNW |
| Thu 27 | 4:00 am | 4:27 am | 5:17 am | 5:58 pm | 6:48 pm | 7:15 pm | 11h 19m | 77.5° | 281° W |
| Fri 28 | 4:00 am | 4:28 am | 5:17 am | 5:57 pm | 6:47 pm | 7:14 pm | 11h 20m | 77.1° | 281° W |
| Sat 29 | 4:01 am | 4:28 am | 5:18 am | 5:56 pm | 6:46 pm | 7:13 pm | 11h 21m | 76.8° | 280° W |
| Sun 30 | 4:01 am | 4:28 am | 5:18 am | 5:56 pm | 6:45 pm | 7:12 pm | 11h 22m | 76.4° | 280° W |
| Mon 31 | 4:02 am | 4:29 am | 5:18 am | 5:55 pm | 6:44 pm | 7:11 pm | 11h 24m | 76.0° | 280° W |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 4:56 am | 5:19 am | 11:36 am | 5:54 pm | 6:16 pm | 12h 34m | −1:14 | 5:24 pm–6:08 pm | 🌖 83% |
| Wed 2 | 4:56 am | 5:19 am | 11:36 am | 5:53 pm | 6:15 pm | 12h 33m | −1:15 | 5:23 pm–6:07 pm | 🌖 73% |
| Thu 3 | 4:57 am | 5:19 am | 11:36 am | 5:52 pm | 6:14 pm | 12h 32m | −1:15 | 5:22 pm–6:06 pm | 🌖 62% |
| Fri 4 | 4:57 am | 5:20 am | 11:35 am | 5:51 pm | 6:13 pm | 12h 31m | −1:15 | 5:21 pm–6:05 pm | 🌗 51% |
| Sat 5 | 4:57 am | 5:20 am | 11:35 am | 5:50 pm | 6:12 pm | 12h 29m | −1:15 | 5:20 pm–6:04 pm | 🌘 39% |
| Sun 6 | 4:58 am | 5:20 am | 11:35 am | 5:49 pm | 6:11 pm | 12h 28m | −1:16 | 5:19 pm–6:03 pm | 🌘 28% |
| Mon 7 | 4:58 am | 5:20 am | 11:34 am | 5:48 pm | 6:11 pm | 12h 27m | −1:16 | 5:18 pm–6:02 pm | 🌘 18% |
| Tue 8 | 4:58 am | 5:21 am | 11:34 am | 5:47 pm | 6:10 pm | 12h 26m | −1:16 | 5:17 pm–6:01 pm | 🌘 10% |
| Wed 9 | 4:58 am | 5:21 am | 11:34 am | 5:46 pm | 6:09 pm | 12h 24m | −1:16 | 5:16 pm–6:00 pm | 🌘 4% |
| Thu 10 | 4:59 am | 5:21 am | 11:33 am | 5:45 pm | 6:08 pm | 12h 23m | −1:16 | 5:15 pm–5:59 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 4:59 am | 5:22 am | 11:33 am | 5:44 pm | 6:06 pm | 12h 22m | −1:17 | 5:14 pm–5:58 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 4:59 am | 5:22 am | 11:33 am | 5:43 pm | 6:05 pm | 12h 21m | −1:17 | 5:13 pm–5:57 pm | 🌒 2% |
| Sun 13 | 5:00 am | 5:22 am | 11:32 am | 5:42 pm | 6:04 pm | 12h 19m | −1:17 | 5:12 pm–5:56 pm | 🌒 6% |
| Mon 14 | 5:00 am | 5:22 am | 11:32 am | 5:41 pm | 6:03 pm | 12h 18m | −1:17 | 5:11 pm–5:55 pm | 🌒 11% |
| Tue 15 | 5:00 am | 5:23 am | 11:32 am | 5:40 pm | 6:02 pm | 12h 17m | −1:17 | 5:10 pm–5:54 pm | 🌒 18% |
| Wed 16 | 5:01 am | 5:23 am | 11:31 am | 5:39 pm | 6:01 pm | 12h 15m | −1:17 | 5:09 pm–5:53 pm | 🌒 26% |
| Thu 17 | 5:01 am | 5:23 am | 11:31 am | 5:38 pm | 6:00 pm | 12h 14m | −1:17 | 5:08 pm–5:52 pm | 🌒 35% |
| Fri 18 | 5:01 am | 5:24 am | 11:30 am | 5:37 pm | 5:59 pm | 12h 13m | −1:17 | 5:07 pm–5:51 pm | 🌒 44% |
| Sat 19 | 5:01 am | 5:24 am | 11:30 am | 5:36 pm | 5:58 pm | 12h 12m | −1:17 | 5:06 pm–5:50 pm | 🌓 54% |
| Sun 20 | 5:02 am | 5:24 am | 11:30 am | 5:35 pm | 5:57 pm | 12h 10m | −1:18 | 5:05 pm–5:49 pm | 🌔 63% |
| Mon 21 | 5:02 am | 5:25 am | 11:29 am | 5:34 pm | 5:56 pm | 12h 9m | −1:18 | 5:04 pm–5:48 pm | 🌔 72% |
| Tue 22 | 5:02 am | 5:25 am | 11:29 am | 5:33 pm | 5:55 pm | 12h 8m | −1:18 | 5:03 pm–5:47 pm | 🌔 80% |
| Wed 23 | 5:03 am | 5:25 am | 11:29 am | 5:32 pm | 5:54 pm | 12h 6m | −1:18 | 5:02 pm–5:46 pm | 🌔 87% |
| Thu 24 | 5:03 am | 5:25 am | 11:28 am | 5:31 pm | 5:53 pm | 12h 5m | −1:18 | 5:01 pm–5:45 pm | 🌔 93% |
| Fri 25 | 5:03 am | 5:26 am | 11:28 am | 5:30 pm | 5:52 pm | 12h 4m | −1:18 | 5:00 pm–5:44 pm | 🌔 97% |
| Sat 26 | 5:04 am | 5:26 am | 11:28 am | 5:29 pm | 5:51 pm | 12h 3m | −1:18 | 4:59 pm–5:43 pm | 🌔 100% |
| Sun 27 | 5:04 am | 5:26 am | 11:27 am | 5:28 pm | 5:50 pm | 12h 1m | −1:18 | 4:58 pm–5:42 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 5:04 am | 5:27 am | 11:27 am | 5:27 pm | 5:49 pm | 12h 0m | −1:18 | 4:57 pm–5:41 pm | 🌖 97% |
| Tue 29 | 5:05 am | 5:27 am | 11:27 am | 5:26 pm | 5:48 pm | 11h 59m | −1:18 | 4:56 pm–5:40 pm | 🌖 93% |
| Wed 30 | 5:05 am | 5:27 am | 11:26 am | 5:25 pm | 5:47 pm | 11h 57m | −1:18 | 4:55 pm–5:39 pm | 🌖 86% |
Longest and shortest day in Howrah
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 13h 31m of daylight.
The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 10h 44m.
Between them the day length swings by 2h 46m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 4:51 pm on 28 November; the latest is 6:25 pm on 4 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 4:51 am on 8 June to 6:19 am on 15 January.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 8m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Howrah different
Sitting on the eastern side of its time zone puts solar noon at 11:38, a full 21 minutes before twelve o'clock, and drags the whole day — sunrise, noon and sunset — along with it.
It takes roughly 23 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.
Over a year the sunset point slides 51° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is WNW.
Across August the sunset moves 23 minutes earlier, averaging about 46 seconds a day.
Being inside the tropics means two zenith passages a year, 6 June and 7 July, when the sun is straight up at solar noon rather than merely high.
Planning a sunset photo in Howrah
Arrive by 5:14 pm. Golden hour opens at 5:29 pm and the sun is down by 5:59 pm, 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 6:13 pm and runs to 6:22 pm, the end of civil twilight and 22m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Howrah today?
The sun sets in Howrah at 5:59 pm today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Howrah?
It takes 22m. Civil twilight ends at 6:22 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Howrah?
Evening golden hour runs 5:29 pm to 6:13 pm today, lasting 44m. Full golden hour times for Howrah covers the morning window and the coming week.