Sunset and sunrise times in Madurai, India
In Madurai, India the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 6:30 pm and rises at 6:08 am. Daylight lasts 12h 21m; evening golden hour runs from 6:01 pm to 6:43 pm.
Today, Wednesday 26 August
- First light
- 5:47 am
- Sunrise
- 6:08 am
- Solar noon
- 12:19 pm
- Sunset
- 6:30 pm
- Last light
- 6:51 pm
- Day length
- 12h 21m
17h 58m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 6:01 pm – 6:43 pm
- Blue hour
- 6:43 pm – 6:51 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 89.5°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 5:13 pm / 4:23 am
The sun sets at 281° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August
Sunrise 6:08 am Sunset 6:29 pm Golden hour 6:01 pm – 6:42 pm Day length 12h 21m vs today 1 minute shorterWhere Madurai is
- Coordinates
- 9.9190° N, 78.1195° E
- Time zone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Current offset
- UTC+05:30
- Elevation
- 139 m
- Population
- 1,465,625
Sunrise and sunset in Madurai, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:45 am | 6:07 am | 12:23 pm | 6:40 pm | 7:02 pm | 12h 33m | −0:24 | 6:11 pm–6:54 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Sun 2 | 5:45 am | 6:07 am | 12:23 pm | 6:40 pm | 7:02 pm | 12h 32m | −0:24 | 6:11 pm–6:53 pm | 🌖 87% |
| Mon 3 | 5:45 am | 6:07 am | 12:23 pm | 6:39 pm | 7:01 pm | 12h 32m | −0:25 | 6:10 pm–6:53 pm | 🌖 79% |
| Tue 4 | 5:45 am | 6:07 am | 12:23 pm | 6:39 pm | 7:01 pm | 12h 31m | −0:25 | 6:10 pm–6:53 pm | 🌖 70% |
| Wed 5 | 5:45 am | 6:07 am | 12:23 pm | 6:39 pm | 7:01 pm | 12h 31m | −0:25 | 6:10 pm–6:52 pm | 🌖 59% |
| Thu 6 | 5:45 am | 6:07 am | 12:23 pm | 6:38 pm | 7:00 pm | 12h 31m | −0:26 | 6:10 pm–6:52 pm | 🌗 47% |
| Fri 7 | 5:45 am | 6:07 am | 12:23 pm | 6:38 pm | 7:00 pm | 12h 30m | −0:26 | 6:09 pm–6:52 pm | 🌘 36% |
| Sat 8 | 5:46 am | 6:08 am | 12:23 pm | 6:38 pm | 7:00 pm | 12h 30m | −0:26 | 6:09 pm–6:51 pm | 🌘 25% |
| Sun 9 | 5:46 am | 6:08 am | 12:23 pm | 6:37 pm | 6:59 pm | 12h 29m | −0:27 | 6:09 pm–6:51 pm | 🌘 15% |
| Mon 10 | 5:46 am | 6:08 am | 12:22 pm | 6:37 pm | 6:59 pm | 12h 29m | −0:27 | 6:08 pm–6:50 pm | 🌘 8% |
| Tue 11 | 5:46 am | 6:08 am | 12:22 pm | 6:37 pm | 6:58 pm | 12h 28m | −0:27 | 6:08 pm–6:50 pm | 🌘 3% |
| Wed 12 | 5:46 am | 6:08 am | 12:22 pm | 6:36 pm | 6:58 pm | 12h 28m | −0:28 | 6:08 pm–6:50 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | 5:46 am | 6:08 am | 12:22 pm | 6:36 pm | 6:58 pm | 12h 27m | −0:28 | 6:07 pm–6:49 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Fri 14 | 5:46 am | 6:08 am | 12:22 pm | 6:35 pm | 6:57 pm | 12h 27m | −0:28 | 6:07 pm–6:49 pm | 🌒 3% |
| Sat 15 | 5:46 am | 6:08 am | 12:22 pm | 6:35 pm | 6:57 pm | 12h 27m | −0:28 | 6:06 pm–6:48 pm | 🌒 8% |
| Sun 16 | 5:46 am | 6:08 am | 12:21 pm | 6:35 pm | 6:56 pm | 12h 26m | −0:29 | 6:06 pm–6:48 pm | 🌒 15% |
| Mon 17 | 5:46 am | 6:08 am | 12:21 pm | 6:34 pm | 6:56 pm | 12h 26m | −0:29 | 6:06 pm–6:47 pm | 🌒 23% |
| Tue 18 | 5:46 am | 6:08 am | 12:21 pm | 6:34 pm | 6:55 pm | 12h 25m | −0:29 | 6:05 pm–6:47 pm | 🌒 32% |
| Wed 19 | 5:47 am | 6:08 am | 12:21 pm | 6:33 pm | 6:55 pm | 12h 25m | −0:29 | 6:05 pm–6:46 pm | 🌒 42% |
| Thu 20 | 5:47 am | 6:08 am | 12:20 pm | 6:33 pm | 6:54 pm | 12h 24m | −0:29 | 6:04 pm–6:46 pm | 🌓 51% |
| Fri 21 | 5:47 am | 6:08 am | 12:20 pm | 6:32 pm | 6:54 pm | 12h 24m | −0:30 | 6:04 pm–6:45 pm | 🌔 61% |
| Sat 22 | 5:47 am | 6:08 am | 12:20 pm | 6:32 pm | 6:53 pm | 12h 23m | −0:30 | 6:03 pm–6:45 pm | 🌔 70% |
| Sun 23 | 5:47 am | 6:08 am | 12:20 pm | 6:31 pm | 6:53 pm | 12h 23m | −0:30 | 6:03 pm–6:44 pm | 🌔 78% |
| Mon 24 | 5:47 am | 6:08 am | 12:19 pm | 6:31 pm | 6:52 pm | 12h 22m | −0:30 | 6:02 pm–6:44 pm | 🌔 85% |
| Tue 25 | 5:47 am | 6:08 am | 12:19 pm | 6:30 pm | 6:52 pm | 12h 22m | −0:30 | 6:02 pm–6:43 pm | 🌔 91% |
| Wed 26 | 5:47 am | 6:08 am | 12:19 pm | 6:30 pm | 6:51 pm | 12h 21m | −0:31 | 6:01 pm–6:43 pm | 🌔 96% |
| Thu 27 | 5:47 am | 6:08 am | 12:19 pm | 6:29 pm | 6:50 pm | 12h 21m | −0:31 | 6:01 pm–6:42 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Fri 28 | 5:47 am | 6:08 am | 12:18 pm | 6:29 pm | 6:50 pm | 12h 20m | −0:31 | 6:00 pm–6:42 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 5:47 am | 6:08 am | 12:18 pm | 6:28 pm | 6:49 pm | 12h 20m | −0:31 | 6:00 pm–6:41 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Sun 30 | 5:47 am | 6:08 am | 12:18 pm | 6:27 pm | 6:49 pm | 12h 19m | −0:31 | 5:59 pm–6:40 pm | 🌖 96% |
| Mon 31 | 5:47 am | 6:08 am | 12:17 pm | 6:27 pm | 6:48 pm | 12h 18m | −0:31 | 5:59 pm–6:40 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 | 4:52 am | 5:19 am | 6:07 am | 6:40 pm | 7:28 pm | 7:54 pm | 11h 26m | 81.9° | 288° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 4:53 am | 5:19 am | 6:07 am | 6:40 pm | 7:28 pm | 7:54 pm | 11h 27m | 82.2° | 288° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 4:53 am | 5:19 am | 6:07 am | 6:39 pm | 7:27 pm | 7:53 pm | 11h 27m | 82.4° | 288° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 4:53 am | 5:19 am | 6:07 am | 6:39 pm | 7:27 pm | 7:53 pm | 11h 28m | 82.7° | 288° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 4:53 am | 5:19 am | 6:07 am | 6:39 pm | 7:27 pm | 7:53 pm | 11h 28m | 83.0° | 287° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 4:54 am | 5:20 am | 6:07 am | 6:38 pm | 7:26 pm | 7:52 pm | 11h 29m | 83.3° | 287° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 4:54 am | 5:20 am | 6:07 am | 6:38 pm | 7:26 pm | 7:52 pm | 11h 29m | 83.5° | 287° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 4:54 am | 5:20 am | 6:08 am | 6:38 pm | 7:25 pm | 7:51 pm | 11h 29m | 83.8° | 286° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 4:54 am | 5:20 am | 6:08 am | 6:37 pm | 7:25 pm | 7:51 pm | 11h 30m | 84.1° | 286° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 4:54 am | 5:20 am | 6:08 am | 6:37 pm | 7:24 pm | 7:50 pm | 11h 30m | 84.4° | 286° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 4:55 am | 5:20 am | 6:08 am | 6:37 pm | 7:24 pm | 7:50 pm | 11h 31m | 84.7° | 286° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 4:55 am | 5:21 am | 6:08 am | 6:36 pm | 7:24 pm | 7:49 pm | 11h 31m | 85.0° | 285° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 4:55 am | 5:21 am | 6:08 am | 6:36 pm | 7:23 pm | 7:49 pm | 11h 32m | 85.3° | 285° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 4:55 am | 5:21 am | 6:08 am | 6:35 pm | 7:23 pm | 7:48 pm | 11h 32m | 85.6° | 285° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 4:55 am | 5:21 am | 6:08 am | 6:35 pm | 7:22 pm | 7:48 pm | 11h 33m | 85.9° | 284° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 4:55 am | 5:21 am | 6:08 am | 6:35 pm | 7:22 pm | 7:47 pm | 11h 33m | 86.2° | 284° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 4:56 am | 5:21 am | 6:08 am | 6:34 pm | 7:21 pm | 7:46 pm | 11h 33m | 86.5° | 284° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 4:56 am | 5:21 am | 6:08 am | 6:34 pm | 7:20 pm | 7:46 pm | 11h 34m | 86.9° | 283° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 4:56 am | 5:21 am | 6:08 am | 6:33 pm | 7:20 pm | 7:45 pm | 11h 34m | 87.2° | 283° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 4:56 am | 5:21 am | 6:08 am | 6:33 pm | 7:19 pm | 7:45 pm | 11h 35m | 87.5° | 283° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 4:56 am | 5:21 am | 6:08 am | 6:32 pm | 7:19 pm | 7:44 pm | 11h 35m | 87.8° | 282° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 4:56 am | 5:22 am | 6:08 am | 6:32 pm | 7:18 pm | 7:43 pm | 11h 36m | 88.2° | 282° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 4:56 am | 5:22 am | 6:08 am | 6:31 pm | 7:18 pm | 7:43 pm | 11h 36m | 88.5° | 282° WNW |
| Mon 24 | 4:56 am | 5:22 am | 6:08 am | 6:31 pm | 7:17 pm | 7:42 pm | 11h 37m | 88.9° | 281° WNW |
| Tue 25 | 4:57 am | 5:22 am | 6:08 am | 6:30 pm | 7:17 pm | 7:42 pm | 11h 37m | 89.2° | 281° W |
| Wed 26 | 4:57 am | 5:22 am | 6:08 am | 6:30 pm | 7:16 pm | 7:41 pm | 11h 38m | 89.5° | 281° W |
| Thu 27 | 4:57 am | 5:22 am | 6:08 am | 6:29 pm | 7:15 pm | 7:40 pm | 11h 38m | 89.9° | 280° W |
| Fri 28 | 4:57 am | 5:22 am | 6:08 am | 6:29 pm | 7:15 pm | 7:40 pm | 11h 39m | 89.8° | 280° W |
| Sat 29 | 4:57 am | 5:22 am | 6:08 am | 6:28 pm | 7:14 pm | 7:39 pm | 11h 39m | 89.4° | 280° W |
| Sun 30 | 4:57 am | 5:22 am | 6:08 am | 6:27 pm | 7:13 pm | 7:38 pm | 11h 40m | 89.0° | 279° W |
| Mon 31 | 4:57 am | 5:22 am | 6:08 am | 6:27 pm | 7:13 pm | 7:38 pm | 11h 40m | 88.7° | 279° W |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:47 am | 6:08 am | 12:17 pm | 6:26 pm | 6:48 pm | 12h 18m | −0:31 | 5:58 pm–6:39 pm | 🌖 83% |
| Wed 2 | 5:47 am | 6:08 am | 12:17 pm | 6:26 pm | 6:47 pm | 12h 17m | −0:32 | 5:58 pm–6:39 pm | 🌖 73% |
| Thu 3 | 5:46 am | 6:08 am | 12:16 pm | 6:25 pm | 6:46 pm | 12h 17m | −0:32 | 5:57 pm–6:38 pm | 🌖 62% |
| Fri 4 | 5:46 am | 6:08 am | 12:16 pm | 6:25 pm | 6:46 pm | 12h 16m | −0:32 | 5:57 pm–6:37 pm | 🌗 51% |
| Sat 5 | 5:46 am | 6:08 am | 12:16 pm | 6:24 pm | 6:45 pm | 12h 16m | −0:32 | 5:56 pm–6:37 pm | 🌘 39% |
| Sun 6 | 5:46 am | 6:08 am | 12:15 pm | 6:23 pm | 6:44 pm | 12h 15m | −0:32 | 5:55 pm–6:36 pm | 🌘 28% |
| Mon 7 | 5:46 am | 6:07 am | 12:15 pm | 6:23 pm | 6:44 pm | 12h 15m | −0:32 | 5:55 pm–6:36 pm | 🌘 18% |
| Tue 8 | 5:46 am | 6:07 am | 12:15 pm | 6:22 pm | 6:43 pm | 12h 14m | −0:32 | 5:54 pm–6:35 pm | 🌘 10% |
| Wed 9 | 5:46 am | 6:07 am | 12:14 pm | 6:21 pm | 6:43 pm | 12h 14m | −0:32 | 5:54 pm–6:34 pm | 🌘 4% |
| Thu 10 | 5:46 am | 6:07 am | 12:14 pm | 6:21 pm | 6:42 pm | 12h 13m | −0:32 | 5:53 pm–6:34 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 5:46 am | 6:07 am | 12:14 pm | 6:20 pm | 6:41 pm | 12h 13m | −0:32 | 5:52 pm–6:33 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 5:46 am | 6:07 am | 12:13 pm | 6:20 pm | 6:41 pm | 12h 12m | −0:32 | 5:52 pm–6:33 pm | 🌒 2% |
| Sun 13 | 5:46 am | 6:07 am | 12:13 pm | 6:19 pm | 6:40 pm | 12h 12m | −0:32 | 5:51 pm–6:32 pm | 🌒 6% |
| Mon 14 | 5:46 am | 6:07 am | 12:13 pm | 6:18 pm | 6:39 pm | 12h 11m | −0:32 | 5:51 pm–6:31 pm | 🌒 11% |
| Tue 15 | 5:46 am | 6:07 am | 12:12 pm | 6:18 pm | 6:39 pm | 12h 10m | −0:33 | 5:50 pm–6:31 pm | 🌒 18% |
| Wed 16 | 5:46 am | 6:07 am | 12:12 pm | 6:17 pm | 6:38 pm | 12h 10m | −0:33 | 5:49 pm–6:30 pm | 🌒 26% |
| Thu 17 | 5:46 am | 6:07 am | 12:12 pm | 6:16 pm | 6:38 pm | 12h 9m | −0:33 | 5:49 pm–6:29 pm | 🌒 35% |
| Fri 18 | 5:46 am | 6:07 am | 12:11 pm | 6:16 pm | 6:37 pm | 12h 9m | −0:33 | 5:48 pm–6:29 pm | 🌒 44% |
| Sat 19 | 5:45 am | 6:06 am | 12:11 pm | 6:15 pm | 6:36 pm | 12h 8m | −0:33 | 5:47 pm–6:28 pm | 🌓 54% |
| Sun 20 | 5:45 am | 6:06 am | 12:11 pm | 6:15 pm | 6:36 pm | 12h 8m | −0:33 | 5:47 pm–6:27 pm | 🌔 63% |
| Mon 21 | 5:45 am | 6:06 am | 12:10 pm | 6:14 pm | 6:35 pm | 12h 7m | −0:33 | 5:46 pm–6:27 pm | 🌔 72% |
| Tue 22 | 5:45 am | 6:06 am | 12:10 pm | 6:13 pm | 6:34 pm | 12h 7m | −0:33 | 5:46 pm–6:26 pm | 🌔 80% |
| Wed 23 | 5:45 am | 6:06 am | 12:09 pm | 6:13 pm | 6:34 pm | 12h 6m | −0:33 | 5:45 pm–6:26 pm | 🌔 87% |
| Thu 24 | 5:45 am | 6:06 am | 12:09 pm | 6:12 pm | 6:33 pm | 12h 6m | −0:33 | 5:44 pm–6:25 pm | 🌔 93% |
| Fri 25 | 5:45 am | 6:06 am | 12:09 pm | 6:11 pm | 6:32 pm | 12h 5m | −0:33 | 5:44 pm–6:24 pm | 🌔 97% |
| Sat 26 | 5:45 am | 6:06 am | 12:08 pm | 6:11 pm | 6:32 pm | 12h 4m | −0:33 | 5:43 pm–6:24 pm | 🌔 100% |
| Sun 27 | 5:45 am | 6:06 am | 12:08 pm | 6:10 pm | 6:31 pm | 12h 4m | −0:33 | 5:42 pm–6:23 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 5:45 am | 6:06 am | 12:08 pm | 6:10 pm | 6:31 pm | 12h 3m | −0:33 | 5:42 pm–6:23 pm | 🌖 97% |
| Tue 29 | 5:45 am | 6:06 am | 12:07 pm | 6:09 pm | 6:30 pm | 12h 3m | −0:33 | 5:41 pm–6:22 pm | 🌖 93% |
| Wed 30 | 5:45 am | 6:06 am | 12:07 pm | 6:08 pm | 6:29 pm | 12h 2m | −0:33 | 5:41 pm–6:21 pm | 🌖 86% |
Longest and shortest day in Madurai
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 12h 42m of daylight.
The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 11h 32m.
Between them the day length swings by 1h 9m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 5:52 pm on 16 November; the latest is 6:42 pm on 13 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 5:55 am on 29 May to 6:40 am on 28 January.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 7m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Madurai different
At 9.9°N the sun cuts through the twilight band at an angle, so darkness takes 21 minutes to arrive: 3 minutes shorter than today's 24-minute median.
Between the June and December solstices the length of the day swings by 1h 9m here — among the narrowest of the 537 cities tracked in India.
Over a year the sunset point slides 48° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.
By the end of August the sun will be setting 13 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 26 seconds a day.
On 16 April and 28 August the midday sun stands at the zenith, 134 days apart. Those are the only two days of the year with no noon shadow. The next one is in 2 days.
Sitting 2 months ago of the longest day (21 June) means the sun has almost stopped drifting — 12h 21m of daylight today, and only 8 minutes of movement in sunset over the next two weeks.
Planning a sunset photo in Madurai
Arrive by 5:46 pm. Golden hour opens at 6:01 pm and the sun is down by 6:30 pm, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west — the sun goes down at 281° 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 6:43 pm and runs to 6:51 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 Madurai today?
The sun sets in Madurai at 6:30 pm today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Madurai?
It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 6:51 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Madurai?
Evening golden hour runs 6:01 pm to 6:43 pm today, lasting 41m. Full golden hour times for Madurai covers the morning window and the coming week.