Sunset and sunrise times in New Delhi, India
In New Delhi, India the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 6:49 pm and rises at 5:56 am. Daylight lasts 12h 53m; evening golden hour runs from 6:18 pm to 7:04 pm.
Today, Wednesday 26 August
- First light
- 5:31 am
- Sunrise
- 5:56 am
- Solar noon
- 12:23 pm
- Sunset
- 6:49 pm
- Last light
- 7:13 pm
- Day length
- 12h 53m
18h 17m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 6:18 pm – 7:04 pm
- Blue hour
- 7:04 pm – 7:13 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 71.8°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 5:46 pm / 3:54 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 5:56 am Sunset 6:48 pm Golden hour 6:16 pm – 7:03 pm Day length 12h 52m vs today 2 minutes shorterWhere New Delhi is
- Coordinates
- 28.6214° N, 77.2148° E
- Time zone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Current offset
- UTC+05:30
- Elevation
- 211 m
- Population
- 317,797
Sunrise and sunset in New Delhi, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:16 am | 5:42 am | 12:27 pm | 7:12 pm | 7:37 pm | 13h 29m | −1:15 | 6:39 pm–7:27 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Sun 2 | 5:17 am | 5:43 am | 12:27 pm | 7:11 pm | 7:36 pm | 13h 28m | −1:16 | 6:38 pm–7:27 pm | 🌖 87% |
| Mon 3 | 5:18 am | 5:43 am | 12:27 pm | 7:10 pm | 7:36 pm | 13h 27m | −1:17 | 6:37 pm–7:26 pm | 🌖 79% |
| Tue 4 | 5:18 am | 5:44 am | 12:27 pm | 7:10 pm | 7:35 pm | 13h 25m | −1:18 | 6:37 pm–7:25 pm | 🌖 70% |
| Wed 5 | 5:19 am | 5:44 am | 12:27 pm | 7:09 pm | 7:34 pm | 13h 24m | −1:19 | 6:36 pm–7:24 pm | 🌖 59% |
| Thu 6 | 5:19 am | 5:45 am | 12:27 pm | 7:08 pm | 7:33 pm | 13h 23m | −1:20 | 6:35 pm–7:23 pm | 🌗 47% |
| Fri 7 | 5:20 am | 5:45 am | 12:26 pm | 7:07 pm | 7:32 pm | 13h 21m | −1:21 | 6:35 pm–7:23 pm | 🌘 36% |
| Sat 8 | 5:21 am | 5:46 am | 12:26 pm | 7:06 pm | 7:32 pm | 13h 20m | −1:22 | 6:34 pm–7:22 pm | 🌘 25% |
| Sun 9 | 5:21 am | 5:46 am | 12:26 pm | 7:06 pm | 7:31 pm | 13h 19m | −1:23 | 6:33 pm–7:21 pm | 🌘 15% |
| Mon 10 | 5:22 am | 5:47 am | 12:26 pm | 7:05 pm | 7:30 pm | 13h 17m | −1:24 | 6:32 pm–7:20 pm | 🌘 8% |
| Tue 11 | 5:23 am | 5:48 am | 12:26 pm | 7:04 pm | 7:29 pm | 13h 16m | −1:25 | 6:32 pm–7:19 pm | 🌘 3% |
| Wed 12 | 5:23 am | 5:48 am | 12:26 pm | 7:03 pm | 7:28 pm | 13h 14m | −1:26 | 6:31 pm–7:18 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | 5:24 am | 5:49 am | 12:26 pm | 7:02 pm | 7:27 pm | 13h 13m | −1:27 | 6:30 pm–7:17 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Fri 14 | 5:24 am | 5:49 am | 12:25 pm | 7:01 pm | 7:26 pm | 13h 12m | −1:27 | 6:29 pm–7:16 pm | 🌒 3% |
| Sat 15 | 5:25 am | 5:50 am | 12:25 pm | 7:00 pm | 7:25 pm | 13h 10m | −1:28 | 6:28 pm–7:15 pm | 🌒 8% |
| Sun 16 | 5:26 am | 5:50 am | 12:25 pm | 6:59 pm | 7:24 pm | 13h 9m | −1:29 | 6:27 pm–7:14 pm | 🌒 15% |
| Mon 17 | 5:26 am | 5:51 am | 12:25 pm | 6:58 pm | 7:23 pm | 13h 7m | −1:30 | 6:26 pm–7:13 pm | 🌒 23% |
| Tue 18 | 5:27 am | 5:51 am | 12:25 pm | 6:57 pm | 7:22 pm | 13h 6m | −1:30 | 6:25 pm–7:12 pm | 🌒 32% |
| Wed 19 | 5:27 am | 5:52 am | 12:24 pm | 6:56 pm | 7:21 pm | 13h 4m | −1:31 | 6:24 pm–7:11 pm | 🌒 42% |
| Thu 20 | 5:28 am | 5:52 am | 12:24 pm | 6:55 pm | 7:20 pm | 13h 3m | −1:32 | 6:24 pm–7:10 pm | 🌓 51% |
| Fri 21 | 5:28 am | 5:53 am | 12:24 pm | 6:54 pm | 7:19 pm | 13h 1m | −1:32 | 6:23 pm–7:09 pm | 🌔 61% |
| Sat 22 | 5:29 am | 5:53 am | 12:24 pm | 6:53 pm | 7:18 pm | 12h 59m | −1:33 | 6:22 pm–7:08 pm | 🌔 70% |
| Sun 23 | 5:30 am | 5:54 am | 12:23 pm | 6:52 pm | 7:17 pm | 12h 58m | −1:33 | 6:21 pm–7:07 pm | 🌔 78% |
| Mon 24 | 5:30 am | 5:54 am | 12:23 pm | 6:51 pm | 7:16 pm | 12h 56m | −1:34 | 6:20 pm–7:06 pm | 🌔 85% |
| Tue 25 | 5:31 am | 5:55 am | 12:23 pm | 6:50 pm | 7:14 pm | 12h 55m | −1:35 | 6:19 pm–7:05 pm | 🌔 91% |
| Wed 26 | 5:31 am | 5:56 am | 12:23 pm | 6:49 pm | 7:13 pm | 12h 53m | −1:35 | 6:18 pm–7:04 pm | 🌔 96% |
| Thu 27 | 5:32 am | 5:56 am | 12:22 pm | 6:48 pm | 7:12 pm | 12h 52m | −1:36 | 6:16 pm–7:03 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Fri 28 | 5:32 am | 5:57 am | 12:22 pm | 6:47 pm | 7:11 pm | 12h 50m | −1:36 | 6:15 pm–7:02 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 5:33 am | 5:57 am | 12:22 pm | 6:46 pm | 7:10 pm | 12h 48m | −1:36 | 6:14 pm–7:01 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Sun 30 | 5:33 am | 5:58 am | 12:21 pm | 6:45 pm | 7:09 pm | 12h 47m | −1:37 | 6:13 pm–6:59 pm | 🌖 96% |
| Mon 31 | 5:34 am | 5:58 am | 12:21 pm | 6:44 pm | 7:08 pm | 12h 45m | −1:37 | 6:12 pm–6:58 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 | 4:14 am | 4:46 am | 5:42 am | 7:12 pm | 8:08 pm | 8:39 pm | 10h 30m | 79.4° | 291° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 4:15 am | 4:47 am | 5:43 am | 7:11 pm | 8:07 pm | 8:39 pm | 10h 32m | 79.1° | 291° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 4:16 am | 4:47 am | 5:43 am | 7:10 pm | 8:06 pm | 8:38 pm | 10h 33m | 78.9° | 290° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 4:16 am | 4:48 am | 5:44 am | 7:10 pm | 8:05 pm | 8:37 pm | 10h 34m | 78.6° | 290° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 4:17 am | 4:49 am | 5:44 am | 7:09 pm | 8:04 pm | 8:36 pm | 10h 35m | 78.3° | 290° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 4:18 am | 4:49 am | 5:45 am | 7:08 pm | 8:03 pm | 8:35 pm | 10h 37m | 78.0° | 289° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 4:19 am | 4:50 am | 5:45 am | 7:07 pm | 8:02 pm | 8:33 pm | 10h 38m | 77.8° | 289° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 4:20 am | 4:51 am | 5:46 am | 7:06 pm | 8:01 pm | 8:32 pm | 10h 40m | 77.5° | 289° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 4:20 am | 4:51 am | 5:46 am | 7:06 pm | 8:00 pm | 8:31 pm | 10h 41m | 77.2° | 288° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 4:21 am | 4:52 am | 5:47 am | 7:05 pm | 7:59 pm | 8:30 pm | 10h 42m | 76.9° | 288° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 4:22 am | 4:53 am | 5:48 am | 7:04 pm | 7:58 pm | 8:29 pm | 10h 44m | 76.6° | 288° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 4:23 am | 4:53 am | 5:48 am | 7:03 pm | 7:57 pm | 8:28 pm | 10h 45m | 76.3° | 287° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 4:24 am | 4:54 am | 5:49 am | 7:02 pm | 7:56 pm | 8:27 pm | 10h 47m | 76.0° | 287° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 4:24 am | 4:55 am | 5:49 am | 7:01 pm | 7:55 pm | 8:26 pm | 10h 48m | 75.7° | 287° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 4:25 am | 4:55 am | 5:50 am | 7:00 pm | 7:54 pm | 8:25 pm | 10h 49m | 75.4° | 286° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 4:26 am | 4:56 am | 5:50 am | 6:59 pm | 7:53 pm | 8:23 pm | 10h 51m | 75.1° | 286° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 4:27 am | 4:57 am | 5:51 am | 6:58 pm | 7:52 pm | 8:22 pm | 10h 52m | 74.8° | 286° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 4:27 am | 4:57 am | 5:51 am | 6:57 pm | 7:51 pm | 8:21 pm | 10h 54m | 74.4° | 285° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 4:28 am | 4:58 am | 5:52 am | 6:56 pm | 7:50 pm | 8:20 pm | 10h 55m | 74.1° | 285° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 4:29 am | 4:59 am | 5:52 am | 6:55 pm | 7:49 pm | 8:19 pm | 10h 57m | 73.8° | 285° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 4:30 am | 4:59 am | 5:53 am | 6:54 pm | 7:48 pm | 8:17 pm | 10h 59m | 73.5° | 284° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 4:30 am | 5:00 am | 5:53 am | 6:53 pm | 7:47 pm | 8:16 pm | 11h 0m | 73.1° | 284° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 4:31 am | 5:01 am | 5:54 am | 6:52 pm | 7:45 pm | 8:15 pm | 11h 2m | 72.8° | 283° WNW |
| Mon 24 | 4:32 am | 5:01 am | 5:54 am | 6:51 pm | 7:44 pm | 8:14 pm | 11h 3m | 72.4° | 283° WNW |
| Tue 25 | 4:33 am | 5:02 am | 5:55 am | 6:50 pm | 7:43 pm | 8:12 pm | 11h 5m | 72.1° | 283° WNW |
| Wed 26 | 4:33 am | 5:03 am | 5:56 am | 6:49 pm | 7:42 pm | 8:11 pm | 11h 6m | 71.8° | 282° WNW |
| Thu 27 | 4:34 am | 5:03 am | 5:56 am | 6:48 pm | 7:41 pm | 8:10 pm | 11h 8m | 71.4° | 282° WNW |
| Fri 28 | 4:35 am | 5:04 am | 5:57 am | 6:47 pm | 7:40 pm | 8:09 pm | 11h 10m | 71.1° | 281° WNW |
| Sat 29 | 4:35 am | 5:04 am | 5:57 am | 6:46 pm | 7:38 pm | 8:07 pm | 11h 11m | 70.7° | 281° W |
| Sun 30 | 4:36 am | 5:05 am | 5:58 am | 6:45 pm | 7:37 pm | 8:06 pm | 11h 13m | 70.3° | 281° W |
| Mon 31 | 4:37 am | 5:06 am | 5:58 am | 6:44 pm | 7:36 pm | 8:05 pm | 11h 14m | 70.0° | 280° W |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:34 am | 5:59 am | 12:21 pm | 6:43 pm | 7:07 pm | 12h 43m | −1:38 | 6:11 pm–6:57 pm | 🌖 83% |
| Wed 2 | 5:35 am | 5:59 am | 12:20 pm | 6:41 pm | 7:05 pm | 12h 42m | −1:38 | 6:10 pm–6:56 pm | 🌖 73% |
| Thu 3 | 5:36 am | 6:00 am | 12:20 pm | 6:40 pm | 7:04 pm | 12h 40m | −1:38 | 6:09 pm–6:55 pm | 🌖 62% |
| Fri 4 | 5:36 am | 6:00 am | 12:20 pm | 6:39 pm | 7:03 pm | 12h 39m | −1:39 | 6:08 pm–6:54 pm | 🌗 51% |
| Sat 5 | 5:37 am | 6:01 am | 12:19 pm | 6:38 pm | 7:02 pm | 12h 37m | −1:39 | 6:07 pm–6:53 pm | 🌘 39% |
| Sun 6 | 5:37 am | 6:01 am | 12:19 pm | 6:37 pm | 7:01 pm | 12h 35m | −1:39 | 6:05 pm–6:51 pm | 🌘 28% |
| Mon 7 | 5:38 am | 6:01 am | 12:19 pm | 6:36 pm | 6:59 pm | 12h 34m | −1:40 | 6:04 pm–6:50 pm | 🌘 18% |
| Tue 8 | 5:38 am | 6:02 am | 12:18 pm | 6:34 pm | 6:58 pm | 12h 32m | −1:40 | 6:03 pm–6:49 pm | 🌘 10% |
| Wed 9 | 5:39 am | 6:02 am | 12:18 pm | 6:33 pm | 6:57 pm | 12h 30m | −1:40 | 6:02 pm–6:48 pm | 🌘 4% |
| Thu 10 | 5:39 am | 6:03 am | 12:18 pm | 6:32 pm | 6:56 pm | 12h 29m | −1:40 | 6:01 pm–6:47 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 5:40 am | 6:03 am | 12:17 pm | 6:31 pm | 6:55 pm | 12h 27m | −1:41 | 6:00 pm–6:45 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 5:40 am | 6:04 am | 12:17 pm | 6:30 pm | 6:53 pm | 12h 25m | −1:41 | 5:59 pm–6:44 pm | 🌒 2% |
| Sun 13 | 5:41 am | 6:04 am | 12:17 pm | 6:28 pm | 6:52 pm | 12h 24m | −1:41 | 5:57 pm–6:43 pm | 🌒 6% |
| Mon 14 | 5:41 am | 6:05 am | 12:16 pm | 6:27 pm | 6:51 pm | 12h 22m | −1:41 | 5:56 pm–6:42 pm | 🌒 11% |
| Tue 15 | 5:42 am | 6:05 am | 12:16 pm | 6:26 pm | 6:50 pm | 12h 20m | −1:41 | 5:55 pm–6:41 pm | 🌒 18% |
| Wed 16 | 5:42 am | 6:06 am | 12:16 pm | 6:25 pm | 6:48 pm | 12h 19m | −1:41 | 5:54 pm–6:39 pm | 🌒 26% |
| Thu 17 | 5:43 am | 6:06 am | 12:15 pm | 6:24 pm | 6:47 pm | 12h 17m | −1:41 | 5:53 pm–6:38 pm | 🌒 35% |
| Fri 18 | 5:43 am | 6:07 am | 12:15 pm | 6:22 pm | 6:46 pm | 12h 15m | −1:42 | 5:51 pm–6:37 pm | 🌒 44% |
| Sat 19 | 5:44 am | 6:07 am | 12:15 pm | 6:21 pm | 6:45 pm | 12h 13m | −1:42 | 5:50 pm–6:36 pm | 🌓 54% |
| Sun 20 | 5:44 am | 6:08 am | 12:14 pm | 6:20 pm | 6:44 pm | 12h 12m | −1:42 | 5:49 pm–6:35 pm | 🌔 63% |
| Mon 21 | 5:45 am | 6:08 am | 12:14 pm | 6:19 pm | 6:42 pm | 12h 10m | −1:42 | 5:48 pm–6:33 pm | 🌔 72% |
| Tue 22 | 5:45 am | 6:09 am | 12:13 pm | 6:18 pm | 6:41 pm | 12h 8m | −1:42 | 5:47 pm–6:32 pm | 🌔 80% |
| Wed 23 | 5:46 am | 6:09 am | 12:13 pm | 6:16 pm | 6:40 pm | 12h 7m | −1:42 | 5:45 pm–6:31 pm | 🌔 87% |
| Thu 24 | 5:46 am | 6:10 am | 12:13 pm | 6:15 pm | 6:39 pm | 12h 5m | −1:42 | 5:44 pm–6:30 pm | 🌔 93% |
| Fri 25 | 5:47 am | 6:10 am | 12:12 pm | 6:14 pm | 6:38 pm | 12h 3m | −1:42 | 5:43 pm–6:28 pm | 🌔 97% |
| Sat 26 | 5:47 am | 6:11 am | 12:12 pm | 6:13 pm | 6:36 pm | 12h 2m | −1:42 | 5:42 pm–6:27 pm | 🌔 100% |
| Sun 27 | 5:48 am | 6:11 am | 12:12 pm | 6:12 pm | 6:35 pm | 12h 0m | −1:42 | 5:40 pm–6:26 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 5:48 am | 6:12 am | 12:11 pm | 6:10 pm | 6:34 pm | 11h 58m | −1:42 | 5:39 pm–6:25 pm | 🌖 97% |
| Tue 29 | 5:49 am | 6:12 am | 12:11 pm | 6:09 pm | 6:33 pm | 11h 56m | −1:42 | 5:38 pm–6:24 pm | 🌖 93% |
| Wed 30 | 5:49 am | 6:13 am | 12:11 pm | 6:08 pm | 6:32 pm | 11h 55m | −1:42 | 5:37 pm–6:23 pm | 🌖 86% |
Longest and shortest day in New Delhi
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 13h 58m of daylight.
The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 10h 19m.
Between them the day length swings by 3h 38m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 5:23 pm on 2 December; the latest is 7:23 pm on 1 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 5:22 am on 10 June to 7:15 am on 11 January.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 9m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in New Delhi different
On standard time the sun peaks at 12:23, 23 minutes after clock noon, because the city sits near the western edge of its time zone. Sunrise and sunset are pushed the same way.
It takes roughly 24 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.
The shallow approach angle at 28.6° stretches this evening's golden hour to 46 minutes, against about 41 for a city on the equator today.
The gap between the longest and shortest day of the year comes to 3h 38m, one of the widest swings of any India city on the site.
The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 54° round to WNW. Tonight, WNW.
Sunset drifts 56 seconds earlier each day this month — 28 minutes from the first of August to the last.
Planning a sunset photo in New Delhi
Arrive by 6:03 pm. Golden hour opens at 6:18 pm and the sun is down by 6:49 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 7:04 pm and runs to 7:13 pm, the end of civil twilight and 24m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in New Delhi today?
The sun sets in New Delhi at 6:49 pm today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in New Delhi?
It takes 24m. Civil twilight ends at 7:13 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in New Delhi?
Evening golden hour runs 6:18 pm to 7:04 pm today, lasting 46m. Full golden hour times for New Delhi covers the morning window and the coming week.