Sunset and sunrise times in Patna, India

In Patna, India the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 6:15 pm and rises at 5:27 am. Daylight lasts 12h 47m; evening golden hour runs from 5:44 pm to 6:29 pm.

Today, Wednesday 26 August

First light
5:03 am
Sunrise
5:27 am
Solar noon
11:51 am
Sunset
6:15 pm
Last light
6:38 pm
Day length
12h 47m

17h 43m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
5:44 pm – 6:29 pm
Blue hour
6:29 pm – 6:38 pm
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
5:07 pm / 3:27 am

The sun sets at 282° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August

Sunrise 5:27 am Sunset 6:14 pm Golden hour 5:43 pm – 6:28 pm Day length 12h 46m vs today 1 minute shorter

Where Patna is

Coordinates
25.5941° N, 85.1356° E
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Current offset
UTC+05:30
Elevation
53 m
Population
1,684,297

Sunrise and sunset in Patna, 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 4:51 am 5:15 am 11:55 am 6:35 pm 7:00 pm 13h 19m −1:05 6:03 pm–6:50 pm 🌖 94%
Sun 2 4:51 am 5:16 am 11:55 am 6:34 pm 6:59 pm 13h 18m −1:06 6:02 pm–6:49 pm 🌖 87%
Mon 3 4:52 am 5:16 am 11:55 am 6:34 pm 6:58 pm 13h 17m −1:07 6:02 pm–6:49 pm 🌖 79%
Tue 4 4:52 am 5:17 am 11:55 am 6:33 pm 6:58 pm 13h 16m −1:08 6:01 pm–6:48 pm 🌖 70%
Wed 5 4:53 am 5:17 am 11:55 am 6:32 pm 6:57 pm 13h 14m −1:09 6:01 pm–6:47 pm 🌖 59%
Thu 6 4:53 am 5:18 am 11:55 am 6:32 pm 6:56 pm 13h 13m −1:10 6:00 pm–6:47 pm 🌗 47%
Fri 7 4:54 am 5:18 am 11:55 am 6:31 pm 6:55 pm 13h 12m −1:11 5:59 pm–6:46 pm 🌘 36%
Sat 8 4:54 am 5:19 am 11:55 am 6:30 pm 6:55 pm 13h 11m −1:12 5:59 pm–6:45 pm 🌘 25%
Sun 9 4:55 am 5:19 am 11:55 am 6:29 pm 6:54 pm 13h 10m −1:13 5:58 pm–6:44 pm 🌘 15%
Mon 10 4:55 am 5:20 am 11:54 am 6:29 pm 6:53 pm 13h 8m −1:14 5:57 pm–6:43 pm 🌘 8%
Tue 11 4:56 am 5:20 am 11:54 am 6:28 pm 6:52 pm 13h 7m −1:14 5:56 pm–6:43 pm 🌘 3%
Wed 12 4:56 am 5:21 am 11:54 am 6:27 pm 6:51 pm 13h 6m −1:15 5:56 pm–6:42 pm 🌑 0%
Thu 13 4:57 am 5:21 am 11:54 am 6:26 pm 6:50 pm 13h 5m −1:16 5:55 pm–6:41 pm 🌒 1%
Fri 14 4:57 am 5:22 am 11:54 am 6:26 pm 6:50 pm 13h 3m −1:17 5:54 pm–6:40 pm 🌒 3%
Sat 15 4:58 am 5:22 am 11:54 am 6:25 pm 6:49 pm 13h 2m −1:17 5:53 pm–6:39 pm 🌒 8%
Sun 16 4:58 am 5:22 am 11:53 am 6:24 pm 6:48 pm 13h 1m −1:18 5:53 pm–6:38 pm 🌒 15%
Mon 17 4:59 am 5:23 am 11:53 am 6:23 pm 6:47 pm 13h 0m −1:19 5:52 pm–6:38 pm 🌒 23%
Tue 18 4:59 am 5:23 am 11:53 am 6:22 pm 6:46 pm 12h 58m −1:19 5:51 pm–6:37 pm 🌒 32%
Wed 19 5:00 am 5:24 am 11:53 am 6:21 pm 6:45 pm 12h 57m −1:20 5:50 pm–6:36 pm 🌒 42%
Thu 20 5:00 am 5:24 am 11:52 am 6:20 pm 6:44 pm 12h 56m −1:20 5:49 pm–6:35 pm 🌓 51%
Fri 21 5:01 am 5:25 am 11:52 am 6:19 pm 6:43 pm 12h 54m −1:21 5:48 pm–6:34 pm 🌔 61%
Sat 22 5:01 am 5:25 am 11:52 am 6:18 pm 6:42 pm 12h 53m −1:21 5:47 pm–6:33 pm 🌔 70%
Sun 23 5:02 am 5:26 am 11:52 am 6:17 pm 6:41 pm 12h 51m −1:22 5:47 pm–6:32 pm 🌔 78%
Mon 24 5:02 am 5:26 am 11:51 am 6:17 pm 6:40 pm 12h 50m −1:22 5:46 pm–6:31 pm 🌔 85%
Tue 25 5:03 am 5:26 am 11:51 am 6:16 pm 6:39 pm 12h 49m −1:23 5:45 pm–6:30 pm 🌔 91%
Wed 26 5:03 am 5:27 am 11:51 am 6:15 pm 6:38 pm 12h 47m −1:23 5:44 pm–6:29 pm 🌔 96%
Thu 27 5:04 am 5:27 am 11:51 am 6:14 pm 6:37 pm 12h 46m −1:24 5:43 pm–6:28 pm 🌔 99%
Fri 28 5:04 am 5:28 am 11:50 am 6:13 pm 6:36 pm 12h 45m −1:24 5:42 pm–6:27 pm 🌕 100%
Sat 29 5:05 am 5:28 am 11:50 am 6:12 pm 6:35 pm 12h 43m −1:25 5:41 pm–6:26 pm 🌖 99%
Sun 30 5:05 am 5:28 am 11:50 am 6:11 pm 6:34 pm 12h 42m −1:25 5:40 pm–6:25 pm 🌖 96%
Mon 31 5:05 am 5:29 am 11:49 am 6:10 pm 6:33 pm 12h 40m −1:25 5:39 pm–6:24 pm 🌖 90%
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 3:51 am 4:21 am 5:15 am 6:35 pm 7:29 pm 7:59 pm 10h 41m 82.4° 290° WNW
Sun 2 3:52 am 4:22 am 5:16 am 6:34 pm 7:28 pm 7:58 pm 10h 42m 82.1° 290° WNW
Mon 3 3:52 am 4:23 am 5:16 am 6:34 pm 7:27 pm 7:58 pm 10h 43m 81.9° 290° WNW
Tue 4 3:53 am 4:23 am 5:17 am 6:33 pm 7:27 pm 7:57 pm 10h 44m 81.6° 290° WNW
Wed 5 3:54 am 4:24 am 5:17 am 6:32 pm 7:26 pm 7:56 pm 10h 45m 81.4° 289° WNW
Thu 6 3:54 am 4:24 am 5:18 am 6:32 pm 7:25 pm 7:55 pm 10h 46m 81.1° 289° WNW
Fri 7 3:55 am 4:25 am 5:18 am 6:31 pm 7:24 pm 7:54 pm 10h 47m 80.8° 289° WNW
Sat 8 3:56 am 4:26 am 5:19 am 6:30 pm 7:23 pm 7:53 pm 10h 49m 80.5° 288° WNW
Sun 9 3:56 am 4:26 am 5:19 am 6:29 pm 7:23 pm 7:52 pm 10h 50m 80.2° 288° WNW
Mon 10 3:57 am 4:27 am 5:20 am 6:29 pm 7:22 pm 7:51 pm 10h 51m 79.9° 288° WNW
Tue 11 3:58 am 4:27 am 5:20 am 6:28 pm 7:21 pm 7:50 pm 10h 52m 79.6° 287° WNW
Wed 12 3:58 am 4:28 am 5:21 am 6:27 pm 7:20 pm 7:49 pm 10h 53m 79.4° 287° WNW
Thu 13 3:59 am 4:28 am 5:21 am 6:26 pm 7:19 pm 7:48 pm 10h 55m 79.0° 287° WNW
Fri 14 4:00 am 4:29 am 5:22 am 6:26 pm 7:18 pm 7:47 pm 10h 56m 78.7° 286° WNW
Sat 15 4:00 am 4:30 am 5:22 am 6:25 pm 7:17 pm 7:46 pm 10h 57m 78.4° 286° WNW
Sun 16 4:01 am 4:30 am 5:22 am 6:24 pm 7:16 pm 7:45 pm 10h 59m 78.1° 286° WNW
Mon 17 4:02 am 4:31 am 5:23 am 6:23 pm 7:15 pm 7:44 pm 11h 0m 77.8° 285° WNW
Tue 18 4:02 am 4:31 am 5:23 am 6:22 pm 7:14 pm 7:43 pm 11h 1m 77.5° 285° WNW
Wed 19 4:03 am 4:32 am 5:24 am 6:21 pm 7:13 pm 7:42 pm 11h 3m 77.2° 284° WNW
Thu 20 4:04 am 4:32 am 5:24 am 6:20 pm 7:12 pm 7:41 pm 11h 4m 76.8° 284° WNW
Fri 21 4:04 am 4:33 am 5:25 am 6:19 pm 7:11 pm 7:40 pm 11h 5m 76.5° 284° WNW
Sat 22 4:05 am 4:33 am 5:25 am 6:18 pm 7:10 pm 7:39 pm 11h 7m 76.2° 283° WNW
Sun 23 4:05 am 4:34 am 5:26 am 6:17 pm 7:09 pm 7:37 pm 11h 8m 75.8° 283° WNW
Mon 24 4:06 am 4:34 am 5:26 am 6:17 pm 7:08 pm 7:36 pm 11h 9m 75.5° 283° WNW
Tue 25 4:07 am 4:35 am 5:26 am 6:16 pm 7:07 pm 7:35 pm 11h 11m 75.1° 282° WNW
Wed 26 4:07 am 4:35 am 5:27 am 6:15 pm 7:06 pm 7:34 pm 11h 12m 74.8° 282° WNW
Thu 27 4:08 am 4:36 am 5:27 am 6:14 pm 7:05 pm 7:33 pm 11h 13m 74.4° 281° WNW
Fri 28 4:08 am 4:36 am 5:28 am 6:13 pm 7:04 pm 7:32 pm 11h 15m 74.1° 281° W
Sat 29 4:09 am 4:37 am 5:28 am 6:12 pm 7:03 pm 7:31 pm 11h 16m 73.7° 281° W
Sun 30 4:09 am 4:37 am 5:28 am 6:11 pm 7:01 pm 7:29 pm 11h 18m 73.4° 280° W
Mon 31 4:10 am 4:38 am 5:29 am 6:10 pm 7:00 pm 7:28 pm 11h 19m 73.0° 280° 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 5:06 am 5:29 am 11:49 am 6:09 pm 6:32 pm 12h 39m −1:26 5:38 pm–6:23 pm 🌖 83%
Wed 2 5:06 am 5:30 am 11:49 am 6:08 pm 6:31 pm 12h 37m −1:26 5:37 pm–6:22 pm 🌖 73%
Thu 3 5:07 am 5:30 am 11:48 am 6:06 pm 6:30 pm 12h 36m −1:26 5:36 pm–6:21 pm 🌖 62%
Fri 4 5:07 am 5:30 am 11:48 am 6:05 pm 6:29 pm 12h 35m −1:27 5:35 pm–6:20 pm 🌗 51%
Sat 5 5:08 am 5:31 am 11:48 am 6:04 pm 6:28 pm 12h 33m −1:27 5:34 pm–6:19 pm 🌘 39%
Sun 6 5:08 am 5:31 am 11:47 am 6:03 pm 6:26 pm 12h 32m −1:27 5:33 pm–6:17 pm 🌘 28%
Mon 7 5:08 am 5:32 am 11:47 am 6:02 pm 6:25 pm 12h 30m −1:27 5:32 pm–6:16 pm 🌘 18%
Tue 8 5:09 am 5:32 am 11:47 am 6:01 pm 6:24 pm 12h 29m −1:28 5:31 pm–6:15 pm 🌘 10%
Wed 9 5:09 am 5:32 am 11:46 am 6:00 pm 6:23 pm 12h 27m −1:28 5:30 pm–6:14 pm 🌘 4%
Thu 10 5:10 am 5:33 am 11:46 am 5:59 pm 6:22 pm 12h 26m −1:28 5:29 pm–6:13 pm 🌘 1%
Fri 11 5:10 am 5:33 am 11:46 am 5:58 pm 6:21 pm 12h 24m −1:28 5:28 pm–6:12 pm 🌑 0%
Sat 12 5:10 am 5:33 am 11:45 am 5:57 pm 6:20 pm 12h 23m −1:28 5:26 pm–6:11 pm 🌒 2%
Sun 13 5:11 am 5:34 am 11:45 am 5:56 pm 6:19 pm 12h 21m −1:29 5:25 pm–6:10 pm 🌒 6%
Mon 14 5:11 am 5:34 am 11:45 am 5:55 pm 6:18 pm 12h 20m −1:29 5:24 pm–6:09 pm 🌒 11%
Tue 15 5:12 am 5:35 am 11:44 am 5:54 pm 6:17 pm 12h 18m −1:29 5:23 pm–6:08 pm 🌒 18%
Wed 16 5:12 am 5:35 am 11:44 am 5:52 pm 6:15 pm 12h 17m −1:29 5:22 pm–6:07 pm 🌒 26%
Thu 17 5:12 am 5:35 am 11:44 am 5:51 pm 6:14 pm 12h 15m −1:29 5:21 pm–6:05 pm 🌒 35%
Fri 18 5:13 am 5:36 am 11:43 am 5:50 pm 6:13 pm 12h 14m −1:29 5:20 pm–6:04 pm 🌒 44%
Sat 19 5:13 am 5:36 am 11:43 am 5:49 pm 6:12 pm 12h 12m −1:29 5:19 pm–6:03 pm 🌓 54%
Sun 20 5:14 am 5:37 am 11:42 am 5:48 pm 6:11 pm 12h 11m −1:29 5:18 pm–6:02 pm 🌔 63%
Mon 21 5:14 am 5:37 am 11:42 am 5:47 pm 6:10 pm 12h 10m −1:29 5:17 pm–6:01 pm 🌔 72%
Tue 22 5:14 am 5:37 am 11:42 am 5:46 pm 6:09 pm 12h 8m −1:29 5:16 pm–6:00 pm 🌔 80%
Wed 23 5:15 am 5:38 am 11:41 am 5:45 pm 6:08 pm 12h 7m −1:29 5:14 pm–5:59 pm 🌔 87%
Thu 24 5:15 am 5:38 am 11:41 am 5:44 pm 6:07 pm 12h 5m −1:29 5:13 pm–5:58 pm 🌔 93%
Fri 25 5:16 am 5:39 am 11:41 am 5:43 pm 6:05 pm 12h 4m −1:29 5:12 pm–5:57 pm 🌔 97%
Sat 26 5:16 am 5:39 am 11:40 am 5:41 pm 6:04 pm 12h 2m −1:29 5:11 pm–5:56 pm 🌔 100%
Sun 27 5:16 am 5:39 am 11:40 am 5:40 pm 6:03 pm 12h 1m −1:29 5:10 pm–5:54 pm 🌕 100%
Mon 28 5:17 am 5:40 am 11:40 am 5:39 pm 6:02 pm 11h 59m −1:29 5:09 pm–5:53 pm 🌖 97%
Tue 29 5:17 am 5:40 am 11:39 am 5:38 pm 6:01 pm 11h 58m −1:29 5:08 pm–5:52 pm 🌖 93%
Wed 30 5:18 am 5:41 am 11:39 am 5:37 pm 6:00 pm 11h 56m −1:29 5:07 pm–5:51 pm 🌖 86%

Longest and shortest day in Patna

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 13h 44m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 10h 32m.

Between them the day length swings by 3h 11m.

Daylight through 2026

12am6am12pm6pm12amJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 4:58 pm on 30 November; the latest is 6:44 pm on 2 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 4:57 am on 9 June to 6:37 am on 13 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 9m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Patna different

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 25.6° stretches this evening's golden hour to 45 minutes, against about 41 for a city on the equator today.

Between solstices the sunset walks 52° 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 WNW.

Across August the sunset moves 25 minutes earlier, averaging about 51 seconds a day.

Planning a sunset photo in Patna

Arrive by 5:29 pm. Golden hour opens at 5:44 pm and the sun is down by 6:15 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 6:29 pm and runs to 6:38 pm, the end of civil twilight and 23m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Patna — 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 Patna today?

The sun sets in Patna at 6:15 pm today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Patna?

It takes 23m. Civil twilight ends at 6:38 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Patna?

Evening golden hour runs 5:44 pm to 6:29 pm today, lasting 45m. Full golden hour times for Patna covers the morning window and the coming week.

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