Sunset and sunrise times in Ranchi, India
In Ranchi, India the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 6:12 pm and rises at 5:28 am. Daylight lasts 12h 43m; evening golden hour runs from 5:42 pm to 6:26 pm.
Today, Wednesday 26 August
- First light
- 5:05 am
- Sunrise
- 5:28 am
- Solar noon
- 11:50 am
- Sunset
- 6:12 pm
- Last light
- 6:35 pm
- Day length
- 12h 43m
17h 40m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 5:42 pm – 6:26 pm
- Blue hour
- 6:26 pm – 6:35 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 77.0°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 5:03 pm / 3:30 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 5:28 am Sunset 6:11 pm Golden hour 5:41 pm – 6:25 pm Day length 12h 42m vs today 1 minute shorterWhere Ranchi is
- Coordinates
- 23.3432° N, 85.3094° E
- Time zone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Current offset
- UTC+05:30
- Elevation
- 643 m
- Population
- 1,120,374
Sunrise and sunset in Ranchi, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 4:54 am | 5:18 am | 11:55 am | 6:31 pm | 6:55 pm | 13h 12m | −0:59 | 5:59 pm–6:45 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Sun 2 | 4:55 am | 5:19 am | 11:55 am | 6:30 pm | 6:54 pm | 13h 11m | −1:00 | 5:59 pm–6:45 pm | 🌖 87% |
| Mon 3 | 4:55 am | 5:19 am | 11:55 am | 6:29 pm | 6:53 pm | 13h 10m | −1:00 | 5:58 pm–6:44 pm | 🌖 79% |
| Tue 4 | 4:56 am | 5:20 am | 11:54 am | 6:29 pm | 6:53 pm | 13h 9m | −1:01 | 5:58 pm–6:44 pm | 🌖 70% |
| Wed 5 | 4:56 am | 5:20 am | 11:54 am | 6:28 pm | 6:52 pm | 13h 8m | −1:02 | 5:57 pm–6:43 pm | 🌖 59% |
| Thu 6 | 4:57 am | 5:21 am | 11:54 am | 6:28 pm | 6:52 pm | 13h 7m | −1:03 | 5:56 pm–6:42 pm | 🌗 47% |
| Fri 7 | 4:57 am | 5:21 am | 11:54 am | 6:27 pm | 6:51 pm | 13h 6m | −1:04 | 5:56 pm–6:42 pm | 🌘 36% |
| Sat 8 | 4:58 am | 5:21 am | 11:54 am | 6:26 pm | 6:50 pm | 13h 4m | −1:05 | 5:55 pm–6:41 pm | 🌘 25% |
| Sun 9 | 4:58 am | 5:22 am | 11:54 am | 6:26 pm | 6:49 pm | 13h 3m | −1:05 | 5:55 pm–6:40 pm | 🌘 15% |
| Mon 10 | 4:58 am | 5:22 am | 11:54 am | 6:25 pm | 6:49 pm | 13h 2m | −1:06 | 5:54 pm–6:39 pm | 🌘 8% |
| Tue 11 | 4:59 am | 5:23 am | 11:54 am | 6:24 pm | 6:48 pm | 13h 1m | −1:07 | 5:53 pm–6:39 pm | 🌘 3% |
| Wed 12 | 4:59 am | 5:23 am | 11:53 am | 6:23 pm | 6:47 pm | 13h 0m | −1:08 | 5:53 pm–6:38 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | 5:00 am | 5:23 am | 11:53 am | 6:23 pm | 6:46 pm | 12h 59m | −1:08 | 5:52 pm–6:37 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Fri 14 | 5:00 am | 5:24 am | 11:53 am | 6:22 pm | 6:46 pm | 12h 58m | −1:09 | 5:51 pm–6:36 pm | 🌒 3% |
| Sat 15 | 5:01 am | 5:24 am | 11:53 am | 6:21 pm | 6:45 pm | 12h 57m | −1:10 | 5:50 pm–6:36 pm | 🌒 8% |
| Sun 16 | 5:01 am | 5:25 am | 11:53 am | 6:20 pm | 6:44 pm | 12h 55m | −1:10 | 5:50 pm–6:35 pm | 🌒 15% |
| Mon 17 | 5:01 am | 5:25 am | 11:52 am | 6:20 pm | 6:43 pm | 12h 54m | −1:11 | 5:49 pm–6:34 pm | 🌒 23% |
| Tue 18 | 5:02 am | 5:25 am | 11:52 am | 6:19 pm | 6:42 pm | 12h 53m | −1:11 | 5:48 pm–6:33 pm | 🌒 32% |
| Wed 19 | 5:02 am | 5:26 am | 11:52 am | 6:18 pm | 6:41 pm | 12h 52m | −1:12 | 5:47 pm–6:32 pm | 🌒 42% |
| Thu 20 | 5:03 am | 5:26 am | 11:52 am | 6:17 pm | 6:40 pm | 12h 51m | −1:12 | 5:47 pm–6:31 pm | 🌓 51% |
| Fri 21 | 5:03 am | 5:26 am | 11:51 am | 6:16 pm | 6:40 pm | 12h 49m | −1:13 | 5:46 pm–6:30 pm | 🌔 61% |
| Sat 22 | 5:03 am | 5:27 am | 11:51 am | 6:15 pm | 6:39 pm | 12h 48m | −1:13 | 5:45 pm–6:30 pm | 🌔 70% |
| Sun 23 | 5:04 am | 5:27 am | 11:51 am | 6:15 pm | 6:38 pm | 12h 47m | −1:14 | 5:44 pm–6:29 pm | 🌔 78% |
| Mon 24 | 5:04 am | 5:27 am | 11:51 am | 6:14 pm | 6:37 pm | 12h 46m | −1:14 | 5:43 pm–6:28 pm | 🌔 85% |
| Tue 25 | 5:05 am | 5:28 am | 11:50 am | 6:13 pm | 6:36 pm | 12h 44m | −1:15 | 5:42 pm–6:27 pm | 🌔 91% |
| Wed 26 | 5:05 am | 5:28 am | 11:50 am | 6:12 pm | 6:35 pm | 12h 43m | −1:15 | 5:42 pm–6:26 pm | 🌔 96% |
| Thu 27 | 5:05 am | 5:28 am | 11:50 am | 6:11 pm | 6:34 pm | 12h 42m | −1:15 | 5:41 pm–6:25 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Fri 28 | 5:06 am | 5:29 am | 11:50 am | 6:10 pm | 6:33 pm | 12h 41m | −1:16 | 5:40 pm–6:24 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 5:06 am | 5:29 am | 11:49 am | 6:09 pm | 6:32 pm | 12h 39m | −1:16 | 5:39 pm–6:23 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Sun 30 | 5:07 am | 5:30 am | 11:49 am | 6:08 pm | 6:31 pm | 12h 38m | −1:17 | 5:38 pm–6:22 pm | 🌖 96% |
| Mon 31 | 5:07 am | 5:30 am | 11:49 am | 6:07 pm | 6:30 pm | 12h 37m | −1:17 | 5:37 pm–6:21 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 | 3:56 am | 4:26 am | 5:18 am | 6:31 pm | 7:23 pm | 7:53 pm | 10h 48m | 84.7° | 290° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 3:57 am | 4:26 am | 5:19 am | 6:30 pm | 7:23 pm | 7:52 pm | 10h 49m | 84.4° | 290° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 3:57 am | 4:27 am | 5:19 am | 6:29 pm | 7:22 pm | 7:51 pm | 10h 50m | 84.1° | 289° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 3:58 am | 4:27 am | 5:20 am | 6:29 pm | 7:21 pm | 7:51 pm | 10h 51m | 83.9° | 289° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 3:58 am | 4:28 am | 5:20 am | 6:28 pm | 7:21 pm | 7:50 pm | 10h 52m | 83.6° | 289° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 3:59 am | 4:28 am | 5:21 am | 6:28 pm | 7:20 pm | 7:49 pm | 10h 53m | 83.3° | 289° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 4:00 am | 4:29 am | 5:21 am | 6:27 pm | 7:19 pm | 7:48 pm | 10h 54m | 83.1° | 288° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 4:00 am | 4:29 am | 5:21 am | 6:26 pm | 7:18 pm | 7:47 pm | 10h 55m | 82.8° | 288° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 4:01 am | 4:30 am | 5:22 am | 6:26 pm | 7:17 pm | 7:46 pm | 10h 56m | 82.5° | 288° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 4:01 am | 4:30 am | 5:22 am | 6:25 pm | 7:17 pm | 7:45 pm | 10h 57m | 82.2° | 287° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 4:02 am | 4:31 am | 5:23 am | 6:24 pm | 7:16 pm | 7:45 pm | 10h 58m | 81.9° | 287° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 4:03 am | 4:31 am | 5:23 am | 6:23 pm | 7:15 pm | 7:44 pm | 10h 59m | 81.6° | 287° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 4:03 am | 4:32 am | 5:23 am | 6:23 pm | 7:14 pm | 7:43 pm | 11h 1m | 81.3° | 286° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 4:04 am | 4:32 am | 5:24 am | 6:22 pm | 7:13 pm | 7:42 pm | 11h 2m | 81.0° | 286° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 4:04 am | 4:33 am | 5:24 am | 6:21 pm | 7:12 pm | 7:41 pm | 11h 3m | 80.7° | 286° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 4:05 am | 4:33 am | 5:25 am | 6:20 pm | 7:12 pm | 7:40 pm | 11h 4m | 80.4° | 285° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 4:06 am | 4:34 am | 5:25 am | 6:20 pm | 7:11 pm | 7:39 pm | 11h 5m | 80.0° | 285° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 4:06 am | 4:34 am | 5:25 am | 6:19 pm | 7:10 pm | 7:38 pm | 11h 6m | 79.7° | 285° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 4:07 am | 4:35 am | 5:26 am | 6:18 pm | 7:09 pm | 7:37 pm | 11h 8m | 79.4° | 284° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 4:07 am | 4:35 am | 5:26 am | 6:17 pm | 7:08 pm | 7:36 pm | 11h 9m | 79.1° | 284° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 4:08 am | 4:36 am | 5:26 am | 6:16 pm | 7:07 pm | 7:35 pm | 11h 10m | 78.7° | 283° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 4:08 am | 4:36 am | 5:27 am | 6:15 pm | 7:06 pm | 7:34 pm | 11h 11m | 78.4° | 283° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 4:09 am | 4:37 am | 5:27 am | 6:15 pm | 7:05 pm | 7:33 pm | 11h 12m | 78.1° | 283° WNW |
| Mon 24 | 4:09 am | 4:37 am | 5:27 am | 6:14 pm | 7:04 pm | 7:32 pm | 11h 14m | 77.7° | 282° WNW |
| Tue 25 | 4:10 am | 4:37 am | 5:28 am | 6:13 pm | 7:03 pm | 7:31 pm | 11h 15m | 77.4° | 282° WNW |
| Wed 26 | 4:10 am | 4:38 am | 5:28 am | 6:12 pm | 7:02 pm | 7:30 pm | 11h 16m | 77.0° | 282° WNW |
| Thu 27 | 4:11 am | 4:38 am | 5:28 am | 6:11 pm | 7:01 pm | 7:29 pm | 11h 17m | 76.7° | 281° W |
| Fri 28 | 4:11 am | 4:39 am | 5:29 am | 6:10 pm | 7:00 pm | 7:27 pm | 11h 19m | 76.3° | 281° W |
| Sat 29 | 4:12 am | 4:39 am | 5:29 am | 6:09 pm | 6:59 pm | 7:26 pm | 11h 20m | 76.0° | 280° W |
| Sun 30 | 4:12 am | 4:40 am | 5:30 am | 6:08 pm | 6:58 pm | 7:25 pm | 11h 21m | 75.6° | 280° W |
| Mon 31 | 4:13 am | 4:40 am | 5:30 am | 6:07 pm | 6:57 pm | 7:24 pm | 11h 22m | 75.3° | 280° W |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:07 am | 5:30 am | 11:48 am | 6:06 pm | 6:29 pm | 12h 36m | −1:17 | 5:36 pm–6:20 pm | 🌖 83% |
| Wed 2 | 5:08 am | 5:30 am | 11:48 am | 6:05 pm | 6:28 pm | 12h 34m | −1:17 | 5:35 pm–6:19 pm | 🌖 73% |
| Thu 3 | 5:08 am | 5:31 am | 11:48 am | 6:04 pm | 6:27 pm | 12h 33m | −1:18 | 5:34 pm–6:18 pm | 🌖 62% |
| Fri 4 | 5:08 am | 5:31 am | 11:47 am | 6:03 pm | 6:26 pm | 12h 32m | −1:18 | 5:33 pm–6:17 pm | 🌗 51% |
| Sat 5 | 5:09 am | 5:31 am | 11:47 am | 6:02 pm | 6:25 pm | 12h 30m | −1:18 | 5:32 pm–6:16 pm | 🌘 39% |
| Sun 6 | 5:09 am | 5:32 am | 11:47 am | 6:01 pm | 6:24 pm | 12h 29m | −1:19 | 5:31 pm–6:15 pm | 🌘 28% |
| Mon 7 | 5:09 am | 5:32 am | 11:46 am | 6:00 pm | 6:23 pm | 12h 28m | −1:19 | 5:30 pm–6:14 pm | 🌘 18% |
| Tue 8 | 5:10 am | 5:32 am | 11:46 am | 5:59 pm | 6:22 pm | 12h 26m | −1:19 | 5:29 pm–6:13 pm | 🌘 10% |
| Wed 9 | 5:10 am | 5:33 am | 11:46 am | 5:58 pm | 6:21 pm | 12h 25m | −1:19 | 5:28 pm–6:12 pm | 🌘 4% |
| Thu 10 | 5:10 am | 5:33 am | 11:45 am | 5:57 pm | 6:20 pm | 12h 24m | −1:19 | 5:27 pm–6:11 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 5:11 am | 5:33 am | 11:45 am | 5:56 pm | 6:19 pm | 12h 22m | −1:19 | 5:26 pm–6:10 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 5:11 am | 5:34 am | 11:45 am | 5:55 pm | 6:18 pm | 12h 21m | −1:20 | 5:25 pm–6:09 pm | 🌒 2% |
| Sun 13 | 5:11 am | 5:34 am | 11:44 am | 5:54 pm | 6:17 pm | 12h 20m | −1:20 | 5:24 pm–6:08 pm | 🌒 6% |
| Mon 14 | 5:12 am | 5:34 am | 11:44 am | 5:53 pm | 6:16 pm | 12h 18m | −1:20 | 5:23 pm–6:07 pm | 🌒 11% |
| Tue 15 | 5:12 am | 5:35 am | 11:44 am | 5:52 pm | 6:15 pm | 12h 17m | −1:20 | 5:22 pm–6:06 pm | 🌒 18% |
| Wed 16 | 5:12 am | 5:35 am | 11:43 am | 5:51 pm | 6:14 pm | 12h 16m | −1:20 | 5:21 pm–6:05 pm | 🌒 26% |
| Thu 17 | 5:13 am | 5:35 am | 11:43 am | 5:50 pm | 6:13 pm | 12h 14m | −1:20 | 5:20 pm–6:04 pm | 🌒 35% |
| Fri 18 | 5:13 am | 5:36 am | 11:43 am | 5:49 pm | 6:12 pm | 12h 13m | −1:20 | 5:19 pm–6:03 pm | 🌒 44% |
| Sat 19 | 5:13 am | 5:36 am | 11:42 am | 5:48 pm | 6:11 pm | 12h 12m | −1:20 | 5:18 pm–6:02 pm | 🌓 54% |
| Sun 20 | 5:14 am | 5:36 am | 11:42 am | 5:47 pm | 6:10 pm | 12h 10m | −1:20 | 5:17 pm–6:01 pm | 🌔 63% |
| Mon 21 | 5:14 am | 5:36 am | 11:41 am | 5:46 pm | 6:09 pm | 12h 9m | −1:21 | 5:16 pm–6:00 pm | 🌔 72% |
| Tue 22 | 5:14 am | 5:37 am | 11:41 am | 5:45 pm | 6:08 pm | 12h 8m | −1:21 | 5:15 pm–5:59 pm | 🌔 80% |
| Wed 23 | 5:15 am | 5:37 am | 11:41 am | 5:44 pm | 6:07 pm | 12h 6m | −1:21 | 5:14 pm–5:58 pm | 🌔 87% |
| Thu 24 | 5:15 am | 5:37 am | 11:40 am | 5:43 pm | 6:06 pm | 12h 5m | −1:21 | 5:13 pm–5:57 pm | 🌔 93% |
| Fri 25 | 5:15 am | 5:38 am | 11:40 am | 5:42 pm | 6:04 pm | 12h 4m | −1:21 | 5:12 pm–5:56 pm | 🌔 97% |
| Sat 26 | 5:16 am | 5:38 am | 11:40 am | 5:41 pm | 6:03 pm | 12h 2m | −1:21 | 5:11 pm–5:55 pm | 🌔 100% |
| Sun 27 | 5:16 am | 5:38 am | 11:39 am | 5:40 pm | 6:02 pm | 12h 1m | −1:21 | 5:10 pm–5:54 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 5:16 am | 5:39 am | 11:39 am | 5:39 pm | 6:01 pm | 12h 0m | −1:21 | 5:09 pm–5:53 pm | 🌖 97% |
| Tue 29 | 5:17 am | 5:39 am | 11:39 am | 5:38 pm | 6:00 pm | 11h 58m | −1:21 | 5:08 pm–5:52 pm | 🌖 93% |
| Wed 30 | 5:17 am | 5:39 am | 11:38 am | 5:37 pm | 5:59 pm | 11h 57m | −1:20 | 5:07 pm–5:51 pm | 🌖 86% |
Longest and shortest day in Ranchi
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 13h 34m of daylight.
The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 10h 41m.
Between them the day length swings by 2h 52m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 5:01 pm on 28 November; the latest is 6:39 pm on 3 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 5:01 am on 8 June to 6:32 am on 15 January.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 8m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Ranchi different
It takes roughly 23 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.
Between solstices the sunset walks 51° 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.
By the end of August the sun will be setting 23 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 47 seconds a day.
At 643 m the horizon sits 0.88° lower than at sea level, so the sun sets about 3.9 minutes later here than the standard tables suggest — roughly 7.8 minutes of extra daylight across the day.
Planning a sunset photo in Ranchi
Arrive by 5:27 pm. Golden hour opens at 5:42 pm and the sun is down by 6:12 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 6:26 pm and runs to 6:35 pm, the end of civil twilight and 23m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Ranchi today?
The sun sets in Ranchi at 6:12 pm today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Ranchi?
It takes 23m. Civil twilight ends at 6:35 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Ranchi?
Evening golden hour runs 5:42 pm to 6:26 pm today, lasting 44m. Full golden hour times for Ranchi covers the morning window and the coming week.