Sunset and sunrise times in Varanasi, India
In Varanasi, India the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 6:23 pm and rises at 5:36 am. Daylight lasts 12h 47m; evening golden hour runs from 5:52 pm to 6:37 pm.
Today, Wednesday 26 August
- First light
- 5:12 am
- Sunrise
- 5:36 am
- Solar noon
- 11:59 am
- Sunset
- 6:23 pm
- Last light
- 6:46 pm
- Day length
- 12h 47m
17h 51m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 5:52 pm – 6:37 pm
- Blue hour
- 6:37 pm – 6:46 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 75.1°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 5:16 pm / 3:36 am
The sun sets at 282° — face west-northwest
Sunset conditions tonight
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Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August
Sunrise 5:36 am Sunset 6:22 pm Golden hour 5:51 pm – 6:36 pm Day length 12h 45m vs today 1 minute shorterWhere Varanasi is
- Coordinates
- 25.3167° N, 83.0104° E
- Time zone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Current offset
- UTC+05:30
- Elevation
- 86 m
- Population
- 1,164,404
Sunrise and sunset in Varanasi, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:00 am | 5:24 am | 12:04 pm | 6:43 pm | 7:08 pm | 13h 18m | −1:04 | 6:11 pm–6:58 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Sun 2 | 5:00 am | 5:25 am | 12:04 pm | 6:42 pm | 7:07 pm | 13h 17m | −1:05 | 6:11 pm–6:57 pm | 🌖 87% |
| Mon 3 | 5:01 am | 5:25 am | 12:04 pm | 6:42 pm | 7:06 pm | 13h 16m | −1:06 | 6:10 pm–6:57 pm | 🌖 79% |
| Tue 4 | 5:01 am | 5:26 am | 12:04 pm | 6:41 pm | 7:06 pm | 13h 15m | −1:07 | 6:09 pm–6:56 pm | 🌖 70% |
| Wed 5 | 5:02 am | 5:26 am | 12:04 pm | 6:40 pm | 7:05 pm | 13h 14m | −1:08 | 6:09 pm–6:55 pm | 🌖 59% |
| Thu 6 | 5:02 am | 5:27 am | 12:03 pm | 6:40 pm | 7:04 pm | 13h 12m | −1:09 | 6:08 pm–6:55 pm | 🌗 47% |
| Fri 7 | 5:03 am | 5:27 am | 12:03 pm | 6:39 pm | 7:03 pm | 13h 11m | −1:10 | 6:07 pm–6:54 pm | 🌘 36% |
| Sat 8 | 5:03 am | 5:28 am | 12:03 pm | 6:38 pm | 7:03 pm | 13h 10m | −1:11 | 6:07 pm–6:53 pm | 🌘 25% |
| Sun 9 | 5:04 am | 5:28 am | 12:03 pm | 6:38 pm | 7:02 pm | 13h 9m | −1:12 | 6:06 pm–6:52 pm | 🌘 15% |
| Mon 10 | 5:04 am | 5:29 am | 12:03 pm | 6:37 pm | 7:01 pm | 13h 8m | −1:13 | 6:05 pm–6:52 pm | 🌘 8% |
| Tue 11 | 5:05 am | 5:29 am | 12:03 pm | 6:36 pm | 7:00 pm | 13h 6m | −1:13 | 6:05 pm–6:51 pm | 🌘 3% |
| Wed 12 | 5:05 am | 5:30 am | 12:03 pm | 6:35 pm | 6:59 pm | 13h 5m | −1:14 | 6:04 pm–6:50 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | 5:06 am | 5:30 am | 12:02 pm | 6:34 pm | 6:58 pm | 13h 4m | −1:15 | 6:03 pm–6:49 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Fri 14 | 5:06 am | 5:30 am | 12:02 pm | 6:34 pm | 6:58 pm | 13h 3m | −1:16 | 6:02 pm–6:48 pm | 🌒 3% |
| Sat 15 | 5:07 am | 5:31 am | 12:02 pm | 6:33 pm | 6:57 pm | 13h 1m | −1:16 | 6:02 pm–6:47 pm | 🌒 8% |
| Sun 16 | 5:07 am | 5:31 am | 12:02 pm | 6:32 pm | 6:56 pm | 13h 0m | −1:17 | 6:01 pm–6:47 pm | 🌒 15% |
| Mon 17 | 5:08 am | 5:32 am | 12:02 pm | 6:31 pm | 6:55 pm | 12h 59m | −1:18 | 6:00 pm–6:46 pm | 🌒 23% |
| Tue 18 | 5:08 am | 5:32 am | 12:01 pm | 6:30 pm | 6:54 pm | 12h 58m | −1:18 | 5:59 pm–6:45 pm | 🌒 32% |
| Wed 19 | 5:09 am | 5:33 am | 12:01 pm | 6:29 pm | 6:53 pm | 12h 56m | −1:19 | 5:58 pm–6:44 pm | 🌒 42% |
| Thu 20 | 5:09 am | 5:33 am | 12:01 pm | 6:28 pm | 6:52 pm | 12h 55m | −1:19 | 5:58 pm–6:43 pm | 🌓 51% |
| Fri 21 | 5:10 am | 5:33 am | 12:01 pm | 6:28 pm | 6:51 pm | 12h 54m | −1:20 | 5:57 pm–6:42 pm | 🌔 61% |
| Sat 22 | 5:10 am | 5:34 am | 12:00 pm | 6:27 pm | 6:50 pm | 12h 52m | −1:20 | 5:56 pm–6:41 pm | 🌔 70% |
| Sun 23 | 5:11 am | 5:34 am | 12:00 pm | 6:26 pm | 6:49 pm | 12h 51m | −1:21 | 5:55 pm–6:40 pm | 🌔 78% |
| Mon 24 | 5:11 am | 5:35 am | 12:00 pm | 6:25 pm | 6:48 pm | 12h 50m | −1:21 | 5:54 pm–6:39 pm | 🌔 85% |
| Tue 25 | 5:12 am | 5:35 am | 12:00 pm | 6:24 pm | 6:47 pm | 12h 48m | −1:22 | 5:53 pm–6:38 pm | 🌔 91% |
| Wed 26 | 5:12 am | 5:36 am | 11:59 am | 6:23 pm | 6:46 pm | 12h 47m | −1:22 | 5:52 pm–6:37 pm | 🌔 96% |
| Thu 27 | 5:12 am | 5:36 am | 11:59 am | 6:22 pm | 6:45 pm | 12h 45m | −1:23 | 5:51 pm–6:36 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Fri 28 | 5:13 am | 5:36 am | 11:59 am | 6:21 pm | 6:44 pm | 12h 44m | −1:23 | 5:50 pm–6:35 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 5:13 am | 5:37 am | 11:58 am | 6:20 pm | 6:43 pm | 12h 43m | −1:24 | 5:49 pm–6:34 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Sun 30 | 5:14 am | 5:37 am | 11:58 am | 6:19 pm | 6:42 pm | 12h 41m | −1:24 | 5:48 pm–6:33 pm | 🌖 96% |
| Mon 31 | 5:14 am | 5:38 am | 11:58 am | 6:18 pm | 6:41 pm | 12h 40m | −1:24 | 5:47 pm–6:32 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 | 4:00 am | 4:30 am | 5:24 am | 6:43 pm | 7:37 pm | 8:07 pm | 10h 41m | 82.7° | 290° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 4:01 am | 4:31 am | 5:25 am | 6:42 pm | 7:36 pm | 8:06 pm | 10h 43m | 82.4° | 290° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 4:01 am | 4:32 am | 5:25 am | 6:42 pm | 7:35 pm | 8:05 pm | 10h 44m | 82.2° | 290° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 4:02 am | 4:32 am | 5:26 am | 6:41 pm | 7:35 pm | 8:05 pm | 10h 45m | 81.9° | 289° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 4:03 am | 4:33 am | 5:26 am | 6:40 pm | 7:34 pm | 8:04 pm | 10h 46m | 81.6° | 289° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 4:04 am | 4:33 am | 5:27 am | 6:40 pm | 7:33 pm | 8:03 pm | 10h 47m | 81.4° | 289° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 4:04 am | 4:34 am | 5:27 am | 6:39 pm | 7:32 pm | 8:02 pm | 10h 48m | 81.1° | 289° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 4:05 am | 4:35 am | 5:28 am | 6:38 pm | 7:31 pm | 8:01 pm | 10h 49m | 80.8° | 288° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 4:06 am | 4:35 am | 5:28 am | 6:38 pm | 7:30 pm | 8:00 pm | 10h 51m | 80.5° | 288° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 4:06 am | 4:36 am | 5:29 am | 6:37 pm | 7:30 pm | 7:59 pm | 10h 52m | 80.2° | 288° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 4:07 am | 4:36 am | 5:29 am | 6:36 pm | 7:29 pm | 7:58 pm | 10h 53m | 79.9° | 287° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 4:08 am | 4:37 am | 5:30 am | 6:35 pm | 7:28 pm | 7:57 pm | 10h 54m | 79.6° | 287° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 4:08 am | 4:37 am | 5:30 am | 6:34 pm | 7:27 pm | 7:56 pm | 10h 55m | 79.3° | 287° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 4:09 am | 4:38 am | 5:30 am | 6:34 pm | 7:26 pm | 7:55 pm | 10h 57m | 79.0° | 286° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 4:09 am | 4:39 am | 5:31 am | 6:33 pm | 7:25 pm | 7:54 pm | 10h 58m | 78.7° | 286° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 4:10 am | 4:39 am | 5:31 am | 6:32 pm | 7:24 pm | 7:53 pm | 10h 59m | 78.4° | 286° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 4:11 am | 4:40 am | 5:32 am | 6:31 pm | 7:23 pm | 7:52 pm | 11h 1m | 78.1° | 285° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 4:11 am | 4:40 am | 5:32 am | 6:30 pm | 7:22 pm | 7:51 pm | 11h 2m | 77.8° | 285° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 4:12 am | 4:41 am | 5:33 am | 6:29 pm | 7:21 pm | 7:50 pm | 11h 3m | 77.4° | 284° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 4:13 am | 4:41 am | 5:33 am | 6:28 pm | 7:20 pm | 7:49 pm | 11h 5m | 77.1° | 284° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 4:13 am | 4:42 am | 5:33 am | 6:28 pm | 7:19 pm | 7:48 pm | 11h 6m | 76.8° | 284° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 4:14 am | 4:42 am | 5:34 am | 6:27 pm | 7:18 pm | 7:47 pm | 11h 7m | 76.4° | 283° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 4:14 am | 4:43 am | 5:34 am | 6:26 pm | 7:17 pm | 7:45 pm | 11h 9m | 76.1° | 283° WNW |
| Mon 24 | 4:15 am | 4:43 am | 5:35 am | 6:25 pm | 7:16 pm | 7:44 pm | 11h 10m | 75.8° | 283° WNW |
| Tue 25 | 4:16 am | 4:44 am | 5:35 am | 6:24 pm | 7:15 pm | 7:43 pm | 11h 11m | 75.4° | 282° WNW |
| Wed 26 | 4:16 am | 4:44 am | 5:36 am | 6:23 pm | 7:14 pm | 7:42 pm | 11h 13m | 75.1° | 282° WNW |
| Thu 27 | 4:17 am | 4:45 am | 5:36 am | 6:22 pm | 7:13 pm | 7:41 pm | 11h 14m | 74.7° | 281° WNW |
| Fri 28 | 4:17 am | 4:45 am | 5:36 am | 6:21 pm | 7:12 pm | 7:40 pm | 11h 15m | 74.4° | 281° W |
| Sat 29 | 4:18 am | 4:46 am | 5:37 am | 6:20 pm | 7:11 pm | 7:39 pm | 11h 17m | 74.0° | 281° W |
| Sun 30 | 4:18 am | 4:46 am | 5:37 am | 6:19 pm | 7:10 pm | 7:37 pm | 11h 18m | 73.7° | 280° W |
| Mon 31 | 4:19 am | 4:47 am | 5:38 am | 6:18 pm | 7:08 pm | 7:36 pm | 11h 20m | 73.3° | 280° W |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:15 am | 5:38 am | 11:58 am | 6:17 pm | 6:40 pm | 12h 38m | −1:25 | 5:46 pm–6:31 pm | 🌖 83% |
| Wed 2 | 5:15 am | 5:38 am | 11:57 am | 6:16 pm | 6:39 pm | 12h 37m | −1:25 | 5:45 pm–6:30 pm | 🌖 73% |
| Thu 3 | 5:15 am | 5:39 am | 11:57 am | 6:15 pm | 6:38 pm | 12h 36m | −1:25 | 5:44 pm–6:29 pm | 🌖 62% |
| Fri 4 | 5:16 am | 5:39 am | 11:57 am | 6:14 pm | 6:37 pm | 12h 34m | −1:26 | 5:43 pm–6:28 pm | 🌗 51% |
| Sat 5 | 5:16 am | 5:39 am | 11:56 am | 6:13 pm | 6:36 pm | 12h 33m | −1:26 | 5:42 pm–6:27 pm | 🌘 39% |
| Sun 6 | 5:17 am | 5:40 am | 11:56 am | 6:12 pm | 6:35 pm | 12h 31m | −1:26 | 5:41 pm–6:26 pm | 🌘 28% |
| Mon 7 | 5:17 am | 5:40 am | 11:56 am | 6:11 pm | 6:34 pm | 12h 30m | −1:26 | 5:40 pm–6:25 pm | 🌘 18% |
| Tue 8 | 5:17 am | 5:41 am | 11:55 am | 6:10 pm | 6:33 pm | 12h 28m | −1:27 | 5:39 pm–6:24 pm | 🌘 10% |
| Wed 9 | 5:18 am | 5:41 am | 11:55 am | 6:08 pm | 6:31 pm | 12h 27m | −1:27 | 5:38 pm–6:23 pm | 🌘 4% |
| Thu 10 | 5:18 am | 5:41 am | 11:55 am | 6:07 pm | 6:30 pm | 12h 26m | −1:27 | 5:37 pm–6:21 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 5:19 am | 5:42 am | 11:54 am | 6:06 pm | 6:29 pm | 12h 24m | −1:27 | 5:36 pm–6:20 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 5:19 am | 5:42 am | 11:54 am | 6:05 pm | 6:28 pm | 12h 23m | −1:27 | 5:35 pm–6:19 pm | 🌒 2% |
| Sun 13 | 5:19 am | 5:42 am | 11:53 am | 6:04 pm | 6:27 pm | 12h 21m | −1:27 | 5:34 pm–6:18 pm | 🌒 6% |
| Mon 14 | 5:20 am | 5:43 am | 11:53 am | 6:03 pm | 6:26 pm | 12h 20m | −1:28 | 5:33 pm–6:17 pm | 🌒 11% |
| Tue 15 | 5:20 am | 5:43 am | 11:53 am | 6:02 pm | 6:25 pm | 12h 18m | −1:28 | 5:32 pm–6:16 pm | 🌒 18% |
| Wed 16 | 5:21 am | 5:44 am | 11:52 am | 6:01 pm | 6:24 pm | 12h 17m | −1:28 | 5:31 pm–6:15 pm | 🌒 26% |
| Thu 17 | 5:21 am | 5:44 am | 11:52 am | 6:00 pm | 6:23 pm | 12h 15m | −1:28 | 5:30 pm–6:14 pm | 🌒 35% |
| Fri 18 | 5:21 am | 5:44 am | 11:52 am | 5:59 pm | 6:22 pm | 12h 14m | −1:28 | 5:28 pm–6:13 pm | 🌒 44% |
| Sat 19 | 5:22 am | 5:45 am | 11:51 am | 5:58 pm | 6:20 pm | 12h 12m | −1:28 | 5:27 pm–6:12 pm | 🌓 54% |
| Sun 20 | 5:22 am | 5:45 am | 11:51 am | 5:57 pm | 6:19 pm | 12h 11m | −1:28 | 5:26 pm–6:11 pm | 🌔 63% |
| Mon 21 | 5:23 am | 5:45 am | 11:51 am | 5:55 pm | 6:18 pm | 12h 9m | −1:28 | 5:25 pm–6:09 pm | 🌔 72% |
| Tue 22 | 5:23 am | 5:46 am | 11:50 am | 5:54 pm | 6:17 pm | 12h 8m | −1:28 | 5:24 pm–6:08 pm | 🌔 80% |
| Wed 23 | 5:23 am | 5:46 am | 11:50 am | 5:53 pm | 6:16 pm | 12h 7m | −1:28 | 5:23 pm–6:07 pm | 🌔 87% |
| Thu 24 | 5:24 am | 5:47 am | 11:50 am | 5:52 pm | 6:15 pm | 12h 5m | −1:28 | 5:22 pm–6:06 pm | 🌔 93% |
| Fri 25 | 5:24 am | 5:47 am | 11:49 am | 5:51 pm | 6:14 pm | 12h 4m | −1:28 | 5:21 pm–6:05 pm | 🌔 97% |
| Sat 26 | 5:25 am | 5:47 am | 11:49 am | 5:50 pm | 6:13 pm | 12h 2m | −1:28 | 5:20 pm–6:04 pm | 🌔 100% |
| Sun 27 | 5:25 am | 5:48 am | 11:49 am | 5:49 pm | 6:12 pm | 12h 1m | −1:28 | 5:19 pm–6:03 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 5:25 am | 5:48 am | 11:48 am | 5:48 pm | 6:11 pm | 11h 59m | −1:28 | 5:18 pm–6:02 pm | 🌖 97% |
| Tue 29 | 5:26 am | 5:49 am | 11:48 am | 5:47 pm | 6:10 pm | 11h 58m | −1:28 | 5:16 pm–6:01 pm | 🌖 93% |
| Wed 30 | 5:26 am | 5:49 am | 11:48 am | 5:46 pm | 6:09 pm | 11h 56m | −1:28 | 5:15 pm–6:00 pm | 🌖 86% |
Longest and shortest day in Varanasi
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 13h 42m of daylight.
The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 10h 33m.
Between them the day length swings by 3h 9m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 5:07 pm on 30 November; the latest is 6:52 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 5:06 am on 9 June to 6:45 am on 13 January.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 9m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Varanasi different
It takes roughly 23 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.
Evening golden hour runs 45 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 41 — at 25.3° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.
Over a year the sunset point slides 52° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is WNW.
By the end of August the sun will be setting 25 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 50 seconds a day.
Planning a sunset photo in Varanasi
Arrive by 5:37 pm. Golden hour opens at 5:52 pm and the sun is down by 6:23 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 6:37 pm and runs to 6:46 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 Varanasi today?
The sun sets in Varanasi at 6:23 pm today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Varanasi?
It takes 23m. Civil twilight ends at 6:46 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Varanasi?
Evening golden hour runs 5:52 pm to 6:37 pm today, lasting 45m. Full golden hour times for Varanasi covers the morning window and the coming week.