Sunset and sunrise times in Varanasi, India
In Varanasi, India the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 5:35 pm and rises at 5:53 am. Daylight lasts 11h 42m; evening golden hour runs from 5:05 pm to 5:49 pm.
Today, Saturday 10 October
- First light
- 5:30 am
- Sunrise
- 5:53 am
- Solar noon
- 11:45 am
- Sunset
- 5:35 pm
- Last light
- 5:58 pm
- Day length
- 11h 42m
17h 3m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 5:05 pm – 5:49 pm
- Blue hour
- 5:49 pm – 5:58 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 58.0°
- Moon
- 🌑 New moon
- Moonrise / moonset
- 5:29 am / 5:20 pm
The sun sets at 263° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
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Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October
Sunrise 5:54 am Sunset 5:34 pm Golden hour 5:04 pm – 5:49 pm Day length 11h 40m 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, October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:27 am | 5:49 am | 11:47 am | 5:45 pm | 6:08 pm | 11h 55m | −1:28 | 5:14 pm–5:59 pm | 🌖 76% |
| Fri 2 | 5:27 am | 5:50 am | 11:47 am | 5:44 pm | 6:06 pm | 11h 53m | −1:28 | 5:13 pm–5:58 pm | 🌖 66% |
| Sat 3 | 5:27 am | 5:50 am | 11:47 am | 5:43 pm | 6:05 pm | 11h 52m | −1:28 | 5:12 pm–5:57 pm | 🌗 54% |
| Sun 4 | 5:28 am | 5:51 am | 11:46 am | 5:41 pm | 6:04 pm | 11h 50m | −1:28 | 5:11 pm–5:56 pm | 🌘 42% |
| Mon 5 | 5:28 am | 5:51 am | 11:46 am | 5:40 pm | 6:03 pm | 11h 49m | −1:28 | 5:10 pm–5:54 pm | 🌘 31% |
| Tue 6 | 5:29 am | 5:52 am | 11:46 am | 5:39 pm | 6:02 pm | 11h 47m | −1:28 | 5:09 pm–5:53 pm | 🌘 21% |
| Wed 7 | 5:29 am | 5:52 am | 11:45 am | 5:38 pm | 6:01 pm | 11h 46m | −1:27 | 5:08 pm–5:52 pm | 🌘 12% |
| Thu 8 | 5:29 am | 5:52 am | 11:45 am | 5:37 pm | 6:00 pm | 11h 44m | −1:27 | 5:07 pm–5:51 pm | 🌘 6% |
| Fri 9 | 5:30 am | 5:53 am | 11:45 am | 5:36 pm | 5:59 pm | 11h 43m | −1:27 | 5:06 pm–5:50 pm | 🌘 2% |
| Sat 10 | 5:30 am | 5:53 am | 11:45 am | 5:35 pm | 5:58 pm | 11h 42m | −1:27 | 5:05 pm–5:49 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Sun 11 | 5:31 am | 5:54 am | 11:44 am | 5:34 pm | 5:57 pm | 11h 40m | −1:27 | 5:04 pm–5:49 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Mon 12 | 5:31 am | 5:54 am | 11:44 am | 5:33 pm | 5:56 pm | 11h 39m | −1:26 | 5:03 pm–5:48 pm | 🌒 3% |
| Tue 13 | 5:32 am | 5:55 am | 11:44 am | 5:32 pm | 5:55 pm | 11h 37m | −1:26 | 5:02 pm–5:47 pm | 🌒 8% |
| Wed 14 | 5:32 am | 5:55 am | 11:44 am | 5:31 pm | 5:55 pm | 11h 36m | −1:26 | 5:01 pm–5:46 pm | 🌒 13% |
| Thu 15 | 5:33 am | 5:56 am | 11:43 am | 5:31 pm | 5:54 pm | 11h 34m | −1:26 | 5:00 pm–5:45 pm | 🌒 20% |
| Fri 16 | 5:33 am | 5:56 am | 11:43 am | 5:30 pm | 5:53 pm | 11h 33m | −1:25 | 4:59 pm–5:44 pm | 🌒 28% |
| Sat 17 | 5:34 am | 5:57 am | 11:43 am | 5:29 pm | 5:52 pm | 11h 32m | −1:25 | 4:58 pm–5:43 pm | 🌒 37% |
| Sun 18 | 5:34 am | 5:57 am | 11:43 am | 5:28 pm | 5:51 pm | 11h 30m | −1:25 | 4:57 pm–5:42 pm | 🌓 46% |
| Mon 19 | 5:34 am | 5:58 am | 11:42 am | 5:27 pm | 5:50 pm | 11h 29m | −1:24 | 4:56 pm–5:41 pm | 🌔 56% |
| Tue 20 | 5:35 am | 5:58 am | 11:42 am | 5:26 pm | 5:49 pm | 11h 27m | −1:24 | 4:55 pm–5:40 pm | 🌔 65% |
| Wed 21 | 5:35 am | 5:59 am | 11:42 am | 5:25 pm | 5:48 pm | 11h 26m | −1:24 | 4:54 pm–5:39 pm | 🌔 74% |
| Thu 22 | 5:36 am | 5:59 am | 11:42 am | 5:24 pm | 5:48 pm | 11h 25m | −1:23 | 4:53 pm–5:39 pm | 🌔 83% |
| Fri 23 | 5:36 am | 6:00 am | 11:42 am | 5:23 pm | 5:47 pm | 11h 23m | −1:23 | 4:52 pm–5:38 pm | 🌔 90% |
| Sat 24 | 5:37 am | 6:00 am | 11:42 am | 5:23 pm | 5:46 pm | 11h 22m | −1:22 | 4:51 pm–5:37 pm | 🌔 95% |
| Sun 25 | 5:38 am | 6:01 am | 11:42 am | 5:22 pm | 5:45 pm | 11h 20m | −1:22 | 4:51 pm–5:36 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Mon 26 | 5:38 am | 6:01 am | 11:41 am | 5:21 pm | 5:44 pm | 11h 19m | −1:21 | 4:50 pm–5:35 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 5:39 am | 6:02 am | 11:41 am | 5:20 pm | 5:44 pm | 11h 18m | −1:21 | 4:49 pm–5:35 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Wed 28 | 5:39 am | 6:03 am | 11:41 am | 5:20 pm | 5:43 pm | 11h 16m | −1:20 | 4:48 pm–5:34 pm | 🌖 95% |
| Thu 29 | 5:40 am | 6:03 am | 11:41 am | 5:19 pm | 5:42 pm | 11h 15m | −1:20 | 4:47 pm–5:33 pm | 🌖 88% |
| Fri 30 | 5:40 am | 6:04 am | 11:41 am | 5:18 pm | 5:42 pm | 11h 14m | −1:19 | 4:47 pm–5:33 pm | 🌖 80% |
| Sat 31 | 5:41 am | 6:04 am | 11:41 am | 5:17 pm | 5:41 pm | 11h 12m | −1:18 | 4:46 pm–5:32 pm | 🌖 70% |
More columns for October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 4:33 am | 5:00 am | 5:49 am | 5:45 pm | 6:34 pm | 7:01 pm | 12h 5m | 61.5° | 267° W |
| Fri 2 | 4:34 am | 5:00 am | 5:50 am | 5:44 pm | 6:33 pm | 7:00 pm | 12h 6m | 61.1° | 266° W |
| Sat 3 | 4:34 am | 5:01 am | 5:50 am | 5:43 pm | 6:32 pm | 6:59 pm | 12h 8m | 60.7° | 266° W |
| Sun 4 | 4:35 am | 5:01 am | 5:51 am | 5:41 pm | 6:31 pm | 6:57 pm | 12h 9m | 60.3° | 265° W |
| Mon 5 | 4:35 am | 5:02 am | 5:51 am | 5:40 pm | 6:30 pm | 6:56 pm | 12h 11m | 59.9° | 265° W |
| Tue 6 | 4:35 am | 5:02 am | 5:52 am | 5:39 pm | 6:29 pm | 6:55 pm | 12h 12m | 59.5° | 265° W |
| Wed 7 | 4:36 am | 5:02 am | 5:52 am | 5:38 pm | 6:28 pm | 6:54 pm | 12h 14m | 59.2° | 264° W |
| Thu 8 | 4:36 am | 5:03 am | 5:52 am | 5:37 pm | 6:27 pm | 6:53 pm | 12h 15m | 58.8° | 264° W |
| Fri 9 | 4:37 am | 5:03 am | 5:53 am | 5:36 pm | 6:26 pm | 6:52 pm | 12h 16m | 58.4° | 263° W |
| Sat 10 | 4:37 am | 5:04 am | 5:53 am | 5:35 pm | 6:25 pm | 6:51 pm | 12h 18m | 58.0° | 263° W |
| Sun 11 | 4:38 am | 5:04 am | 5:54 am | 5:34 pm | 6:24 pm | 6:51 pm | 12h 19m | 57.6° | 263° W |
| Mon 12 | 4:38 am | 5:05 am | 5:54 am | 5:33 pm | 6:23 pm | 6:50 pm | 12h 21m | 57.3° | 262° W |
| Tue 13 | 4:38 am | 5:05 am | 5:55 am | 5:32 pm | 6:22 pm | 6:49 pm | 12h 22m | 56.9° | 262° W |
| Wed 14 | 4:39 am | 5:05 am | 5:55 am | 5:31 pm | 6:21 pm | 6:48 pm | 12h 24m | 56.5° | 261° W |
| Thu 15 | 4:39 am | 5:06 am | 5:56 am | 5:31 pm | 6:20 pm | 6:47 pm | 12h 25m | 56.1° | 261° W |
| Fri 16 | 4:40 am | 5:06 am | 5:56 am | 5:30 pm | 6:19 pm | 6:46 pm | 12h 27m | 55.8° | 260° W |
| Sat 17 | 4:40 am | 5:07 am | 5:57 am | 5:29 pm | 6:19 pm | 6:45 pm | 12h 28m | 55.4° | 260° W |
| Sun 18 | 4:41 am | 5:07 am | 5:57 am | 5:28 pm | 6:18 pm | 6:44 pm | 12h 29m | 55.0° | 260° W |
| Mon 19 | 4:41 am | 5:08 am | 5:58 am | 5:27 pm | 6:17 pm | 6:43 pm | 12h 31m | 54.7° | 259° W |
| Tue 20 | 4:42 am | 5:08 am | 5:58 am | 5:26 pm | 6:16 pm | 6:43 pm | 12h 32m | 54.3° | 259° W |
| Wed 21 | 4:42 am | 5:09 am | 5:59 am | 5:25 pm | 6:15 pm | 6:42 pm | 12h 34m | 54.0° | 258° WSW |
| Thu 22 | 4:42 am | 5:09 am | 5:59 am | 5:24 pm | 6:14 pm | 6:41 pm | 12h 35m | 53.6° | 258° WSW |
| Fri 23 | 4:43 am | 5:10 am | 6:00 am | 5:23 pm | 6:14 pm | 6:40 pm | 12h 36m | 53.3° | 258° WSW |
| Sat 24 | 4:43 am | 5:10 am | 6:00 am | 5:23 pm | 6:13 pm | 6:40 pm | 12h 38m | 52.9° | 257° WSW |
| Sun 25 | 4:44 am | 5:11 am | 6:01 am | 5:22 pm | 6:12 pm | 6:39 pm | 12h 39m | 52.6° | 257° WSW |
| Mon 26 | 4:44 am | 5:11 am | 6:01 am | 5:21 pm | 6:11 pm | 6:38 pm | 12h 40m | 52.2° | 257° WSW |
| Tue 27 | 4:45 am | 5:12 am | 6:02 am | 5:20 pm | 6:11 pm | 6:37 pm | 12h 42m | 51.9° | 256° WSW |
| Wed 28 | 4:45 am | 5:12 am | 6:03 am | 5:20 pm | 6:10 pm | 6:37 pm | 12h 43m | 51.5° | 256° WSW |
| Thu 29 | 4:46 am | 5:13 am | 6:03 am | 5:19 pm | 6:09 pm | 6:36 pm | 12h 45m | 51.2° | 255° WSW |
| Fri 30 | 4:46 am | 5:13 am | 6:04 am | 5:18 pm | 6:09 pm | 6:35 pm | 12h 46m | 50.9° | 255° WSW |
| Sat 31 | 4:47 am | 5:14 am | 6:04 am | 5:17 pm | 6:08 pm | 6:35 pm | 12h 47m | 50.6° | 255° WSW |
November 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 5:41 am | 6:05 am | 11:41 am | 5:17 pm | 5:40 pm | 11h 11m | −1:18 | 4:45 pm–5:31 pm | 🌖 58% |
| Mon 2 | 5:42 am | 6:06 am | 11:41 am | 5:16 pm | 5:40 pm | 11h 10m | −1:17 | 4:44 pm–5:31 pm | 🌗 47% |
| Tue 3 | 5:43 am | 6:06 am | 11:41 am | 5:15 pm | 5:39 pm | 11h 9m | −1:16 | 4:44 pm–5:30 pm | 🌘 35% |
| Wed 4 | 5:43 am | 6:07 am | 11:41 am | 5:15 pm | 5:38 pm | 11h 7m | −1:15 | 4:43 pm–5:29 pm | 🌘 25% |
| Thu 5 | 5:44 am | 6:08 am | 11:41 am | 5:14 pm | 5:38 pm | 11h 6m | −1:15 | 4:42 pm–5:29 pm | 🌘 16% |
| Fri 6 | 5:44 am | 6:08 am | 11:41 am | 5:14 pm | 5:37 pm | 11h 5m | −1:14 | 4:42 pm–5:28 pm | 🌘 9% |
| Sat 7 | 5:45 am | 6:09 am | 11:41 am | 5:13 pm | 5:37 pm | 11h 4m | −1:13 | 4:41 pm–5:28 pm | 🌘 4% |
| Sun 8 | 5:46 am | 6:10 am | 11:41 am | 5:12 pm | 5:36 pm | 11h 2m | −1:12 | 4:40 pm–5:27 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Mon 9 | 5:46 am | 6:10 am | 11:41 am | 5:12 pm | 5:36 pm | 11h 1m | −1:11 | 4:40 pm–5:27 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Tue 10 | 5:47 am | 6:11 am | 11:41 am | 5:11 pm | 5:35 pm | 11h 0m | −1:10 | 4:39 pm–5:26 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Wed 11 | 5:48 am | 6:12 am | 11:41 am | 5:11 pm | 5:35 pm | 10h 59m | −1:09 | 4:39 pm–5:26 pm | 🌒 4% |
| Thu 12 | 5:48 am | 6:12 am | 11:42 am | 5:11 pm | 5:35 pm | 10h 58m | −1:08 | 4:38 pm–5:25 pm | 🌒 9% |
| Fri 13 | 5:49 am | 6:13 am | 11:42 am | 5:10 pm | 5:34 pm | 10h 57m | −1:07 | 4:38 pm–5:25 pm | 🌒 15% |
| Sat 14 | 5:50 am | 6:14 am | 11:42 am | 5:10 pm | 5:34 pm | 10h 56m | −1:06 | 4:37 pm–5:25 pm | 🌒 22% |
| Sun 15 | 5:50 am | 6:14 am | 11:42 am | 5:09 pm | 5:34 pm | 10h 55m | −1:05 | 4:37 pm–5:24 pm | 🌒 30% |
| Mon 16 | 5:51 am | 6:15 am | 11:42 am | 5:09 pm | 5:33 pm | 10h 53m | −1:04 | 4:36 pm–5:24 pm | 🌒 39% |
| Tue 17 | 5:52 am | 6:16 am | 11:42 am | 5:09 pm | 5:33 pm | 10h 52m | −1:03 | 4:36 pm–5:24 pm | 🌓 49% |
| Wed 18 | 5:52 am | 6:16 am | 11:43 am | 5:08 pm | 5:33 pm | 10h 51m | −1:01 | 4:36 pm–5:23 pm | 🌔 58% |
| Thu 19 | 5:53 am | 6:17 am | 11:43 am | 5:08 pm | 5:32 pm | 10h 50m | −1:00 | 4:35 pm–5:23 pm | 🌔 68% |
| Fri 20 | 5:54 am | 6:18 am | 11:43 am | 5:08 pm | 5:32 pm | 10h 49m | −0:59 | 4:35 pm–5:23 pm | 🌔 78% |
| Sat 21 | 5:54 am | 6:19 am | 11:43 am | 5:08 pm | 5:32 pm | 10h 48m | −0:57 | 4:35 pm–5:23 pm | 🌔 86% |
| Sun 22 | 5:55 am | 6:19 am | 11:44 am | 5:07 pm | 5:32 pm | 10h 48m | −0:56 | 4:34 pm–5:22 pm | 🌔 92% |
| Mon 23 | 5:56 am | 6:20 am | 11:44 am | 5:07 pm | 5:32 pm | 10h 47m | −0:55 | 4:34 pm–5:22 pm | 🌔 97% |
| Tue 24 | 5:56 am | 6:21 am | 11:44 am | 5:07 pm | 5:32 pm | 10h 46m | −0:53 | 4:34 pm–5:22 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Wed 25 | 5:57 am | 6:22 am | 11:44 am | 5:07 pm | 5:32 pm | 10h 45m | −0:52 | 4:34 pm–5:22 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Thu 26 | 5:58 am | 6:22 am | 11:45 am | 5:07 pm | 5:31 pm | 10h 44m | −0:50 | 4:34 pm–5:22 pm | 🌖 97% |
| Fri 27 | 5:58 am | 6:23 am | 11:45 am | 5:07 pm | 5:31 pm | 10h 43m | −0:48 | 4:33 pm–5:22 pm | 🌖 91% |
| Sat 28 | 5:59 am | 6:24 am | 11:45 am | 5:07 pm | 5:31 pm | 10h 42m | −0:47 | 4:33 pm–5:22 pm | 🌖 83% |
| Sun 29 | 6:00 am | 6:24 am | 11:46 am | 5:07 pm | 5:31 pm | 10h 42m | −0:45 | 4:33 pm–5:22 pm | 🌖 74% |
| Mon 30 | 6:00 am | 6:25 am | 11:46 am | 5:07 pm | 5:31 pm | 10h 41m | −0:44 | 4:33 pm–5:22 pm | 🌖 63% |
Longest and shortest day in Varanasi
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 13h 42m of daylight.
The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 2 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 40 — 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 W.
By the end of October the sun will be setting 27 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 55 seconds a day.
Planning a sunset photo in Varanasi
Arrive by 4:50 pm. Golden hour opens at 5:05 pm and the sun is down by 5:35 pm, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west — the sun goes down at 263° 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 5:49 pm and runs to 5:58 pm, the end of civil twilight and 22m 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 5:35 pm today, Saturday 10 October 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Varanasi?
It takes 22m. Civil twilight ends at 5:58 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Varanasi?
Evening golden hour runs 5:05 pm to 5:49 pm today, lasting 44m. Full golden hour times for Varanasi covers the morning window and the coming week.