Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Kobe, Japan

In Kobe, Japan the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 17:31 and rises at 06:00. Daylight lasts 11h 31m; evening golden hour runs from 16:58 to 17:47.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light
05:35
Sunrise
06:00
Solar noon
11:46
Sunset
17:31
Last light
17:57
Day length
11h 31m

17h 29m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
16:58 – 17:47
Blue hour
17:47 – 17:57
Max sun altitude
48.7°
Moon
🌘 Waning crescent
Moonrise / moonset
05:27 / 17:09

The sun sets at 262° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 06:01 Sunset 17:30 Golden hour 16:56 – 17:45 Day length 11h 29m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Kobe is

Coordinates
34.6913° N, 135.1830° E
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Current offset
UTC+09:00
Elevation
35 m
Population
1,525,152

Sunrise and sunset in Kobe, October 2026

October 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
Thu 1 05:28 05:53 11:49 17:44 18:09 11h 50m −2:09 17:10–17:59 🌖 78%
Fri 2 05:29 05:54 11:48 17:42 18:07 11h 48m −2:09 17:09–17:58 🌖 67%
Sat 3 05:29 05:55 11:48 17:41 18:06 11h 46m −2:09 17:07–17:56 🌖 56%
Sun 4 05:30 05:55 11:48 17:39 18:05 11h 44m −2:09 17:06–17:55 🌗 44%
Mon 5 05:31 05:56 11:47 17:38 18:03 11h 42m −2:09 17:05–17:54 🌘 33%
Tue 6 05:32 05:57 11:47 17:37 18:02 11h 39m −2:08 17:03–17:52 🌘 22%
Wed 7 05:32 05:58 11:47 17:35 18:01 11h 37m −2:08 17:02–17:51 🌘 14%
Thu 8 05:33 05:58 11:46 17:34 17:59 11h 35m −2:08 17:00–17:49 🌘 7%
Fri 9 05:34 05:59 11:46 17:33 17:58 11h 33m −2:08 16:59–17:48 🌘 2%
Sat 10 05:35 06:00 11:46 17:31 17:57 11h 31m −2:08 16:58–17:47 🌘 0%
Sun 11 05:35 06:01 11:46 17:30 17:55 11h 29m −2:07 16:56–17:45 🌑 1%
Mon 12 05:36 06:02 11:45 17:29 17:54 11h 27m −2:07 16:55–17:44 🌒 3%
Tue 13 05:37 06:02 11:45 17:27 17:53 11h 25m −2:07 16:53–17:43 🌒 7%
Wed 14 05:38 06:03 11:45 17:26 17:51 11h 22m −2:06 16:52–17:42 🌒 12%
Thu 15 05:39 06:04 11:45 17:25 17:50 11h 20m −2:06 16:51–17:40 🌒 19%
Fri 16 05:39 06:05 11:44 17:24 17:49 11h 18m −2:05 16:49–17:39 🌒 27%
Sat 17 05:40 06:06 11:44 17:22 17:48 11h 16m −2:05 16:48–17:38 🌒 36%
Sun 18 05:41 06:06 11:44 17:21 17:46 11h 14m −2:05 16:47–17:37 🌒 45%
Mon 19 05:42 06:07 11:44 17:20 17:45 11h 12m −2:04 16:46–17:35 🌓 55%
Tue 20 05:43 06:08 11:44 17:19 17:44 11h 10m −2:04 16:44–17:34 🌔 64%
Wed 21 05:43 06:09 11:43 17:17 17:43 11h 8m −2:03 16:43–17:33 🌔 73%
Thu 22 05:44 06:10 11:43 17:16 17:42 11h 6m −2:02 16:42–17:32 🌔 81%
Fri 23 05:45 06:11 11:43 17:15 17:41 11h 4m −2:02 16:41–17:31 🌔 89%
Sat 24 05:46 06:12 11:43 17:14 17:40 11h 2m −2:01 16:39–17:30 🌔 94%
Sun 25 05:47 06:12 11:43 17:13 17:38 11h 0m −2:01 16:38–17:29 🌔 98%
Mon 26 05:48 06:13 11:43 17:12 17:37 10h 58m −2:00 16:37–17:27 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:48 06:14 11:43 17:11 17:36 10h 56m −1:59 16:36–17:26 🌖 99%
Wed 28 05:49 06:15 11:43 17:09 17:35 10h 54m −1:58 16:35–17:25 🌖 95%
Thu 29 05:50 06:16 11:42 17:08 17:34 10h 52m −1:57 16:33–17:24 🌖 89%
Fri 30 05:51 06:17 11:42 17:07 17:33 10h 50m −1:57 16:32–17:23 🌖 81%
Sat 31 05:52 06:18 11:42 17:06 17:32 10h 48m −1:56 16:31–17:22 🌖 71%
More columns for October 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
October 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Thu 1 04:29 04:59 05:53 17:44 18:38 19:07 12h 10m 52.2° 267° W
Fri 2 04:30 04:59 05:54 17:42 18:37 19:06 12h 12m 51.8° 266° W
Sat 3 04:31 05:00 05:55 17:41 18:35 19:04 12h 14m 51.4° 266° W
Sun 4 04:32 05:01 05:55 17:39 18:34 19:03 12h 16m 51.0° 265° W
Mon 5 04:32 05:02 05:56 17:38 18:32 19:02 12h 18m 50.6° 265° W
Tue 6 04:33 05:02 05:57 17:37 18:31 19:00 12h 20m 50.2° 264° W
Wed 7 04:34 05:03 05:58 17:35 18:30 18:59 12h 23m 49.8° 264° W
Thu 8 04:35 05:04 05:58 17:34 18:28 18:58 12h 25m 49.5° 263° W
Fri 9 04:35 05:05 05:59 17:33 18:27 18:56 12h 27m 49.1° 263° W
Sat 10 04:36 05:05 06:00 17:31 18:26 18:55 12h 29m 48.7° 262° W
Sun 11 04:37 05:06 06:01 17:30 18:24 18:54 12h 31m 48.3° 262° W
Mon 12 04:38 05:07 06:02 17:29 18:23 18:52 12h 33m 47.9° 262° W
Tue 13 04:39 05:08 06:02 17:27 18:22 18:51 12h 35m 47.6° 261° W
Wed 14 04:39 05:08 06:03 17:26 18:21 18:50 12h 37m 47.2° 261° W
Thu 15 04:40 05:09 06:04 17:25 18:19 18:49 12h 40m 46.8° 260° W
Fri 16 04:41 05:10 06:05 17:24 18:18 18:47 12h 42m 46.5° 260° W
Sat 17 04:42 05:11 06:06 17:22 18:17 18:46 12h 44m 46.1° 259° W
Sun 18 04:42 05:12 06:06 17:21 18:16 18:45 12h 46m 45.7° 259° W
Mon 19 04:43 05:12 06:07 17:20 18:15 18:44 12h 48m 45.4° 258° WSW
Tue 20 04:44 05:13 06:08 17:19 18:13 18:43 12h 50m 45.0° 258° WSW
Wed 21 04:45 05:14 06:09 17:17 18:12 18:42 12h 52m 44.6° 257° WSW
Thu 22 04:46 05:15 06:10 17:16 18:11 18:40 12h 54m 44.3° 257° WSW
Fri 23 04:46 05:16 06:11 17:15 18:10 18:39 12h 56m 43.9° 257° WSW
Sat 24 04:47 05:16 06:12 17:14 18:09 18:38 12h 58m 43.6° 256° WSW
Sun 25 04:48 05:17 06:12 17:13 18:08 18:37 13h 0m 43.2° 256° WSW
Mon 26 04:49 05:18 06:13 17:12 18:07 18:36 13h 2m 42.9° 255° WSW
Tue 27 04:49 05:19 06:14 17:11 18:06 18:35 13h 4m 42.6° 255° WSW
Wed 28 04:50 05:20 06:15 17:09 18:05 18:34 13h 6m 42.2° 255° WSW
Thu 29 04:51 05:20 06:16 17:08 18:04 18:33 13h 8m 41.9° 254° WSW
Fri 30 04:52 05:21 06:17 17:07 18:03 18:32 13h 10m 41.6° 254° WSW
Sat 31 04:53 05:22 06:18 17:06 18:02 18:32 13h 12m 41.2° 253° WSW

November 2026

November 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Sun 1 05:53 06:19 11:42 17:05 17:31 10h 46m −1:55 16:30–17:21 🌖 60%
Mon 2 05:54 06:20 11:42 17:04 17:31 10h 44m −1:54 16:29–17:20 🌗 48%
Tue 3 05:55 06:21 11:42 17:03 17:30 10h 42m −1:53 16:28–17:20 🌘 37%
Wed 4 05:55 06:22 11:42 17:03 17:29 10h 40m −1:52 16:27–17:19 🌘 26%
Thu 5 05:56 06:23 11:42 17:02 17:28 10h 39m −1:51 16:26–17:18 🌘 17%
Fri 6 05:57 06:23 11:42 17:01 17:27 10h 37m −1:49 16:25–17:17 🌘 10%
Sat 7 05:58 06:24 11:42 17:00 17:26 10h 35m −1:48 16:24–17:16 🌘 5%
Sun 8 05:59 06:25 11:42 16:59 17:26 10h 33m −1:47 16:23–17:15 🌘 1%
Mon 9 06:00 06:26 11:43 16:58 17:25 10h 31m −1:46 16:22–17:15 🌑 0%
Tue 10 06:01 06:27 11:43 16:58 17:24 10h 30m −1:44 16:21–17:14 🌒 1%
Wed 11 06:02 06:28 11:43 16:57 17:23 10h 28m −1:43 16:21–17:13 🌒 4%
Thu 12 06:03 06:29 11:43 16:56 17:23 10h 26m −1:41 16:20–17:12 🌒 8%
Fri 13 06:04 06:30 11:43 16:55 17:22 10h 25m −1:40 16:19–17:12 🌒 14%
Sat 14 06:04 06:31 11:43 16:55 17:21 10h 23m −1:38 16:18–17:11 🌒 21%
Sun 15 06:05 06:32 11:43 16:54 17:21 10h 21m −1:37 16:17–17:11 🌒 29%
Mon 16 06:06 06:33 11:43 16:53 17:20 10h 20m −1:35 16:17–17:10 🌒 38%
Tue 17 06:07 06:34 11:44 16:53 17:20 10h 18m −1:33 16:16–17:09 🌓 47%
Wed 18 06:08 06:35 11:44 16:52 17:19 10h 17m −1:31 16:15–17:09 🌔 57%
Thu 19 06:09 06:36 11:44 16:52 17:19 10h 15m −1:30 16:15–17:08 🌔 67%
Fri 20 06:10 06:37 11:44 16:51 17:18 10h 14m −1:28 16:14–17:08 🌔 76%
Sat 21 06:11 06:38 11:45 16:51 17:18 10h 12m −1:26 16:14–17:07 🌔 85%
Sun 22 06:12 06:39 11:45 16:50 17:18 10h 11m −1:24 16:13–17:07 🌔 92%
Mon 23 06:13 06:40 11:45 16:50 17:17 10h 10m −1:22 16:13–17:07 🌔 97%
Tue 24 06:14 06:41 11:45 16:50 17:17 10h 8m −1:20 16:12–17:06 🌔 99%
Wed 25 06:14 06:42 11:46 16:49 17:17 10h 7m −1:17 16:12–17:06 🌕 100%
Thu 26 06:15 06:43 11:46 16:49 17:16 10h 6m −1:15 16:11–17:06 🌖 97%
Fri 27 06:16 06:44 11:46 16:49 17:16 10h 5m −1:13 16:11–17:06 🌖 92%
Sat 28 06:17 06:45 11:47 16:48 17:16 10h 3m −1:10 16:11–17:05 🌖 84%
Sun 29 06:18 06:45 11:47 16:48 17:16 10h 2m −1:08 16:10–17:05 🌖 75%
Mon 30 06:19 06:46 11:47 16:48 17:16 10h 1m −1:06 16:10–17:05 🌖 64%

Longest and shortest day in Kobe

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 14h 29m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 2 months, with 9h 49m.

Between them the day length swings by 4h 39m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:48 on 5 December; the latest is 19:16 on 29 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 04:45 on 13 June to 07:07 on 7 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 10m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Kobe different

Sunset here is followed by about 25 minutes of usable light before civil twilight ends — almost exactly the 24-minute median across the cities tracked here.

Photographers get 49 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.2× the 40 minutes available at the equator on the same date.

Between solstices the sunset walks 58° 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 W.

By the end of October the sun will be setting 37 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 74 seconds a day.

Planning a sunset photo in Kobe

Arrive by 16:43. Golden hour opens at 16:58 and the sun is down by 17:31, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 262° 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 17:47 and runs to 17:57, the end of civil twilight and 25m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Kobe — 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 Kobe today?

The sun sets in Kobe at 17:31 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Kobe?

It takes 25m. Civil twilight ends at 17:57 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Kobe?

Evening golden hour runs 16:58 to 17:47 today, lasting 49m. Full golden hour times for Kobe covers the morning window and the coming week.

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