Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Kyoto, Japan

In Kyoto, Japan the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 18:32 and rises at 05:24. Daylight lasts 13h 7m; evening golden hour runs from 17:58 to 18:48.

Today, Wednesday 26 August

First light
04:58
Sunrise
05:24
Solar noon
11:58
Sunset
18:32
Last light
18:58
Day length
13h 7m

15h 11m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:58 – 18:48
Blue hour
18:48 – 18:58
Max sun altitude
65.4°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:28 / 03:06

The sun sets at 283° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August

Sunrise 05:25 Sunset 18:31 Golden hour 17:57 – 18:47 Day length 13h 5m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Kyoto is

Coordinates
35.0211° N, 135.7538° E
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Current offset
UTC+09:00
Elevation
50 m
Population
1,463,723

Sunrise and sunset in Kyoto, 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 04:38 05:06 12:03 19:00 19:28 13h 54m −1:36 18:24–19:17 🌖 94%
Sun 2 04:38 05:06 12:03 18:59 19:27 13h 52m −1:38 18:23–19:16 🌖 88%
Mon 3 04:39 05:07 12:03 18:58 19:26 13h 50m −1:39 18:23–19:15 🌖 81%
Tue 4 04:40 05:08 12:03 18:57 19:25 13h 49m −1:41 18:22–19:14 🌖 71%
Wed 5 04:41 05:09 12:03 18:56 19:24 13h 47m −1:42 18:21–19:13 🌖 60%
Thu 6 04:42 05:09 12:02 18:55 19:23 13h 45m −1:44 18:20–19:12 🌗 49%
Fri 7 04:43 05:10 12:02 18:54 19:22 13h 44m −1:45 18:19–19:11 🌘 37%
Sat 8 04:43 05:11 12:02 18:53 19:20 13h 42m −1:46 18:18–19:10 🌘 26%
Sun 9 04:44 05:12 12:02 18:52 19:19 13h 40m −1:47 18:17–19:09 🌘 17%
Mon 10 04:45 05:12 12:02 18:51 19:18 13h 38m −1:49 18:16–19:08 🌘 9%
Tue 11 04:46 05:13 12:02 18:50 19:17 13h 36m −1:50 18:15–19:06 🌘 3%
Wed 12 04:47 05:14 12:02 18:49 19:16 13h 35m −1:51 18:14–19:05 🌘 0%
Thu 13 04:48 05:15 12:01 18:48 19:15 13h 33m −1:52 18:13–19:04 🌑 0%
Fri 14 04:48 05:15 12:01 18:47 19:14 13h 31m −1:53 18:12–19:03 🌒 3%
Sat 15 04:49 05:16 12:01 18:46 19:12 13h 29m −1:54 18:11–19:02 🌒 7%
Sun 16 04:50 05:17 12:01 18:44 19:11 13h 27m −1:55 18:10–19:01 🌒 14%
Mon 17 04:51 05:18 12:01 18:43 19:10 13h 25m −1:56 18:09–18:59 🌒 22%
Tue 18 04:52 05:18 12:00 18:42 19:09 13h 23m −1:57 18:08–18:58 🌒 31%
Wed 19 04:52 05:19 12:00 18:41 19:07 13h 21m −1:57 18:06–18:57 🌒 40%
Thu 20 04:53 05:20 12:00 18:40 19:06 13h 19m −1:58 18:05–18:56 🌓 50%
Fri 21 04:54 05:21 12:00 18:38 19:05 13h 17m −1:59 18:04–18:54 🌔 59%
Sat 22 04:55 05:21 11:59 18:37 19:03 13h 15m −2:00 18:03–18:53 🌔 68%
Sun 23 04:56 05:22 11:59 18:36 19:02 13h 13m −2:00 18:02–18:52 🌔 77%
Mon 24 04:57 05:23 11:59 18:35 19:01 13h 11m −2:01 18:00–18:51 🌔 84%
Tue 25 04:57 05:24 11:59 18:33 18:59 13h 9m −2:02 17:59–18:49 🌔 90%
Wed 26 04:58 05:24 11:58 18:32 18:58 13h 7m −2:02 17:58–18:48 🌔 95%
Thu 27 04:59 05:25 11:58 18:31 18:57 13h 5m −2:03 17:57–18:47 🌔 99%
Fri 28 05:00 05:26 11:58 18:29 18:55 13h 3m −2:04 17:55–18:45 🌕 100%
Sat 29 05:00 05:27 11:58 18:28 18:54 13h 1m −2:04 17:54–18:44 🌖 99%
Sun 30 05:01 05:27 11:57 18:27 18:53 12h 59m −2:05 17:53–18:43 🌖 96%
Mon 31 05:02 05:28 11:57 18:25 18:51 12h 57m −2:05 17:52–18:41 🌖 91%
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 03:28 04:04 05:06 19:00 20:01 20:37 10h 6m 73.0° 293° WNW
Sun 2 03:29 04:05 05:06 18:59 20:00 20:36 10h 8m 72.8° 292° WNW
Mon 3 03:30 04:06 05:07 18:58 19:59 20:35 10h 9m 72.5° 292° WNW
Tue 4 03:31 04:07 05:08 18:57 19:58 20:33 10h 11m 72.2° 292° WNW
Wed 5 03:32 04:08 05:09 18:56 19:57 20:32 10h 13m 72.0° 291° WNW
Thu 6 03:33 04:09 05:09 18:55 19:56 20:31 10h 14m 71.7° 291° WNW
Fri 7 03:34 04:09 05:10 18:54 19:54 20:29 10h 16m 71.4° 291° WNW
Sat 8 03:35 04:10 05:11 18:53 19:53 20:28 10h 18m 71.1° 290° WNW
Sun 9 03:37 04:11 05:12 18:52 19:52 20:27 10h 20m 70.8° 290° WNW
Mon 10 03:38 04:12 05:12 18:51 19:51 20:25 10h 22m 70.6° 290° WNW
Tue 11 03:39 04:13 05:13 18:50 19:50 20:24 10h 23m 70.3° 289° WNW
Wed 12 03:40 04:14 05:14 18:49 19:48 20:22 10h 25m 70.0° 289° WNW
Thu 13 03:41 04:15 05:15 18:48 19:47 20:21 10h 27m 69.7° 289° WNW
Fri 14 03:42 04:16 05:15 18:47 19:46 20:20 10h 29m 69.4° 288° WNW
Sat 15 03:43 04:17 05:16 18:46 19:44 20:18 10h 31m 69.0° 288° WNW
Sun 16 03:44 04:18 05:17 18:44 19:43 20:17 10h 33m 68.7° 287° WNW
Mon 17 03:45 04:19 05:18 18:43 19:42 20:15 10h 35m 68.4° 287° WNW
Tue 18 03:46 04:20 05:18 18:42 19:40 20:14 10h 37m 68.1° 287° WNW
Wed 19 03:47 04:21 05:19 18:41 19:39 20:12 10h 39m 67.8° 286° WNW
Thu 20 03:48 04:22 05:20 18:40 19:38 20:11 10h 41m 67.4° 286° WNW
Fri 21 03:49 04:22 05:21 18:38 19:36 20:09 10h 43m 67.1° 285° WNW
Sat 22 03:51 04:23 05:21 18:37 19:35 20:08 10h 44m 66.8° 285° WNW
Sun 23 03:52 04:24 05:22 18:36 19:33 20:06 10h 47m 66.4° 285° WNW
Mon 24 03:53 04:25 05:23 18:35 19:32 20:04 10h 49m 66.1° 284° WNW
Tue 25 03:54 04:26 05:24 18:33 19:31 20:03 10h 51m 65.8° 284° WNW
Wed 26 03:55 04:27 05:24 18:32 19:29 20:01 10h 53m 65.4° 283° WNW
Thu 27 03:56 04:28 05:25 18:31 19:28 20:00 10h 55m 65.1° 283° WNW
Fri 28 03:57 04:29 05:26 18:29 19:26 19:58 10h 57m 64.7° 282° WNW
Sat 29 03:58 04:30 05:27 18:28 19:25 19:57 10h 59m 64.4° 282° WNW
Sun 30 03:59 04:30 05:27 18:27 19:23 19:55 11h 1m 64.0° 282° WNW
Mon 31 04:00 04:31 05:28 18:25 19:22 19:53 11h 3m 63.6° 281° 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 05:03 05:29 11:57 18:24 18:50 12h 55m −2:06 17:50–18:40 🌖 84%
Wed 2 05:04 05:29 11:56 18:23 18:48 12h 53m −2:06 17:49–18:38 🌖 75%
Thu 3 05:04 05:30 11:56 18:21 18:47 12h 51m −2:06 17:48–18:37 🌖 64%
Fri 4 05:05 05:31 11:56 18:20 18:46 12h 48m −2:07 17:46–18:36 🌗 52%
Sat 5 05:06 05:32 11:55 18:18 18:44 12h 46m −2:07 17:45–18:34 🌘 41%
Sun 6 05:07 05:32 11:55 18:17 18:43 12h 44m −2:08 17:44–18:33 🌘 29%
Mon 7 05:07 05:33 11:55 18:16 18:41 12h 42m −2:08 17:42–18:31 🌘 19%
Tue 8 05:08 05:34 11:54 18:14 18:40 12h 40m −2:08 17:41–18:30 🌘 11%
Wed 9 05:09 05:35 11:54 18:13 18:38 12h 38m −2:09 17:39–18:28 🌘 5%
Thu 10 05:10 05:35 11:54 18:11 18:37 12h 36m −2:09 17:38–18:27 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:11 05:36 11:53 18:10 18:35 12h 33m −2:09 17:37–18:26 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:11 05:37 11:53 18:09 18:34 12h 31m −2:09 17:35–18:24 🌒 1%
Sun 13 05:12 05:37 11:53 18:07 18:33 12h 29m −2:10 17:34–18:23 🌒 5%
Mon 14 05:13 05:38 11:52 18:06 18:31 12h 27m −2:10 17:32–18:21 🌒 10%
Tue 15 05:14 05:39 11:52 18:04 18:30 12h 25m −2:10 17:31–18:20 🌒 17%
Wed 16 05:14 05:40 11:52 18:03 18:28 12h 23m −2:10 17:29–18:18 🌒 25%
Thu 17 05:15 05:40 11:51 18:01 18:27 12h 20m −2:10 17:28–18:17 🌒 34%
Fri 18 05:16 05:41 11:51 18:00 18:25 12h 18m −2:10 17:27–18:15 🌒 43%
Sat 19 05:17 05:42 11:50 17:58 18:24 12h 16m −2:11 17:25–18:14 🌓 52%
Sun 20 05:17 05:43 11:50 17:57 18:22 12h 14m −2:11 17:24–18:12 🌔 62%
Mon 21 05:18 05:43 11:50 17:56 18:21 12h 12m −2:11 17:22–18:11 🌔 71%
Tue 22 05:19 05:44 11:49 17:54 18:19 12h 10m −2:11 17:21–18:10 🌔 79%
Wed 23 05:20 05:45 11:49 17:53 18:18 12h 7m −2:11 17:19–18:08 🌔 86%
Thu 24 05:20 05:46 11:49 17:51 18:16 12h 5m −2:11 17:18–18:07 🌔 92%
Fri 25 05:21 05:46 11:48 17:50 18:15 12h 3m −2:11 17:16–18:05 🌔 97%
Sat 26 05:22 05:47 11:48 17:48 18:14 12h 1m −2:11 17:15–18:04 🌔 99%
Sun 27 05:23 05:48 11:48 17:47 18:12 11h 59m −2:11 17:14–18:02 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:23 05:49 11:47 17:46 18:11 11h 56m −2:11 17:12–18:01 🌖 98%
Tue 29 05:24 05:49 11:47 17:44 18:09 11h 54m −2:11 17:11–18:00 🌖 93%
Wed 30 05:25 05:50 11:47 17:43 18:08 11h 52m −2:11 17:09–17:58 🌖 87%

Longest and shortest day in Kyoto

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 14h 30m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 9h 47m.

Between them the day length swings by 4h 43m.

Daylight through 2026

00:0006:0012:0018:0000:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:44 on 5 December; the latest is 19:15 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 04:42 on 13 June to 07:05 on 7 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Kyoto different

It takes roughly 26 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.

Evening golden hour runs 50 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 41 — at 35° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.

Over a year the sunset point slides 58° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is WNW.

Across August the sunset moves 34 minutes earlier, averaging about 69 seconds a day.

Planning a sunset photo in Kyoto

Arrive by 17:43. Golden hour opens at 17:58 and the sun is down by 18:32, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 283° 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 18:48 and runs to 18:58, the end of civil twilight and 26m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Kyoto — 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 Kyoto today?

The sun sets in Kyoto at 18:32 today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Kyoto?

It takes 26m. Civil twilight ends at 18:58 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Kyoto?

Evening golden hour runs 17:58 to 18:48 today, lasting 49m. Full golden hour times for Kyoto covers the morning window and the coming week.

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