Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Saitama, Japan

In Saitama, Japan the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 17:13 and rises at 05:43. Daylight lasts 11h 29m; evening golden hour runs from 16:38 to 17:28.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light
05:17
Sunrise
05:43
Solar noon
11:28
Sunset
17:13
Last light
17:38
Day length
11h 29m

17h 11m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
16:38 – 17:28
Blue hour
17:28 – 17:38
Max sun altitude
47.5°
Moon
🌘 Waning crescent
Moonrise / moonset
05:09 / 16:51

The sun sets at 262° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 05:44 Sunset 17:11 Golden hour 16:37 – 17:27 Day length 11h 27m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Saitama is

Coordinates
35.9081° N, 139.6566° E
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Current offset
UTC+09:00
Elevation
16 m
Population
1,324,854

Sunrise and sunset in Saitama, 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 05:10 05:35 11:31 17:25 17:51 11h 49m −2:15 16:51–17:41 🌖 78%
Fri 2 05:11 05:36 11:30 17:24 17:49 11h 47m −2:15 16:50–17:40 🌖 67%
Sat 3 05:11 05:37 11:30 17:23 17:48 11h 45m −2:15 16:49–17:38 🌖 56%
Sun 4 05:12 05:38 11:30 17:21 17:47 11h 43m −2:15 16:47–17:37 🌗 44%
Mon 5 05:13 05:39 11:29 17:20 17:45 11h 40m −2:15 16:46–17:35 🌘 33%
Tue 6 05:14 05:39 11:29 17:18 17:44 11h 38m −2:14 16:44–17:34 🌘 22%
Wed 7 05:15 05:40 11:29 17:17 17:42 11h 36m −2:14 16:43–17:32 🌘 14%
Thu 8 05:15 05:41 11:29 17:15 17:41 11h 34m −2:14 16:41–17:31 🌘 7%
Fri 9 05:16 05:42 11:28 17:14 17:40 11h 32m −2:14 16:40–17:30 🌘 2%
Sat 10 05:17 05:43 11:28 17:13 17:38 11h 29m −2:13 16:38–17:28 🌘 0%
Sun 11 05:18 05:44 11:28 17:11 17:37 11h 27m −2:13 16:37–17:27 🌑 1%
Mon 12 05:19 05:44 11:27 17:10 17:36 11h 25m −2:13 16:36–17:26 🌒 3%
Tue 13 05:20 05:45 11:27 17:09 17:34 11h 23m −2:12 16:34–17:24 🌒 7%
Wed 14 05:20 05:46 11:27 17:07 17:33 11h 20m −2:12 16:33–17:23 🌒 12%
Thu 15 05:21 05:47 11:27 17:06 17:32 11h 18m −2:12 16:31–17:22 🌒 19%
Fri 16 05:22 05:48 11:27 17:05 17:30 11h 16m −2:11 16:30–17:20 🌒 27%
Sat 17 05:23 05:49 11:26 17:03 17:29 11h 14m −2:11 16:29–17:19 🌒 36%
Sun 18 05:24 05:50 11:26 17:02 17:28 11h 12m −2:10 16:27–17:18 🌒 45%
Mon 19 05:25 05:51 11:26 17:01 17:27 11h 10m −2:10 16:26–17:17 🌓 55%
Tue 20 05:26 05:51 11:26 16:59 17:25 11h 7m −2:09 16:25–17:15 🌔 64%
Wed 21 05:26 05:52 11:26 16:58 17:24 11h 5m −2:09 16:23–17:14 🌔 73%
Thu 22 05:27 05:53 11:25 16:57 17:23 11h 3m −2:08 16:22–17:13 🌔 81%
Fri 23 05:28 05:54 11:25 16:56 17:22 11h 1m −2:08 16:21–17:12 🌔 89%
Sat 24 05:29 05:55 11:25 16:55 17:21 10h 59m −2:07 16:19–17:11 🌔 94%
Sun 25 05:30 05:56 11:25 16:53 17:19 10h 57m −2:06 16:18–17:09 🌔 98%
Mon 26 05:31 05:57 11:25 16:52 17:18 10h 55m −2:05 16:17–17:08 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:32 05:58 11:25 16:51 17:17 10h 53m −2:05 16:16–17:07 🌖 99%
Wed 28 05:33 05:59 11:25 16:50 17:16 10h 51m −2:04 16:14–17:06 🌖 95%
Thu 29 05:34 06:00 11:25 16:49 17:15 10h 49m −2:03 16:13–17:05 🌖 89%
Fri 30 05:34 06:01 11:25 16:48 17:14 10h 46m −2:02 16:12–17:04 🌖 81%
Sat 31 05:35 06:02 11:24 16:47 17:13 10h 44m −2:01 16:11–17:03 🌖 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 04:10 04:40 05:35 17:25 18:21 18:50 12h 10m 50.9° 267° W
Fri 2 04:11 04:41 05:36 17:24 18:19 18:49 12h 13m 50.6° 266° W
Sat 3 04:12 04:42 05:37 17:23 18:18 18:47 12h 15m 50.2° 266° W
Sun 4 04:13 04:43 05:38 17:21 18:16 18:46 12h 17m 49.8° 265° W
Mon 5 04:14 04:43 05:39 17:20 18:15 18:45 12h 19m 49.4° 265° W
Tue 6 04:14 04:44 05:39 17:18 18:13 18:43 12h 22m 49.0° 264° W
Wed 7 04:15 04:45 05:40 17:17 18:12 18:42 12h 24m 48.6° 264° W
Thu 8 04:16 04:46 05:41 17:15 18:11 18:40 12h 26m 48.2° 263° W
Fri 9 04:17 04:47 05:42 17:14 18:09 18:39 12h 28m 47.9° 263° W
Sat 10 04:18 04:47 05:43 17:13 18:08 18:38 12h 31m 47.5° 262° W
Sun 11 04:19 04:48 05:44 17:11 18:07 18:36 12h 33m 47.1° 262° W
Mon 12 04:19 04:49 05:44 17:10 18:05 18:35 12h 35m 46.7° 261° W
Tue 13 04:20 04:50 05:45 17:09 18:04 18:34 12h 37m 46.4° 261° W
Wed 14 04:21 04:51 05:46 17:07 18:03 18:32 12h 39m 46.0° 260° W
Thu 15 04:22 04:52 05:47 17:06 18:01 18:31 12h 42m 45.6° 260° W
Fri 16 04:23 04:52 05:48 17:05 18:00 18:30 12h 44m 45.2° 260° W
Sat 17 04:24 04:53 05:49 17:03 17:59 18:28 12h 46m 44.9° 259° W
Sun 18 04:24 04:54 05:50 17:02 17:58 18:27 12h 48m 44.5° 259° WSW
Mon 19 04:25 04:55 05:51 17:01 17:56 18:26 12h 50m 44.2° 258° WSW
Tue 20 04:26 04:56 05:51 16:59 17:55 18:25 12h 52m 43.8° 258° WSW
Wed 21 04:27 04:57 05:52 16:58 17:54 18:24 12h 55m 43.4° 257° WSW
Thu 22 04:28 04:57 05:53 16:57 17:53 18:22 12h 57m 43.1° 257° WSW
Fri 23 04:29 04:58 05:54 16:56 17:52 18:21 12h 59m 42.7° 256° WSW
Sat 24 04:29 04:59 05:55 16:55 17:51 18:20 13h 1m 42.4° 256° WSW
Sun 25 04:30 05:00 05:56 16:53 17:49 18:19 13h 3m 42.0° 256° WSW
Mon 26 04:31 05:01 05:57 16:52 17:48 18:18 13h 5m 41.7° 255° WSW
Tue 27 04:32 05:02 05:58 16:51 17:47 18:17 13h 7m 41.3° 255° WSW
Wed 28 04:33 05:03 05:59 16:50 17:46 18:16 13h 9m 41.0° 254° WSW
Thu 29 04:34 05:03 06:00 16:49 17:45 18:15 13h 11m 40.7° 254° WSW
Fri 30 04:34 05:04 06:01 16:48 17:44 18:14 13h 13m 40.3° 253° WSW
Sat 31 04:35 05:05 06:02 16:47 17:43 18:13 13h 16m 40.0° 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 05:36 06:03 11:24 16:46 17:12 10h 42m −2:00 16:10–17:02 🌖 60%
Mon 2 05:37 06:04 11:24 16:45 17:11 10h 40m −1:59 16:09–17:01 🌗 48%
Tue 3 05:38 06:05 11:24 16:44 17:10 10h 39m −1:58 16:08–17:00 🌘 37%
Wed 4 05:39 06:06 11:24 16:43 17:09 10h 37m −1:57 16:07–16:59 🌘 26%
Thu 5 05:40 06:07 11:24 16:42 17:08 10h 35m −1:56 16:05–16:58 🌘 17%
Fri 6 05:41 06:08 11:24 16:41 17:08 10h 33m −1:55 16:04–16:57 🌘 10%
Sat 7 05:42 06:09 11:24 16:40 17:07 10h 31m −1:53 16:03–16:56 🌘 5%
Sun 8 05:43 06:10 11:25 16:39 17:06 10h 29m −1:52 16:02–16:56 🌘 1%
Mon 9 05:44 06:11 11:25 16:38 17:05 10h 27m −1:51 16:02–16:55 🌑 0%
Tue 10 05:45 06:12 11:25 16:37 17:04 10h 25m −1:49 16:01–16:54 🌒 1%
Wed 11 05:46 06:13 11:25 16:37 17:04 10h 23m −1:48 16:00–16:53 🌒 4%
Thu 12 05:47 06:14 11:25 16:36 17:03 10h 22m −1:46 15:59–16:53 🌒 8%
Fri 13 05:48 06:15 11:25 16:35 17:02 10h 20m −1:45 15:58–16:52 🌒 14%
Sat 14 05:48 06:16 11:25 16:34 17:02 10h 18m −1:43 15:57–16:51 🌒 21%
Sun 15 05:49 06:17 11:25 16:34 17:01 10h 17m −1:41 15:56–16:50 🌒 29%
Mon 16 05:50 06:18 11:26 16:33 17:00 10h 15m −1:40 15:56–16:50 🌒 38%
Tue 17 05:51 06:19 11:26 16:32 17:00 10h 13m −1:38 15:55–16:49 🌓 47%
Wed 18 05:52 06:20 11:26 16:32 16:59 10h 12m −1:36 15:54–16:49 🌔 57%
Thu 19 05:53 06:21 11:26 16:31 16:59 10h 10m −1:34 15:54–16:48 🌔 67%
Fri 20 05:54 06:22 11:26 16:31 16:58 10h 9m −1:32 15:53–16:48 🌔 76%
Sat 21 05:55 06:23 11:27 16:30 16:58 10h 7m −1:30 15:52–16:47 🌔 85%
Sun 22 05:56 06:24 11:27 16:30 16:57 10h 6m −1:28 15:52–16:47 🌔 92%
Mon 23 05:57 06:25 11:27 16:29 16:57 10h 4m −1:26 15:51–16:46 🌔 97%
Tue 24 05:58 06:26 11:27 16:29 16:57 10h 3m −1:23 15:51–16:46 🌔 99%
Wed 25 05:59 06:27 11:28 16:29 16:56 10h 1m −1:21 15:50–16:46 🌕 100%
Thu 26 06:00 06:28 11:28 16:28 16:56 10h 0m −1:19 15:50–16:45 🌖 97%
Fri 27 06:01 06:29 11:28 16:28 16:56 9h 59m −1:16 15:49–16:45 🌖 92%
Sat 28 06:02 06:30 11:29 16:28 16:56 9h 58m −1:14 15:49–16:45 🌖 84%
Sun 29 06:02 06:30 11:29 16:27 16:55 9h 56m −1:11 15:49–16:45 🌖 75%
Mon 30 06:03 06:31 11:29 16:27 16:55 9h 55m −1:09 15:48–16:44 🌖 64%

Longest and shortest day in Saitama

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 14h 35m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 2 months, with 9h 43m.

Between them the day length swings by 4h 52m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:27 on 6 December; the latest is 19:01 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 04:24 on 13 June to 06:52 on 7 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Saitama different

On standard time the sun peaks at 11:28, 32 minutes before clock noon, because the city sits near the eastern edge of its time zone. Sunrise and sunset are pushed the same way.

Sunset here is followed by about 26 minutes of usable light before civil twilight ends — almost exactly the 24-minute median across the cities tracked here.

Photographers get 50 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.3× the 40 minutes available at the equator on the same date.

Between solstices the sunset walks 59° 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.

Sunset drifts 77 seconds earlier each day this month — 39 minutes from the first of October to the last.

Planning a sunset photo in Saitama

Arrive by 16:23. Golden hour opens at 16:38 and the sun is down by 17:13, 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 17:28 and runs to 17:38, 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 Saitama — 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 Saitama today?

The sun sets in Saitama at 17:13 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Saitama?

It takes 25m. Civil twilight ends at 17:38 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Saitama?

Evening golden hour runs 16:38 to 17:28 today, lasting 50m. Full golden hour times for Saitama covers the morning window and the coming week.

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