Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Sapporo, Japan

In Sapporo, Japan the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 17:01 and rises at 05:41. Daylight lasts 11h 19m; evening golden hour runs from 16:22 to 17:18.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light
05:13
Sunrise
05:41
Solar noon
11:21
Sunset
17:01
Last light
17:29
Day length
11h 19m

16h 59m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
16:22 – 17:18
Blue hour
17:18 – 17:29
Max sun altitude
40.3°
Moon
🌘 Waning crescent
Moonrise / moonset
05:07 / 16:36

The sun sets at 262° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 05:42 Sunset 16:59 Golden hour 16:21 – 17:16 Day length 11h 16m vs today 3 minutes shorter

Where Sapporo is

Coordinates
43.0667° N, 141.3500° E
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Current offset
UTC+09:00
Elevation
26 m
Population
1,973,832

Sunrise and sunset in Sapporo, 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 05:02 05:31 11:24 17:16 17:45 11h 45m −2:54 16:39–17:34 🌖 78%
Fri 2 05:04 05:32 11:24 17:15 17:43 11h 42m −2:54 16:37–17:32 🌖 67%
Sat 3 05:05 05:33 11:23 17:13 17:41 11h 39m −2:54 16:35–17:30 🌖 56%
Sun 4 05:06 05:34 11:23 17:11 17:39 11h 36m −2:54 16:33–17:28 🌗 44%
Mon 5 05:07 05:35 11:23 17:09 17:38 11h 33m −2:54 16:31–17:27 🌘 33%
Tue 6 05:08 05:36 11:22 17:08 17:36 11h 31m −2:54 16:30–17:25 🌘 22%
Wed 7 05:09 05:38 11:22 17:06 17:34 11h 28m −2:53 16:28–17:23 🌘 14%
Thu 8 05:10 05:39 11:22 17:04 17:32 11h 25m −2:53 16:26–17:21 🌘 7%
Fri 9 05:11 05:40 11:21 17:02 17:31 11h 22m −2:53 16:24–17:20 🌘 2%
Sat 10 05:13 05:41 11:21 17:01 17:29 11h 19m −2:53 16:22–17:18 🌘 0%
Sun 11 05:14 05:42 11:21 16:59 17:27 11h 16m −2:52 16:21–17:16 🌑 1%
Mon 12 05:15 05:43 11:21 16:57 17:26 11h 13m −2:52 16:19–17:15 🌒 3%
Tue 13 05:16 05:45 11:20 16:56 17:24 11h 10m −2:51 16:17–17:13 🌒 7%
Wed 14 05:17 05:46 11:20 16:54 17:22 11h 8m −2:51 16:15–17:11 🌒 12%
Thu 15 05:18 05:47 11:20 16:52 17:21 11h 5m −2:51 16:14–17:10 🌒 19%
Fri 16 05:20 05:48 11:20 16:51 17:19 11h 2m −2:50 16:12–17:08 🌒 27%
Sat 17 05:21 05:49 11:20 16:49 17:18 10h 59m −2:50 16:10–17:07 🌒 36%
Sun 18 05:22 05:51 11:19 16:47 17:16 10h 56m −2:49 16:09–17:05 🌒 45%
Mon 19 05:23 05:52 11:19 16:46 17:15 10h 53m −2:48 16:07–17:03 🌓 55%
Tue 20 05:24 05:53 11:19 16:44 17:13 10h 51m −2:48 16:05–17:02 🌔 64%
Wed 21 05:25 05:54 11:19 16:43 17:11 10h 48m −2:47 16:03–17:00 🌔 73%
Thu 22 05:27 05:55 11:19 16:41 17:10 10h 45m −2:47 16:02–16:59 🌔 81%
Fri 23 05:28 05:57 11:18 16:40 17:09 10h 42m −2:46 16:00–16:57 🌔 89%
Sat 24 05:29 05:58 11:18 16:38 17:07 10h 40m −2:45 15:59–16:56 🌔 94%
Sun 25 05:30 05:59 11:18 16:37 17:06 10h 37m −2:44 15:57–16:54 🌔 98%
Mon 26 05:31 06:00 11:18 16:35 17:04 10h 34m −2:43 15:55–16:53 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:32 06:02 11:18 16:34 17:03 10h 31m −2:42 15:54–16:52 🌖 99%
Wed 28 05:34 06:03 11:18 16:32 17:01 10h 29m −2:41 15:52–16:50 🌖 95%
Thu 29 05:35 06:04 11:18 16:31 17:00 10h 26m −2:40 15:51–16:49 🌖 89%
Fri 30 05:36 06:05 11:18 16:29 16:59 10h 23m −2:39 15:49–16:47 🌖 81%
Sat 31 05:37 06:07 11:18 16:28 16:57 10h 21m −2:38 15:48–16:46 🌖 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 03:56 04:29 05:31 17:16 18:18 18:51 12h 15m 43.8° 266° W
Fri 2 03:57 04:31 05:32 17:15 18:16 18:49 12h 18m 43.4° 266° W
Sat 3 03:58 04:32 05:33 17:13 18:14 18:47 12h 21m 43.0° 265° W
Sun 4 04:00 04:33 05:34 17:11 18:12 18:45 12h 24m 42.6° 265° W
Mon 5 04:01 04:34 05:35 17:09 18:10 18:44 12h 27m 42.2° 264° W
Tue 6 04:02 04:35 05:36 17:08 18:09 18:42 12h 30m 41.9° 264° W
Wed 7 04:03 04:36 05:38 17:06 18:07 18:40 12h 32m 41.5° 263° W
Thu 8 04:04 04:37 05:39 17:04 18:05 18:38 12h 35m 41.1° 263° W
Fri 9 04:06 04:39 05:40 17:02 18:04 18:37 12h 38m 40.7° 262° W
Sat 10 04:07 04:40 05:41 17:01 18:02 18:35 12h 41m 40.3° 262° W
Sun 11 04:08 04:41 05:42 16:59 18:00 18:33 12h 44m 40.0° 261° W
Mon 12 04:09 04:42 05:43 16:57 17:59 18:31 12h 47m 39.6° 261° W
Tue 13 04:10 04:43 05:45 16:56 17:57 18:30 12h 50m 39.2° 260° W
Wed 14 04:11 04:44 05:46 16:54 17:55 18:28 12h 53m 38.8° 260° W
Thu 15 04:13 04:45 05:47 16:52 17:54 18:27 12h 55m 38.5° 259° W
Fri 16 04:14 04:47 05:48 16:51 17:52 18:25 12h 58m 38.1° 259° WSW
Sat 17 04:15 04:48 05:49 16:49 17:51 18:23 13h 1m 37.7° 258° WSW
Sun 18 04:16 04:49 05:51 16:47 17:49 18:22 13h 4m 37.4° 258° WSW
Mon 19 04:17 04:50 05:52 16:46 17:48 18:20 13h 7m 37.0° 257° WSW
Tue 20 04:18 04:51 05:53 16:44 17:46 18:19 13h 10m 36.6° 257° WSW
Wed 21 04:19 04:52 05:54 16:43 17:45 18:17 13h 12m 36.3° 256° WSW
Thu 22 04:21 04:53 05:55 16:41 17:43 18:16 13h 15m 35.9° 256° WSW
Fri 23 04:22 04:55 05:57 16:40 17:42 18:14 13h 18m 35.6° 255° WSW
Sat 24 04:23 04:56 05:58 16:38 17:40 18:13 13h 21m 35.2° 255° WSW
Sun 25 04:24 04:57 05:59 16:37 17:39 18:12 13h 23m 34.9° 254° WSW
Mon 26 04:25 04:58 06:00 16:35 17:37 18:10 13h 26m 34.5° 254° WSW
Tue 27 04:26 04:59 06:02 16:34 17:36 18:09 13h 29m 34.2° 253° WSW
Wed 28 04:27 05:00 06:03 16:32 17:35 18:08 13h 32m 33.9° 253° WSW
Thu 29 04:29 05:02 06:04 16:31 17:33 18:06 13h 34m 33.5° 252° WSW
Fri 30 04:30 05:03 06:05 16:29 17:32 18:05 13h 37m 33.2° 252° WSW
Sat 31 04:31 05:04 06:07 16:28 17:31 18:04 13h 40m 32.9° 251° 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 05:39 06:08 11:18 16:27 16:56 10h 18m −2:37 15:46–16:45 🌖 60%
Mon 2 05:40 06:09 11:18 16:25 16:55 10h 16m −2:36 15:45–16:44 🌗 48%
Tue 3 05:41 06:11 11:18 16:24 16:54 10h 13m −2:34 15:43–16:42 🌘 37%
Wed 4 05:42 06:12 11:18 16:23 16:53 10h 10m −2:33 15:42–16:41 🌘 26%
Thu 5 05:43 06:13 11:18 16:22 16:51 10h 8m −2:32 15:40–16:40 🌘 17%
Fri 6 05:45 06:14 11:18 16:20 16:50 10h 5m −2:30 15:39–16:39 🌘 10%
Sat 7 05:46 06:16 11:18 16:19 16:49 10h 3m −2:29 15:38–16:38 🌘 5%
Sun 8 05:47 06:17 11:18 16:18 16:48 10h 0m −2:27 15:36–16:37 🌘 1%
Mon 9 05:48 06:18 11:18 16:17 16:47 9h 58m −2:25 15:35–16:35 🌑 0%
Tue 10 05:49 06:20 11:18 16:16 16:46 9h 56m −2:23 15:34–16:34 🌒 1%
Wed 11 05:51 06:21 11:18 16:15 16:45 9h 53m −2:22 15:33–16:33 🌒 4%
Thu 12 05:52 06:22 11:18 16:14 16:44 9h 51m −2:20 15:32–16:32 🌒 8%
Fri 13 05:53 06:23 11:18 16:13 16:43 9h 49m −2:18 15:30–16:31 🌒 14%
Sat 14 05:54 06:25 11:18 16:12 16:42 9h 46m −2:16 15:29–16:30 🌒 21%
Sun 15 05:55 06:26 11:19 16:11 16:41 9h 44m −2:13 15:28–16:30 🌒 29%
Mon 16 05:57 06:27 11:19 16:10 16:40 9h 42m −2:11 15:27–16:29 🌒 38%
Tue 17 05:58 06:29 11:19 16:09 16:40 9h 40m −2:09 15:26–16:28 🌓 47%
Wed 18 05:59 06:30 11:19 16:08 16:39 9h 38m −2:07 15:25–16:27 🌔 57%
Thu 19 06:00 06:31 11:19 16:07 16:38 9h 36m −2:04 15:24–16:26 🌔 67%
Fri 20 06:01 06:32 11:20 16:06 16:37 9h 34m −2:02 15:23–16:26 🌔 76%
Sat 21 06:03 06:34 11:20 16:06 16:37 9h 32m −1:59 15:22–16:25 🌔 85%
Sun 22 06:04 06:35 11:20 16:05 16:36 9h 30m −1:56 15:21–16:24 🌔 92%
Mon 23 06:05 06:36 11:20 16:04 16:36 9h 28m −1:53 15:21–16:24 🌔 97%
Tue 24 06:06 06:37 11:21 16:04 16:35 9h 26m −1:51 15:20–16:23 🌔 99%
Wed 25 06:07 06:38 11:21 16:03 16:34 9h 24m −1:48 15:19–16:23 🌕 100%
Thu 26 06:08 06:40 11:21 16:03 16:34 9h 22m −1:44 15:18–16:22 🌖 97%
Fri 27 06:09 06:41 11:22 16:02 16:34 9h 21m −1:41 15:18–16:22 🌖 92%
Sat 28 06:10 06:42 11:22 16:02 16:33 9h 19m −1:38 15:17–16:21 🌖 84%
Sun 29 06:11 06:43 11:22 16:01 16:33 9h 18m −1:35 15:16–16:21 🌖 75%
Mon 30 06:13 06:44 11:23 16:01 16:32 9h 16m −1:31 15:16–16:20 🌖 64%

Longest and shortest day in Sapporo

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 15h 22m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 2 months, with 8h 59m.

Between them the day length swings by 6h 22m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 15:59 on 9 December; the latest is 19:18 on 27 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 03:54 on 15 June to 07:06 on 3 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Sapporo different

Sitting on the eastern side of its time zone puts solar noon at 11:21, a full 38 minutes before twelve o'clock, and drags the whole day — sunrise, noon and sunset — along with it.

Light lingers for 28 minutes after sunset before civil twilight ends — 4 minutes longer than the 24-minute median across tracked cities, which is what 43.1°N buys you.

The shallow approach angle at 43.1° stretches this evening's golden hour to 56 minutes, against about 40 for a city on the equator today.

Summer and winter days differ by 6h 22m here, more seasonal variation than almost anywhere else in Japan we track.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 66° round to NW. Tonight, W.

Sunset drifts 97 seconds earlier each day this month — 48 minutes from the first of October to the last.

Planning a sunset photo in Sapporo

Arrive by 16:07. Golden hour opens at 16:22 and the sun is down by 17:01, 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 17:18 and runs to 17:29, the end of civil twilight and 28m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Sapporo — 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 Sapporo today?

The sun sets in Sapporo at 17:01 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Sapporo?

It takes 28m. Civil twilight ends at 17:29 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Sapporo?

Evening golden hour runs 16:22 to 17:18 today, lasting 55m. Full golden hour times for Sapporo covers the morning window and the coming week.

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