Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Sapporo, Japan

In Sapporo, Japan the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 18:20 and rises at 04:51. Daylight lasts 13h 28m; evening golden hour runs from 17:42 to 18:38.

Today, Wednesday 26 August

First light
04:22
Sunrise
04:51
Solar noon
11:36
Sunset
18:20
Last light
18:50
Day length
13h 28m

14h 59m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:42 – 18:38
Blue hour
18:38 – 18:50
Max sun altitude
57.4°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:25 / 02:19

The sun sets at 285° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August

Sunrise 04:52 Sunset 18:18 Golden hour 17:40 – 18:36 Day length 13h 26m 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, 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 03:52 04:24 11:40 18:56 19:28 14h 31m −2:12 18:16–19:16 🌖 94%
Sun 2 03:53 04:25 11:40 18:55 19:27 14h 29m −2:14 18:15–19:14 🌖 88%
Mon 3 03:54 04:26 11:40 18:54 19:26 14h 27m −2:16 18:13–19:13 🌖 81%
Tue 4 03:55 04:27 11:40 18:52 19:24 14h 25m −2:17 18:12–19:12 🌖 71%
Wed 5 03:57 04:28 11:40 18:51 19:23 14h 22m −2:19 18:11–19:10 🌖 60%
Thu 6 03:58 04:30 11:40 18:50 19:22 14h 20m −2:21 18:10–19:09 🌗 49%
Fri 7 03:59 04:31 11:40 18:49 19:20 14h 18m −2:23 18:09–19:08 🌘 37%
Sat 8 04:00 04:32 11:40 18:47 19:19 14h 15m −2:24 18:08–19:06 🌘 26%
Sun 9 04:01 04:33 11:40 18:46 19:17 14h 13m −2:26 18:06–19:05 🌘 17%
Mon 10 04:03 04:34 11:40 18:45 19:16 14h 10m −2:27 18:05–19:04 🌘 9%
Tue 11 04:04 04:35 11:39 18:43 19:14 14h 8m −2:29 18:04–19:02 🌘 3%
Wed 12 04:05 04:36 11:39 18:42 19:13 14h 5m −2:30 18:02–19:01 🌘 0%
Thu 13 04:06 04:37 11:39 18:40 19:11 14h 3m −2:31 18:01–18:59 🌑 0%
Fri 14 04:07 04:38 11:39 18:39 19:10 14h 0m −2:33 18:00–18:58 🌒 3%
Sat 15 04:08 04:39 11:39 18:37 19:08 13h 58m −2:34 17:58–18:56 🌒 7%
Sun 16 04:10 04:40 11:38 18:36 19:06 13h 55m −2:35 17:57–18:54 🌒 14%
Mon 17 04:11 04:41 11:38 18:34 19:05 13h 52m −2:36 17:55–18:53 🌒 22%
Tue 18 04:12 04:43 11:38 18:33 19:03 13h 50m −2:37 17:54–18:51 🌒 31%
Wed 19 04:13 04:44 11:38 18:31 19:02 13h 47m −2:38 17:53–18:50 🌒 40%
Thu 20 04:14 04:45 11:38 18:30 19:00 13h 45m −2:39 17:51–18:48 🌓 50%
Fri 21 04:16 04:46 11:37 18:28 18:58 13h 42m −2:40 17:50–18:46 🌔 59%
Sat 22 04:17 04:47 11:37 18:27 18:57 13h 39m −2:41 17:48–18:45 🌔 68%
Sun 23 04:18 04:48 11:37 18:25 18:55 13h 36m −2:42 17:47–18:43 🌔 77%
Mon 24 04:19 04:49 11:37 18:23 18:53 13h 34m −2:43 17:45–18:41 🌔 84%
Tue 25 04:20 04:50 11:36 18:22 18:51 13h 31m −2:44 17:43–18:40 🌔 90%
Wed 26 04:22 04:51 11:36 18:20 18:50 13h 28m −2:44 17:42–18:38 🌔 95%
Thu 27 04:23 04:52 11:36 18:18 18:48 13h 26m −2:45 17:40–18:36 🌔 99%
Fri 28 04:24 04:53 11:35 18:17 18:46 13h 23m −2:46 17:39–18:35 🌕 100%
Sat 29 04:25 04:55 11:35 18:15 18:44 13h 20m −2:47 17:37–18:33 🌖 99%
Sun 30 04:26 04:56 11:35 18:13 18:43 13h 17m −2:47 17:35–18:31 🌖 96%
Mon 31 04:27 04:57 11:35 18:12 18:41 13h 14m −2:48 17:34–18:29 🌖 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 02:26 03:11 04:24 18:56 20:08 20:54 9h 29m 65.0° 296° WNW
Sun 2 02:27 03:13 04:25 18:55 20:07 20:52 9h 31m 64.7° 295° WNW
Mon 3 02:29 03:14 04:26 18:54 20:05 20:50 9h 33m 64.5° 295° WNW
Tue 4 02:31 03:16 04:27 18:52 20:04 20:48 9h 36m 64.2° 295° WNW
Wed 5 02:33 03:17 04:28 18:51 20:02 20:46 9h 38m 63.9° 294° WNW
Thu 6 02:34 03:18 04:30 18:50 20:01 20:44 9h 40m 63.7° 294° WNW
Fri 7 02:36 03:20 04:31 18:49 19:59 20:42 9h 43m 63.4° 294° WNW
Sat 8 02:38 03:21 04:32 18:47 19:58 20:40 9h 45m 63.1° 293° WNW
Sun 9 02:40 03:22 04:33 18:46 19:56 20:38 9h 47m 62.8° 293° WNW
Mon 10 02:41 03:24 04:34 18:45 19:54 20:37 9h 50m 62.5° 292° WNW
Tue 11 02:43 03:25 04:35 18:43 19:52 20:35 9h 52m 62.2° 292° WNW
Wed 12 02:45 03:27 04:36 18:42 19:51 20:32 9h 55m 61.9° 291° WNW
Thu 13 02:46 03:28 04:37 18:40 19:49 20:30 9h 57m 61.6° 291° WNW
Fri 14 02:48 03:29 04:38 18:39 19:47 20:28 10h 0m 61.3° 291° WNW
Sat 15 02:50 03:31 04:39 18:37 19:46 20:26 10h 2m 61.0° 290° WNW
Sun 16 02:51 03:32 04:40 18:36 19:44 20:24 10h 5m 60.7° 290° WNW
Mon 17 02:53 03:33 04:41 18:34 19:42 20:22 10h 8m 60.4° 289° WNW
Tue 18 02:55 03:35 04:43 18:33 19:40 20:20 10h 10m 60.1° 289° WNW
Wed 19 02:56 03:36 04:44 18:31 19:38 20:18 10h 13m 59.7° 288° WNW
Thu 20 02:58 03:38 04:45 18:30 19:37 20:16 10h 16m 59.4° 288° WNW
Fri 21 02:59 03:39 04:46 18:28 19:35 20:14 10h 18m 59.1° 287° WNW
Sat 22 03:01 03:40 04:47 18:27 19:33 20:12 10h 21m 58.7° 287° WNW
Sun 23 03:03 03:42 04:48 18:25 19:31 20:10 10h 24m 58.4° 286° WNW
Mon 24 03:04 03:43 04:49 18:23 19:29 20:08 10h 26m 58.1° 286° WNW
Tue 25 03:06 03:44 04:50 18:22 19:27 20:06 10h 29m 57.7° 286° WNW
Wed 26 03:07 03:46 04:51 18:20 19:25 20:04 10h 32m 57.4° 285° WNW
Thu 27 03:09 03:47 04:52 18:18 19:24 20:01 10h 35m 57.0° 285° WNW
Fri 28 03:10 03:48 04:53 18:17 19:22 19:59 10h 37m 56.7° 284° WNW
Sat 29 03:12 03:49 04:55 18:15 19:20 19:57 10h 40m 56.3° 284° WNW
Sun 30 03:13 03:51 04:56 18:13 19:18 19:55 10h 43m 56.0° 283° WNW
Mon 31 03:15 03:52 04:57 18:12 19:16 19:53 10h 46m 55.6° 283° WNW

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 04:29 04:58 11:34 18:10 18:39 13h 12m −2:48 17:32–18:28 🌖 84%
Wed 2 04:30 04:59 11:34 18:08 18:37 13h 9m −2:49 17:30–18:26 🌖 75%
Thu 3 04:31 05:00 11:34 18:06 18:36 13h 6m −2:49 17:29–18:24 🌖 64%
Fri 4 04:32 05:01 11:33 18:05 18:34 13h 3m −2:50 17:27–18:22 🌗 52%
Sat 5 04:33 05:02 11:33 18:03 18:32 13h 0m −2:50 17:25–18:21 🌘 41%
Sun 6 04:34 05:03 11:33 18:01 18:30 12h 57m −2:51 17:24–18:19 🌘 29%
Mon 7 04:35 05:04 11:32 17:59 18:28 12h 55m −2:51 17:22–18:17 🌘 19%
Tue 8 04:37 05:05 11:32 17:58 18:26 12h 52m −2:51 17:20–18:15 🌘 11%
Wed 9 04:38 05:07 11:32 17:56 18:25 12h 49m −2:52 17:18–18:13 🌘 5%
Thu 10 04:39 05:08 11:31 17:54 18:23 12h 46m −2:52 17:17–18:12 🌘 1%
Fri 11 04:40 05:09 11:31 17:52 18:21 12h 43m −2:52 17:15–18:10 🌑 0%
Sat 12 04:41 05:10 11:31 17:51 18:19 12h 40m −2:53 17:13–18:08 🌒 1%
Sun 13 04:42 05:11 11:30 17:49 18:17 12h 37m −2:53 17:11–18:06 🌒 5%
Mon 14 04:43 05:12 11:30 17:47 18:15 12h 34m −2:53 17:10–18:04 🌒 10%
Tue 15 04:44 05:13 11:29 17:45 18:14 12h 32m −2:53 17:08–18:03 🌒 17%
Wed 16 04:46 05:14 11:29 17:43 18:12 12h 29m −2:54 17:06–18:01 🌒 25%
Thu 17 04:47 05:15 11:29 17:42 18:10 12h 26m −2:54 17:04–17:59 🌒 34%
Fri 18 04:48 05:16 11:28 17:40 18:08 12h 23m −2:54 17:02–17:57 🌒 43%
Sat 19 04:49 05:17 11:28 17:38 18:06 12h 20m −2:54 17:01–17:55 🌓 52%
Sun 20 04:50 05:19 11:28 17:36 18:04 12h 17m −2:54 16:59–17:53 🌔 62%
Mon 21 04:51 05:20 11:27 17:34 18:03 12h 14m −2:54 16:57–17:52 🌔 71%
Tue 22 04:52 05:21 11:27 17:32 18:01 12h 11m −2:55 16:55–17:50 🌔 79%
Wed 23 04:53 05:22 11:27 17:31 17:59 12h 8m −2:55 16:53–17:48 🌔 86%
Thu 24 04:55 05:23 11:26 17:29 17:57 12h 5m −2:55 16:51–17:46 🌔 92%
Fri 25 04:56 05:24 11:26 17:27 17:55 12h 3m −2:55 16:50–17:44 🌔 97%
Sat 26 04:57 05:25 11:26 17:25 17:54 12h 0m −2:55 16:48–17:43 🌔 99%
Sun 27 04:58 05:26 11:25 17:23 17:52 11h 57m −2:55 16:46–17:41 🌕 100%
Mon 28 04:59 05:27 11:25 17:22 17:50 11h 54m −2:55 16:44–17:39 🌖 98%
Tue 29 05:00 05:29 11:25 17:20 17:48 11h 51m −2:55 16:42–17:37 🌖 93%
Wed 30 05:01 05:30 11:24 17:18 17:46 11h 48m −2:55 16:40–17:35 🌖 87%

Longest and shortest day in Sapporo

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 15h 22m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 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 11:36, a full 23 minutes before twelve o'clock, and drags the whole day — sunrise, noon and sunset — along with it.

Light lingers for 30 minutes after sunset before civil twilight ends — 6 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 41 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, WNW.

Sunset drifts 89 seconds earlier each day this month — 44 minutes from the first of August to the last.

Planning a sunset photo in Sapporo

Arrive by 17:27. Golden hour opens at 17:42 and the sun is down by 18:20, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 285° 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 18:38 and runs to 18:50, the end of civil twilight and 29m 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 18:20 today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Sapporo?

It takes 29m. Civil twilight ends at 18:50 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Sapporo?

Evening golden hour runs 17:42 to 18:38 today, lasting 56m. Full golden hour times for Sapporo covers the morning window and the coming week.

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