Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Sendai, Japan

In Sendai, Japan the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 17:06 and rises at 05:40. Daylight lasts 11h 26m; evening golden hour runs from 16:31 to 17:22.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light
05:13
Sunrise
05:40
Solar noon
11:23
Sunset
17:06
Last light
17:33
Day length
11h 26m

17h 4m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
16:31 – 17:22
Blue hour
17:22 – 17:33
Max sun altitude
45.1°
Moon
🌘 Waning crescent
Moonrise / moonset
05:05 / 16:43

The sun sets at 262° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 05:40 Sunset 17:05 Golden hour 16:29 – 17:21 Day length 11h 24m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Sendai is

Coordinates
38.2667° N, 140.8667° E
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Current offset
UTC+09:00
Elevation
53 m
Population
1,096,704

Sunrise and sunset in Sendai, 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 05:05 05:31 11:26 17:20 17:46 11h 48m −2:27 16:45–17:36 🌖 78%
Fri 2 05:06 05:32 11:26 17:18 17:45 11h 46m −2:27 16:43–17:34 🌖 67%
Sat 3 05:07 05:33 11:25 17:17 17:43 11h 43m −2:27 16:42–17:33 🌖 56%
Sun 4 05:08 05:34 11:25 17:15 17:42 11h 41m −2:27 16:40–17:31 🌗 44%
Mon 5 05:08 05:35 11:25 17:14 17:40 11h 38m −2:27 16:39–17:30 🌘 33%
Tue 6 05:09 05:36 11:24 17:12 17:39 11h 36m −2:26 16:37–17:28 🌘 22%
Wed 7 05:10 05:37 11:24 17:11 17:37 11h 33m −2:26 16:35–17:27 🌘 14%
Thu 8 05:11 05:38 11:24 17:09 17:36 11h 31m −2:26 16:34–17:25 🌘 7%
Fri 9 05:12 05:39 11:23 17:08 17:34 11h 29m −2:26 16:32–17:24 🌘 2%
Sat 10 05:13 05:40 11:23 17:06 17:33 11h 26m −2:25 16:31–17:22 🌘 0%
Sun 11 05:14 05:40 11:23 17:05 17:31 11h 24m −2:25 16:29–17:21 🌑 1%
Mon 12 05:15 05:41 11:23 17:03 17:30 11h 21m −2:25 16:28–17:20 🌒 3%
Tue 13 05:16 05:42 11:22 17:02 17:28 11h 19m −2:24 16:26–17:18 🌒 7%
Wed 14 05:17 05:43 11:22 17:00 17:27 11h 17m −2:24 16:25–17:17 🌒 12%
Thu 15 05:18 05:44 11:22 16:59 17:25 11h 14m −2:24 16:23–17:15 🌒 19%
Fri 16 05:19 05:45 11:22 16:58 17:24 11h 12m −2:23 16:22–17:14 🌒 27%
Sat 17 05:20 05:46 11:21 16:56 17:23 11h 9m −2:23 16:20–17:12 🌒 36%
Sun 18 05:21 05:47 11:21 16:55 17:21 11h 7m −2:22 16:19–17:11 🌒 45%
Mon 19 05:21 05:48 11:21 16:53 17:20 11h 5m −2:22 16:17–17:10 🌓 55%
Tue 20 05:22 05:49 11:21 16:52 17:19 11h 2m −2:21 16:16–17:08 🌔 64%
Wed 21 05:23 05:50 11:21 16:51 17:17 11h 0m −2:21 16:14–17:07 🌔 73%
Thu 22 05:24 05:51 11:21 16:49 17:16 10h 58m −2:20 16:13–17:06 🌔 81%
Fri 23 05:25 05:52 11:20 16:48 17:15 10h 55m −2:19 16:12–17:05 🌔 89%
Sat 24 05:26 05:53 11:20 16:47 17:14 10h 53m −2:19 16:10–17:03 🌔 94%
Sun 25 05:27 05:54 11:20 16:45 17:12 10h 51m −2:18 16:09–17:02 🌔 98%
Mon 26 05:28 05:55 11:20 16:44 17:11 10h 48m −2:17 16:08–17:01 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:29 05:56 11:20 16:43 17:10 10h 46m −2:16 16:06–17:00 🌖 99%
Wed 28 05:30 05:57 11:20 16:42 17:09 10h 44m −2:15 16:05–16:58 🌖 95%
Thu 29 05:31 05:58 11:20 16:41 17:08 10h 42m −2:14 16:04–16:57 🌖 89%
Fri 30 05:32 05:59 11:20 16:39 17:07 10h 39m −2:13 16:02–16:56 🌖 81%
Sat 31 05:33 06:01 11:20 16:38 17:06 10h 37m −2:12 16:01–16:55 🌖 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 04:03 04:34 05:31 17:20 18:17 18:48 12h 12m 48.6° 267° W
Fri 2 04:04 04:35 05:32 17:18 18:15 18:46 12h 14m 48.2° 266° W
Sat 3 04:05 04:36 05:33 17:17 18:14 18:44 12h 17m 47.8° 266° W
Sun 4 04:06 04:37 05:34 17:15 18:12 18:43 12h 19m 47.4° 265° W
Mon 5 04:07 04:38 05:35 17:14 18:11 18:41 12h 22m 47.0° 265° W
Tue 6 04:08 04:39 05:36 17:12 18:09 18:40 12h 24m 46.7° 264° W
Wed 7 04:09 04:40 05:37 17:11 18:08 18:38 12h 26m 46.3° 264° W
Thu 8 04:10 04:41 05:38 17:09 18:06 18:37 12h 29m 45.9° 263° W
Fri 9 04:11 04:42 05:39 17:08 18:05 18:35 12h 31m 45.5° 263° W
Sat 10 04:12 04:42 05:40 17:06 18:03 18:34 12h 34m 45.1° 262° W
Sun 11 04:13 04:43 05:40 17:05 18:02 18:32 12h 36m 44.8° 262° W
Mon 12 04:14 04:44 05:41 17:03 18:00 18:31 12h 39m 44.4° 261° W
Tue 13 04:15 04:45 05:42 17:02 17:59 18:29 12h 41m 44.0° 261° W
Wed 14 04:15 04:46 05:43 17:00 17:58 18:28 12h 43m 43.6° 260° W
Thu 15 04:16 04:47 05:44 16:59 17:56 18:27 12h 46m 43.3° 260° W
Fri 16 04:17 04:48 05:45 16:58 17:55 18:25 12h 48m 42.9° 259° W
Sat 17 04:18 04:49 05:46 16:56 17:53 18:24 12h 51m 42.5° 259° W
Sun 18 04:19 04:50 05:47 16:55 17:52 18:23 12h 53m 42.2° 258° WSW
Mon 19 04:20 04:51 05:48 16:53 17:51 18:21 12h 55m 41.8° 258° WSW
Tue 20 04:21 04:52 05:49 16:52 17:49 18:20 12h 58m 41.4° 257° WSW
Wed 21 04:22 04:53 05:50 16:51 17:48 18:19 13h 0m 41.1° 257° WSW
Thu 22 04:23 04:54 05:51 16:49 17:47 18:18 13h 2m 40.7° 256° WSW
Fri 23 04:24 04:54 05:52 16:48 17:46 18:16 13h 5m 40.4° 256° WSW
Sat 24 04:25 04:55 05:53 16:47 17:45 18:15 13h 7m 40.0° 256° WSW
Sun 25 04:26 04:56 05:54 16:45 17:43 18:14 13h 9m 39.7° 255° WSW
Mon 26 04:27 04:57 05:55 16:44 17:42 18:13 13h 12m 39.3° 255° WSW
Tue 27 04:28 04:58 05:56 16:43 17:41 18:12 13h 14m 39.0° 254° WSW
Wed 28 04:29 04:59 05:57 16:42 17:40 18:11 13h 16m 38.7° 254° WSW
Thu 29 04:29 05:00 05:58 16:41 17:39 18:09 13h 18m 38.3° 253° WSW
Fri 30 04:30 05:01 05:59 16:39 17:38 18:08 13h 21m 38.0° 253° WSW
Sat 31 04:31 05:02 06:01 16:38 17:37 18:07 13h 23m 37.7° 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 05:34 06:02 11:20 16:37 17:04 10h 35m −2:11 16:00–16:54 🌖 60%
Mon 2 05:35 06:03 11:20 16:36 17:03 10h 33m −2:10 15:59–16:53 🌗 48%
Tue 3 05:36 06:04 11:20 16:35 17:02 10h 31m −2:09 15:57–16:52 🌘 37%
Wed 4 05:37 06:05 11:20 16:34 17:01 10h 29m −2:08 15:56–16:51 🌘 26%
Thu 5 05:38 06:06 11:20 16:33 17:00 10h 26m −2:07 15:55–16:50 🌘 17%
Fri 6 05:39 06:07 11:20 16:32 16:59 10h 24m −2:05 15:54–16:49 🌘 10%
Sat 7 05:40 06:08 11:20 16:31 16:59 10h 22m −2:04 15:53–16:48 🌘 5%
Sun 8 05:41 06:09 11:20 16:30 16:58 10h 20m −2:03 15:52–16:47 🌘 1%
Mon 9 05:42 06:10 11:20 16:29 16:57 10h 18m −2:01 15:51–16:46 🌑 0%
Tue 10 05:43 06:11 11:20 16:28 16:56 10h 16m −2:00 15:50–16:45 🌒 1%
Wed 11 05:44 06:12 11:20 16:27 16:55 10h 14m −1:58 15:49–16:44 🌒 4%
Thu 12 05:45 06:13 11:20 16:26 16:54 10h 12m −1:56 15:48–16:44 🌒 8%
Fri 13 05:47 06:15 11:20 16:25 16:54 10h 10m −1:55 15:47–16:43 🌒 14%
Sat 14 05:48 06:16 11:20 16:25 16:53 10h 9m −1:53 15:46–16:42 🌒 21%
Sun 15 05:49 06:17 11:21 16:24 16:52 10h 7m −1:51 15:45–16:41 🌒 29%
Mon 16 05:50 06:18 11:21 16:23 16:51 10h 5m −1:49 15:44–16:41 🌒 38%
Tue 17 05:51 06:19 11:21 16:22 16:51 10h 3m −1:47 15:43–16:40 🌓 47%
Wed 18 05:52 06:20 11:21 16:22 16:50 10h 1m −1:45 15:43–16:39 🌔 57%
Thu 19 05:53 06:21 11:21 16:21 16:50 10h 0m −1:43 15:42–16:39 🌔 67%
Fri 20 05:54 06:22 11:22 16:21 16:49 9h 58m −1:41 15:41–16:38 🌔 76%
Sat 21 05:55 06:23 11:22 16:20 16:49 9h 56m −1:39 15:41–16:38 🌔 85%
Sun 22 05:56 06:24 11:22 16:19 16:48 9h 55m −1:36 15:40–16:37 🌔 92%
Mon 23 05:57 06:25 11:22 16:19 16:48 9h 53m −1:34 15:39–16:37 🌔 97%
Tue 24 05:58 06:26 11:23 16:18 16:47 9h 52m −1:32 15:39–16:36 🌔 99%
Wed 25 05:59 06:27 11:23 16:18 16:47 9h 50m −1:29 15:38–16:36 🌕 100%
Thu 26 06:00 06:28 11:23 16:18 16:46 9h 49m −1:27 15:38–16:35 🌖 97%
Fri 27 06:01 06:30 11:24 16:17 16:46 9h 47m −1:24 15:37–16:35 🌖 92%
Sat 28 06:02 06:31 11:24 16:17 16:46 9h 46m −1:21 15:37–16:35 🌖 84%
Sun 29 06:03 06:32 11:24 16:17 16:46 9h 45m −1:18 15:36–16:35 🌖 75%
Mon 30 06:03 06:33 11:25 16:16 16:45 9h 43m −1:16 15:36–16:34 🌖 64%

Longest and shortest day in Sendai

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 14h 49m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 2 months, with 9h 29m.

Between them the day length swings by 5h 20m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:15 on 7 December; the latest is 19:04 on 28 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 04:12 on 14 June to 06:53 on 6 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 11m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Sendai different

Clock noon and solar noon are 36 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 11:23 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude.

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

Photographers get 52 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.3× the 40 minutes available at the equator on the same date.

The gap between the longest and shortest day of the year comes to 5h 20m, one of the widest swings of any Japan city on the site.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 61° round to WNW. Tonight, W.

Sunset drifts 83 seconds earlier each day this month — 42 minutes from the first of October to the last.

Planning a sunset photo in Sendai

Arrive by 16:16. Golden hour opens at 16:31 and the sun is down by 17:06, 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 17:22 and runs to 17:33, 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 Sendai — 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 Sendai today?

The sun sets in Sendai at 17:06 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Sendai?

It takes 26m. Civil twilight ends at 17:33 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Sendai?

Evening golden hour runs 16:31 to 17:22 today, lasting 51m. Full golden hour times for Sendai covers the morning window and the coming week.

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