Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Tokyo, Japan

In Tokyo, Japan the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 18:17 and rises at 05:08. Daylight lasts 13h 9m; evening golden hour runs from 17:43 to 18:33.

Today, Wednesday 26 August

First light
04:41
Sunrise
05:08
Solar noon
11:43
Sunset
18:17
Last light
18:43
Day length
13h 9m

14h 56m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:43 – 18:33
Blue hour
18:33 – 18:43
Max sun altitude
64.7°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:13 / 02:48

The sun sets at 283° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August

Sunrise 05:09 Sunset 18:16 Golden hour 17:41 – 18:32 Day length 13h 7m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Tokyo is

Coordinates
35.6895° N, 139.6917° E
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Current offset
UTC+09:00
Elevation
44 m
Population
9,733,276

Sunrise and sunset in Tokyo, 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 04:20 04:48 11:47 18:45 19:14 13h 57m −1:39 18:10–19:03 🌖 94%
Sun 2 04:21 04:49 11:47 18:45 19:13 13h 55m −1:41 18:09–19:02 🌖 88%
Mon 3 04:22 04:50 11:47 18:44 19:12 13h 53m −1:42 18:08–19:01 🌖 81%
Tue 4 04:23 04:51 11:47 18:43 19:10 13h 51m −1:44 18:07–19:00 🌖 71%
Wed 5 04:24 04:51 11:47 18:42 19:09 13h 50m −1:45 18:06–18:59 🌖 60%
Thu 6 04:24 04:52 11:47 18:41 19:08 13h 48m −1:46 18:05–18:58 🌗 49%
Fri 7 04:25 04:53 11:47 18:40 19:07 13h 46m −1:48 18:04–18:56 🌘 37%
Sat 8 04:26 04:54 11:46 18:39 19:06 13h 44m −1:49 18:03–18:55 🌘 26%
Sun 9 04:27 04:55 11:46 18:38 19:05 13h 43m −1:50 18:02–18:54 🌘 17%
Mon 10 04:28 04:55 11:46 18:36 19:04 13h 41m −1:51 18:01–18:53 🌘 9%
Tue 11 04:29 04:56 11:46 18:35 19:03 13h 39m −1:53 18:00–18:52 🌘 3%
Wed 12 04:30 04:57 11:46 18:34 19:02 13h 37m −1:54 17:59–18:51 🌘 0%
Thu 13 04:30 04:58 11:46 18:33 19:00 13h 35m −1:55 17:58–18:50 🌑 0%
Fri 14 04:31 04:58 11:46 18:32 18:59 13h 33m −1:56 17:57–18:49 🌒 3%
Sat 15 04:32 04:59 11:45 18:31 18:58 13h 31m −1:57 17:56–18:47 🌒 7%
Sun 16 04:33 05:00 11:45 18:30 18:57 13h 29m −1:58 17:55–18:46 🌒 14%
Mon 17 04:34 05:01 11:45 18:28 18:55 13h 27m −1:59 17:54–18:45 🌒 22%
Tue 18 04:35 05:02 11:45 18:27 18:54 13h 25m −2:00 17:53–18:44 🌒 31%
Wed 19 04:35 05:02 11:44 18:26 18:53 13h 23m −2:00 17:51–18:42 🌒 40%
Thu 20 04:36 05:03 11:44 18:25 18:51 13h 21m −2:01 17:50–18:41 🌓 50%
Fri 21 04:37 05:04 11:44 18:24 18:50 13h 19m −2:02 17:49–18:40 🌔 59%
Sat 22 04:38 05:05 11:44 18:22 18:49 13h 17m −2:03 17:48–18:38 🌔 68%
Sun 23 04:39 05:05 11:43 18:21 18:47 13h 15m −2:03 17:47–18:37 🌔 77%
Mon 24 04:40 05:06 11:43 18:20 18:46 13h 13m −2:04 17:45–18:36 🌔 84%
Tue 25 04:40 05:07 11:43 18:18 18:45 13h 11m −2:05 17:44–18:34 🌔 90%
Wed 26 04:41 05:08 11:43 18:17 18:43 13h 9m −2:05 17:43–18:33 🌔 95%
Thu 27 04:42 05:09 11:42 18:16 18:42 13h 7m −2:06 17:41–18:32 🌔 99%
Fri 28 04:43 05:09 11:42 18:14 18:41 13h 5m −2:07 17:40–18:30 🌕 100%
Sat 29 04:44 05:10 11:42 18:13 18:39 13h 2m −2:07 17:39–18:29 🌖 99%
Sun 30 04:45 05:11 11:42 18:12 18:38 13h 0m −2:08 17:38–18:28 🌖 96%
Mon 31 04:45 05:12 11:41 18:10 18:36 12h 58m −2:08 17:36–18:26 🌖 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 03:09 03:46 04:48 18:45 19:48 20:24 10h 3m 72.3° 293° WNW
Sun 2 03:10 03:47 04:49 18:45 19:46 20:23 10h 5m 72.1° 293° WNW
Mon 3 03:12 03:48 04:50 18:44 19:45 20:21 10h 7m 71.8° 292° WNW
Tue 4 03:13 03:49 04:51 18:43 19:44 20:20 10h 8m 71.6° 292° WNW
Wed 5 03:14 03:50 04:51 18:42 19:43 20:19 10h 10m 71.3° 292° WNW
Thu 6 03:15 03:51 04:52 18:41 19:42 20:17 10h 12m 71.0° 291° WNW
Fri 7 03:16 03:52 04:53 18:40 19:41 20:16 10h 14m 70.7° 291° WNW
Sat 8 03:17 03:53 04:54 18:39 19:39 20:15 10h 15m 70.5° 291° WNW
Sun 9 03:18 03:54 04:55 18:38 19:38 20:13 10h 17m 70.2° 290° WNW
Mon 10 03:20 03:55 04:55 18:36 19:37 20:12 10h 19m 69.9° 290° WNW
Tue 11 03:21 03:56 04:56 18:35 19:36 20:10 10h 21m 69.6° 289° WNW
Wed 12 03:22 03:57 04:57 18:34 19:34 20:09 10h 23m 69.3° 289° WNW
Thu 13 03:23 03:58 04:58 18:33 19:33 20:07 10h 25m 69.0° 289° WNW
Fri 14 03:24 03:59 04:58 18:32 19:32 20:06 10h 27m 68.7° 288° WNW
Sat 15 03:25 04:00 04:59 18:31 19:30 20:05 10h 29m 68.4° 288° WNW
Sun 16 03:26 04:00 05:00 18:30 19:29 20:03 10h 31m 68.1° 288° WNW
Mon 17 03:27 04:01 05:01 18:28 19:28 20:01 10h 33m 67.8° 287° WNW
Tue 18 03:29 04:02 05:02 18:27 19:26 20:00 10h 35m 67.4° 287° WNW
Wed 19 03:30 04:03 05:02 18:26 19:25 19:58 10h 37m 67.1° 286° WNW
Thu 20 03:31 04:04 05:03 18:25 19:23 19:57 10h 39m 66.8° 286° WNW
Fri 21 03:32 04:05 05:04 18:24 19:22 19:55 10h 41m 66.4° 286° WNW
Sat 22 03:33 04:06 05:05 18:22 19:21 19:54 10h 43m 66.1° 285° WNW
Sun 23 03:34 04:07 05:05 18:21 19:19 19:52 10h 45m 65.8° 285° WNW
Mon 24 03:35 04:08 05:06 18:20 19:18 19:51 10h 47m 65.4° 284° WNW
Tue 25 03:36 04:09 05:07 18:18 19:16 19:49 10h 49m 65.1° 284° WNW
Wed 26 03:37 04:10 05:08 18:17 19:15 19:47 10h 51m 64.7° 283° WNW
Thu 27 03:38 04:11 05:09 18:16 19:13 19:46 10h 53m 64.4° 283° WNW
Fri 28 03:39 04:12 05:09 18:14 19:12 19:44 10h 55m 64.0° 283° WNW
Sat 29 03:40 04:13 05:10 18:13 19:10 19:43 10h 57m 63.7° 282° WNW
Sun 30 03:41 04:13 05:11 18:12 19:09 19:41 10h 59m 63.3° 282° WNW
Mon 31 03:42 04:14 05:12 18:10 19:07 19:39 11h 2m 63.0° 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 04:46 05:12 11:41 18:09 18:35 12h 56m −2:09 17:35–18:25 🌖 84%
Wed 2 04:47 05:13 11:41 18:07 18:33 12h 54m −2:09 17:33–18:23 🌖 75%
Thu 3 04:48 05:14 11:40 18:06 18:32 12h 52m −2:10 17:32–18:22 🌖 64%
Fri 4 04:49 05:15 11:40 18:05 18:31 12h 50m −2:10 17:31–18:20 🌗 52%
Sat 5 04:49 05:15 11:40 18:03 18:29 12h 47m −2:10 17:29–18:19 🌘 41%
Sun 6 04:50 05:16 11:39 18:02 18:28 12h 45m −2:11 17:28–18:18 🌘 29%
Mon 7 04:51 05:17 11:39 18:00 18:26 12h 43m −2:11 17:27–18:16 🌘 19%
Tue 8 04:52 05:18 11:39 17:59 18:25 12h 41m −2:11 17:25–18:15 🌘 11%
Wed 9 04:53 05:18 11:38 17:57 18:23 12h 39m −2:12 17:24–18:13 🌘 5%
Thu 10 04:53 05:19 11:38 17:56 18:22 12h 36m −2:12 17:22–18:12 🌘 1%
Fri 11 04:54 05:20 11:38 17:55 18:20 12h 34m −2:12 17:21–18:10 🌑 0%
Sat 12 04:55 05:21 11:37 17:53 18:19 12h 32m −2:13 17:19–18:09 🌒 1%
Sun 13 04:56 05:21 11:37 17:52 18:17 12h 30m −2:13 17:18–18:07 🌒 5%
Mon 14 04:57 05:22 11:36 17:50 18:16 12h 28m −2:13 17:17–18:06 🌒 10%
Tue 15 04:57 05:23 11:36 17:49 18:14 12h 25m −2:13 17:15–18:04 🌒 17%
Wed 16 04:58 05:24 11:36 17:47 18:13 12h 23m −2:13 17:14–18:03 🌒 25%
Thu 17 04:59 05:24 11:35 17:46 18:11 12h 21m −2:14 17:12–18:01 🌒 34%
Fri 18 05:00 05:25 11:35 17:44 18:10 12h 19m −2:14 17:11–18:00 🌒 43%
Sat 19 05:00 05:26 11:35 17:43 18:08 12h 16m −2:14 17:09–17:58 🌓 52%
Sun 20 05:01 05:27 11:34 17:41 18:07 12h 14m −2:14 17:08–17:57 🌔 62%
Mon 21 05:02 05:27 11:34 17:40 18:05 12h 12m −2:14 17:06–17:56 🌔 71%
Tue 22 05:03 05:28 11:34 17:38 18:04 12h 10m −2:14 17:05–17:54 🌔 79%
Wed 23 05:03 05:29 11:33 17:37 18:02 12h 7m −2:14 17:03–17:53 🌔 86%
Thu 24 05:04 05:30 11:33 17:36 18:01 12h 5m −2:14 17:02–17:51 🌔 92%
Fri 25 05:05 05:31 11:33 17:34 17:59 12h 3m −2:14 17:00–17:50 🌔 97%
Sat 26 05:06 05:31 11:32 17:33 17:58 12h 1m −2:14 16:59–17:48 🌔 99%
Sun 27 05:07 05:32 11:32 17:31 17:57 11h 59m −2:14 16:57–17:47 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:07 05:33 11:32 17:30 17:55 11h 56m −2:14 16:56–17:45 🌖 98%
Tue 29 05:08 05:34 11:31 17:28 17:54 11h 54m −2:14 16:54–17:44 🌖 93%
Wed 30 05:09 05:34 11:31 17:27 17:52 11h 52m −2:14 16:53–17:42 🌖 87%

Longest and shortest day in Tokyo

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 14h 34m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 9h 44m.

Between them the day length swings by 4h 50m.

Daylight through 2026

00:0006:0012:0018:0000:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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 06:51 on 7 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Tokyo different

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.

Evening golden hour runs 50 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 41 — at 35.7° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.

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 WNW.

By the end of August the sun will be setting 35 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 70 seconds a day.

Planning a sunset photo in Tokyo

Arrive by 17:28. Golden hour opens at 17:43 and the sun is down by 18:17, 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 18:33 and runs to 18:43, 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 Tokyo — 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 Tokyo today?

The sun sets in Tokyo at 18:17 today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Tokyo?

It takes 26m. Civil twilight ends at 18:43 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Tokyo?

Evening golden hour runs 17:43 to 18:33 today, lasting 50m. Full golden hour times for Tokyo covers the morning window and the coming week.

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