Sunset and sunrise times in Shymkent, Kazakhstan

In Shymkent, Kazakhstan the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 19:06 and rises at 05:40. Daylight lasts 13h 26m; evening golden hour runs from 18:28 to 19:23.

Today, Wednesday 26 August

First light: 05:10
Sunrise: 05:40
Solar noon: 12:23
Sunset: 19:06
Last light: 19:35
Day length: 13h 26m

19h 4m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 18:28 – 19:23
Blue hour: 19:23 – 19:35
Max sun altitude: 58.1°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 18:15 / 03:22

The sun sets at 285° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August

Sunrise 05:41 Sunset 19:04 Golden hour 18:26 – 19:22 Day length 13h 23m vs today 3 minutes shorter

Where Shymkent is

Coordinates: 42.3099° N, 69.6004° E
Time zone: Asia/Almaty
Current offset: UTC+05:00
Elevation: 520 m
Population: 1,200,000

Sunrise and sunset in Shymkent, 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	04:42	05:13	12:27	19:41	20:13	14h 27m	−2:08	19:01–20:00	🌖 93%
Sun 2	04:43	05:14	12:27	19:40	20:11	14h 25m	−2:10	19:00–19:59	🌖 87%
Mon 3	04:44	05:15	12:27	19:39	20:10	14h 23m	−2:12	18:59–19:58	🌖 79%
Tue 4	04:45	05:17	12:27	19:37	20:09	14h 20m	−2:14	18:58–19:56	🌖 69%
Wed 5	04:46	05:18	12:27	19:36	20:07	14h 18m	−2:16	18:57–19:55	🌖 59%
Thu 6	04:47	05:19	12:27	19:35	20:06	14h 16m	−2:17	18:55–19:54	🌗 47%
Fri 7	04:48	05:20	12:27	19:34	20:05	14h 13m	−2:19	18:54–19:52	🌘 35%
Sat 8	04:50	05:21	12:27	19:32	20:03	14h 11m	−2:20	18:53–19:51	🌘 25%
Sun 9	04:51	05:22	12:27	19:31	20:02	14h 9m	−2:22	18:52–19:50	🌘 15%
Mon 10	04:52	05:23	12:27	19:30	20:00	14h 6m	−2:23	18:51–19:48	🌘 8%
Tue 11	04:53	05:24	12:26	19:28	19:59	14h 4m	−2:25	18:49–19:47	🌘 3%
Wed 12	04:54	05:25	12:26	19:27	19:57	14h 2m	−2:26	18:48–19:45	🌑 0%
Thu 13	04:55	05:26	12:26	19:25	19:56	13h 59m	−2:27	18:47–19:44	🌒 1%
Fri 14	04:57	05:27	12:26	19:24	19:54	13h 57m	−2:29	18:45–19:42	🌒 3%
Sat 15	04:58	05:28	12:26	19:23	19:53	13h 54m	−2:30	18:44–19:41	🌒 8%
Sun 16	04:59	05:29	12:25	19:21	19:51	13h 52m	−2:31	18:43–19:39	🌒 15%
Mon 17	05:00	05:30	12:25	19:20	19:50	13h 49m	−2:32	18:41–19:38	🌒 23%
Tue 18	05:01	05:31	12:25	19:18	19:48	13h 46m	−2:33	18:40–19:36	🌒 32%
Wed 19	05:02	05:32	12:25	19:17	19:46	13h 44m	−2:34	18:38–19:35	🌒 42%
Thu 20	05:03	05:33	12:25	19:15	19:45	13h 41m	−2:35	18:37–19:33	🌓 52%
Fri 21	05:05	05:34	12:24	19:14	19:43	13h 39m	−2:36	18:35–19:32	🌔 61%
Sat 22	05:06	05:35	12:24	19:12	19:42	13h 36m	−2:37	18:34–19:30	🌔 70%
Sun 23	05:07	05:36	12:24	19:10	19:40	13h 33m	−2:38	18:33–19:28	🌔 78%
Mon 24	05:08	05:37	12:24	19:09	19:38	13h 31m	−2:39	18:31–19:27	🌔 85%
Tue 25	05:09	05:39	12:23	19:07	19:37	13h 28m	−2:39	18:29–19:25	🌔 91%
Wed 26	05:10	05:40	12:23	19:06	19:35	13h 26m	−2:40	18:28–19:23	🌔 96%
Thu 27	05:11	05:41	12:23	19:04	19:33	13h 23m	−2:41	18:26–19:22	🌔 99%
Fri 28	05:13	05:42	12:22	19:02	19:31	13h 20m	−2:42	18:25–19:20	🌕 100%
Sat 29	05:14	05:43	12:22	19:01	19:30	13h 17m	−2:42	18:23–19:18	🌖 99%
Sun 30	05:15	05:44	12:22	18:59	19:28	13h 15m	−2:43	18:22–19:17	🌖 96%
Mon 31	05:16	05:45	12:22	18:57	19:26	13h 12m	−2:43	18:20–19:15	🌖 90%

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	03:18	04:02	05:13	19:41	20:52	21:36	9h 33m	65.7°	295° WNW
Sun 2	03:19	04:03	05:14	19:40	20:50	21:34	9h 35m	65.4°	295° WNW
Mon 3	03:21	04:05	05:15	19:39	20:49	21:32	9h 37m	65.2°	295° WNW
Tue 4	03:23	04:06	05:17	19:37	20:47	21:31	9h 40m	64.9°	294° WNW
Wed 5	03:24	04:07	05:18	19:36	20:46	21:29	9h 42m	64.6°	294° WNW
Thu 6	03:26	04:09	05:19	19:35	20:44	21:27	9h 44m	64.4°	294° WNW
Fri 7	03:28	04:10	05:20	19:34	20:43	21:25	9h 47m	64.1°	293° WNW
Sat 8	03:29	04:11	05:21	19:32	20:41	21:23	9h 49m	63.8°	293° WNW
Sun 9	03:31	04:13	05:22	19:31	20:40	21:21	9h 51m	63.5°	292° WNW
Mon 10	03:32	04:14	05:23	19:30	20:38	21:19	9h 54m	63.2°	292° WNW
Tue 11	03:34	04:15	05:24	19:28	20:36	21:17	9h 56m	62.9°	292° WNW
Wed 12	03:36	04:17	05:25	19:27	20:35	21:15	9h 59m	62.6°	291° WNW
Thu 13	03:37	04:18	05:26	19:25	20:33	21:13	10h 1m	62.3°	291° WNW
Fri 14	03:39	04:19	05:27	19:24	20:31	21:12	10h 3m	62.0°	290° WNW
Sat 15	03:40	04:21	05:28	19:23	20:30	21:10	10h 6m	61.7°	290° WNW
Sun 16	03:42	04:22	05:29	19:21	20:28	21:08	10h 8m	61.4°	289° WNW
Mon 17	03:44	04:23	05:30	19:20	20:26	21:06	10h 11m	61.1°	289° WNW
Tue 18	03:45	04:25	05:31	19:18	20:24	21:04	10h 14m	60.7°	288° WNW
Wed 19	03:47	04:26	05:32	19:17	20:23	21:02	10h 16m	60.4°	288° WNW
Thu 20	03:48	04:27	05:33	19:15	20:21	21:00	10h 19m	60.1°	288° WNW
Fri 21	03:50	04:28	05:34	19:14	20:19	20:58	10h 21m	59.8°	287° WNW
Sat 22	03:51	04:30	05:35	19:12	20:17	20:56	10h 24m	59.4°	287° WNW
Sun 23	03:53	04:31	05:36	19:10	20:16	20:53	10h 27m	59.1°	286° WNW
Mon 24	03:54	04:32	05:37	19:09	20:14	20:51	10h 29m	58.7°	286° WNW
Tue 25	03:56	04:34	05:39	19:07	20:12	20:49	10h 32m	58.4°	285° WNW
Wed 26	03:57	04:35	05:40	19:06	20:10	20:47	10h 35m	58.1°	285° WNW
Thu 27	03:59	04:36	05:41	19:04	20:08	20:45	10h 37m	57.7°	284° WNW
Fri 28	04:00	04:37	05:42	19:02	20:06	20:43	10h 40m	57.4°	284° WNW
Sat 29	04:02	04:39	05:43	19:01	20:05	20:41	10h 43m	57.0°	283° WNW
Sun 30	04:03	04:40	05:44	18:59	20:03	20:39	10h 45m	56.6°	283° WNW
Mon 31	04:05	04:41	05:45	18:57	20:01	20:37	10h 48m	56.3°	282° 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	05:17	05:46	12:21	18:56	19:25	13h 9m	−2:44	18:18–19:13	🌖 82%
Wed 2	05:18	05:47	12:21	18:54	19:23	13h 7m	−2:44	18:17–19:12	🌖 73%
Thu 3	05:19	05:48	12:21	18:52	19:21	13h 4m	−2:45	18:15–19:10	🌖 62%
Fri 4	05:20	05:49	12:20	18:51	19:19	13h 1m	−2:45	18:13–19:08	🌗 50%
Sat 5	05:21	05:50	12:20	18:49	19:17	12h 58m	−2:46	18:12–19:06	🌘 39%
Sun 6	05:23	05:51	12:20	18:47	19:16	12h 55m	−2:46	18:10–19:05	🌘 28%
Mon 7	05:24	05:52	12:19	18:45	19:14	12h 53m	−2:47	18:08–19:03	🌘 18%
Tue 8	05:25	05:53	12:19	18:44	19:12	12h 50m	−2:47	18:07–19:01	🌘 10%
Wed 9	05:26	05:54	12:19	18:42	19:10	12h 47m	−2:47	18:05–18:59	🌘 4%
Thu 10	05:27	05:55	12:18	18:40	19:09	12h 44m	−2:48	18:03–18:58	🌘 1%
Fri 11	05:28	05:56	12:18	18:38	19:07	12h 42m	−2:48	18:01–18:56	🌑 0%
Sat 12	05:29	05:57	12:17	18:37	19:05	12h 39m	−2:48	18:00–18:54	🌒 2%
Sun 13	05:30	05:59	12:17	18:35	19:03	12h 36m	−2:49	17:58–18:52	🌒 6%
Mon 14	05:31	06:00	12:17	18:33	19:01	12h 33m	−2:49	17:56–18:50	🌒 11%
Tue 15	05:32	06:01	12:16	18:31	19:00	12h 30m	−2:49	17:54–18:49	🌒 19%
Wed 16	05:34	06:02	12:16	18:30	18:58	12h 27m	−2:49	17:53–18:47	🌒 27%
Thu 17	05:35	06:03	12:16	18:28	18:56	12h 25m	−2:49	17:51–18:45	🌒 35%
Fri 18	05:36	06:04	12:15	18:26	18:54	12h 22m	−2:50	17:49–18:43	🌒 45%
Sat 19	05:37	06:05	12:15	18:24	18:52	12h 19m	−2:50	17:47–18:42	🌓 54%
Sun 20	05:38	06:06	12:15	18:23	18:51	12h 16m	−2:50	17:46–18:40	🌔 63%
Mon 21	05:39	06:07	12:14	18:21	18:49	12h 13m	−2:50	17:44–18:38	🌔 72%
Tue 22	05:40	06:08	12:14	18:19	18:47	12h 11m	−2:50	17:42–18:36	🌔 80%
Wed 23	05:41	06:09	12:14	18:17	18:45	12h 8m	−2:50	17:40–18:34	🌔 87%
Thu 24	05:42	06:10	12:13	18:16	18:43	12h 5m	−2:50	17:39–18:33	🌔 93%
Fri 25	05:43	06:11	12:13	18:14	18:42	12h 2m	−2:50	17:37–18:31	🌔 97%
Sat 26	05:44	06:12	12:13	18:12	18:40	11h 59m	−2:50	17:35–18:29	🌔 100%
Sun 27	05:45	06:13	12:12	18:10	18:38	11h 56m	−2:50	17:33–18:27	🌕 100%
Mon 28	05:47	06:14	12:12	18:08	18:36	11h 54m	−2:50	17:31–18:26	🌖 97%
Tue 29	05:48	06:16	12:12	18:07	18:35	11h 51m	−2:50	17:30–18:24	🌖 92%
Wed 30	05:49	06:17	12:11	18:05	18:33	11h 48m	−2:50	17:28–18:22	🌖 85%

Longest and shortest day in Shymkent

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 15h 16m of daylight.

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

Between them the day length swings by 6h 11m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:48 on 9 December; the latest is 20:02 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 04:44 on 15 June to 07:50 on 3 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Shymkent different

Clock noon and solar noon are 23 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 12:23 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude.

Light lingers for 29 minutes after sunset before civil twilight ends — 5 minutes longer than the 24-minute median across tracked cities, which is what 42.3°N buys you.

Evening golden hour runs 56 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 41 — at 42.3° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.

Summer and winter days differ by 6h 11m here, less seasonal variation than almost anywhere else in Kazakhstan we track.

Over a year the sunset point slides 65° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is WNW.

By the end of August the sun will be setting 44 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 87 seconds a day.

Standing 520 m up buys you 4.4 extra minutes of evening sun: the higher you are, the further over the curve of the Earth you can see, by 0.79° here.

Planning a sunset photo in Shymkent

Arrive by 18:13. Golden hour opens at 18:28 and the sun is down by 19:06, 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 19:23 and runs to 19:35, 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 Shymkent — 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 Shymkent today?

The sun sets in Shymkent at 19:06 today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Shymkent?

It takes 29m. Civil twilight ends at 19:35 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Shymkent?

Evening golden hour runs 18:28 to 19:23 today, lasting 55m. Full golden hour times for Shymkent covers the morning window and the coming week.

Sunset times near Shymkent

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