Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Shymkent, Kazakhstan

In Shymkent, Kazakhstan the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 17:48 and rises at 06:28. Daylight lasts 11h 20m; evening golden hour runs from 17:10 to 18:05.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light
06:00
Sunrise
06:28
Solar noon
12:08
Sunset
17:48
Last light
18:16
Day length
11h 20m

17h 46m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:10 – 18:05
Blue hour
18:05 – 18:16
Max sun altitude
41.0°
Moon
🌑 New moon
Moonrise / moonset
06:07 / 17:28

The sun sets at 262° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 06:29 Sunset 17:46 Golden hour 17:08 – 18:04 Day length 11h 17m 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, 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 05:50 06:18 12:11 18:03 18:31 11h 45m −2:50 17:26–18:20 🌖 76%
Fri 2 05:51 06:19 12:11 18:02 18:29 11h 42m −2:50 17:24–18:19 🌖 66%
Sat 3 05:52 06:20 12:10 18:00 18:28 11h 39m −2:50 17:22–18:17 🌗 54%
Sun 4 05:53 06:21 12:10 17:58 18:26 11h 37m −2:49 17:21–18:15 🌘 42%
Mon 5 05:54 06:22 12:10 17:56 18:24 11h 34m −2:49 17:19–18:14 🌘 31%
Tue 6 05:55 06:23 12:09 17:55 18:23 11h 31m −2:49 17:17–18:12 🌘 21%
Wed 7 05:56 06:24 12:09 17:53 18:21 11h 28m −2:49 17:15–18:10 🌘 12%
Thu 8 05:57 06:25 12:09 17:51 18:19 11h 25m −2:49 17:14–18:08 🌘 6%
Fri 9 05:59 06:27 12:08 17:50 18:18 11h 22m −2:48 17:12–18:07 🌘 2%
Sat 10 06:00 06:28 12:08 17:48 18:16 11h 20m −2:48 17:10–18:05 🌑 0%
Sun 11 06:01 06:29 12:08 17:46 18:14 11h 17m −2:48 17:08–18:04 🌒 1%
Mon 12 06:02 06:30 12:08 17:45 18:13 11h 14m −2:47 17:07–18:02 🌒 3%
Tue 13 06:03 06:31 12:07 17:43 18:11 11h 11m −2:47 17:05–18:00 🌒 8%
Wed 14 06:04 06:32 12:07 17:41 18:10 11h 9m −2:46 17:03–17:59 🌒 14%
Thu 15 06:05 06:33 12:07 17:40 18:08 11h 6m −2:46 17:02–17:57 🌒 21%
Fri 16 06:06 06:35 12:07 17:38 18:06 11h 3m −2:46 17:00–17:56 🌒 29%
Sat 17 06:07 06:36 12:06 17:37 18:05 11h 0m −2:45 16:58–17:54 🌒 37%
Sun 18 06:09 06:37 12:06 17:35 18:03 10h 58m −2:44 16:57–17:52 🌓 47%
Mon 19 06:10 06:38 12:06 17:33 18:02 10h 55m −2:44 16:55–17:51 🌔 56%
Tue 20 06:11 06:39 12:06 17:32 18:00 10h 52m −2:43 16:53–17:49 🌔 66%
Wed 21 06:12 06:40 12:06 17:30 17:59 10h 49m −2:43 16:52–17:48 🌔 75%
Thu 22 06:13 06:42 12:06 17:29 17:57 10h 47m −2:42 16:50–17:46 🌔 83%
Fri 23 06:14 06:43 12:05 17:27 17:56 10h 44m −2:41 16:48–17:45 🌔 90%
Sat 24 06:15 06:44 12:05 17:26 17:55 10h 41m −2:40 16:47–17:44 🌔 95%
Sun 25 06:17 06:45 12:05 17:24 17:53 10h 39m −2:40 16:45–17:42 🌔 99%
Mon 26 06:18 06:47 12:05 17:23 17:52 10h 36m −2:39 16:44–17:41 🌕 100%
Tue 27 06:19 06:48 12:05 17:22 17:50 10h 33m −2:38 16:42–17:39 🌖 99%
Wed 28 06:20 06:49 12:05 17:20 17:49 10h 31m −2:37 16:41–17:38 🌖 95%
Thu 29 06:21 06:50 12:05 17:19 17:48 10h 28m −2:36 16:39–17:37 🌖 88%
Fri 30 06:22 06:51 12:05 17:17 17:47 10h 26m −2:35 16:38–17:35 🌖 80%
Sat 31 06:24 06:53 12:05 17:16 17:45 10h 23m −2:34 16:36–17:34 🌖 69%
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 04:44 05:17 06:18 18:03 19:04 19:37 12h 15m 44.5° 266° W
Fri 2 04:45 05:18 06:19 18:02 19:02 19:35 12h 18m 44.1° 266° W
Sat 3 04:47 05:19 06:20 18:00 19:00 19:33 12h 21m 43.7° 265° W
Sun 4 04:48 05:20 06:21 17:58 18:58 19:31 12h 24m 43.3° 265° W
Mon 5 04:49 05:22 06:22 17:56 18:57 19:29 12h 26m 42.9° 264° W
Tue 6 04:50 05:23 06:23 17:55 18:55 19:28 12h 29m 42.5° 264° W
Wed 7 04:51 05:24 06:24 17:53 18:53 19:26 12h 32m 42.2° 263° W
Thu 8 04:52 05:25 06:25 17:51 18:52 19:24 12h 35m 41.8° 263° W
Fri 9 04:53 05:26 06:27 17:50 18:50 19:23 12h 38m 41.4° 262° W
Sat 10 04:54 05:27 06:28 17:48 18:48 19:21 12h 40m 41.0° 262° W
Sun 11 04:56 05:28 06:29 17:46 18:47 19:19 12h 43m 40.6° 261° W
Mon 12 04:57 05:29 06:30 17:45 18:45 19:18 12h 46m 40.3° 261° W
Tue 13 04:58 05:30 06:31 17:43 18:44 19:16 12h 49m 39.9° 260° W
Wed 14 04:59 05:32 06:32 17:41 18:42 19:14 12h 52m 39.5° 260° W
Thu 15 05:00 05:33 06:33 17:40 18:40 19:13 12h 54m 39.1° 259° W
Fri 16 05:01 05:34 06:35 17:38 18:39 19:11 12h 57m 38.8° 259° WSW
Sat 17 05:02 05:35 06:36 17:37 18:37 19:10 13h 0m 38.4° 258° WSW
Sun 18 05:03 05:36 06:37 17:35 18:36 19:08 13h 3m 38.0° 258° WSW
Mon 19 05:05 05:37 06:38 17:33 18:34 19:07 13h 5m 37.7° 257° WSW
Tue 20 05:06 05:38 06:39 17:32 18:33 19:05 13h 8m 37.3° 257° WSW
Wed 21 05:07 05:39 06:40 17:30 18:32 19:04 13h 11m 37.0° 256° WSW
Thu 22 05:08 05:40 06:42 17:29 18:30 19:03 13h 14m 36.6° 256° WSW
Fri 23 05:09 05:41 06:43 17:27 18:29 19:01 13h 16m 36.3° 255° WSW
Sat 24 05:10 05:43 06:44 17:26 18:27 19:00 13h 19m 35.9° 255° WSW
Sun 25 05:11 05:44 06:45 17:24 18:26 18:58 13h 22m 35.6° 254° WSW
Mon 26 05:12 05:45 06:47 17:23 18:25 18:57 13h 24m 35.2° 254° WSW
Tue 27 05:13 05:46 06:48 17:22 18:23 18:56 13h 27m 34.9° 253° WSW
Wed 28 05:15 05:47 06:49 17:20 18:22 18:55 13h 29m 34.5° 253° WSW
Thu 29 05:16 05:48 06:50 17:19 18:21 18:53 13h 32m 34.2° 252° WSW
Fri 30 05:17 05:49 06:51 17:17 18:20 18:52 13h 35m 33.9° 252° WSW
Sat 31 05:18 05:50 06:53 17:16 18:18 18:51 13h 37m 33.6° 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 06:25 06:54 12:05 17:15 17:44 10h 20m −2:32 16:35–17:33 🌖 58%
Mon 2 06:26 06:55 12:05 17:14 17:43 10h 18m −2:31 16:33–17:32 🌗 46%
Tue 3 06:27 06:56 12:05 17:12 17:42 10h 15m −2:30 16:32–17:30 🌘 35%
Wed 4 06:28 06:58 12:05 17:11 17:40 10h 13m −2:28 16:31–17:29 🌘 25%
Thu 5 06:29 06:59 12:05 17:10 17:39 10h 11m −2:27 16:29–17:28 🌘 16%
Fri 6 06:31 07:00 12:05 17:09 17:38 10h 8m −2:26 16:28–17:27 🌘 9%
Sat 7 06:32 07:01 12:05 17:08 17:37 10h 6m −2:24 16:27–17:26 🌘 4%
Sun 8 06:33 07:03 12:05 17:06 17:36 10h 3m −2:22 16:26–17:25 🌘 1%
Mon 9 06:34 07:04 12:05 17:05 17:35 10h 1m −2:21 16:24–17:24 🌑 0%
Tue 10 06:35 07:05 12:05 17:04 17:34 9h 59m −2:19 16:23–17:23 🌒 1%
Wed 11 06:37 07:06 12:05 17:03 17:33 9h 56m −2:17 16:22–17:22 🌒 4%
Thu 12 06:38 07:08 12:05 17:02 17:32 9h 54m −2:15 16:21–17:21 🌒 9%
Fri 13 06:39 07:09 12:05 17:01 17:31 9h 52m −2:13 16:20–17:20 🌒 15%
Sat 14 06:40 07:10 12:05 17:00 17:30 9h 50m −2:11 16:19–17:19 🌒 22%
Sun 15 06:41 07:11 12:06 16:59 17:30 9h 48m −2:09 16:17–17:18 🌒 30%
Mon 16 06:42 07:13 12:06 16:59 17:29 9h 45m −2:07 16:16–17:17 🌒 39%
Tue 17 06:44 07:14 12:06 16:58 17:28 9h 43m −2:05 16:15–17:16 🌓 49%
Wed 18 06:45 07:15 12:06 16:57 17:27 9h 41m −2:02 16:15–17:16 🌔 59%
Thu 19 06:46 07:16 12:06 16:56 17:27 9h 39m −2:00 16:14–17:15 🌔 68%
Fri 20 06:47 07:18 12:07 16:55 17:26 9h 37m −1:58 16:13–17:14 🌔 78%
Sat 21 06:48 07:19 12:07 16:55 17:25 9h 35m −1:55 16:12–17:14 🌔 86%
Sun 22 06:49 07:20 12:07 16:54 17:25 9h 34m −1:52 16:11–17:13 🌔 93%
Mon 23 06:50 07:21 12:07 16:53 17:24 9h 32m −1:50 16:10–17:12 🌔 97%
Tue 24 06:51 07:22 12:08 16:53 17:24 9h 30m −1:47 16:10–17:12 🌕 100%
Wed 25 06:53 07:23 12:08 16:52 17:23 9h 28m −1:44 16:09–17:11 🌖 99%
Thu 26 06:54 07:25 12:08 16:52 17:23 9h 27m −1:41 16:08–17:11 🌖 96%
Fri 27 06:55 07:26 12:09 16:51 17:22 9h 25m −1:38 16:08–17:10 🌖 91%
Sat 28 06:56 07:27 12:09 16:51 17:22 9h 23m −1:35 16:07–17:10 🌖 83%
Sun 29 06:57 07:28 12:09 16:50 17:22 9h 22m −1:31 16:06–17:10 🌖 73%
Mon 30 06:58 07:29 12:10 16:50 17:21 9h 20m −1:28 16:06–17:09 🌖 63%

Longest and shortest day in Shymkent

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 15h 16m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 2 months, with 9h 4m.

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

Daylight through 2026

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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

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 42.3°N buys you.

Evening golden hour runs 55 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 40 — 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 W.

By the end of October the sun will be setting 47 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 94 seconds a day.

Standing 520 m up buys you 4.3 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 16:55. Golden hour opens at 17:10 and the sun is down by 17:48, 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 18:05 and runs to 18:16, 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 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 17:48 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Shymkent?

It takes 28m. Civil twilight ends at 18:16 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Shymkent?

Evening golden hour runs 17:10 to 18:05 today, lasting 54m. Full golden hour times for Shymkent covers the morning window and the coming week.

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