Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Ulan Bator, Mongolia

In Ulan Bator, Mongolia the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 19:46 and rises at 06:01. Daylight lasts 13h 44m; evening golden hour runs from 19:04 to 20:05.

Today, Wednesday 26 August

First light
05:28
Sunrise
06:01
Solar noon
12:54
Sunset
19:46
Last light
20:18
Day length
13h 44m

17h 25m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
19:04 – 20:05
Blue hour
20:05 – 20:18
Max sun altitude
52.5°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
18:58 / 03:26

The sun sets at 286° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August

Sunrise 06:03 Sunset 19:44 Golden hour 19:02 – 20:03 Day length 13h 40m vs today 3 minutes shorter

Where Ulan Bator is

Coordinates
47.9077° N, 106.8832° E
Time zone
Asia/Ulaanbaatar
Current offset
UTC+08:00
Elevation
1,284 m
Population
844,818

Sunrise and sunset in Ulan Bator, 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 04:51 05:28 12:58 20:28 21:04 15h 0m −2:40 19:43–20:50 🌖 94%
Sun 2 04:53 05:29 12:58 20:27 21:03 14h 57m −2:42 19:42–20:48 🌖 88%
Mon 3 04:54 05:31 12:58 20:25 21:01 14h 54m −2:44 19:41–20:47 🌖 80%
Tue 4 04:56 05:32 12:58 20:24 20:59 14h 51m −2:46 19:39–20:45 🌖 71%
Wed 5 04:57 05:33 12:58 20:22 20:58 14h 48m −2:48 19:38–20:44 🌖 60%
Thu 6 04:59 05:34 12:58 20:21 20:56 14h 46m −2:50 19:37–20:42 🌗 48%
Fri 7 05:00 05:36 12:58 20:19 20:54 14h 43m −2:52 19:35–20:40 🌘 37%
Sat 8 05:02 05:37 12:58 20:17 20:53 14h 40m −2:54 19:34–20:39 🌘 26%
Sun 9 05:03 05:38 12:58 20:16 20:51 14h 37m −2:56 19:32–20:37 🌘 16%
Mon 10 05:05 05:40 12:57 20:14 20:49 14h 34m −2:58 19:31–20:35 🌘 9%
Tue 11 05:06 05:41 12:57 20:13 20:47 14h 31m −2:59 19:29–20:34 🌘 3%
Wed 12 05:08 05:42 12:57 20:11 20:45 14h 28m −3:01 19:28–20:32 🌑 0%
Thu 13 05:09 05:44 12:57 20:09 20:44 14h 25m −3:02 19:26–20:30 🌒 0%
Fri 14 05:11 05:45 12:57 20:07 20:42 14h 22m −3:04 19:24–20:28 🌒 3%
Sat 15 05:12 05:46 12:57 20:06 20:40 14h 19m −3:05 19:23–20:26 🌒 8%
Sun 16 05:14 05:48 12:56 20:04 20:38 14h 16m −3:06 19:21–20:25 🌒 14%
Mon 17 05:15 05:49 12:56 20:02 20:36 14h 13m −3:07 19:20–20:23 🌒 22%
Tue 18 05:17 05:50 12:56 20:00 20:34 14h 9m −3:09 19:18–20:21 🌒 31%
Wed 19 05:18 05:52 12:56 19:59 20:32 14h 6m −3:10 19:16–20:19 🌒 41%
Thu 20 05:20 05:53 12:55 19:57 20:30 14h 3m −3:11 19:14–20:17 🌓 50%
Fri 21 05:21 05:55 12:55 19:55 20:28 14h 0m −3:12 19:13–20:15 🌔 60%
Sat 22 05:23 05:56 12:55 19:53 20:26 13h 57m −3:13 19:11–20:13 🌔 69%
Sun 23 05:24 05:57 12:55 19:51 20:24 13h 53m −3:14 19:09–20:11 🌔 77%
Mon 24 05:26 05:59 12:54 19:49 20:22 13h 50m −3:15 19:07–20:09 🌔 84%
Tue 25 05:27 06:00 12:54 19:47 20:20 13h 47m −3:15 19:06–20:07 🌔 91%
Wed 26 05:28 06:01 12:54 19:46 20:18 13h 44m −3:16 19:04–20:05 🌔 96%
Thu 27 05:30 06:03 12:54 19:44 20:16 13h 40m −3:17 19:02–20:03 🌔 99%
Fri 28 05:31 06:04 12:53 19:42 20:14 13h 37m −3:18 19:00–20:01 🌕 100%
Sat 29 05:33 06:05 12:53 19:40 20:12 13h 34m −3:18 18:58–19:59 🌖 99%
Sun 30 05:34 06:07 12:53 19:38 20:10 13h 30m −3:19 18:56–19:57 🌖 96%
Mon 31 05:36 06:08 12:52 19:36 20:08 13h 27m −3:20 18:54–19:55 🌖 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 03:07 04:04 05:28 20:28 21:51 22:48 9h 1m 60.1° 298° WNW
Sun 2 03:09 04:06 05:29 20:27 21:49 22:45 9h 4m 59.8° 298° WNW
Mon 3 03:12 04:08 05:31 20:25 21:47 22:43 9h 6m 59.6° 298° WNW
Tue 4 03:14 04:10 05:32 20:24 21:45 22:40 9h 9m 59.3° 297° WNW
Wed 5 03:17 04:12 05:33 20:22 21:43 22:37 9h 12m 59.1° 297° WNW
Thu 6 03:19 04:13 05:34 20:21 21:41 22:35 9h 15m 58.8° 296° WNW
Fri 7 03:22 04:15 05:36 20:19 21:39 22:32 9h 18m 58.5° 296° WNW
Sat 8 03:24 04:17 05:37 20:17 21:37 22:29 9h 20m 58.2° 295° WNW
Sun 9 03:27 04:19 05:38 20:16 21:35 22:27 9h 23m 57.9° 295° WNW
Mon 10 03:29 04:20 05:40 20:14 21:33 22:24 9h 26m 57.6° 294° WNW
Tue 11 03:31 04:22 05:41 20:13 21:31 22:21 9h 29m 57.4° 294° WNW
Wed 12 03:34 04:24 05:42 20:11 21:29 22:19 9h 32m 57.1° 294° WNW
Thu 13 03:36 04:26 05:44 20:09 21:27 22:16 9h 35m 56.8° 293° WNW
Fri 14 03:38 04:28 05:45 20:07 21:25 22:13 9h 38m 56.4° 293° WNW
Sat 15 03:40 04:29 05:46 20:06 21:22 22:11 9h 42m 56.1° 292° WNW
Sun 16 03:43 04:31 05:48 20:04 21:20 22:08 9h 45m 55.8° 292° WNW
Mon 17 03:45 04:33 05:49 20:02 21:18 22:05 9h 48m 55.5° 291° WNW
Tue 18 03:47 04:35 05:50 20:00 21:16 22:03 9h 51m 55.2° 291° WNW
Wed 19 03:49 04:36 05:52 19:59 21:14 22:00 9h 54m 54.9° 290° WNW
Thu 20 03:52 04:38 05:53 19:57 21:11 21:58 9h 57m 54.5° 290° WNW
Fri 21 03:54 04:40 05:55 19:55 21:09 21:55 10h 0m 54.2° 289° WNW
Sat 22 03:56 04:41 05:56 19:53 21:07 21:52 10h 4m 53.9° 289° WNW
Sun 23 03:58 04:43 05:57 19:51 21:05 21:50 10h 7m 53.5° 288° WNW
Mon 24 04:00 04:45 05:59 19:49 21:03 21:47 10h 10m 53.2° 288° WNW
Tue 25 04:02 04:47 06:00 19:47 21:00 21:45 10h 13m 52.8° 287° WNW
Wed 26 04:04 04:48 06:01 19:46 20:58 21:42 10h 17m 52.5° 286° WNW
Thu 27 04:06 04:50 06:03 19:44 20:56 21:39 10h 20m 52.1° 286° WNW
Fri 28 04:08 04:52 06:04 19:42 20:54 21:37 10h 23m 51.8° 285° WNW
Sat 29 04:10 04:53 06:05 19:40 20:51 21:34 10h 27m 51.4° 285° WNW
Sun 30 04:12 04:55 06:07 19:38 20:49 21:32 10h 30m 51.1° 284° WNW
Mon 31 04:14 04:57 06:08 19:36 20:47 21:29 10h 33m 50.7° 284° 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 05:37 06:09 12:52 19:34 20:06 13h 24m −3:20 18:52–19:53 🌖 83%
Wed 2 05:39 06:11 12:52 19:32 20:04 13h 20m −3:21 18:51–19:51 🌖 74%
Thu 3 05:40 06:12 12:51 19:30 20:02 13h 17m −3:21 18:49–19:49 🌖 63%
Fri 4 05:42 06:14 12:51 19:28 20:00 13h 14m −3:22 18:47–19:47 🌗 52%
Sat 5 05:43 06:15 12:51 19:26 19:58 13h 10m −3:22 18:45–19:45 🌘 40%
Sun 6 05:44 06:16 12:50 19:24 19:55 13h 7m −3:23 18:43–19:43 🌘 29%
Mon 7 05:46 06:18 12:50 19:22 19:53 13h 4m −3:23 18:41–19:41 🌘 19%
Tue 8 05:47 06:19 12:50 19:20 19:51 13h 0m −3:24 18:39–19:39 🌘 11%
Wed 9 05:49 06:20 12:49 19:18 19:49 12h 57m −3:24 18:37–19:37 🌘 5%
Thu 10 05:50 06:22 12:49 19:16 19:47 12h 53m −3:24 18:35–19:35 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:52 06:23 12:49 19:14 19:45 12h 50m −3:25 18:33–19:33 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:53 06:24 12:48 19:11 19:43 12h 47m −3:25 18:31–19:31 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:54 06:26 12:48 19:09 19:41 12h 43m −3:25 18:29–19:28 🌒 5%
Mon 14 05:56 06:27 12:48 19:07 19:39 12h 40m −3:25 18:27–19:26 🌒 11%
Tue 15 05:57 06:28 12:47 19:05 19:36 12h 36m −3:26 18:24–19:24 🌒 18%
Wed 16 05:59 06:30 12:47 19:03 19:34 12h 33m −3:26 18:22–19:22 🌒 26%
Thu 17 06:00 06:31 12:47 19:01 19:32 12h 29m −3:26 18:20–19:20 🌒 34%
Fri 18 06:01 06:33 12:46 18:59 19:30 12h 26m −3:26 18:18–19:18 🌒 44%
Sat 19 06:03 06:34 12:46 18:57 19:28 12h 23m −3:26 18:16–19:16 🌓 53%
Sun 20 06:04 06:35 12:46 18:55 19:26 12h 19m −3:27 18:14–19:14 🌔 62%
Mon 21 06:06 06:37 12:45 18:53 19:24 12h 16m −3:27 18:12–19:12 🌔 71%
Tue 22 06:07 06:38 12:45 18:51 19:22 12h 12m −3:27 18:10–19:10 🌔 79%
Wed 23 06:08 06:39 12:44 18:49 19:20 12h 9m −3:27 18:08–19:08 🌔 87%
Thu 24 06:10 06:41 12:44 18:47 19:17 12h 5m −3:27 18:06–19:05 🌔 93%
Fri 25 06:11 06:42 12:44 18:45 19:15 12h 2m −3:27 18:04–19:03 🌔 97%
Sat 26 06:13 06:44 12:43 18:42 19:13 11h 58m −3:27 18:02–19:01 🌔 100%
Sun 27 06:14 06:45 12:43 18:40 19:11 11h 55m −3:27 17:59–18:59 🌕 100%
Mon 28 06:15 06:46 12:43 18:38 19:09 11h 52m −3:27 17:57–18:57 🌖 98%
Tue 29 06:17 06:48 12:42 18:36 19:07 11h 48m −3:27 17:55–18:55 🌖 93%
Wed 30 06:18 06:49 12:42 18:34 19:05 11h 45m −3:27 17:53–18:53 🌖 86%

Longest and shortest day in Ulan Bator

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 16h 1m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 8h 22m.

Between them the day length swings by 7h 39m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:59 on 11 December; the latest is 20:55 on 26 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 04:52 on 16 June to 08:42 on 1 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 14m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Ulan Bator different

Sitting on the western side of its time zone puts solar noon at 12:54, a full 54 minutes after twelve o'clock, and drags the whole day — sunrise, noon and sunset — along with it.

At 47.9°N the sun cuts through the twilight band at an angle, so darkness takes 33 minutes to arrive: 9 minutes longer than today's 24-minute median.

The shallow approach angle at 47.9° stretches this evening's golden hour to 62 minutes, against about 41 for a city on the equator today.

Over a year the sunset point slides 73° along the horizon, from SW at the December solstice to NW in June. Today it is WNW.

By the end of August the sun will be setting 52 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 104 seconds a day.

At 1,284 m the horizon sits 1.24° lower than at sea level, so the sun sets about 7.7 minutes later here than the standard tables suggest — roughly 15.5 minutes of extra daylight across the day.

Planning a sunset photo in Ulan Bator

Arrive by 18:49. Golden hour opens at 19:04 and the sun is down by 19:46, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 286° 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 20:05 and runs to 20:18, the end of civil twilight and 32m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Ulan Bator — 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 Ulan Bator today?

The sun sets in Ulan Bator at 19:46 today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Ulan Bator?

It takes 32m. Civil twilight ends at 20:18 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Ulan Bator?

Evening golden hour runs 19:04 to 20:05 today, lasting 1h 1m. Full golden hour times for Ulan Bator covers the morning window and the coming week.