Sunset and sunrise times in Male, Maldives

In Male, Maldives the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 18:14 and rises at 06:01. Daylight lasts 12h 12m; evening golden hour runs from 17:46 to 18:27.

Today, Wednesday 26 August

First light: 05:40
Sunrise: 06:01
Solar noon: 12:07
Sunset: 18:14
Last light: 18:35
Day length: 12h 12m

18h 12m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 17:46 – 18:27
Blue hour: 18:27 – 18:35
Max sun altitude: 83.8°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 16:54 / 04:21

The sun sets at 280° — face west

Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August

Sunrise 06:01 Sunset 18:13 Golden hour 17:46 – 18:26 Day length 12h 12m vs today the same length

Where Male is

Coordinates: 4.1752° N, 73.5092° E
Time zone: Indian/Maldives
Current offset: UTC+05:00
Elevation: 8 m
Population: 103,693

Sunrise and sunset in Male, 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	05:41	06:03	12:12	18:21	18:43	12h 17m	−0:10	17:52–18:34	🌖 93%
Sun 2	05:41	06:03	12:12	18:21	18:42	12h 17m	−0:10	17:52–18:34	🌖 87%
Mon 3	05:41	06:03	12:12	18:20	18:42	12h 17m	−0:11	17:52–18:34	🌖 79%
Tue 4	05:41	06:03	12:12	18:20	18:42	12h 17m	−0:11	17:52–18:34	🌖 69%
Wed 5	05:41	06:03	12:12	18:20	18:42	12h 17m	−0:11	17:51–18:33	🌖 59%
Thu 6	05:41	06:03	12:11	18:20	18:42	12h 17m	−0:11	17:51–18:33	🌗 47%
Fri 7	05:41	06:03	12:11	18:20	18:41	12h 16m	−0:11	17:51–18:33	🌘 35%
Sat 8	05:41	06:03	12:11	18:19	18:41	12h 16m	−0:11	17:51–18:33	🌘 25%
Sun 9	05:41	06:03	12:11	18:19	18:41	12h 16m	−0:11	17:51–18:32	🌘 15%
Mon 10	05:41	06:03	12:11	18:19	18:41	12h 16m	−0:12	17:51–18:32	🌘 8%
Tue 11	05:41	06:03	12:11	18:19	18:40	12h 16m	−0:12	17:50–18:32	🌘 3%
Wed 12	05:41	06:03	12:11	18:18	18:40	12h 15m	−0:12	17:50–18:32	🌑 0%
Thu 13	05:41	06:03	12:10	18:18	18:40	12h 15m	−0:12	17:50–18:31	🌒 1%
Fri 14	05:41	06:02	12:10	18:18	18:39	12h 15m	−0:12	17:50–18:31	🌒 3%
Sat 15	05:41	06:02	12:10	18:18	18:39	12h 15m	−0:12	17:49–18:31	🌒 8%
Sun 16	05:41	06:02	12:10	18:17	18:39	12h 15m	−0:12	17:49–18:30	🌒 15%
Mon 17	05:41	06:02	12:10	18:17	18:38	12h 14m	−0:12	17:49–18:30	🌒 23%
Tue 18	05:41	06:02	12:09	18:17	18:38	12h 14m	−0:12	17:49–18:30	🌒 32%
Wed 19	05:41	06:02	12:09	18:16	18:38	12h 14m	−0:13	17:48–18:29	🌒 42%
Thu 20	05:41	06:02	12:09	18:16	18:37	12h 14m	−0:13	17:48–18:29	🌓 52%
Fri 21	05:40	06:02	12:09	18:16	18:37	12h 14m	−0:13	17:48–18:29	🌔 61%
Sat 22	05:40	06:02	12:08	18:15	18:36	12h 13m	−0:13	17:47–18:28	🌔 70%
Sun 23	05:40	06:01	12:08	18:15	18:36	12h 13m	−0:13	17:47–18:28	🌔 78%
Mon 24	05:40	06:01	12:08	18:15	18:36	12h 13m	−0:13	17:47–18:28	🌔 85%
Tue 25	05:40	06:01	12:08	18:14	18:35	12h 13m	−0:13	17:46–18:27	🌔 91%
Wed 26	05:40	06:01	12:07	18:14	18:35	12h 12m	−0:13	17:46–18:27	🌔 96%
Thu 27	05:40	06:01	12:07	18:13	18:34	12h 12m	−0:13	17:46–18:26	🌔 99%
Fri 28	05:39	06:01	12:07	18:13	18:34	12h 12m	−0:13	17:45–18:26	🌕 100%
Sat 29	05:39	06:00	12:06	18:13	18:34	12h 12m	−0:13	17:45–18:25	🌖 99%
Sun 30	05:39	06:00	12:06	18:12	18:33	12h 12m	−0:13	17:44–18:25	🌖 96%
Mon 31	05:39	06:00	12:06	18:12	18:33	12h 11m	−0:13	17:44–18:25	🌖 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	04:50	05:16	06:03	18:21	19:08	19:34	11h 42m	76.2°	288° WNW
Sun 2	04:50	05:16	06:03	18:21	19:08	19:33	11h 42m	76.4°	288° WNW
Mon 3	04:50	05:16	06:03	18:20	19:08	19:33	11h 42m	76.7°	288° WNW
Tue 4	04:50	05:16	06:03	18:20	19:07	19:33	11h 42m	77.0°	287° WNW
Wed 5	04:50	05:16	06:03	18:20	19:07	19:32	11h 42m	77.2°	287° WNW
Thu 6	04:51	05:16	06:03	18:20	19:07	19:32	11h 42m	77.5°	287° WNW
Fri 7	04:51	05:16	06:03	18:20	19:07	19:32	11h 43m	77.8°	286° WNW
Sat 8	04:51	05:16	06:03	18:19	19:06	19:31	11h 43m	78.1°	286° WNW
Sun 9	04:51	05:16	06:03	18:19	19:06	19:31	11h 43m	78.4°	286° WNW
Mon 10	04:51	05:16	06:03	18:19	19:06	19:31	11h 43m	78.6°	286° WNW
Tue 11	04:51	05:16	06:03	18:19	19:05	19:30	11h 43m	78.9°	285° WNW
Wed 12	04:51	05:16	06:03	18:18	19:05	19:30	11h 44m	79.2°	285° WNW
Thu 13	04:51	05:16	06:03	18:18	19:05	19:30	11h 44m	79.5°	285° WNW
Fri 14	04:51	05:16	06:02	18:18	19:04	19:29	11h 44m	79.9°	284° WNW
Sat 15	04:51	05:16	06:02	18:18	19:04	19:29	11h 44m	80.2°	284° WNW
Sun 16	04:51	05:16	06:02	18:17	19:04	19:28	11h 44m	80.5°	284° WNW
Mon 17	04:51	05:16	06:02	18:17	19:03	19:28	11h 45m	80.8°	283° WNW
Tue 18	04:51	05:16	06:02	18:17	19:03	19:28	11h 45m	81.1°	283° WNW
Wed 19	04:51	05:16	06:02	18:16	19:02	19:27	11h 45m	81.4°	283° WNW
Thu 20	04:51	05:16	06:02	18:16	19:02	19:27	11h 45m	81.8°	282° WNW
Fri 21	04:51	05:16	06:02	18:16	19:02	19:26	11h 45m	82.1°	282° WNW
Sat 22	04:51	05:16	06:02	18:15	19:01	19:26	11h 46m	82.4°	282° WNW
Sun 23	04:51	05:16	06:01	18:15	19:01	19:25	11h 46m	82.8°	281° WNW
Mon 24	04:51	05:15	06:01	18:15	19:00	19:25	11h 46m	83.1°	281° W
Tue 25	04:51	05:15	06:01	18:14	19:00	19:24	11h 46m	83.5°	281° W
Wed 26	04:51	05:15	06:01	18:14	18:59	19:24	11h 46m	83.8°	280° W
Thu 27	04:51	05:15	06:01	18:13	18:59	19:23	11h 47m	84.2°	280° W
Fri 28	04:50	05:15	06:01	18:13	18:58	19:23	11h 47m	84.5°	280° W
Sat 29	04:50	05:15	06:00	18:13	18:58	19:23	11h 47m	84.9°	279° W
Sun 30	04:50	05:15	06:00	18:12	18:58	19:22	11h 47m	85.2°	279° W
Mon 31	04:50	05:15	06:00	18:12	18:57	19:22	11h 47m	85.6°	279° 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	05:39	06:00	12:06	18:11	18:32	12h 11m	−0:13	17:44–18:24	🌖 82%
Wed 2	05:39	06:00	12:05	18:11	18:32	12h 11m	−0:13	17:43–18:24	🌖 73%
Thu 3	05:38	05:59	12:05	18:10	18:31	12h 11m	−0:13	17:43–18:23	🌖 62%
Fri 4	05:38	05:59	12:05	18:10	18:31	12h 10m	−0:13	17:42–18:23	🌗 50%
Sat 5	05:38	05:59	12:04	18:10	18:30	12h 10m	−0:13	17:42–18:22	🌘 39%
Sun 6	05:38	05:59	12:04	18:09	18:30	12h 10m	−0:14	17:42–18:22	🌘 28%
Mon 7	05:38	05:58	12:04	18:09	18:30	12h 10m	−0:14	17:41–18:21	🌘 18%
Tue 8	05:37	05:58	12:03	18:08	18:29	12h 10m	−0:14	17:41–18:21	🌘 10%
Wed 9	05:37	05:58	12:03	18:08	18:29	12h 9m	−0:14	17:40–18:21	🌘 4%
Thu 10	05:37	05:58	12:03	18:07	18:28	12h 9m	−0:14	17:40–18:20	🌘 1%
Fri 11	05:37	05:57	12:02	18:07	18:28	12h 9m	−0:14	17:39–18:20	🌑 0%
Sat 12	05:36	05:57	12:02	18:06	18:27	12h 9m	−0:14	17:39–18:19	🌒 2%
Sun 13	05:36	05:57	12:01	18:06	18:27	12h 8m	−0:14	17:38–18:19	🌒 6%
Mon 14	05:36	05:57	12:01	18:05	18:26	12h 8m	−0:14	17:38–18:18	🌒 11%
Tue 15	05:36	05:57	12:01	18:05	18:26	12h 8m	−0:14	17:38–18:18	🌒 19%
Wed 16	05:36	05:56	12:00	18:04	18:25	12h 8m	−0:14	17:37–18:17	🌒 27%
Thu 17	05:35	05:56	12:00	18:04	18:25	12h 7m	−0:14	17:37–18:17	🌒 35%
Fri 18	05:35	05:56	12:00	18:04	18:24	12h 7m	−0:14	17:36–18:16	🌒 45%
Sat 19	05:35	05:56	11:59	18:03	18:24	12h 7m	−0:14	17:36–18:16	🌓 54%
Sun 20	05:35	05:55	11:59	18:03	18:23	12h 7m	−0:14	17:35–18:15	🌔 63%
Mon 21	05:34	05:55	11:59	18:02	18:23	12h 7m	−0:14	17:35–18:15	🌔 72%
Tue 22	05:34	05:55	11:58	18:02	18:22	12h 6m	−0:14	17:34–18:14	🌔 80%
Wed 23	05:34	05:55	11:58	18:01	18:22	12h 6m	−0:14	17:34–18:14	🌔 87%
Thu 24	05:34	05:54	11:58	18:01	18:21	12h 6m	−0:14	17:33–18:13	🌔 93%
Fri 25	05:33	05:54	11:57	18:00	18:21	12h 6m	−0:14	17:33–18:13	🌔 97%
Sat 26	05:33	05:54	11:57	18:00	18:21	12h 5m	−0:14	17:32–18:13	🌔 100%
Sun 27	05:33	05:54	11:57	17:59	18:20	12h 5m	−0:14	17:32–18:12	🌕 100%
Mon 28	05:33	05:53	11:56	17:59	18:20	12h 5m	−0:14	17:31–18:12	🌖 97%
Tue 29	05:32	05:53	11:56	17:58	18:19	12h 5m	−0:14	17:31–18:11	🌖 92%
Wed 30	05:32	05:53	11:56	17:58	18:19	12h 5m	−0:14	17:31–18:11	🌖 85%

Longest and shortest day in Male

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 12h 21m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 11h 52m.

Between them the day length swings by 29m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:48 on 9 November; the latest is 18:22 on 19 July. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 05:50 on 27 October to 06:21 on 4 February.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 7m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Male different

From sunset to full civil darkness is 21 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 4.2°N accounts for the 3-minute difference.

Over a year the sunset point slides 47° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.

Across August the sunset moves 9 minutes earlier, averaging about 18 seconds a day.

Being inside the tropics means two zenith passages a year, 31 March and 12 September, when the sun is straight up at solar noon rather than merely high. The next one is in 17 days.

Sunset lands at close to the same time all year — the annual spread in day length is only 29 minutes, compared with about 8.8 hours at London's latitude.

Sitting 2 months ago of the longest day (21 June) means the sun has almost stopped drifting — 12h 12m of daylight today, and only 6 minutes of movement in sunset over the next two weeks.

Planning a sunset photo in Male

Arrive by 17:31. Golden hour opens at 17:46 and the sun is down by 18:14, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 280° 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 18:27 and runs to 18:35, the end of civil twilight and 21m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Male today?

The sun sets in Male at 18:14 today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Male?

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 18:35 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Male?

Evening golden hour runs 17:46 to 18:27 today, lasting 40m.