Sunset and sunrise times in Kathmandu, Nepal
In Kathmandu, Nepal the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 18:31 and rises at 05:39. Daylight lasts 12h 51m; evening golden hour runs from 17:59 to 18:46.
Today, Wednesday 26 August
- First light
- 05:15
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Solar noon
- 12:05
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Last light
- 18:55
- Day length
- 12h 51m
18h 25m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 17:59 – 18:46
- Blue hour
- 18:46 – 18:55
- Max sun altitude
- 72.7°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 17:26 / 03:37
The sun sets at 282° — face west-northwest
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August
Sunrise 05:39 Sunset 18:30 Golden hour 17:58 – 18:44 Day length 12h 50m vs today 2 minutes shorterWhere Kathmandu is
- Coordinates
- 27.7017° N, 85.3206° E
- Time zone
- Asia/Kathmandu
- Current offset
- UTC+05:45
- Elevation
- 1,317 m
- Population
- 1,442,271
Sunrise and sunset in Kathmandu, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 05:01 | 05:26 | 12:10 | 18:53 | 19:18 | 13h 26m | −1:12 | 18:20–19:08 | 🌖 94% |
| Sun 2 | 05:01 | 05:27 | 12:10 | 18:52 | 19:17 | 13h 25m | −1:13 | 18:19–19:07 | 🌖 87% |
| Mon 3 | 05:02 | 05:27 | 12:09 | 18:51 | 19:16 | 13h 24m | −1:14 | 18:19–19:07 | 🌖 79% |
| Tue 4 | 05:03 | 05:28 | 12:09 | 18:51 | 19:16 | 13h 22m | −1:15 | 18:18–19:06 | 🌖 70% |
| Wed 5 | 05:03 | 05:28 | 12:09 | 18:50 | 19:15 | 13h 21m | −1:16 | 18:18–19:05 | 🌖 59% |
| Thu 6 | 05:04 | 05:29 | 12:09 | 18:49 | 19:14 | 13h 20m | −1:17 | 18:17–19:04 | 🌗 47% |
| Fri 7 | 05:04 | 05:29 | 12:09 | 18:48 | 19:13 | 13h 19m | −1:18 | 18:16–19:04 | 🌘 36% |
| Sat 8 | 05:05 | 05:30 | 12:09 | 18:48 | 19:12 | 13h 17m | −1:19 | 18:15–19:03 | 🌘 25% |
| Sun 9 | 05:06 | 05:30 | 12:09 | 18:47 | 19:12 | 13h 16m | −1:20 | 18:15–19:02 | 🌘 15% |
| Mon 10 | 05:06 | 05:31 | 12:09 | 18:46 | 19:11 | 13h 15m | −1:21 | 18:14–19:01 | 🌘 8% |
| Tue 11 | 05:07 | 05:31 | 12:08 | 18:45 | 19:10 | 13h 13m | −1:22 | 18:13–19:00 | 🌘 3% |
| Wed 12 | 05:07 | 05:32 | 12:08 | 18:44 | 19:09 | 13h 12m | −1:22 | 18:12–18:59 | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | 05:08 | 05:32 | 12:08 | 18:43 | 19:08 | 13h 10m | −1:23 | 18:11–18:58 | 🌒 0% |
| Fri 14 | 05:08 | 05:33 | 12:08 | 18:43 | 19:07 | 13h 9m | −1:24 | 18:11–18:58 | 🌒 3% |
| Sat 15 | 05:09 | 05:34 | 12:08 | 18:42 | 19:06 | 13h 8m | −1:25 | 18:10–18:57 | 🌒 8% |
| Sun 16 | 05:10 | 05:34 | 12:08 | 18:41 | 19:05 | 13h 6m | −1:26 | 18:09–18:56 | 🌒 15% |
| Mon 17 | 05:10 | 05:35 | 12:07 | 18:40 | 19:04 | 13h 5m | −1:26 | 18:08–18:55 | 🌒 23% |
| Tue 18 | 05:11 | 05:35 | 12:07 | 18:39 | 19:03 | 13h 3m | −1:27 | 18:07–18:54 | 🌒 32% |
| Wed 19 | 05:11 | 05:36 | 12:07 | 18:38 | 19:02 | 13h 2m | −1:28 | 18:06–18:53 | 🌒 42% |
| Thu 20 | 05:12 | 05:36 | 12:07 | 18:37 | 19:01 | 13h 0m | −1:28 | 18:05–18:52 | 🌓 51% |
| Fri 21 | 05:12 | 05:37 | 12:06 | 18:36 | 19:00 | 12h 59m | −1:29 | 18:04–18:51 | 🌔 61% |
| Sat 22 | 05:13 | 05:37 | 12:06 | 18:35 | 18:59 | 12h 57m | −1:29 | 18:03–18:50 | 🌔 70% |
| Sun 23 | 05:13 | 05:38 | 12:06 | 18:34 | 18:58 | 12h 56m | −1:30 | 18:02–18:49 | 🌔 78% |
| Mon 24 | 05:14 | 05:38 | 12:06 | 18:33 | 18:57 | 12h 54m | −1:30 | 18:01–18:48 | 🌔 85% |
| Tue 25 | 05:14 | 05:38 | 12:05 | 18:32 | 18:56 | 12h 53m | −1:31 | 18:00–18:47 | 🌔 91% |
| Wed 26 | 05:15 | 05:39 | 12:05 | 18:31 | 18:55 | 12h 51m | −1:31 | 17:59–18:46 | 🌔 96% |
| Thu 27 | 05:15 | 05:39 | 12:05 | 18:30 | 18:54 | 12h 50m | −1:32 | 17:58–18:44 | 🌔 99% |
| Fri 28 | 05:16 | 05:40 | 12:05 | 18:29 | 18:53 | 12h 48m | −1:32 | 17:57–18:43 | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 05:16 | 05:40 | 12:04 | 18:28 | 18:52 | 12h 47m | −1:33 | 17:56–18:42 | 🌖 99% |
| Sun 30 | 05:17 | 05:41 | 12:04 | 18:27 | 18:50 | 12h 45m | −1:33 | 17:55–18:41 | 🌖 96% |
| Mon 31 | 05:18 | 05:41 | 12:04 | 18:25 | 18:49 | 12h 44m | −1:34 | 17:54–18:40 | 🌖 90% |
More columns for August 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 03:59 | 04:31 | 05:26 | 18:53 | 19:48 | 20:19 | 10h 33m | 80.3° | 291° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 04:00 | 04:31 | 05:27 | 18:52 | 19:47 | 20:18 | 10h 35m | 80.0° | 291° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 04:01 | 04:32 | 05:27 | 18:51 | 19:46 | 20:18 | 10h 36m | 79.8° | 290° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 04:02 | 04:33 | 05:28 | 18:51 | 19:46 | 20:17 | 10h 37m | 79.5° | 290° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 04:02 | 04:33 | 05:28 | 18:50 | 19:45 | 20:16 | 10h 38m | 79.2° | 290° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 04:03 | 04:34 | 05:29 | 18:49 | 19:44 | 20:15 | 10h 40m | 79.0° | 289° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 04:04 | 04:35 | 05:29 | 18:48 | 19:43 | 20:14 | 10h 41m | 78.7° | 289° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 04:05 | 04:35 | 05:30 | 18:48 | 19:42 | 20:13 | 10h 42m | 78.4° | 289° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 04:05 | 04:36 | 05:30 | 18:47 | 19:41 | 20:12 | 10h 44m | 78.1° | 288° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 04:06 | 04:37 | 05:31 | 18:46 | 19:40 | 20:11 | 10h 45m | 77.8° | 288° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 04:07 | 04:37 | 05:31 | 18:45 | 19:39 | 20:09 | 10h 46m | 77.5° | 288° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 04:08 | 04:38 | 05:32 | 18:44 | 19:38 | 20:08 | 10h 48m | 77.2° | 287° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 04:08 | 04:39 | 05:32 | 18:43 | 19:37 | 20:07 | 10h 49m | 76.9° | 287° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 04:09 | 04:39 | 05:33 | 18:43 | 19:36 | 20:06 | 10h 50m | 76.6° | 287° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 04:10 | 04:40 | 05:34 | 18:42 | 19:35 | 20:05 | 10h 52m | 76.3° | 286° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 04:11 | 04:40 | 05:34 | 18:41 | 19:34 | 20:04 | 10h 53m | 76.0° | 286° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 04:11 | 04:41 | 05:35 | 18:40 | 19:33 | 20:03 | 10h 55m | 75.7° | 286° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 04:12 | 04:42 | 05:35 | 18:39 | 19:32 | 20:02 | 10h 56m | 75.4° | 285° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 04:13 | 04:42 | 05:36 | 18:38 | 19:31 | 20:00 | 10h 58m | 75.0° | 285° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 04:13 | 04:43 | 05:36 | 18:37 | 19:30 | 19:59 | 10h 59m | 74.7° | 284° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 04:14 | 04:44 | 05:37 | 18:36 | 19:29 | 19:58 | 11h 1m | 74.4° | 284° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 04:15 | 04:44 | 05:37 | 18:35 | 19:28 | 19:57 | 11h 2m | 74.1° | 284° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 04:16 | 04:45 | 05:38 | 18:34 | 19:27 | 19:56 | 11h 4m | 73.7° | 283° WNW |
| Mon 24 | 04:16 | 04:45 | 05:38 | 18:33 | 19:25 | 19:54 | 11h 5m | 73.4° | 283° WNW |
| Tue 25 | 04:17 | 04:46 | 05:38 | 18:32 | 19:24 | 19:53 | 11h 7m | 73.0° | 282° WNW |
| Wed 26 | 04:18 | 04:47 | 05:39 | 18:31 | 19:23 | 19:52 | 11h 8m | 72.7° | 282° WNW |
| Thu 27 | 04:18 | 04:47 | 05:39 | 18:30 | 19:22 | 19:51 | 11h 10m | 72.3° | 282° WNW |
| Fri 28 | 04:19 | 04:48 | 05:40 | 18:29 | 19:21 | 19:50 | 11h 11m | 72.0° | 281° WNW |
| Sat 29 | 04:20 | 04:48 | 05:40 | 18:28 | 19:20 | 19:48 | 11h 13m | 71.6° | 281° W |
| Sun 30 | 04:20 | 04:49 | 05:41 | 18:27 | 19:18 | 19:47 | 11h 14m | 71.3° | 280° W |
| Mon 31 | 04:21 | 04:49 | 05:41 | 18:25 | 19:17 | 19:46 | 11h 16m | 70.9° | 280° W |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 05:18 | 05:42 | 12:03 | 18:24 | 18:48 | 12h 42m | −1:34 | 17:53–18:39 | 🌖 83% |
| Wed 2 | 05:19 | 05:42 | 12:03 | 18:23 | 18:47 | 12h 41m | −1:34 | 17:52–18:38 | 🌖 73% |
| Thu 3 | 05:19 | 05:43 | 12:03 | 18:22 | 18:46 | 12h 39m | −1:35 | 17:51–18:37 | 🌖 62% |
| Fri 4 | 05:20 | 05:43 | 12:02 | 18:21 | 18:45 | 12h 37m | −1:35 | 17:50–18:36 | 🌗 51% |
| Sat 5 | 05:20 | 05:44 | 12:02 | 18:20 | 18:44 | 12h 36m | −1:35 | 17:49–18:34 | 🌘 39% |
| Sun 6 | 05:20 | 05:44 | 12:02 | 18:19 | 18:42 | 12h 34m | −1:36 | 17:48–18:33 | 🌘 28% |
| Mon 7 | 05:21 | 05:45 | 12:01 | 18:18 | 18:41 | 12h 33m | −1:36 | 17:47–18:32 | 🌘 18% |
| Tue 8 | 05:21 | 05:45 | 12:01 | 18:17 | 18:40 | 12h 31m | −1:36 | 17:46–18:31 | 🌘 10% |
| Wed 9 | 05:22 | 05:46 | 12:01 | 18:15 | 18:39 | 12h 29m | −1:36 | 17:44–18:30 | 🌘 4% |
| Thu 10 | 05:22 | 05:46 | 12:00 | 18:14 | 18:38 | 12h 28m | −1:36 | 17:43–18:29 | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 05:23 | 05:46 | 12:00 | 18:13 | 18:37 | 12h 26m | −1:37 | 17:42–18:27 | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 05:23 | 05:47 | 12:00 | 18:12 | 18:35 | 12h 25m | −1:37 | 17:41–18:26 | 🌒 2% |
| Sun 13 | 05:24 | 05:47 | 11:59 | 18:11 | 18:34 | 12h 23m | −1:37 | 17:40–18:25 | 🌒 6% |
| Mon 14 | 05:24 | 05:48 | 11:59 | 18:10 | 18:33 | 12h 21m | −1:37 | 17:39–18:24 | 🌒 11% |
| Tue 15 | 05:25 | 05:48 | 11:59 | 18:08 | 18:32 | 12h 20m | −1:37 | 17:38–18:23 | 🌒 18% |
| Wed 16 | 05:25 | 05:49 | 11:58 | 18:07 | 18:31 | 12h 18m | −1:38 | 17:36–18:22 | 🌒 26% |
| Thu 17 | 05:26 | 05:49 | 11:58 | 18:06 | 18:29 | 12h 16m | −1:38 | 17:35–18:20 | 🌒 35% |
| Fri 18 | 05:26 | 05:50 | 11:57 | 18:05 | 18:28 | 12h 15m | −1:38 | 17:34–18:19 | 🌒 44% |
| Sat 19 | 05:27 | 05:50 | 11:57 | 18:04 | 18:27 | 12h 13m | −1:38 | 17:33–18:18 | 🌓 54% |
| Sun 20 | 05:27 | 05:51 | 11:57 | 18:03 | 18:26 | 12h 12m | −1:38 | 17:32–18:17 | 🌔 63% |
| Mon 21 | 05:28 | 05:51 | 11:56 | 18:01 | 18:25 | 12h 10m | −1:38 | 17:31–18:16 | 🌔 72% |
| Tue 22 | 05:28 | 05:51 | 11:56 | 18:00 | 18:24 | 12h 8m | −1:38 | 17:29–18:15 | 🌔 80% |
| Wed 23 | 05:29 | 05:52 | 11:56 | 17:59 | 18:22 | 12h 7m | −1:38 | 17:28–18:13 | 🌔 87% |
| Thu 24 | 05:29 | 05:52 | 11:55 | 17:58 | 18:21 | 12h 5m | −1:38 | 17:27–18:12 | 🌔 93% |
| Fri 25 | 05:30 | 05:53 | 11:55 | 17:57 | 18:20 | 12h 3m | −1:38 | 17:26–18:11 | 🌔 97% |
| Sat 26 | 05:30 | 05:53 | 11:55 | 17:56 | 18:19 | 12h 2m | −1:38 | 17:25–18:10 | 🌔 100% |
| Sun 27 | 05:30 | 05:54 | 11:54 | 17:54 | 18:18 | 12h 0m | −1:38 | 17:23–18:09 | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 05:31 | 05:54 | 11:54 | 17:53 | 18:17 | 11h 58m | −1:38 | 17:22–18:08 | 🌖 97% |
| Tue 29 | 05:31 | 05:55 | 11:54 | 17:52 | 18:15 | 11h 57m | −1:38 | 17:21–18:06 | 🌖 93% |
| Wed 30 | 05:32 | 05:55 | 11:53 | 17:51 | 18:14 | 11h 55m | −1:38 | 17:20–18:05 | 🌖 86% |
Longest and shortest day in Kathmandu
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 13h 53m of daylight.
The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 10h 23m.
Between them the day length swings by 3h 30m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:08 on 1 December; the latest is 19:03 on 2 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 05:07 on 10 June to 06:55 on 12 January.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 9m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Kathmandu different
It takes roughly 24 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.
Photographers get 46 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.1× the 41 minutes available at the equator on the same date.
Over a year the sunset point slides 53° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is WNW.
Sunset drifts 54 seconds earlier each day this month — 27 minutes from the first of August to the last.
Standing 1,317 m up buys you 5.8 extra minutes of evening sun: the higher you are, the further over the curve of the Earth you can see, by 1.26° here.
Planning a sunset photo in Kathmandu
Arrive by 17:44. Golden hour opens at 17:59 and the sun is down by 18:31, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 282° 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 18:46 and runs to 18:55, the end of civil twilight and 24m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Kathmandu today?
The sun sets in Kathmandu at 18:31 today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Kathmandu?
It takes 24m. Civil twilight ends at 18:55 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Kathmandu?
Evening golden hour runs 17:59 to 18:46 today, lasting 46m. Full golden hour times for Kathmandu covers the morning window and the coming week.