Sunset and sunrise times in Makkah, Saudi Arabia
In Makkah, Saudi Arabia the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 18:00 and rises at 06:14. Daylight lasts 11h 46m; evening golden hour runs from 17:30 to 18:14.
Today, Saturday 10 October
- First light
- 05:52
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Solar noon
- 12:07
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Last light
- 18:22
- Day length
- 11h 46m
17h 58m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 17:30 – 18:14
- Blue hour
- 18:14 – 18:22
- Max sun altitude
- 61.9°
- Moon
- 🌑 New moon
- Moonrise / moonset
- 05:56 / 17:51
The sun sets at 263° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October
Sunrise 06:14 Sunset 17:59 Golden hour 17:30 – 18:13 Day length 11h 44m vs today 1 minute shorterWhere Makkah is
- Coordinates
- 21.4266° N, 39.8256° E
- Time zone
- Asia/Riyadh
- Current offset
- UTC+03:00
- Elevation
- 333 m
- Population
- 1,578,722
Sunrise and sunset in Makkah, October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 05:49 | 06:11 | 12:10 | 18:08 | 18:30 | 11h 56m | −1:13 | 17:39–18:22 | 🌖 75% |
| Fri 2 | 05:49 | 06:12 | 12:10 | 18:07 | 18:30 | 11h 55m | −1:13 | 17:38–18:21 | 🌖 65% |
| Sat 3 | 05:50 | 06:12 | 12:09 | 18:06 | 18:29 | 11h 54m | −1:13 | 17:37–18:20 | 🌗 53% |
| Sun 4 | 05:50 | 06:12 | 12:09 | 18:05 | 18:28 | 11h 53m | −1:13 | 17:36–18:19 | 🌘 41% |
| Mon 5 | 05:50 | 06:12 | 12:09 | 18:05 | 18:27 | 11h 52m | −1:13 | 17:35–18:18 | 🌘 30% |
| Tue 6 | 05:51 | 06:13 | 12:08 | 18:04 | 18:26 | 11h 50m | −1:13 | 17:34–18:17 | 🌘 20% |
| Wed 7 | 05:51 | 06:13 | 12:08 | 18:03 | 18:25 | 11h 49m | −1:12 | 17:33–18:16 | 🌘 12% |
| Thu 8 | 05:51 | 06:13 | 12:08 | 18:02 | 18:24 | 11h 48m | −1:12 | 17:32–18:16 | 🌘 6% |
| Fri 9 | 05:51 | 06:14 | 12:07 | 18:01 | 18:23 | 11h 47m | −1:12 | 17:31–18:15 | 🌘 2% |
| Sat 10 | 05:52 | 06:14 | 12:07 | 18:00 | 18:22 | 11h 46m | −1:12 | 17:30–18:14 | 🌑 0% |
| Sun 11 | 05:52 | 06:14 | 12:07 | 17:59 | 18:22 | 11h 44m | −1:12 | 17:30–18:13 | 🌒 1% |
| Mon 12 | 05:52 | 06:15 | 12:07 | 17:58 | 18:21 | 11h 43m | −1:12 | 17:29–18:12 | 🌒 4% |
| Tue 13 | 05:53 | 06:15 | 12:06 | 17:58 | 18:20 | 11h 42m | −1:11 | 17:28–18:11 | 🌒 8% |
| Wed 14 | 05:53 | 06:15 | 12:06 | 17:57 | 18:19 | 11h 41m | −1:11 | 17:27–18:10 | 🌒 14% |
| Thu 15 | 05:53 | 06:16 | 12:06 | 17:56 | 18:18 | 11h 40m | −1:11 | 17:26–18:10 | 🌒 21% |
| Fri 16 | 05:54 | 06:16 | 12:06 | 17:55 | 18:18 | 11h 38m | −1:11 | 17:25–18:09 | 🌒 29% |
| Sat 17 | 05:54 | 06:17 | 12:06 | 17:54 | 18:17 | 11h 37m | −1:10 | 17:24–18:08 | 🌒 38% |
| Sun 18 | 05:54 | 06:17 | 12:05 | 17:53 | 18:16 | 11h 36m | −1:10 | 17:24–18:07 | 🌓 47% |
| Mon 19 | 05:55 | 06:17 | 12:05 | 17:53 | 18:15 | 11h 35m | −1:10 | 17:23–18:07 | 🌔 57% |
| Tue 20 | 05:55 | 06:18 | 12:05 | 17:52 | 18:15 | 11h 34m | −1:09 | 17:22–18:06 | 🌔 66% |
| Wed 21 | 05:56 | 06:18 | 12:05 | 17:51 | 18:14 | 11h 33m | −1:09 | 17:21–18:05 | 🌔 75% |
| Thu 22 | 05:56 | 06:19 | 12:05 | 17:50 | 18:13 | 11h 31m | −1:09 | 17:20–18:04 | 🌔 83% |
| Fri 23 | 05:56 | 06:19 | 12:05 | 17:50 | 18:12 | 11h 30m | −1:08 | 17:20–18:04 | 🌔 90% |
| Sat 24 | 05:57 | 06:19 | 12:04 | 17:49 | 18:12 | 11h 29m | −1:08 | 17:19–18:03 | 🌔 96% |
| Sun 25 | 05:57 | 06:20 | 12:04 | 17:48 | 18:11 | 11h 28m | −1:08 | 17:18–18:02 | 🌔 99% |
| Mon 26 | 05:58 | 06:20 | 12:04 | 17:48 | 18:10 | 11h 27m | −1:07 | 17:17–18:02 | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 05:58 | 06:21 | 12:04 | 17:47 | 18:10 | 11h 26m | −1:07 | 17:17–18:01 | 🌖 98% |
| Wed 28 | 05:58 | 06:21 | 12:04 | 17:46 | 18:09 | 11h 25m | −1:06 | 17:16–18:00 | 🌖 94% |
| Thu 29 | 05:59 | 06:22 | 12:04 | 17:46 | 18:09 | 11h 24m | −1:06 | 17:15–18:00 | 🌖 88% |
| Fri 30 | 05:59 | 06:22 | 12:04 | 17:45 | 18:08 | 11h 23m | −1:05 | 17:15–17:59 | 🌖 79% |
| Sat 31 | 06:00 | 06:23 | 12:04 | 17:45 | 18:07 | 11h 21m | −1:05 | 17:14–17:59 | 🌖 68% |
More columns for October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 04:57 | 05:23 | 06:11 | 18:08 | 18:56 | 19:22 | 12h 3m | 65.3° | 267° W |
| Fri 2 | 04:58 | 05:24 | 06:12 | 18:07 | 18:55 | 19:21 | 12h 4m | 64.9° | 266° W |
| Sat 3 | 04:58 | 05:24 | 06:12 | 18:06 | 18:54 | 19:20 | 12h 5m | 64.5° | 266° W |
| Sun 4 | 04:58 | 05:24 | 06:12 | 18:05 | 18:53 | 19:19 | 12h 7m | 64.2° | 265° W |
| Mon 5 | 04:59 | 05:24 | 06:12 | 18:05 | 18:53 | 19:18 | 12h 8m | 63.8° | 265° W |
| Tue 6 | 04:59 | 05:25 | 06:13 | 18:04 | 18:52 | 19:17 | 12h 9m | 63.4° | 265° W |
| Wed 7 | 04:59 | 05:25 | 06:13 | 18:03 | 18:51 | 19:17 | 12h 10m | 63.0° | 264° W |
| Thu 8 | 04:59 | 05:25 | 06:13 | 18:02 | 18:50 | 19:16 | 12h 11m | 62.6° | 264° W |
| Fri 9 | 05:00 | 05:26 | 06:14 | 18:01 | 18:49 | 19:15 | 12h 13m | 62.2° | 263° W |
| Sat 10 | 05:00 | 05:26 | 06:14 | 18:00 | 18:48 | 19:14 | 12h 14m | 61.9° | 263° W |
| Sun 11 | 05:00 | 05:26 | 06:14 | 17:59 | 18:47 | 19:13 | 12h 15m | 61.5° | 263° W |
| Mon 12 | 05:01 | 05:27 | 06:15 | 17:58 | 18:47 | 19:12 | 12h 16m | 61.1° | 262° W |
| Tue 13 | 05:01 | 05:27 | 06:15 | 17:58 | 18:46 | 19:12 | 12h 17m | 60.7° | 262° W |
| Wed 14 | 05:01 | 05:27 | 06:15 | 17:57 | 18:45 | 19:11 | 12h 19m | 60.4° | 261° W |
| Thu 15 | 05:02 | 05:27 | 06:16 | 17:56 | 18:44 | 19:10 | 12h 20m | 60.0° | 261° W |
| Fri 16 | 05:02 | 05:28 | 06:16 | 17:55 | 18:43 | 19:09 | 12h 21m | 59.6° | 261° W |
| Sat 17 | 05:02 | 05:28 | 06:17 | 17:54 | 18:43 | 19:09 | 12h 22m | 59.3° | 260° W |
| Sun 18 | 05:03 | 05:28 | 06:17 | 17:53 | 18:42 | 19:08 | 12h 23m | 58.9° | 260° W |
| Mon 19 | 05:03 | 05:29 | 06:17 | 17:53 | 18:41 | 19:07 | 12h 25m | 58.5° | 259° W |
| Tue 20 | 05:03 | 05:29 | 06:18 | 17:52 | 18:41 | 19:06 | 12h 26m | 58.2° | 259° W |
| Wed 21 | 05:04 | 05:30 | 06:18 | 17:51 | 18:40 | 19:06 | 12h 27m | 57.8° | 259° WSW |
| Thu 22 | 05:04 | 05:30 | 06:19 | 17:50 | 18:39 | 19:05 | 12h 28m | 57.5° | 258° WSW |
| Fri 23 | 05:04 | 05:30 | 06:19 | 17:50 | 18:38 | 19:04 | 12h 29m | 57.1° | 258° WSW |
| Sat 24 | 05:05 | 05:31 | 06:19 | 17:49 | 18:38 | 19:04 | 12h 30m | 56.8° | 258° WSW |
| Sun 25 | 05:05 | 05:31 | 06:20 | 17:48 | 18:37 | 19:03 | 12h 31m | 56.4° | 257° WSW |
| Mon 26 | 05:05 | 05:31 | 06:20 | 17:48 | 18:37 | 19:03 | 12h 33m | 56.1° | 257° WSW |
| Tue 27 | 05:06 | 05:32 | 06:21 | 17:47 | 18:36 | 19:02 | 12h 34m | 55.7° | 256° WSW |
| Wed 28 | 05:06 | 05:32 | 06:21 | 17:46 | 18:35 | 19:02 | 12h 35m | 55.4° | 256° WSW |
| Thu 29 | 05:07 | 05:33 | 06:22 | 17:46 | 18:35 | 19:01 | 12h 36m | 55.1° | 256° WSW |
| Fri 30 | 05:07 | 05:33 | 06:22 | 17:45 | 18:34 | 19:00 | 12h 37m | 54.7° | 255° WSW |
| Sat 31 | 05:07 | 05:33 | 06:23 | 17:45 | 18:34 | 19:00 | 12h 38m | 54.4° | 255° WSW |
November 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 06:00 | 06:23 | 12:04 | 17:44 | 18:07 | 11h 20m | −1:04 | 17:13–17:58 | 🌖 57% |
| Mon 2 | 06:01 | 06:24 | 12:04 | 17:44 | 18:06 | 11h 19m | −1:04 | 17:13–17:58 | 🌗 45% |
| Tue 3 | 06:01 | 06:24 | 12:04 | 17:43 | 18:06 | 11h 18m | −1:03 | 17:12–17:57 | 🌘 34% |
| Wed 4 | 06:02 | 06:25 | 12:04 | 17:42 | 18:05 | 11h 17m | −1:02 | 17:12–17:57 | 🌘 24% |
| Thu 5 | 06:02 | 06:25 | 12:04 | 17:42 | 18:05 | 11h 16m | −1:02 | 17:11–17:56 | 🌘 15% |
| Fri 6 | 06:03 | 06:26 | 12:04 | 17:42 | 18:05 | 11h 15m | −1:01 | 17:11–17:56 | 🌘 8% |
| Sat 7 | 06:03 | 06:26 | 12:04 | 17:41 | 18:04 | 11h 14m | −1:00 | 17:10–17:55 | 🌘 4% |
| Sun 8 | 06:04 | 06:27 | 12:04 | 17:41 | 18:04 | 11h 13m | −0:59 | 17:10–17:55 | 🌘 1% |
| Mon 9 | 06:04 | 06:27 | 12:04 | 17:40 | 18:03 | 11h 12m | −0:59 | 17:09–17:54 | 🌑 0% |
| Tue 10 | 06:05 | 06:28 | 12:04 | 17:40 | 18:03 | 11h 11m | −0:58 | 17:09–17:54 | 🌒 2% |
| Wed 11 | 06:05 | 06:29 | 12:04 | 17:39 | 18:03 | 11h 10m | −0:57 | 17:08–17:54 | 🌒 5% |
| Thu 12 | 06:06 | 06:29 | 12:04 | 17:39 | 18:02 | 11h 9m | −0:56 | 17:08–17:53 | 🌒 9% |
| Fri 13 | 06:06 | 06:30 | 12:04 | 17:39 | 18:02 | 11h 8m | −0:55 | 17:07–17:53 | 🌒 15% |
| Sat 14 | 06:07 | 06:30 | 12:05 | 17:38 | 18:02 | 11h 8m | −0:54 | 17:07–17:53 | 🌒 23% |
| Sun 15 | 06:08 | 06:31 | 12:05 | 17:38 | 18:02 | 11h 7m | −0:53 | 17:07–17:53 | 🌒 31% |
| Mon 16 | 06:08 | 06:32 | 12:05 | 17:38 | 18:01 | 11h 6m | −0:52 | 17:06–17:52 | 🌒 40% |
| Tue 17 | 06:09 | 06:32 | 12:05 | 17:38 | 18:01 | 11h 5m | −0:51 | 17:06–17:52 | 🌓 50% |
| Wed 18 | 06:09 | 06:33 | 12:05 | 17:38 | 18:01 | 11h 4m | −0:50 | 17:06–17:52 | 🌔 60% |
| Thu 19 | 06:10 | 06:34 | 12:06 | 17:37 | 18:01 | 11h 3m | −0:49 | 17:06–17:52 | 🌔 69% |
| Fri 20 | 06:11 | 06:34 | 12:06 | 17:37 | 18:01 | 11h 2m | −0:48 | 17:05–17:52 | 🌔 78% |
| Sat 21 | 06:11 | 06:35 | 12:06 | 17:37 | 18:01 | 11h 2m | −0:47 | 17:05–17:52 | 🌔 87% |
| Sun 22 | 06:12 | 06:35 | 12:06 | 17:37 | 18:01 | 11h 1m | −0:46 | 17:05–17:51 | 🌔 93% |
| Mon 23 | 06:12 | 06:36 | 12:07 | 17:37 | 18:01 | 11h 0m | −0:45 | 17:05–17:51 | 🌔 98% |
| Tue 24 | 06:13 | 06:37 | 12:07 | 17:37 | 18:00 | 10h 59m | −0:44 | 17:05–17:51 | 🌕 100% |
| Wed 25 | 06:14 | 06:37 | 12:07 | 17:37 | 18:00 | 10h 59m | −0:42 | 17:05–17:51 | 🌖 99% |
| Thu 26 | 06:14 | 06:38 | 12:07 | 17:37 | 18:00 | 10h 58m | −0:41 | 17:05–17:51 | 🌖 96% |
| Fri 27 | 06:15 | 06:39 | 12:08 | 17:37 | 18:00 | 10h 57m | −0:40 | 17:05–17:51 | 🌖 90% |
| Sat 28 | 06:16 | 06:39 | 12:08 | 17:37 | 18:01 | 10h 57m | −0:38 | 17:04–17:51 | 🌖 82% |
| Sun 29 | 06:16 | 06:40 | 12:08 | 17:37 | 18:01 | 10h 56m | −0:37 | 17:04–17:51 | 🌖 73% |
| Mon 30 | 06:17 | 06:41 | 12:09 | 17:37 | 18:01 | 10h 56m | −0:36 | 17:04–17:51 | 🌖 62% |
Longest and shortest day in Makkah
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 13h 26m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 10h 49m.
Between them the day length swings by 2h 36m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:37 on 27 November; the latest is 19:07 on 4 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 05:37 on 7 June to 07:01 on 16 January.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 8m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Makkah different
It takes roughly 22 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.
Between solstices the sunset walks 51° across the horizon — WSW in midwinter, WNW in midsummer — which is why a fixed viewpoint works only part of the year. Today's bearing is W.
Sunset drifts 47 seconds earlier each day this month — 24 minutes from the first of October to the last.
Twice a year the sun passes directly overhead here — on 28 May and 16 July — and vertical objects cast almost no shadow at solar noon.
Planning a sunset photo in Makkah
Arrive by 17:15. Golden hour opens at 17:30 and the sun is down by 18:00, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west — the sun goes down at 263° 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 18:14 and runs to 18:22, the end of civil twilight and 22m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Makkah today?
The sun sets in Makkah at 18:00 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Makkah?
It takes 22m. Civil twilight ends at 18:22 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Makkah?
Evening golden hour runs 17:30 to 18:14 today, lasting 43m. Full golden hour times for Makkah covers the morning window and the coming week.