Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Tainan, Taiwan

In Tainan, Taiwan the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 17:38 and rises at 05:53. Daylight lasts 11h 44m; evening golden hour runs from 17:08 to 17:52.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light
05:31
Sunrise
05:53
Solar noon
11:46
Sunset
17:38
Last light
18:00
Day length
11h 44m

17h 36m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:08 – 17:52
Blue hour
17:52 – 18:00
Max sun altitude
60.4°
Moon
🌘 Waning crescent
Moonrise / moonset
05:23 / 17:20

The sun sets at 263° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 05:54 Sunset 17:37 Golden hour 17:07 – 17:51 Day length 11h 43m vs today 1 minute shorter

Where Tainan is

Coordinates
22.9908° N, 120.2133° E
Time zone
Asia/Taipei
Current offset
UTC+08:00
Elevation
26 m
Population
1,856,642

Sunrise and sunset in Tainan, 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 05:28 05:50 11:48 17:47 18:09 11h 56m −1:19 17:17–18:00 🌖 77%
Fri 2 05:28 05:50 11:48 17:46 18:08 11h 55m −1:19 17:16–17:59 🌖 67%
Sat 3 05:28 05:51 11:48 17:45 18:07 11h 53m −1:19 17:15–17:58 🌗 55%
Sun 4 05:29 05:51 11:47 17:44 18:06 11h 52m −1:19 17:14–17:57 🌘 44%
Mon 5 05:29 05:51 11:47 17:43 18:05 11h 51m −1:19 17:13–17:56 🌘 32%
Tue 6 05:29 05:52 11:47 17:42 18:04 11h 49m −1:19 17:12–17:55 🌘 22%
Wed 7 05:30 05:52 11:47 17:41 18:03 11h 48m −1:18 17:11–17:55 🌘 13%
Thu 8 05:30 05:52 11:46 17:40 18:02 11h 47m −1:18 17:10–17:54 🌘 7%
Fri 9 05:30 05:53 11:46 17:39 18:01 11h 46m −1:18 17:09–17:53 🌘 2%
Sat 10 05:31 05:53 11:46 17:38 18:00 11h 44m −1:18 17:08–17:52 🌘 0%
Sun 11 05:31 05:54 11:45 17:37 18:00 11h 43m −1:18 17:07–17:51 🌑 1%
Mon 12 05:31 05:54 11:45 17:36 17:59 11h 42m −1:18 17:06–17:50 🌒 3%
Tue 13 05:32 05:54 11:45 17:35 17:58 11h 40m −1:17 17:05–17:49 🌒 7%
Wed 14 05:32 05:55 11:45 17:34 17:57 11h 39m −1:17 17:04–17:48 🌒 13%
Thu 15 05:33 05:55 11:44 17:33 17:56 11h 38m −1:17 17:03–17:47 🌒 20%
Fri 16 05:33 05:56 11:44 17:33 17:55 11h 36m −1:17 17:02–17:47 🌒 28%
Sat 17 05:33 05:56 11:44 17:32 17:54 11h 35m −1:16 17:01–17:46 🌒 36%
Sun 18 05:34 05:56 11:44 17:31 17:54 11h 34m −1:16 17:01–17:45 🌓 45%
Mon 19 05:34 05:57 11:44 17:30 17:53 11h 33m −1:16 17:00–17:44 🌔 55%
Tue 20 05:35 05:57 11:43 17:29 17:52 11h 31m −1:15 16:59–17:43 🌔 64%
Wed 21 05:35 05:58 11:43 17:28 17:51 11h 30m −1:15 16:58–17:42 🌔 73%
Thu 22 05:35 05:58 11:43 17:28 17:51 11h 29m −1:15 16:57–17:42 🌔 82%
Fri 23 05:36 05:59 11:43 17:27 17:50 11h 28m −1:14 16:56–17:41 🌔 89%
Sat 24 05:36 05:59 11:43 17:26 17:49 11h 26m −1:14 16:56–17:40 🌔 95%
Sun 25 05:37 06:00 11:43 17:25 17:48 11h 25m −1:13 16:55–17:40 🌔 98%
Mon 26 05:37 06:00 11:43 17:25 17:48 11h 24m −1:13 16:54–17:39 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:38 06:01 11:43 17:24 17:47 11h 23m −1:12 16:53–17:38 🌖 99%
Wed 28 05:38 06:01 11:42 17:23 17:46 11h 22m −1:12 16:53–17:37 🌖 95%
Thu 29 05:39 06:02 11:42 17:23 17:46 11h 20m −1:11 16:52–17:37 🌖 89%
Fri 30 05:39 06:02 11:42 17:22 17:45 11h 19m −1:11 16:51–17:36 🌖 81%
Sat 31 05:40 06:03 11:42 17:21 17:45 11h 18m −1:10 16:50–17:36 🌖 71%
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 04:35 05:01 05:50 17:47 18:35 19:01 12h 3m 63.8° 267° W
Fri 2 04:36 05:02 05:50 17:46 18:34 19:00 12h 5m 63.5° 266° W
Sat 3 04:36 05:02 05:51 17:45 18:33 18:59 12h 6m 63.1° 266° W
Sun 4 04:36 05:02 05:51 17:44 18:32 18:58 12h 7m 62.7° 266° W
Mon 5 04:37 05:03 05:51 17:43 18:31 18:57 12h 9m 62.3° 265° W
Tue 6 04:37 05:03 05:52 17:42 18:30 18:56 12h 10m 61.9° 265° W
Wed 7 04:37 05:03 05:52 17:41 18:29 18:55 12h 11m 61.5° 264° W
Thu 8 04:38 05:04 05:52 17:40 18:28 18:54 12h 13m 61.1° 264° W
Fri 9 04:38 05:04 05:53 17:39 18:27 18:54 12h 14m 60.8° 263° W
Sat 10 04:38 05:05 05:53 17:38 18:27 18:53 12h 15m 60.4° 263° W
Sun 11 04:39 05:05 05:54 17:37 18:26 18:52 12h 16m 60.0° 263° W
Mon 12 04:39 05:05 05:54 17:36 18:25 18:51 12h 18m 59.6° 262° W
Tue 13 04:40 05:06 05:54 17:35 18:24 18:50 12h 19m 59.3° 262° W
Wed 14 04:40 05:06 05:55 17:34 18:23 18:49 12h 20m 58.9° 261° W
Thu 15 04:40 05:06 05:55 17:33 18:22 18:48 12h 22m 58.5° 261° W
Fri 16 04:41 05:07 05:56 17:33 18:21 18:48 12h 23m 58.1° 261° W
Sat 17 04:41 05:07 05:56 17:32 18:21 18:47 12h 24m 57.8° 260° W
Sun 18 04:41 05:07 05:56 17:31 18:20 18:46 12h 26m 57.4° 260° W
Mon 19 04:42 05:08 05:57 17:30 18:19 18:45 12h 27m 57.0° 259° W
Tue 20 04:42 05:08 05:57 17:29 18:18 18:45 12h 28m 56.7° 259° W
Wed 21 04:42 05:09 05:58 17:28 18:18 18:44 12h 29m 56.3° 259° WSW
Thu 22 04:43 05:09 05:58 17:28 18:17 18:43 12h 31m 56.0° 258° WSW
Fri 23 04:43 05:09 05:59 17:27 18:16 18:42 12h 32m 55.6° 258° WSW
Sat 24 04:44 05:10 05:59 17:26 18:15 18:42 12h 33m 55.3° 258° WSW
Sun 25 04:44 05:10 06:00 17:25 18:15 18:41 12h 34m 54.9° 257° WSW
Mon 26 04:44 05:11 06:00 17:25 18:14 18:40 12h 35m 54.6° 257° WSW
Tue 27 04:45 05:11 06:01 17:24 18:14 18:40 12h 37m 54.2° 256° WSW
Wed 28 04:45 05:12 06:01 17:23 18:13 18:39 12h 38m 53.9° 256° WSW
Thu 29 04:46 05:12 06:02 17:23 18:12 18:39 12h 39m 53.6° 256° WSW
Fri 30 04:46 05:13 06:02 17:22 18:12 18:38 12h 40m 53.2° 255° WSW
Sat 31 04:47 05:13 06:03 17:21 18:11 18:38 12h 41m 52.9° 255° 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 05:40 06:03 11:42 17:21 17:44 11h 17m −1:10 16:50–17:35 🌖 59%
Mon 2 05:41 06:04 11:42 17:20 17:43 11h 16m −1:09 16:49–17:34 🌗 48%
Tue 3 05:41 06:04 11:42 17:20 17:43 11h 15m −1:08 16:48–17:34 🌘 36%
Wed 4 05:42 06:05 11:42 17:19 17:42 11h 14m −1:08 16:48–17:33 🌘 26%
Thu 5 05:42 06:06 11:42 17:19 17:42 11h 12m −1:07 16:47–17:33 🌘 17%
Fri 6 05:43 06:06 11:42 17:18 17:41 11h 11m −1:06 16:47–17:32 🌘 10%
Sat 7 05:43 06:07 11:42 17:18 17:41 11h 10m −1:05 16:46–17:32 🌘 4%
Sun 8 05:44 06:07 11:42 17:17 17:40 11h 9m −1:05 16:46–17:31 🌘 1%
Mon 9 05:45 06:08 11:42 17:17 17:40 11h 8m −1:04 16:45–17:31 🌑 0%
Tue 10 05:45 06:09 11:42 17:16 17:40 11h 7m −1:03 16:45–17:31 🌒 1%
Wed 11 05:46 06:09 11:43 17:16 17:39 11h 6m −1:02 16:44–17:30 🌒 4%
Thu 12 05:46 06:10 11:43 17:15 17:39 11h 5m −1:01 16:44–17:30 🌒 8%
Fri 13 05:47 06:10 11:43 17:15 17:39 11h 4m −1:00 16:43–17:29 🌒 14%
Sat 14 05:47 06:11 11:43 17:15 17:38 11h 3m −0:59 16:43–17:29 🌒 21%
Sun 15 05:48 06:12 11:43 17:14 17:38 11h 2m −0:58 16:42–17:29 🌒 29%
Mon 16 05:49 06:12 11:43 17:14 17:38 11h 1m −0:57 16:42–17:29 🌒 38%
Tue 17 05:49 06:13 11:44 17:14 17:38 11h 0m −0:56 16:42–17:28 🌓 48%
Wed 18 05:50 06:14 11:44 17:13 17:37 10h 59m −0:55 16:41–17:28 🌔 57%
Thu 19 05:51 06:14 11:44 17:13 17:37 10h 58m −0:54 16:41–17:28 🌔 67%
Fri 20 05:51 06:15 11:44 17:13 17:37 10h 57m −0:53 16:41–17:28 🌔 77%
Sat 21 05:52 06:16 11:44 17:13 17:37 10h 57m −0:51 16:41–17:28 🌔 85%
Sun 22 05:52 06:16 11:45 17:13 17:37 10h 56m −0:50 16:40–17:27 🌔 92%
Mon 23 05:53 06:17 11:45 17:13 17:37 10h 55m −0:49 16:40–17:27 🌔 97%
Tue 24 05:54 06:18 11:45 17:12 17:37 10h 54m −0:48 16:40–17:27 🌔 99%
Wed 25 05:54 06:18 11:46 17:12 17:36 10h 53m −0:46 16:40–17:27 🌕 100%
Thu 26 05:55 06:19 11:46 17:12 17:36 10h 53m −0:45 16:40–17:27 🌖 97%
Fri 27 05:56 06:20 11:46 17:12 17:36 10h 52m −0:43 16:40–17:27 🌖 92%
Sat 28 05:56 06:21 11:46 17:12 17:36 10h 51m −0:42 16:40–17:27 🌖 84%
Sun 29 05:57 06:21 11:47 17:12 17:36 10h 51m −0:41 16:40–17:27 🌖 75%
Mon 30 05:58 06:22 11:47 17:12 17:37 10h 50m −0:39 16:40–17:27 🌖 64%

Longest and shortest day in Tainan

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 13h 32m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 2 months, with 10h 43m.

Between them the day length swings by 2h 49m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:12 on 28 November; the latest is 18:48 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 05:13 on 8 June to 06:42 on 15 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 8m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Tainan different

Sunset here is followed by about 23 minutes of usable light before civil twilight ends — almost exactly the 24-minute median across the cities tracked here.

Summer and winter days differ by 2h 49m here, less seasonal variation than almost anywhere else in Taiwan we track.

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.

Across October the sunset moves 25 minutes earlier, averaging about 50 seconds a day.

Among 27 tracked Taiwan cities, sunset comes latest here, separated from Keelung by 7 minutes.

Twice a year the sun passes directly overhead here — on 10 June and 3 July — and vertical objects cast almost no shadow at solar noon.

Planning a sunset photo in Tainan

Arrive by 16:53. Golden hour opens at 17:08 and the sun is down by 17:38, 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 17:52 and runs to 18:00, the end of civil twilight and 22m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Tainan — 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 Tainan today?

The sun sets in Tainan at 17:38 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Tainan?

It takes 22m. Civil twilight ends at 18:00 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Tainan?

Evening golden hour runs 17:08 to 17:52 today, lasting 43m. Full golden hour times for Tainan covers the morning window and the coming week.

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