Sunset and sunrise times in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
In Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:14 and rises at 06:12. Daylight lasts 12h 2m; evening golden hour runs from 17:44 to 18:28.
Today, Saturday 26 September
- First light
- 05:49
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Solar noon
- 12:13
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Last light
- 18:37
- Day length
- 12h 2m
18h 12m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 17:44 – 18:28
- Blue hour
- 18:28 – 18:37
- Max sun altitude
- 64.2°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 17:53 / 05:39
The sun sets at 269° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September
Sunrise 06:12 Sunset 18:13 Golden hour 17:43 – 18:27 Day length 12h 1m vs today 1 minute shorterWhere Abu Dhabi is
- Coordinates
- 24.4512° N, 54.3970° E
- Time zone
- Asia/Dubai
- Current offset
- UTC+04:00
- Elevation
- 6 m
- Population
- 1,807,000
Sunrise and sunset in Abu Dhabi, September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 05:40 | 06:03 | 12:22 | 18:41 | 19:04 | 12h 37m | −1:21 | 18:10–18:55 | 🌖 82% |
| Wed 2 | 05:40 | 06:03 | 12:22 | 18:40 | 19:03 | 12h 36m | −1:22 | 18:09–18:54 | 🌖 72% |
| Thu 3 | 05:41 | 06:04 | 12:21 | 18:39 | 19:02 | 12h 34m | −1:22 | 18:08–18:53 | 🌖 62% |
| Fri 4 | 05:41 | 06:04 | 12:21 | 18:38 | 19:01 | 12h 33m | −1:22 | 18:07–18:52 | 🌗 50% |
| Sat 5 | 05:41 | 06:04 | 12:21 | 18:37 | 19:00 | 12h 32m | −1:22 | 18:06–18:51 | 🌘 38% |
| Sun 6 | 05:42 | 06:05 | 12:20 | 18:36 | 18:58 | 12h 30m | −1:23 | 18:05–18:50 | 🌘 27% |
| Mon 7 | 05:42 | 06:05 | 12:20 | 18:34 | 18:57 | 12h 29m | −1:23 | 18:04–18:49 | 🌘 17% |
| Tue 8 | 05:43 | 06:06 | 12:20 | 18:33 | 18:56 | 12h 27m | −1:23 | 18:03–18:47 | 🌘 9% |
| Wed 9 | 05:43 | 06:06 | 12:19 | 18:32 | 18:55 | 12h 26m | −1:23 | 18:02–18:46 | 🌘 4% |
| Thu 10 | 05:43 | 06:06 | 12:19 | 18:31 | 18:54 | 12h 25m | −1:24 | 18:01–18:45 | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 05:44 | 06:07 | 12:19 | 18:30 | 18:53 | 12h 23m | −1:24 | 18:00–18:44 | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 05:44 | 06:07 | 12:18 | 18:29 | 18:52 | 12h 22m | −1:24 | 17:59–18:43 | 🌒 2% |
| Sun 13 | 05:44 | 06:07 | 12:18 | 18:28 | 18:51 | 12h 20m | −1:24 | 17:58–18:42 | 🌒 6% |
| Mon 14 | 05:45 | 06:08 | 12:18 | 18:27 | 18:50 | 12h 19m | −1:24 | 17:57–18:41 | 🌒 12% |
| Tue 15 | 05:45 | 06:08 | 12:17 | 18:26 | 18:49 | 12h 18m | −1:24 | 17:56–18:40 | 🌒 19% |
| Wed 16 | 05:46 | 06:08 | 12:17 | 18:25 | 18:48 | 12h 16m | −1:24 | 17:55–18:39 | 🌒 27% |
| Thu 17 | 05:46 | 06:09 | 12:16 | 18:24 | 18:47 | 12h 15m | −1:25 | 17:54–18:38 | 🌒 36% |
| Fri 18 | 05:46 | 06:09 | 12:16 | 18:23 | 18:46 | 12h 13m | −1:25 | 17:53–18:37 | 🌒 45% |
| Sat 19 | 05:47 | 06:09 | 12:16 | 18:22 | 18:45 | 12h 12m | −1:25 | 17:52–18:36 | 🌓 54% |
| Sun 20 | 05:47 | 06:10 | 12:15 | 18:21 | 18:44 | 12h 11m | −1:25 | 17:51–18:35 | 🌔 64% |
| Mon 21 | 05:47 | 06:10 | 12:15 | 18:20 | 18:42 | 12h 9m | −1:25 | 17:50–18:34 | 🌔 72% |
| Tue 22 | 05:48 | 06:10 | 12:15 | 18:19 | 18:41 | 12h 8m | −1:25 | 17:49–18:33 | 🌔 81% |
| Wed 23 | 05:48 | 06:11 | 12:14 | 18:18 | 18:40 | 12h 6m | −1:25 | 17:48–18:32 | 🌔 88% |
| Thu 24 | 05:48 | 06:11 | 12:14 | 18:17 | 18:39 | 12h 5m | −1:25 | 17:47–18:30 | 🌔 93% |
| Fri 25 | 05:49 | 06:11 | 12:14 | 18:15 | 18:38 | 12h 4m | −1:25 | 17:45–18:29 | 🌔 98% |
| Sat 26 | 05:49 | 06:12 | 12:13 | 18:14 | 18:37 | 12h 2m | −1:25 | 17:44–18:28 | 🌔 100% |
| Sun 27 | 05:49 | 06:12 | 12:13 | 18:13 | 18:36 | 12h 1m | −1:25 | 17:43–18:27 | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 05:50 | 06:13 | 12:13 | 18:12 | 18:35 | 11h 59m | −1:25 | 17:42–18:26 | 🌖 97% |
| Tue 29 | 05:50 | 06:13 | 12:12 | 18:11 | 18:34 | 11h 58m | −1:25 | 17:41–18:25 | 🌖 92% |
| Wed 30 | 05:51 | 06:13 | 12:12 | 18:10 | 18:33 | 11h 56m | −1:25 | 17:40–18:24 | 🌖 85% |
More columns for September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 04:45 | 05:13 | 06:03 | 18:41 | 19:31 | 19:58 | 11h 22m | 73.8° | 279° W |
| Wed 2 | 04:46 | 05:13 | 06:03 | 18:40 | 19:30 | 19:57 | 11h 24m | 73.4° | 279° W |
| Thu 3 | 04:46 | 05:14 | 06:04 | 18:39 | 19:29 | 19:56 | 11h 25m | 73.0° | 279° W |
| Fri 4 | 04:47 | 05:14 | 06:04 | 18:38 | 19:28 | 19:55 | 11h 26m | 72.7° | 278° W |
| Sat 5 | 04:47 | 05:15 | 06:04 | 18:37 | 19:26 | 19:54 | 11h 28m | 72.3° | 278° W |
| Sun 6 | 04:48 | 05:15 | 06:05 | 18:36 | 19:25 | 19:53 | 11h 29m | 71.9° | 277° W |
| Mon 7 | 04:48 | 05:15 | 06:05 | 18:34 | 19:24 | 19:51 | 11h 31m | 71.6° | 277° W |
| Tue 8 | 04:49 | 05:16 | 06:06 | 18:33 | 19:23 | 19:50 | 11h 32m | 71.2° | 276° W |
| Wed 9 | 04:49 | 05:16 | 06:06 | 18:32 | 19:22 | 19:49 | 11h 33m | 70.8° | 276° W |
| Thu 10 | 04:50 | 05:17 | 06:06 | 18:31 | 19:21 | 19:48 | 11h 35m | 70.4° | 276° W |
| Fri 11 | 04:50 | 05:17 | 06:07 | 18:30 | 19:20 | 19:47 | 11h 36m | 70.0° | 275° W |
| Sat 12 | 04:50 | 05:17 | 06:07 | 18:29 | 19:19 | 19:46 | 11h 38m | 69.7° | 275° W |
| Sun 13 | 04:51 | 05:18 | 06:07 | 18:28 | 19:18 | 19:45 | 11h 39m | 69.3° | 274° W |
| Mon 14 | 04:51 | 05:18 | 06:08 | 18:27 | 19:17 | 19:43 | 11h 40m | 68.9° | 274° W |
| Tue 15 | 04:52 | 05:19 | 06:08 | 18:26 | 19:15 | 19:42 | 11h 42m | 68.5° | 274° W |
| Wed 16 | 04:52 | 05:19 | 06:08 | 18:25 | 19:14 | 19:41 | 11h 43m | 68.1° | 273° W |
| Thu 17 | 04:53 | 05:19 | 06:09 | 18:24 | 19:13 | 19:40 | 11h 45m | 67.7° | 273° W |
| Fri 18 | 04:53 | 05:20 | 06:09 | 18:23 | 19:12 | 19:39 | 11h 46m | 67.4° | 272° W |
| Sat 19 | 04:53 | 05:20 | 06:09 | 18:22 | 19:11 | 19:38 | 11h 47m | 67.0° | 272° W |
| Sun 20 | 04:54 | 05:20 | 06:10 | 18:21 | 19:10 | 19:37 | 11h 49m | 66.6° | 271° W |
| Mon 21 | 04:54 | 05:21 | 06:10 | 18:20 | 19:09 | 19:35 | 11h 50m | 66.2° | 271° W |
| Tue 22 | 04:55 | 05:21 | 06:10 | 18:19 | 19:08 | 19:34 | 11h 52m | 65.8° | 271° W |
| Wed 23 | 04:55 | 05:22 | 06:11 | 18:18 | 19:07 | 19:33 | 11h 53m | 65.4° | 270° W |
| Thu 24 | 04:55 | 05:22 | 06:11 | 18:17 | 19:06 | 19:32 | 11h 54m | 65.0° | 270° W |
| Fri 25 | 04:56 | 05:22 | 06:11 | 18:15 | 19:05 | 19:31 | 11h 56m | 64.6° | 269° W |
| Sat 26 | 04:56 | 05:23 | 06:12 | 18:14 | 19:04 | 19:30 | 11h 57m | 64.2° | 269° W |
| Sun 27 | 04:57 | 05:23 | 06:12 | 18:13 | 19:02 | 19:29 | 11h 59m | 63.9° | 268° W |
| Mon 28 | 04:57 | 05:23 | 06:13 | 18:12 | 19:01 | 19:28 | 12h 0m | 63.5° | 268° W |
| Tue 29 | 04:57 | 05:24 | 06:13 | 18:11 | 19:00 | 19:27 | 12h 2m | 63.1° | 268° W |
| Wed 30 | 04:58 | 05:24 | 06:13 | 18:10 | 18:59 | 19:26 | 12h 3m | 62.7° | 267° W |
October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 05:51 | 06:14 | 12:12 | 18:09 | 18:32 | 11h 55m | −1:25 | 17:39–18:23 | 🌖 76% |
| Fri 2 | 05:51 | 06:14 | 12:11 | 18:08 | 18:31 | 11h 54m | −1:25 | 17:38–18:22 | 🌖 65% |
| Sat 3 | 05:52 | 06:14 | 12:11 | 18:07 | 18:30 | 11h 52m | −1:25 | 17:37–18:21 | 🌗 54% |
| Sun 4 | 05:52 | 06:15 | 12:11 | 18:06 | 18:29 | 11h 51m | −1:24 | 17:36–18:20 | 🌘 42% |
| Mon 5 | 05:53 | 06:15 | 12:10 | 18:05 | 18:28 | 11h 49m | −1:24 | 17:35–18:19 | 🌘 30% |
| Tue 6 | 05:53 | 06:16 | 12:10 | 18:04 | 18:27 | 11h 48m | −1:24 | 17:34–18:18 | 🌘 20% |
| Wed 7 | 05:53 | 06:16 | 12:10 | 18:03 | 18:26 | 11h 47m | −1:24 | 17:33–18:17 | 🌘 12% |
| Thu 8 | 05:54 | 06:16 | 12:10 | 18:02 | 18:25 | 11h 45m | −1:24 | 17:32–18:16 | 🌘 6% |
| Fri 9 | 05:54 | 06:17 | 12:09 | 18:01 | 18:24 | 11h 44m | −1:24 | 17:31–18:15 | 🌘 2% |
| Sat 10 | 05:55 | 06:17 | 12:09 | 18:00 | 18:23 | 11h 42m | −1:24 | 17:30–18:14 | 🌑 0% |
| Sun 11 | 05:55 | 06:18 | 12:09 | 17:59 | 18:22 | 11h 41m | −1:23 | 17:29–18:13 | 🌒 1% |
| Mon 12 | 05:55 | 06:18 | 12:08 | 17:58 | 18:21 | 11h 40m | −1:23 | 17:28–18:12 | 🌒 3% |
| Tue 13 | 05:56 | 06:19 | 12:08 | 17:57 | 18:20 | 11h 38m | −1:23 | 17:27–18:11 | 🌒 8% |
| Wed 14 | 05:56 | 06:19 | 12:08 | 17:56 | 18:19 | 11h 37m | −1:23 | 17:26–18:11 | 🌒 14% |
| Thu 15 | 05:57 | 06:20 | 12:08 | 17:56 | 18:18 | 11h 36m | −1:22 | 17:25–18:10 | 🌒 21% |
| Fri 16 | 05:57 | 06:20 | 12:07 | 17:55 | 18:18 | 11h 34m | −1:22 | 17:24–18:09 | 🌒 29% |
| Sat 17 | 05:58 | 06:20 | 12:07 | 17:54 | 18:17 | 11h 33m | −1:22 | 17:23–18:08 | 🌒 38% |
| Sun 18 | 05:58 | 06:21 | 12:07 | 17:53 | 18:16 | 11h 31m | −1:21 | 17:22–18:07 | 🌓 47% |
| Mon 19 | 05:58 | 06:21 | 12:07 | 17:52 | 18:15 | 11h 30m | −1:21 | 17:21–18:06 | 🌔 57% |
| Tue 20 | 05:59 | 06:22 | 12:07 | 17:51 | 18:14 | 11h 29m | −1:21 | 17:20–18:05 | 🌔 66% |
| Wed 21 | 05:59 | 06:22 | 12:07 | 17:50 | 18:13 | 11h 27m | −1:20 | 17:19–18:04 | 🌔 75% |
| Thu 22 | 06:00 | 06:23 | 12:06 | 17:49 | 18:13 | 11h 26m | −1:20 | 17:19–18:04 | 🌔 83% |
| Fri 23 | 06:00 | 06:23 | 12:06 | 17:49 | 18:12 | 11h 25m | −1:19 | 17:18–18:03 | 🌔 90% |
| Sat 24 | 06:01 | 06:24 | 12:06 | 17:48 | 18:11 | 11h 23m | −1:19 | 17:17–18:02 | 🌔 95% |
| Sun 25 | 06:01 | 06:25 | 12:06 | 17:47 | 18:10 | 11h 22m | −1:19 | 17:16–18:01 | 🌔 99% |
| Mon 26 | 06:02 | 06:25 | 12:06 | 17:46 | 18:10 | 11h 21m | −1:18 | 17:15–18:01 | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 06:02 | 06:26 | 12:06 | 17:46 | 18:09 | 11h 20m | −1:17 | 17:14–18:00 | 🌖 98% |
| Wed 28 | 06:03 | 06:26 | 12:06 | 17:45 | 18:08 | 11h 18m | −1:17 | 17:14–17:59 | 🌖 94% |
| Thu 29 | 06:03 | 06:27 | 12:06 | 17:44 | 18:08 | 11h 17m | −1:16 | 17:13–17:59 | 🌖 88% |
| Fri 30 | 06:04 | 06:27 | 12:06 | 17:43 | 18:07 | 11h 16m | −1:16 | 17:12–17:58 | 🌖 79% |
| Sat 31 | 06:04 | 06:28 | 12:05 | 17:43 | 18:06 | 11h 14m | −1:15 | 17:11–17:57 | 🌖 69% |
Longest and shortest day in Abu Dhabi
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 13h 39m of daylight.
The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 3 months, with 10h 37m.
Between them the day length swings by 3h 1m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:33 on 29 November; the latest is 19:15 on 3 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 05:33 on 9 June to 07:08 on 14 January.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 8m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Abu Dhabi 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 3h 1m here, less seasonal variation than almost anywhere else in United Arab Emirates we track.
Between solstices the sunset walks 52° 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 September the sunset moves 30 minutes earlier, averaging about 63 seconds a day.
Among 16 tracked United Arab Emirates cities, sunset comes latest here, separated from Fujairah by 8 minutes.
Planning a sunset photo in Abu Dhabi
Arrive by 17:29. Golden hour opens at 17:44 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 269° 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 18:28 and runs to 18:37, 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 Abu Dhabi today?
The sun sets in Abu Dhabi at 18:14 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Abu Dhabi?
It takes 22m. Civil twilight ends at 18:37 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Abu Dhabi?
Evening golden hour runs 17:44 to 18:28 today, lasting 43m. Full golden hour times for Abu Dhabi covers the morning window and the coming week.