Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Thimphu, Bhutan

In Thimphu, Bhutan the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 17:53 and rises at 05:51. Daylight lasts 12h 2m; evening golden hour runs from 17:22 to 18:08.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
05:28
Sunrise
05:51
Solar noon
11:52
Sunset
17:53
Last light
18:17
Day length
12h 2m

17h 51m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:22 – 18:08
Blue hour
18:08 – 18:17
Max sun altitude
61.3°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:28 / 05:12

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 05:52 Sunset 17:52 Golden hour 17:21 – 18:06 Day length 12h 0m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Thimphu is

Coordinates
27.4661° N, 89.6419° E
Time zone
Asia/Thimphu
Current offset
UTC+06:00
Elevation
2,320 m
Population
98,676

Sunrise and sunset in Thimphu, September 2026

September 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
Tue 1 05:16 05:40 12:01 18:22 18:46 12h 42m −1:33 17:51–18:36 🌖 83%
Wed 2 05:16 05:40 12:01 18:21 18:45 12h 40m −1:33 17:50–18:35 🌖 73%
Thu 3 05:17 05:41 12:00 18:20 18:43 12h 39m −1:34 17:49–18:34 🌖 63%
Fri 4 05:17 05:41 12:00 18:19 18:42 12h 37m −1:34 17:48–18:33 🌗 51%
Sat 5 05:18 05:42 12:00 18:18 18:41 12h 35m −1:34 17:47–18:32 🌘 39%
Sun 6 05:18 05:42 11:59 18:16 18:40 12h 34m −1:35 17:45–18:31 🌘 28%
Mon 7 05:19 05:42 11:59 18:15 18:39 12h 32m −1:35 17:44–18:30 🌘 18%
Tue 8 05:19 05:43 11:59 18:14 18:38 12h 31m −1:35 17:43–18:29 🌘 10%
Wed 9 05:20 05:43 11:58 18:13 18:36 12h 29m −1:35 17:42–18:27 🌘 4%
Thu 10 05:20 05:44 11:58 18:12 18:35 12h 28m −1:36 17:41–18:26 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:21 05:44 11:58 18:11 18:34 12h 26m −1:36 17:40–18:25 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:21 05:45 11:57 18:10 18:33 12h 24m −1:36 17:39–18:24 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:22 05:45 11:57 18:08 18:32 12h 23m −1:36 17:38–18:23 🌒 6%
Mon 14 05:22 05:46 11:57 18:07 18:31 12h 21m −1:36 17:36–18:22 🌒 11%
Tue 15 05:23 05:46 11:56 18:06 18:29 12h 20m −1:36 17:35–18:20 🌒 18%
Wed 16 05:23 05:46 11:56 18:05 18:28 12h 18m −1:37 17:34–18:19 🌒 26%
Thu 17 05:24 05:47 11:56 18:04 18:27 12h 16m −1:37 17:33–18:18 🌒 35%
Fri 18 05:24 05:47 11:55 18:03 18:26 12h 15m −1:37 17:32–18:17 🌒 44%
Sat 19 05:24 05:48 11:55 18:01 18:25 12h 13m −1:37 17:31–18:16 🌓 54%
Sun 20 05:25 05:48 11:54 18:00 18:24 12h 11m −1:37 17:29–18:15 🌔 63%
Mon 21 05:25 05:49 11:54 17:59 18:22 12h 10m −1:37 17:28–18:13 🌔 72%
Tue 22 05:26 05:49 11:54 17:58 18:21 12h 8m −1:37 17:27–18:12 🌔 80%
Wed 23 05:26 05:50 11:53 17:57 18:20 12h 7m −1:37 17:26–18:11 🌔 87%
Thu 24 05:27 05:50 11:53 17:56 18:19 12h 5m −1:37 17:25–18:10 🌔 93%
Fri 25 05:27 05:51 11:53 17:54 18:18 12h 3m −1:37 17:24–18:09 🌔 97%
Sat 26 05:28 05:51 11:52 17:53 18:17 12h 2m −1:37 17:22–18:08 🌔 100%
Sun 27 05:28 05:52 11:52 17:52 18:15 12h 0m −1:37 17:21–18:06 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:29 05:52 11:52 17:51 18:14 11h 59m −1:37 17:20–18:05 🌖 97%
Tue 29 05:29 05:52 11:51 17:50 18:13 11h 57m −1:37 17:19–18:04 🌖 93%
Wed 30 05:30 05:53 11:51 17:49 18:12 11h 55m −1:37 17:18–18:03 🌖 86%
More columns for September 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
September 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Tue 1 04:20 04:48 05:40 18:22 19:14 19:42 11h 18m 70.8° 280° W
Wed 2 04:20 04:49 05:40 18:21 19:12 19:41 11h 19m 70.4° 279° W
Thu 3 04:21 04:49 05:41 18:20 19:11 19:39 11h 21m 70.1° 279° W
Fri 4 04:21 04:50 05:41 18:19 19:10 19:38 11h 22m 69.7° 278° W
Sat 5 04:22 04:50 05:42 18:18 19:09 19:37 11h 24m 69.3° 278° W
Sun 6 04:23 04:51 05:42 18:16 19:08 19:36 11h 26m 69.0° 278° W
Mon 7 04:23 04:51 05:42 18:15 19:06 19:34 11h 27m 68.6° 277° W
Tue 8 04:24 04:52 05:43 18:14 19:05 19:33 11h 29m 68.2° 277° W
Wed 9 04:24 04:52 05:43 18:13 19:04 19:32 11h 30m 67.8° 276° W
Thu 10 04:25 04:53 05:44 18:12 19:03 19:31 11h 32m 67.4° 276° W
Fri 11 04:25 04:53 05:44 18:11 19:02 19:29 11h 34m 67.1° 275° W
Sat 12 04:26 04:54 05:45 18:10 19:00 19:28 11h 35m 66.7° 275° W
Sun 13 04:27 04:54 05:45 18:08 18:59 19:27 11h 37m 66.3° 275° W
Mon 14 04:27 04:55 05:46 18:07 18:58 19:26 11h 38m 65.9° 274° W
Tue 15 04:28 04:55 05:46 18:06 18:57 19:24 11h 40m 65.5° 274° W
Wed 16 04:28 04:56 05:46 18:05 18:56 19:23 11h 42m 65.2° 273° W
Thu 17 04:29 04:56 05:47 18:04 18:54 19:22 11h 43m 64.8° 273° W
Fri 18 04:29 04:57 05:47 18:03 18:53 19:21 11h 45m 64.4° 272° W
Sat 19 04:30 04:57 05:48 18:01 18:52 19:19 11h 46m 64.0° 272° W
Sun 20 04:30 04:58 05:48 18:00 18:51 19:18 11h 48m 63.6° 272° W
Mon 21 04:31 04:58 05:49 17:59 18:50 19:17 11h 50m 63.2° 271° W
Tue 22 04:31 04:59 05:49 17:58 18:48 19:16 11h 51m 62.8° 271° W
Wed 23 04:32 04:59 05:50 17:57 18:47 19:14 11h 53m 62.4° 270° W
Thu 24 04:32 05:00 05:50 17:56 18:46 19:13 11h 54m 62.1° 270° W
Fri 25 04:33 05:00 05:51 17:54 18:45 19:12 11h 56m 61.7° 269° W
Sat 26 04:33 05:01 05:51 17:53 18:44 19:11 11h 58m 61.3° 269° W
Sun 27 04:34 05:01 05:52 17:52 18:43 19:10 11h 59m 60.9° 268° W
Mon 28 04:34 05:02 05:52 17:51 18:41 19:09 12h 1m 60.5° 268° W
Tue 29 04:35 05:02 05:52 17:50 18:40 19:07 12h 3m 60.1° 268° W
Wed 30 04:35 05:03 05:53 17:49 18:39 19:06 12h 4m 59.7° 267° W

October 2026

October 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Thu 1 05:30 05:53 11:51 17:48 18:11 11h 54m −1:37 17:17–18:02 🌖 77%
Fri 2 05:31 05:54 11:50 17:46 18:10 11h 52m −1:37 17:16–18:01 🌖 66%
Sat 3 05:31 05:54 11:50 17:45 18:09 11h 50m −1:37 17:14–18:00 🌗 54%
Sun 4 05:32 05:55 11:50 17:44 18:08 11h 49m −1:37 17:13–17:59 🌘 43%
Mon 5 05:32 05:55 11:49 17:43 18:06 11h 47m −1:36 17:12–17:57 🌘 31%
Tue 6 05:33 05:56 11:49 17:42 18:05 11h 46m −1:36 17:11–17:56 🌘 21%
Wed 7 05:33 05:56 11:49 17:41 18:04 11h 44m −1:36 17:10–17:55 🌘 13%
Thu 8 05:34 05:57 11:49 17:40 18:03 11h 42m −1:36 17:09–17:54 🌘 6%
Fri 9 05:34 05:57 11:48 17:39 18:02 11h 41m −1:36 17:08–17:53 🌘 2%
Sat 10 05:35 05:58 11:48 17:38 18:01 11h 39m −1:36 17:07–17:52 🌑 0%
Sun 11 05:35 05:58 11:48 17:37 18:00 11h 38m −1:35 17:05–17:51 🌒 1%
Mon 12 05:36 05:59 11:47 17:36 17:59 11h 36m −1:35 17:04–17:50 🌒 3%
Tue 13 05:36 06:00 11:47 17:35 17:58 11h 34m −1:35 17:03–17:49 🌒 7%
Wed 14 05:37 06:00 11:47 17:34 17:57 11h 33m −1:35 17:02–17:48 🌒 13%
Thu 15 05:37 06:01 11:47 17:32 17:56 11h 31m −1:34 17:01–17:47 🌒 20%
Fri 16 05:38 06:01 11:47 17:31 17:55 11h 30m −1:34 17:00–17:46 🌒 28%
Sat 17 05:38 06:02 11:46 17:30 17:54 11h 28m −1:34 16:59–17:45 🌒 37%
Sun 18 05:39 06:02 11:46 17:30 17:53 11h 27m −1:33 16:58–17:44 🌓 46%
Mon 19 05:39 06:03 11:46 17:29 17:52 11h 25m −1:33 16:57–17:43 🌔 56%
Tue 20 05:40 06:04 11:46 17:28 17:51 11h 24m −1:32 16:56–17:42 🌔 65%
Wed 21 05:40 06:04 11:46 17:27 17:50 11h 22m −1:32 16:55–17:41 🌔 74%
Thu 22 05:41 06:05 11:45 17:26 17:49 11h 21m −1:31 16:54–17:40 🌔 82%
Fri 23 05:42 06:05 11:45 17:25 17:49 11h 19m −1:31 16:53–17:39 🌔 90%
Sat 24 05:42 06:06 11:45 17:24 17:48 11h 18m −1:31 16:52–17:39 🌔 95%
Sun 25 05:43 06:07 11:45 17:23 17:47 11h 16m −1:30 16:51–17:38 🌔 99%
Mon 26 05:43 06:07 11:45 17:22 17:46 11h 15m −1:29 16:50–17:37 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:44 06:08 11:45 17:21 17:45 11h 13m −1:29 16:49–17:36 🌖 99%
Wed 28 05:45 06:09 11:45 17:21 17:44 11h 12m −1:28 16:48–17:35 🌖 95%
Thu 29 05:45 06:09 11:45 17:20 17:44 11h 10m −1:28 16:48–17:34 🌖 88%
Fri 30 05:46 06:10 11:45 17:19 17:43 11h 9m −1:27 16:47–17:34 🌖 80%
Sat 31 05:46 06:10 11:45 17:18 17:42 11h 7m −1:26 16:46–17:33 🌖 70%

Longest and shortest day in Thimphu

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 13h 52m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 3 months, with 10h 24m.

Between them the day length swings by 3h 28m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:06 on 1 December; the latest is 19:00 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 05:05 on 10 June to 06:53 on 12 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 9m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Thimphu different

It takes roughly 23 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.

Photographers get 45 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.1× the 40 minutes available at the equator on the same date.

Between solstices the sunset walks 53° 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 33 minutes earlier, averaging about 69 seconds a day.

At 2,320 m the horizon sits 1.67° lower than at sea level, so the sun sets about 7.5 minutes later here than the standard tables suggest — roughly 15 minutes of extra daylight across the day.

Planning a sunset photo in Thimphu

Arrive by 17:07. Golden hour opens at 17:22 and the sun is down by 17:53, 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 18:08 and runs to 18:17, the end of civil twilight and 23m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Thimphu today?

The sun sets in Thimphu at 17:53 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Thimphu?

It takes 23m. Civil twilight ends at 18:17 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Thimphu?

Evening golden hour runs 17:22 to 18:08 today, lasting 45m.

Sunset times near Thimphu