Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Medan, Indonesia

In Medan, Indonesia the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:19 and rises at 06:13. Daylight lasts 12h 6m; evening golden hour runs from 17:52 to 18:32.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
05:53
Sunrise
06:13
Solar noon
12:16
Sunset
18:19
Last light
18:40
Day length
12h 6m

18h 17m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:52 – 18:32
Blue hour
18:32 – 18:40
Max sun altitude
85.2°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:55 / 05:36

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 06:13 Sunset 18:19 Golden hour 17:51 – 18:32 Day length 12h 5m vs today the same length

Where Medan is

Coordinates
3.5833° N, 98.6667° E
Time zone
Asia/Jakarta
Current offset
UTC+07:00
Elevation
26 m
Population
2,486,283

Sunrise and sunset in Medan, 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 05:59 06:19 12:25 18:30 18:51 12h 10m −0:11 18:03–18:43 🌖 83%
Wed 2 05:58 06:19 12:25 18:30 18:51 12h 10m −0:12 18:02–18:43 🌖 74%
Thu 3 05:58 06:19 12:24 18:30 18:50 12h 10m −0:12 18:02–18:42 🌖 63%
Fri 4 05:58 06:19 12:24 18:29 18:50 12h 10m −0:12 18:02–18:42 🌗 51%
Sat 5 05:58 06:19 12:24 18:29 18:50 12h 10m −0:12 18:01–18:41 🌘 40%
Sun 6 05:57 06:18 12:23 18:28 18:49 12h 9m −0:12 18:01–18:41 🌘 28%
Mon 7 05:57 06:18 12:23 18:28 18:49 12h 9m −0:12 18:00–18:41 🌘 18%
Tue 8 05:57 06:18 12:23 18:27 18:48 12h 9m −0:12 18:00–18:40 🌘 10%
Wed 9 05:57 06:18 12:22 18:27 18:48 12h 9m −0:12 17:59–18:40 🌘 4%
Thu 10 05:57 06:17 12:22 18:27 18:47 12h 9m −0:12 17:59–18:39 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:56 06:17 12:22 18:26 18:47 12h 8m −0:12 17:59–18:39 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:56 06:17 12:21 18:26 18:46 12h 8m −0:12 17:58–18:38 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:56 06:17 12:21 18:25 18:46 12h 8m −0:12 17:58–18:38 🌒 5%
Mon 14 05:56 06:16 12:21 18:25 18:45 12h 8m −0:12 17:57–18:37 🌒 11%
Tue 15 05:55 06:16 12:20 18:24 18:45 12h 8m −0:12 17:57–18:37 🌒 18%
Wed 16 05:55 06:16 12:20 18:24 18:45 12h 8m −0:12 17:56–18:36 🌒 26%
Thu 17 05:55 06:16 12:19 18:23 18:44 12h 7m −0:12 17:56–18:36 🌒 35%
Fri 18 05:55 06:15 12:19 18:23 18:44 12h 7m −0:12 17:55–18:36 🌒 44%
Sat 19 05:54 06:15 12:19 18:22 18:43 12h 7m −0:12 17:55–18:35 🌓 53%
Sun 20 05:54 06:15 12:18 18:22 18:43 12h 7m −0:12 17:55–18:35 🌔 63%
Mon 21 05:54 06:14 12:18 18:22 18:42 12h 7m −0:12 17:54–18:34 🌔 71%
Tue 22 05:54 06:14 12:18 18:21 18:42 12h 6m −0:12 17:54–18:34 🌔 80%
Wed 23 05:53 06:14 12:17 18:21 18:41 12h 6m −0:12 17:53–18:33 🌔 87%
Thu 24 05:53 06:14 12:17 18:20 18:41 12h 6m −0:12 17:53–18:33 🌔 93%
Fri 25 05:53 06:13 12:17 18:20 18:40 12h 6m −0:12 17:52–18:32 🌔 97%
Sat 26 05:53 06:13 12:16 18:19 18:40 12h 6m −0:12 17:52–18:32 🌔 100%
Sun 27 05:52 06:13 12:16 18:19 18:40 12h 5m −0:12 17:51–18:32 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:52 06:13 12:16 18:18 18:39 12h 5m −0:12 17:51–18:31 🌖 98%
Tue 29 05:52 06:13 12:15 18:18 18:39 12h 5m −0:12 17:51–18:31 🌖 93%
Wed 30 05:52 06:12 12:15 18:18 18:38 12h 5m −0:12 17:50–18:30 🌖 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 05:10 05:34 06:19 18:30 19:16 19:40 11h 48m 85.3° 278° W
Wed 2 05:10 05:34 06:19 18:30 19:15 19:40 11h 49m 85.7° 278° W
Thu 3 05:09 05:34 06:19 18:30 19:15 19:39 11h 49m 86.0° 278° W
Fri 4 05:09 05:34 06:19 18:29 19:14 19:39 11h 49m 86.4° 277° W
Sat 5 05:09 05:33 06:19 18:29 19:14 19:38 11h 49m 86.8° 277° W
Sun 6 05:09 05:33 06:18 18:28 19:13 19:38 11h 49m 87.2° 276° W
Mon 7 05:09 05:33 06:18 18:28 19:13 19:37 11h 50m 87.5° 276° W
Tue 8 05:09 05:33 06:18 18:27 19:12 19:37 11h 50m 87.9° 276° W
Wed 9 05:08 05:33 06:18 18:27 19:12 19:36 11h 50m 88.3° 275° W
Thu 10 05:08 05:32 06:17 18:27 19:11 19:36 11h 50m 88.7° 275° W
Fri 11 05:08 05:32 06:17 18:26 19:11 19:35 11h 50m 89.0° 275° W
Sat 12 05:08 05:32 06:17 18:26 19:10 19:35 11h 50m 89.4° 274° W
Sun 13 05:08 05:32 06:17 18:25 19:10 19:34 11h 51m 89.8° 274° W
Mon 14 05:07 05:31 06:16 18:25 19:10 19:34 11h 51m 89.8° 273° W
Tue 15 05:07 05:31 06:16 18:24 19:09 19:33 11h 51m 89.4° 273° W
Wed 16 05:07 05:31 06:16 18:24 19:09 19:33 11h 51m 89.0° 273° W
Thu 17 05:07 05:31 06:16 18:23 19:08 19:32 11h 51m 88.7° 272° W
Fri 18 05:06 05:30 06:15 18:23 19:08 19:32 11h 52m 88.3° 272° W
Sat 19 05:06 05:30 06:15 18:22 19:07 19:31 11h 52m 87.9° 271° W
Sun 20 05:06 05:30 06:15 18:22 19:07 19:31 11h 52m 87.5° 271° W
Mon 21 05:06 05:30 06:14 18:22 19:06 19:30 11h 52m 87.1° 271° W
Tue 22 05:05 05:29 06:14 18:21 19:06 19:30 11h 52m 86.7° 270° W
Wed 23 05:05 05:29 06:14 18:21 19:05 19:29 11h 53m 86.3° 270° W
Thu 24 05:05 05:29 06:14 18:20 19:05 19:29 11h 53m 85.9° 269° W
Fri 25 05:05 05:29 06:13 18:20 19:04 19:29 11h 53m 85.6° 269° W
Sat 26 05:04 05:28 06:13 18:19 19:04 19:28 11h 53m 85.2° 269° W
Sun 27 05:04 05:28 06:13 18:19 19:04 19:28 11h 53m 84.8° 268° W
Mon 28 05:04 05:28 06:13 18:18 19:03 19:27 11h 54m 84.4° 268° W
Tue 29 05:04 05:28 06:13 18:18 19:03 19:27 11h 54m 84.0° 268° W
Wed 30 05:03 05:27 06:12 18:18 19:02 19:26 11h 54m 83.6° 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 05:51 06:12 12:15 18:17 18:38 12h 5m −0:12 17:50–18:30 🌖 77%
Fri 2 05:51 06:12 12:14 18:17 18:37 12h 4m −0:12 17:49–18:29 🌖 67%
Sat 3 05:51 06:12 12:14 18:16 18:37 12h 4m −0:11 17:49–18:29 🌗 55%
Sun 4 05:51 06:11 12:14 18:16 18:37 12h 4m −0:11 17:48–18:29 🌘 43%
Mon 5 05:50 06:11 12:13 18:15 18:36 12h 4m −0:11 17:48–18:28 🌘 32%
Tue 6 05:50 06:11 12:13 18:15 18:36 12h 4m −0:11 17:48–18:28 🌘 22%
Wed 7 05:50 06:11 12:13 18:15 18:35 12h 3m −0:11 17:47–18:27 🌘 13%
Thu 8 05:50 06:11 12:12 18:14 18:35 12h 3m −0:11 17:47–18:27 🌘 6%
Fri 9 05:50 06:10 12:12 18:14 18:35 12h 3m −0:11 17:46–18:27 🌘 2%
Sat 10 05:49 06:10 12:12 18:14 18:34 12h 3m −0:11 17:46–18:26 🌑 0%
Sun 11 05:49 06:10 12:12 18:13 18:34 12h 3m −0:11 17:46–18:26 🌒 1%
Mon 12 05:49 06:10 12:11 18:13 18:34 12h 3m −0:11 17:45–18:26 🌒 3%
Tue 13 05:49 06:10 12:11 18:13 18:33 12h 2m −0:11 17:45–18:25 🌒 7%
Wed 14 05:49 06:10 12:11 18:12 18:33 12h 2m −0:11 17:45–18:25 🌒 13%
Thu 15 05:48 06:09 12:11 18:12 18:33 12h 2m −0:11 17:44–18:25 🌒 20%
Fri 16 05:48 06:09 12:10 18:12 18:33 12h 2m −0:11 17:44–18:24 🌒 28%
Sat 17 05:48 06:09 12:10 18:11 18:32 12h 2m −0:11 17:43–18:24 🌒 37%
Sun 18 05:48 06:09 12:10 18:11 18:32 12h 1m −0:11 17:43–18:24 🌓 46%
Mon 19 05:48 06:09 12:10 18:11 18:32 12h 1m −0:11 17:43–18:24 🌔 55%
Tue 20 05:48 06:09 12:10 18:10 18:31 12h 1m −0:11 17:43–18:23 🌔 65%
Wed 21 05:48 06:09 12:09 18:10 18:31 12h 1m −0:11 17:42–18:23 🌔 74%
Thu 22 05:48 06:09 12:09 18:10 18:31 12h 1m −0:11 17:42–18:23 🌔 82%
Fri 23 05:48 06:09 12:09 18:10 18:31 12h 1m −0:10 17:42–18:23 🌔 89%
Sat 24 05:47 06:09 12:09 18:09 18:31 12h 0m −0:10 17:41–18:22 🌔 95%
Sun 25 05:47 06:09 12:09 18:09 18:30 12h 0m −0:10 17:41–18:22 🌔 99%
Mon 26 05:47 06:09 12:09 18:09 18:30 12h 0m −0:10 17:41–18:22 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:47 06:09 12:09 18:09 18:30 12h 0m −0:10 17:41–18:22 🌖 99%
Wed 28 05:47 06:08 12:09 18:09 18:30 12h 0m −0:10 17:41–18:22 🌖 95%
Thu 29 05:47 06:09 12:09 18:09 18:30 12h 0m −0:10 17:40–18:22 🌖 89%
Fri 30 05:47 06:09 12:08 18:08 18:30 11h 59m −0:10 17:40–18:21 🌖 80%
Sat 31 05:47 06:09 12:08 18:08 18:30 11h 59m −0:10 17:40–18:21 🌖 70%

Longest and shortest day in Medan

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 12h 19m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 3 months, with 11h 54m.

Between them the day length swings by 24m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 18:08 on 8 November; the latest is 18:40 on 20 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 06:08 on 28 October to 06:39 on 5 February.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 7m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Medan different

Light lingers for 21 minutes after sunset before civil twilight ends — 3 minutes shorter than the 24-minute median across tracked cities, which is what 3.6°N buys you.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 47° round to WNW. Tonight, W.

By the end of September the sun will be setting 13 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 27 seconds a day.

Being inside the tropics means two zenith passages a year, 30 March and 14 September, when the sun is straight up at solar noon rather than merely high.

At 3.6° the seasons barely touch the clock: 25 minutes separate midsummer from midwinter, against roughly 8.8 hours in London.

Around a solstice the day length flattens out, and that is where the calendar is now: the shortest day is 21 December, in 3 months, and sunset moves a mere 6 minutes earlier in the coming fortnight.

Planning a sunset photo in Medan

Arrive by 17:37. Golden hour opens at 17:52 and the sun is down by 18:19, 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 18:32 and runs to 18:40, the end of civil twilight and 20m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Medan — 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 Medan today?

The sun sets in Medan at 18:19 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Medan?

It takes 20m. Civil twilight ends at 18:40 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Medan?

Evening golden hour runs 17:52 to 18:32 today, lasting 40m. Full golden hour times for Medan covers the morning window and the coming week.

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