Sunset and sunrise times in Madurai, India
In Madurai, India the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 6:11 pm and rises at 6:06 am. Daylight lasts 12h 4m; evening golden hour runs from 5:43 pm to 6:24 pm.
Today, Saturday 26 September
- First light
- 5:45 am
- Sunrise
- 6:06 am
- Solar noon
- 12:08 pm
- Sunset
- 6:11 pm
- Last light
- 6:32 pm
- Day length
- 12h 4m
17h 39m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 5:43 pm – 6:24 pm
- Blue hour
- 6:24 pm – 6:32 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 78.8°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 5:49 pm / 5:30 am
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 6:06 am Sunset 6:10 pm Golden hour 5:42 pm – 6:23 pm Day length 12h 4m vs today 1 minute shorterWhere Madurai is
- Coordinates
- 9.9190° N, 78.1195° E
- Time zone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Current offset
- UTC+05:30
- Elevation
- 139 m
- Population
- 1,465,625
Sunrise and sunset in Madurai, September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:47 am | 6:08 am | 12:17 pm | 6:26 pm | 6:48 pm | 12h 18m | −0:31 | 5:58 pm–6:39 pm | 🌖 83% |
| Wed 2 | 5:47 am | 6:08 am | 12:17 pm | 6:26 pm | 6:47 pm | 12h 17m | −0:32 | 5:58 pm–6:39 pm | 🌖 73% |
| Thu 3 | 5:46 am | 6:08 am | 12:16 pm | 6:25 pm | 6:46 pm | 12h 17m | −0:32 | 5:57 pm–6:38 pm | 🌖 62% |
| Fri 4 | 5:46 am | 6:08 am | 12:16 pm | 6:25 pm | 6:46 pm | 12h 16m | −0:32 | 5:57 pm–6:37 pm | 🌗 51% |
| Sat 5 | 5:46 am | 6:08 am | 12:16 pm | 6:24 pm | 6:45 pm | 12h 16m | −0:32 | 5:56 pm–6:37 pm | 🌘 39% |
| Sun 6 | 5:46 am | 6:08 am | 12:15 pm | 6:23 pm | 6:44 pm | 12h 15m | −0:32 | 5:55 pm–6:36 pm | 🌘 28% |
| Mon 7 | 5:46 am | 6:07 am | 12:15 pm | 6:23 pm | 6:44 pm | 12h 15m | −0:32 | 5:55 pm–6:36 pm | 🌘 18% |
| Tue 8 | 5:46 am | 6:07 am | 12:15 pm | 6:22 pm | 6:43 pm | 12h 14m | −0:32 | 5:54 pm–6:35 pm | 🌘 10% |
| Wed 9 | 5:46 am | 6:07 am | 12:14 pm | 6:21 pm | 6:43 pm | 12h 14m | −0:32 | 5:54 pm–6:34 pm | 🌘 4% |
| Thu 10 | 5:46 am | 6:07 am | 12:14 pm | 6:21 pm | 6:42 pm | 12h 13m | −0:32 | 5:53 pm–6:34 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 5:46 am | 6:07 am | 12:14 pm | 6:20 pm | 6:41 pm | 12h 13m | −0:32 | 5:52 pm–6:33 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 5:46 am | 6:07 am | 12:13 pm | 6:20 pm | 6:41 pm | 12h 12m | −0:32 | 5:52 pm–6:33 pm | 🌒 2% |
| Sun 13 | 5:46 am | 6:07 am | 12:13 pm | 6:19 pm | 6:40 pm | 12h 12m | −0:32 | 5:51 pm–6:32 pm | 🌒 6% |
| Mon 14 | 5:46 am | 6:07 am | 12:13 pm | 6:18 pm | 6:39 pm | 12h 11m | −0:32 | 5:51 pm–6:31 pm | 🌒 11% |
| Tue 15 | 5:46 am | 6:07 am | 12:12 pm | 6:18 pm | 6:39 pm | 12h 10m | −0:33 | 5:50 pm–6:31 pm | 🌒 18% |
| Wed 16 | 5:46 am | 6:07 am | 12:12 pm | 6:17 pm | 6:38 pm | 12h 10m | −0:33 | 5:49 pm–6:30 pm | 🌒 26% |
| Thu 17 | 5:46 am | 6:07 am | 12:12 pm | 6:16 pm | 6:38 pm | 12h 9m | −0:33 | 5:49 pm–6:29 pm | 🌒 35% |
| Fri 18 | 5:46 am | 6:07 am | 12:11 pm | 6:16 pm | 6:37 pm | 12h 9m | −0:33 | 5:48 pm–6:29 pm | 🌒 44% |
| Sat 19 | 5:45 am | 6:06 am | 12:11 pm | 6:15 pm | 6:36 pm | 12h 8m | −0:33 | 5:47 pm–6:28 pm | 🌓 54% |
| Sun 20 | 5:45 am | 6:06 am | 12:11 pm | 6:15 pm | 6:36 pm | 12h 8m | −0:33 | 5:47 pm–6:27 pm | 🌔 63% |
| Mon 21 | 5:45 am | 6:06 am | 12:10 pm | 6:14 pm | 6:35 pm | 12h 7m | −0:33 | 5:46 pm–6:27 pm | 🌔 72% |
| Tue 22 | 5:45 am | 6:06 am | 12:10 pm | 6:13 pm | 6:34 pm | 12h 7m | −0:33 | 5:46 pm–6:26 pm | 🌔 80% |
| Wed 23 | 5:45 am | 6:06 am | 12:09 pm | 6:13 pm | 6:34 pm | 12h 6m | −0:33 | 5:45 pm–6:26 pm | 🌔 87% |
| Thu 24 | 5:45 am | 6:06 am | 12:09 pm | 6:12 pm | 6:33 pm | 12h 6m | −0:33 | 5:44 pm–6:25 pm | 🌔 93% |
| Fri 25 | 5:45 am | 6:06 am | 12:09 pm | 6:11 pm | 6:32 pm | 12h 5m | −0:33 | 5:44 pm–6:24 pm | 🌔 97% |
| Sat 26 | 5:45 am | 6:06 am | 12:08 pm | 6:11 pm | 6:32 pm | 12h 4m | −0:33 | 5:43 pm–6:24 pm | 🌔 100% |
| Sun 27 | 5:45 am | 6:06 am | 12:08 pm | 6:10 pm | 6:31 pm | 12h 4m | −0:33 | 5:42 pm–6:23 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 5:45 am | 6:06 am | 12:08 pm | 6:10 pm | 6:31 pm | 12h 3m | −0:33 | 5:42 pm–6:23 pm | 🌖 97% |
| Tue 29 | 5:45 am | 6:06 am | 12:07 pm | 6:09 pm | 6:30 pm | 12h 3m | −0:33 | 5:41 pm–6:22 pm | 🌖 93% |
| Wed 30 | 5:45 am | 6:06 am | 12:07 pm | 6:08 pm | 6:29 pm | 12h 2m | −0:33 | 5:41 pm–6:21 pm | 🌖 86% |
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 | 4:57 am | 5:22 am | 6:08 am | 6:26 pm | 7:12 pm | 7:37 pm | 11h 41m | 88.3° | 278° W |
| Wed 2 | 4:57 am | 5:22 am | 6:08 am | 6:26 pm | 7:12 pm | 7:36 pm | 11h 42m | 88.0° | 278° W |
| Thu 3 | 4:57 am | 5:22 am | 6:08 am | 6:25 pm | 7:11 pm | 7:36 pm | 11h 42m | 87.6° | 278° W |
| Fri 4 | 4:57 am | 5:22 am | 6:08 am | 6:25 pm | 7:10 pm | 7:35 pm | 11h 43m | 87.2° | 277° W |
| Sat 5 | 4:57 am | 5:22 am | 6:08 am | 6:24 pm | 7:10 pm | 7:34 pm | 11h 43m | 86.9° | 277° W |
| Sun 6 | 4:57 am | 5:22 am | 6:08 am | 6:23 pm | 7:09 pm | 7:34 pm | 11h 44m | 86.5° | 277° W |
| Mon 7 | 4:57 am | 5:22 am | 6:07 am | 6:23 pm | 7:08 pm | 7:33 pm | 11h 44m | 86.1° | 276° W |
| Tue 8 | 4:57 am | 5:22 am | 6:07 am | 6:22 pm | 7:08 pm | 7:32 pm | 11h 45m | 85.7° | 276° W |
| Wed 9 | 4:57 am | 5:22 am | 6:07 am | 6:21 pm | 7:07 pm | 7:32 pm | 11h 45m | 85.4° | 275° W |
| Thu 10 | 4:57 am | 5:22 am | 6:07 am | 6:21 pm | 7:06 pm | 7:31 pm | 11h 46m | 85.0° | 275° W |
| Fri 11 | 4:57 am | 5:22 am | 6:07 am | 6:20 pm | 7:06 pm | 7:30 pm | 11h 46m | 84.6° | 275° W |
| Sat 12 | 4:57 am | 5:21 am | 6:07 am | 6:20 pm | 7:05 pm | 7:30 pm | 11h 47m | 84.2° | 274° W |
| Sun 13 | 4:57 am | 5:21 am | 6:07 am | 6:19 pm | 7:05 pm | 7:29 pm | 11h 47m | 83.8° | 274° W |
| Mon 14 | 4:57 am | 5:21 am | 6:07 am | 6:18 pm | 7:04 pm | 7:28 pm | 11h 48m | 83.5° | 273° W |
| Tue 15 | 4:57 am | 5:21 am | 6:07 am | 6:18 pm | 7:03 pm | 7:28 pm | 11h 48m | 83.1° | 273° W |
| Wed 16 | 4:57 am | 5:21 am | 6:07 am | 6:17 pm | 7:03 pm | 7:27 pm | 11h 49m | 82.7° | 273° W |
| Thu 17 | 4:57 am | 5:21 am | 6:07 am | 6:16 pm | 7:02 pm | 7:26 pm | 11h 50m | 82.3° | 272° W |
| Fri 18 | 4:57 am | 5:21 am | 6:07 am | 6:16 pm | 7:01 pm | 7:26 pm | 11h 50m | 81.9° | 272° W |
| Sat 19 | 4:57 am | 5:21 am | 6:06 am | 6:15 pm | 7:01 pm | 7:25 pm | 11h 51m | 81.5° | 272° W |
| Sun 20 | 4:57 am | 5:21 am | 6:06 am | 6:15 pm | 7:00 pm | 7:24 pm | 11h 51m | 81.1° | 271° W |
| Mon 21 | 4:56 am | 5:21 am | 6:06 am | 6:14 pm | 6:59 pm | 7:24 pm | 11h 52m | 80.8° | 271° W |
| Tue 22 | 4:56 am | 5:21 am | 6:06 am | 6:13 pm | 6:59 pm | 7:23 pm | 11h 52m | 80.4° | 270° W |
| Wed 23 | 4:56 am | 5:21 am | 6:06 am | 6:13 pm | 6:58 pm | 7:22 pm | 11h 53m | 80.0° | 270° W |
| Thu 24 | 4:56 am | 5:21 am | 6:06 am | 6:12 pm | 6:57 pm | 7:22 pm | 11h 53m | 79.6° | 270° W |
| Fri 25 | 4:56 am | 5:21 am | 6:06 am | 6:11 pm | 6:57 pm | 7:21 pm | 11h 54m | 79.2° | 269° W |
| Sat 26 | 4:56 am | 5:21 am | 6:06 am | 6:11 pm | 6:56 pm | 7:21 pm | 11h 54m | 78.8° | 269° W |
| Sun 27 | 4:56 am | 5:20 am | 6:06 am | 6:10 pm | 6:56 pm | 7:20 pm | 11h 55m | 78.4° | 268° W |
| Mon 28 | 4:56 am | 5:20 am | 6:06 am | 6:10 pm | 6:55 pm | 7:19 pm | 11h 56m | 78.0° | 268° W |
| Tue 29 | 4:56 am | 5:20 am | 6:06 am | 6:09 pm | 6:54 pm | 7:19 pm | 11h 56m | 77.6° | 268° W |
| Wed 30 | 4:56 am | 5:20 am | 6:06 am | 6:08 pm | 6:54 pm | 7:18 pm | 11h 57m | 77.3° | 267° W |
October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:45 am | 6:06 am | 12:07 pm | 6:08 pm | 6:29 pm | 12h 2m | −0:33 | 5:40 pm–6:21 pm | 🌖 76% |
| Fri 2 | 5:45 am | 6:06 am | 12:06 pm | 6:07 pm | 6:28 pm | 12h 1m | −0:32 | 5:39 pm–6:20 pm | 🌖 66% |
| Sat 3 | 5:44 am | 6:05 am | 12:06 pm | 6:07 pm | 6:28 pm | 12h 1m | −0:32 | 5:39 pm–6:20 pm | 🌗 54% |
| Sun 4 | 5:44 am | 6:05 am | 12:06 pm | 6:06 pm | 6:27 pm | 12h 0m | −0:32 | 5:38 pm–6:19 pm | 🌘 42% |
| Mon 5 | 5:44 am | 6:05 am | 12:06 pm | 6:06 pm | 6:27 pm | 12h 0m | −0:32 | 5:38 pm–6:18 pm | 🌘 31% |
| Tue 6 | 5:44 am | 6:05 am | 12:05 pm | 6:05 pm | 6:26 pm | 11h 59m | −0:32 | 5:37 pm–6:18 pm | 🌘 21% |
| Wed 7 | 5:44 am | 6:05 am | 12:05 pm | 6:04 pm | 6:25 pm | 11h 59m | −0:32 | 5:36 pm–6:17 pm | 🌘 12% |
| Thu 8 | 5:44 am | 6:05 am | 12:05 pm | 6:04 pm | 6:25 pm | 11h 58m | −0:32 | 5:36 pm–6:17 pm | 🌘 6% |
| Fri 9 | 5:44 am | 6:05 am | 12:04 pm | 6:03 pm | 6:24 pm | 11h 57m | −0:32 | 5:35 pm–6:16 pm | 🌘 2% |
| Sat 10 | 5:44 am | 6:05 am | 12:04 pm | 6:03 pm | 6:24 pm | 11h 57m | −0:32 | 5:35 pm–6:16 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Sun 11 | 5:44 am | 6:05 am | 12:04 pm | 6:02 pm | 6:23 pm | 11h 56m | −0:32 | 5:34 pm–6:15 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Mon 12 | 5:44 am | 6:05 am | 12:04 pm | 6:02 pm | 6:23 pm | 11h 56m | −0:32 | 5:34 pm–6:15 pm | 🌒 3% |
| Tue 13 | 5:44 am | 6:05 am | 12:03 pm | 6:01 pm | 6:22 pm | 11h 55m | −0:32 | 5:33 pm–6:14 pm | 🌒 8% |
| Wed 14 | 5:44 am | 6:05 am | 12:03 pm | 6:01 pm | 6:22 pm | 11h 55m | −0:32 | 5:33 pm–6:14 pm | 🌒 13% |
| Thu 15 | 5:44 am | 6:05 am | 12:03 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:21 pm | 11h 54m | −0:31 | 5:32 pm–6:13 pm | 🌒 20% |
| Fri 16 | 5:44 am | 6:05 am | 12:03 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:21 pm | 11h 54m | −0:31 | 5:32 pm–6:13 pm | 🌒 28% |
| Sat 17 | 5:44 am | 6:05 am | 12:02 pm | 5:59 pm | 6:20 pm | 11h 53m | −0:31 | 5:31 pm–6:12 pm | 🌒 37% |
| Sun 18 | 5:44 am | 6:06 am | 12:02 pm | 5:59 pm | 6:20 pm | 11h 53m | −0:31 | 5:31 pm–6:12 pm | 🌓 46% |
| Mon 19 | 5:44 am | 6:06 am | 12:02 pm | 5:58 pm | 6:20 pm | 11h 52m | −0:31 | 5:30 pm–6:11 pm | 🌔 56% |
| Tue 20 | 5:44 am | 6:06 am | 12:02 pm | 5:58 pm | 6:19 pm | 11h 52m | −0:31 | 5:30 pm–6:11 pm | 🌔 65% |
| Wed 21 | 5:44 am | 6:06 am | 12:02 pm | 5:57 pm | 6:19 pm | 11h 51m | −0:31 | 5:29 pm–6:11 pm | 🌔 74% |
| Thu 22 | 5:44 am | 6:06 am | 12:01 pm | 5:57 pm | 6:18 pm | 11h 51m | −0:30 | 5:29 pm–6:10 pm | 🌔 83% |
| Fri 23 | 5:45 am | 6:06 am | 12:01 pm | 5:57 pm | 6:18 pm | 11h 50m | −0:30 | 5:28 pm–6:10 pm | 🌔 90% |
| Sat 24 | 5:45 am | 6:06 am | 12:01 pm | 5:56 pm | 6:18 pm | 11h 50m | −0:30 | 5:28 pm–6:09 pm | 🌔 95% |
| Sun 25 | 5:45 am | 6:06 am | 12:01 pm | 5:56 pm | 6:17 pm | 11h 49m | −0:30 | 5:27 pm–6:09 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Mon 26 | 5:45 am | 6:06 am | 12:01 pm | 5:56 pm | 6:17 pm | 11h 49m | −0:30 | 5:27 pm–6:09 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 5:45 am | 6:06 am | 12:01 pm | 5:55 pm | 6:17 pm | 11h 48m | −0:29 | 5:27 pm–6:08 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Wed 28 | 5:45 am | 6:07 am | 12:01 pm | 5:55 pm | 6:16 pm | 11h 48m | −0:29 | 5:26 pm–6:08 pm | 🌖 95% |
| Thu 29 | 5:45 am | 6:07 am | 12:01 pm | 5:55 pm | 6:16 pm | 11h 47m | −0:29 | 5:26 pm–6:08 pm | 🌖 88% |
| Fri 30 | 5:45 am | 6:07 am | 12:01 pm | 5:54 pm | 6:16 pm | 11h 47m | −0:29 | 5:26 pm–6:07 pm | 🌖 80% |
| Sat 31 | 5:46 am | 6:07 am | 12:01 pm | 5:54 pm | 6:16 pm | 11h 46m | −0:28 | 5:25 pm–6:07 pm | 🌖 70% |
Longest and shortest day in Madurai
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 12h 42m of daylight.
The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 3 months, with 11h 32m.
Between them the day length swings by 1h 9m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 5:52 pm on 16 November; the latest is 6:42 pm on 13 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 5:55 am on 29 May to 6:40 am on 28 January.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 7m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Madurai different
At 9.9°N the sun cuts through the twilight band at an angle, so darkness takes 21 minutes to arrive: 3 minutes shorter than today's 24-minute median.
Between the June and December solstices the length of the day swings by 1h 9m here — among the narrowest of the 537 cities tracked in India.
Over a year the sunset point slides 48° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.
By the end of September the sun will be setting 18 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 37 seconds a day.
On 16 April and 28 August the midday sun stands at the zenith, 134 days apart. Those are the only two days of the year with no noon shadow.
Sitting in 3 months of the shortest day (21 December) means the sun has almost stopped drifting — 12h 4m of daylight today, and only 8 minutes of movement in sunset over the next two weeks.
Planning a sunset photo in Madurai
Arrive by 5:28 pm. Golden hour opens at 5:43 pm and the sun is down by 6:11 pm, 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 6:24 pm and runs to 6:32 pm, the end of civil twilight and 20m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Madurai today?
The sun sets in Madurai at 6:11 pm today, Saturday 26 September 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Madurai?
It takes 20m. Civil twilight ends at 6:32 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Madurai?
Evening golden hour runs 5:43 pm to 6:24 pm today, lasting 40m. Full golden hour times for Madurai covers the morning window and the coming week.