Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Kobe, Japan

In Kobe, Japan the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 17:51 and rises at 05:49. Daylight lasts 12h 1m; evening golden hour runs from 17:17 to 18:06.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
05:24
Sunrise
05:49
Solar noon
11:50
Sunset
17:51
Last light
18:16
Day length
12h 1m

17h 49m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:17 – 18:06
Blue hour
18:06 – 18:16
Max sun altitude
54.1°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:20 / 05:02

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 05:50 Sunset 17:49 Golden hour 17:16 – 18:05 Day length 11h 59m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Kobe is

Coordinates
34.6913° N, 135.1830° E
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Current offset
UTC+09:00
Elevation
35 m
Population
1,525,152

Sunrise and sunset in Kobe, 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 05:06 05:31 11:59 18:26 18:52 12h 54m −2:04 17:52–18:42 🌖 84%
Wed 2 05:06 05:32 11:59 18:25 18:50 12h 52m −2:04 17:51–18:40 🌖 75%
Thu 3 05:07 05:33 11:58 18:23 18:49 12h 50m −2:05 17:50–18:39 🌖 64%
Fri 4 05:08 05:33 11:58 18:22 18:47 12h 48m −2:05 17:48–18:38 🌗 52%
Sat 5 05:09 05:34 11:58 18:20 18:46 12h 46m −2:06 17:47–18:36 🌘 41%
Sun 6 05:09 05:35 11:57 18:19 18:45 12h 44m −2:06 17:46–18:35 🌘 29%
Mon 7 05:10 05:36 11:57 18:18 18:43 12h 42m −2:06 17:44–18:33 🌘 19%
Tue 8 05:11 05:36 11:57 18:16 18:42 12h 39m −2:07 17:43–18:32 🌘 11%
Wed 9 05:12 05:37 11:56 18:15 18:40 12h 37m −2:07 17:42–18:30 🌘 5%
Thu 10 05:12 05:38 11:56 18:13 18:39 12h 35m −2:07 17:40–18:29 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:13 05:38 11:56 18:12 18:37 12h 33m −2:08 17:39–18:28 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:14 05:39 11:55 18:11 18:36 12h 31m −2:08 17:37–18:26 🌒 1%
Sun 13 05:15 05:40 11:55 18:09 18:35 12h 29m −2:08 17:36–18:25 🌒 5%
Mon 14 05:15 05:41 11:54 18:08 18:33 12h 27m −2:08 17:35–18:23 🌒 10%
Tue 15 05:16 05:41 11:54 18:06 18:32 12h 25m −2:08 17:33–18:22 🌒 17%
Wed 16 05:17 05:42 11:54 18:05 18:30 12h 22m −2:09 17:32–18:20 🌒 25%
Thu 17 05:18 05:43 11:53 18:04 18:29 12h 20m −2:09 17:30–18:19 🌒 34%
Fri 18 05:18 05:43 11:53 18:02 18:27 12h 18m −2:09 17:29–18:18 🌒 43%
Sat 19 05:19 05:44 11:53 18:01 18:26 12h 16m −2:09 17:27–18:16 🌓 52%
Sun 20 05:20 05:45 11:52 17:59 18:24 12h 14m −2:09 17:26–18:15 🌔 62%
Mon 21 05:20 05:46 11:52 17:58 18:23 12h 12m −2:09 17:25–18:13 🌔 71%
Tue 22 05:21 05:46 11:52 17:56 18:22 12h 10m −2:09 17:23–18:12 🌔 79%
Wed 23 05:22 05:47 11:51 17:55 18:20 12h 7m −2:09 17:22–18:10 🌔 86%
Thu 24 05:23 05:48 11:51 17:54 18:19 12h 5m −2:09 17:20–18:09 🌔 92%
Fri 25 05:23 05:49 11:51 17:52 18:17 12h 3m −2:09 17:19–18:07 🌔 97%
Sat 26 05:24 05:49 11:50 17:51 18:16 12h 1m −2:09 17:17–18:06 🌔 99%
Sun 27 05:25 05:50 11:50 17:49 18:14 11h 59m −2:09 17:16–18:05 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:26 05:51 11:50 17:48 18:13 11h 57m −2:09 17:15–18:03 🌖 98%
Tue 29 05:26 05:51 11:49 17:46 18:12 11h 54m −2:09 17:13–18:02 🌖 93%
Wed 30 05:27 05:52 11:49 17:45 18:10 11h 52m −2:09 17:12–18:00 🌖 87%
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 04:04 04:35 05:31 18:26 19:22 19:53 11h 6m 63.6° 281° W
Wed 2 04:04 04:36 05:32 18:25 19:21 19:52 11h 8m 63.2° 280° W
Thu 3 04:05 04:37 05:33 18:23 19:19 19:50 11h 10m 62.9° 280° W
Fri 4 04:06 04:38 05:33 18:22 19:18 19:49 11h 12m 62.5° 279° W
Sat 5 04:07 04:38 05:34 18:20 19:16 19:47 11h 14m 62.1° 279° W
Sun 6 04:08 04:39 05:35 18:19 19:15 19:46 11h 16m 61.8° 278° W
Mon 7 04:09 04:40 05:36 18:18 19:13 19:44 11h 18m 61.4° 278° W
Tue 8 04:10 04:41 05:36 18:16 19:12 19:42 11h 20m 61.0° 277° W
Wed 9 04:11 04:42 05:37 18:15 19:10 19:41 11h 22m 60.6° 277° W
Thu 10 04:12 04:42 05:38 18:13 19:09 19:39 11h 24m 60.3° 277° W
Fri 11 04:13 04:43 05:38 18:12 19:07 19:38 11h 27m 59.9° 276° W
Sat 12 04:14 04:44 05:39 18:11 19:06 19:36 11h 29m 59.5° 276° W
Sun 13 04:14 04:45 05:40 18:09 19:04 19:35 11h 31m 59.1° 275° W
Mon 14 04:15 04:46 05:41 18:08 19:03 19:33 11h 33m 58.7° 275° W
Tue 15 04:16 04:46 05:41 18:06 19:01 19:31 11h 35m 58.4° 274° W
Wed 16 04:17 04:47 05:42 18:05 19:00 19:30 11h 37m 58.0° 274° W
Thu 17 04:18 04:48 05:43 18:04 18:58 19:28 11h 39m 57.6° 273° W
Fri 18 04:19 04:49 05:43 18:02 18:57 19:27 11h 42m 57.2° 273° W
Sat 19 04:19 04:49 05:44 18:01 18:55 19:25 11h 44m 56.8° 272° W
Sun 20 04:20 04:50 05:45 17:59 18:54 19:24 11h 46m 56.4° 272° W
Mon 21 04:21 04:51 05:46 17:58 18:52 19:22 11h 48m 56.0° 271° W
Tue 22 04:22 04:52 05:46 17:56 18:51 19:21 11h 50m 55.7° 271° W
Wed 23 04:23 04:53 05:47 17:55 18:49 19:19 11h 52m 55.3° 270° W
Thu 24 04:24 04:53 05:48 17:54 18:48 19:18 11h 55m 54.9° 270° W
Fri 25 04:24 04:54 05:49 17:52 18:47 19:16 11h 57m 54.5° 269° W
Sat 26 04:25 04:55 05:49 17:51 18:45 19:15 11h 59m 54.1° 269° W
Sun 27 04:26 04:56 05:50 17:49 18:44 19:13 12h 1m 53.7° 269° W
Mon 28 04:27 04:56 05:51 17:48 18:42 19:12 12h 3m 53.3° 268° W
Tue 29 04:28 04:57 05:51 17:46 18:41 19:10 12h 5m 52.9° 268° W
Wed 30 04:28 04:58 05:52 17:45 18:39 19:09 12h 7m 52.5° 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 05:28 05:53 11:49 17:44 18:09 11h 50m −2:09 17:10–17:59 🌖 78%
Fri 2 05:29 05:54 11:48 17:42 18:07 11h 48m −2:09 17:09–17:58 🌖 67%
Sat 3 05:29 05:55 11:48 17:41 18:06 11h 46m −2:09 17:07–17:56 🌖 56%
Sun 4 05:30 05:55 11:48 17:39 18:05 11h 44m −2:09 17:06–17:55 🌗 44%
Mon 5 05:31 05:56 11:47 17:38 18:03 11h 42m −2:09 17:05–17:54 🌘 33%
Tue 6 05:32 05:57 11:47 17:37 18:02 11h 39m −2:08 17:03–17:52 🌘 22%
Wed 7 05:32 05:58 11:47 17:35 18:01 11h 37m −2:08 17:02–17:51 🌘 14%
Thu 8 05:33 05:58 11:46 17:34 17:59 11h 35m −2:08 17:00–17:49 🌘 7%
Fri 9 05:34 05:59 11:46 17:33 17:58 11h 33m −2:08 16:59–17:48 🌘 2%
Sat 10 05:35 06:00 11:46 17:31 17:57 11h 31m −2:08 16:58–17:47 🌘 0%
Sun 11 05:35 06:01 11:46 17:30 17:55 11h 29m −2:07 16:56–17:45 🌑 1%
Mon 12 05:36 06:02 11:45 17:29 17:54 11h 27m −2:07 16:55–17:44 🌒 3%
Tue 13 05:37 06:02 11:45 17:27 17:53 11h 25m −2:07 16:53–17:43 🌒 7%
Wed 14 05:38 06:03 11:45 17:26 17:51 11h 22m −2:06 16:52–17:42 🌒 12%
Thu 15 05:39 06:04 11:45 17:25 17:50 11h 20m −2:06 16:51–17:40 🌒 19%
Fri 16 05:39 06:05 11:44 17:24 17:49 11h 18m −2:05 16:49–17:39 🌒 27%
Sat 17 05:40 06:06 11:44 17:22 17:48 11h 16m −2:05 16:48–17:38 🌒 36%
Sun 18 05:41 06:06 11:44 17:21 17:46 11h 14m −2:05 16:47–17:37 🌒 45%
Mon 19 05:42 06:07 11:44 17:20 17:45 11h 12m −2:04 16:46–17:35 🌓 55%
Tue 20 05:43 06:08 11:44 17:19 17:44 11h 10m −2:04 16:44–17:34 🌔 64%
Wed 21 05:43 06:09 11:43 17:17 17:43 11h 8m −2:03 16:43–17:33 🌔 73%
Thu 22 05:44 06:10 11:43 17:16 17:42 11h 6m −2:02 16:42–17:32 🌔 81%
Fri 23 05:45 06:11 11:43 17:15 17:41 11h 4m −2:02 16:41–17:31 🌔 89%
Sat 24 05:46 06:12 11:43 17:14 17:40 11h 2m −2:01 16:39–17:30 🌔 94%
Sun 25 05:47 06:12 11:43 17:13 17:38 11h 0m −2:01 16:38–17:29 🌔 98%
Mon 26 05:48 06:13 11:43 17:12 17:37 10h 58m −2:00 16:37–17:27 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:48 06:14 11:43 17:11 17:36 10h 56m −1:59 16:36–17:26 🌖 99%
Wed 28 05:49 06:15 11:43 17:09 17:35 10h 54m −1:58 16:35–17:25 🌖 95%
Thu 29 05:50 06:16 11:42 17:08 17:34 10h 52m −1:57 16:33–17:24 🌖 89%
Fri 30 05:51 06:17 11:42 17:07 17:33 10h 50m −1:57 16:32–17:23 🌖 81%
Sat 31 05:52 06:18 11:42 17:06 17:32 10h 48m −1:56 16:31–17:22 🌖 71%

Longest and shortest day in Kobe

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 14h 29m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 3 months, with 9h 49m.

Between them the day length swings by 4h 39m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:48 on 5 December; the latest is 19:16 on 29 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 04:45 on 13 June to 07:07 on 7 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 10m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Kobe different

Sunset here is followed by about 25 minutes of usable light before civil twilight ends — almost exactly the 24-minute median across the cities tracked here.

Photographers get 49 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.2× the 40 minutes available at the equator on the same date.

Between solstices the sunset walks 58° 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.

By the end of September the sun will be setting 41 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 85 seconds a day.

Planning a sunset photo in Kobe

Arrive by 17:02. Golden hour opens at 17:17 and the sun is down by 17:51, 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 18:06 and runs to 18:16, the end of civil twilight and 25m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Kobe — 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 Kobe today?

The sun sets in Kobe at 17:51 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Kobe?

It takes 25m. Civil twilight ends at 18:16 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Kobe?

Evening golden hour runs 17:17 to 18:06 today, lasting 48m. Full golden hour times for Kobe covers the morning window and the coming week.

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