Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Saitama, Japan

In Saitama, Japan the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 17:33 and rises at 05:31. Daylight lasts 12h 1m; evening golden hour runs from 16:59 to 17:48.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
05:06
Sunrise
05:31
Solar noon
11:32
Sunset
17:33
Last light
17:58
Day length
12h 1m

17h 31m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
16:59 – 17:48
Blue hour
17:48 – 17:58
Max sun altitude
52.9°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:01 / 04:43

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 05:32 Sunset 17:31 Golden hour 16:57 – 17:47 Day length 11h 58m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Saitama is

Coordinates
35.9081° N, 139.6566° E
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Current offset
UTC+09:00
Elevation
16 m
Population
1,324,854

Sunrise and sunset in Saitama, 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 04:46 05:12 11:41 18:09 18:35 12h 56m −2:10 17:35–18:25 🌖 84%
Wed 2 04:47 05:13 11:41 18:08 18:34 12h 54m −2:10 17:34–18:24 🌖 75%
Thu 3 04:48 05:14 11:40 18:06 18:32 12h 52m −2:11 17:32–18:22 🌖 64%
Fri 4 04:48 05:15 11:40 18:05 18:31 12h 50m −2:11 17:31–18:21 🌗 52%
Sat 5 04:49 05:15 11:40 18:04 18:29 12h 48m −2:12 17:30–18:19 🌘 41%
Sun 6 04:50 05:16 11:39 18:02 18:28 12h 46m −2:12 17:28–18:18 🌘 29%
Mon 7 04:51 05:17 11:39 18:01 18:27 12h 43m −2:12 17:27–18:16 🌘 19%
Tue 8 04:52 05:18 11:39 17:59 18:25 12h 41m −2:13 17:25–18:15 🌘 11%
Wed 9 04:53 05:18 11:38 17:58 18:24 12h 39m −2:13 17:24–18:14 🌘 5%
Thu 10 04:53 05:19 11:38 17:56 18:22 12h 37m −2:13 17:22–18:12 🌘 1%
Fri 11 04:54 05:20 11:38 17:55 18:21 12h 34m −2:13 17:21–18:11 🌑 0%
Sat 12 04:55 05:21 11:37 17:53 18:19 12h 32m −2:14 17:20–18:09 🌒 1%
Sun 13 04:56 05:21 11:37 17:52 18:18 12h 30m −2:14 17:18–18:08 🌒 5%
Mon 14 04:56 05:22 11:37 17:50 18:16 12h 28m −2:14 17:17–18:06 🌒 10%
Tue 15 04:57 05:23 11:36 17:49 18:15 12h 25m −2:14 17:15–18:05 🌒 17%
Wed 16 04:58 05:24 11:36 17:47 18:13 12h 23m −2:14 17:14–18:03 🌒 25%
Thu 17 04:59 05:24 11:36 17:46 18:12 12h 21m −2:15 17:12–18:02 🌒 34%
Fri 18 05:00 05:25 11:35 17:45 18:10 12h 19m −2:15 17:11–18:00 🌒 43%
Sat 19 05:00 05:26 11:35 17:43 18:09 12h 17m −2:15 17:09–17:59 🌓 52%
Sun 20 05:01 05:27 11:34 17:42 18:07 12h 14m −2:15 17:08–17:57 🌔 62%
Mon 21 05:02 05:28 11:34 17:40 18:06 12h 12m −2:15 17:06–17:56 🌔 71%
Tue 22 05:03 05:28 11:34 17:39 18:04 12h 10m −2:15 17:05–17:54 🌔 79%
Wed 23 05:04 05:29 11:33 17:37 18:03 12h 8m −2:15 17:03–17:53 🌔 86%
Thu 24 05:04 05:30 11:33 17:36 18:01 12h 5m −2:15 17:02–17:51 🌔 92%
Fri 25 05:05 05:31 11:33 17:34 18:00 12h 3m −2:15 17:00–17:50 🌔 97%
Sat 26 05:06 05:31 11:32 17:33 17:58 12h 1m −2:15 16:59–17:48 🌔 99%
Sun 27 05:07 05:32 11:32 17:31 17:57 11h 58m −2:15 16:57–17:47 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:07 05:33 11:32 17:30 17:55 11h 56m −2:15 16:56–17:45 🌖 98%
Tue 29 05:08 05:34 11:31 17:28 17:54 11h 54m −2:15 16:54–17:44 🌖 93%
Wed 30 05:09 05:35 11:31 17:27 17:52 11h 52m −2:15 16:53–17:42 🌖 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 03:43 04:15 05:12 18:09 19:06 19:38 11h 3m 62.4° 281° W
Wed 2 03:44 04:16 05:13 18:08 19:05 19:37 11h 6m 62.0° 280° W
Thu 3 03:45 04:17 05:14 18:06 19:03 19:35 11h 8m 61.7° 280° W
Fri 4 03:46 04:18 05:15 18:05 19:02 19:33 11h 10m 61.3° 279° W
Sat 5 03:47 04:19 05:15 18:04 19:00 19:32 11h 12m 60.9° 279° W
Sun 6 03:48 04:19 05:16 18:02 18:59 19:30 11h 14m 60.6° 278° W
Mon 7 03:49 04:20 05:17 18:01 18:57 19:28 11h 16m 60.2° 278° W
Tue 8 03:50 04:21 05:18 17:59 18:56 19:27 11h 19m 59.8° 278° W
Wed 9 03:51 04:22 05:18 17:58 18:54 19:25 11h 21m 59.4° 277° W
Thu 10 03:52 04:23 05:19 17:56 18:52 19:24 11h 23m 59.1° 277° W
Fri 11 03:53 04:24 05:20 17:55 18:51 19:22 11h 25m 58.7° 276° W
Sat 12 03:54 04:25 05:21 17:53 18:49 19:20 11h 28m 58.3° 276° W
Sun 13 03:54 04:25 05:21 17:52 18:48 19:19 11h 30m 57.9° 275° W
Mon 14 03:55 04:26 05:22 17:50 18:46 19:17 11h 32m 57.5° 275° W
Tue 15 03:56 04:27 05:23 17:49 18:45 19:15 11h 34m 57.2° 274° W
Wed 16 03:57 04:28 05:24 17:47 18:43 19:14 11h 37m 56.8° 274° W
Thu 17 03:58 04:29 05:24 17:46 18:42 19:12 11h 39m 56.4° 273° W
Fri 18 03:59 04:30 05:25 17:45 18:40 19:11 11h 41m 56.0° 273° W
Sat 19 04:00 04:30 05:26 17:43 18:39 19:09 11h 43m 55.6° 272° W
Sun 20 04:01 04:31 05:27 17:42 18:37 19:07 11h 46m 55.2° 272° W
Mon 21 04:02 04:32 05:28 17:40 18:35 19:06 11h 48m 54.8° 271° W
Tue 22 04:03 04:33 05:28 17:39 18:34 19:04 11h 50m 54.4° 271° W
Wed 23 04:03 04:34 05:29 17:37 18:32 19:03 11h 52m 54.1° 270° W
Thu 24 04:04 04:35 05:30 17:36 18:31 19:01 11h 55m 53.7° 270° W
Fri 25 04:05 04:35 05:31 17:34 18:29 18:59 11h 57m 53.3° 269° W
Sat 26 04:06 04:36 05:31 17:33 18:28 18:58 11h 59m 52.9° 269° W
Sun 27 04:07 04:37 05:32 17:31 18:26 18:56 12h 1m 52.5° 269° W
Mon 28 04:08 04:38 05:33 17:30 18:25 18:55 12h 4m 52.1° 268° W
Tue 29 04:09 04:39 05:34 17:28 18:23 18:53 12h 6m 51.7° 268° W
Wed 30 04:09 04:39 05:35 17:27 18:22 18:52 12h 8m 51.3° 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 05:10 05:35 11:31 17:25 17:51 11h 49m −2:15 16:51–17:41 🌖 78%
Fri 2 05:11 05:36 11:30 17:24 17:49 11h 47m −2:15 16:50–17:40 🌖 67%
Sat 3 05:11 05:37 11:30 17:23 17:48 11h 45m −2:15 16:49–17:38 🌖 56%
Sun 4 05:12 05:38 11:30 17:21 17:47 11h 43m −2:15 16:47–17:37 🌗 44%
Mon 5 05:13 05:39 11:29 17:20 17:45 11h 40m −2:15 16:46–17:35 🌘 33%
Tue 6 05:14 05:39 11:29 17:18 17:44 11h 38m −2:14 16:44–17:34 🌘 22%
Wed 7 05:15 05:40 11:29 17:17 17:42 11h 36m −2:14 16:43–17:32 🌘 14%
Thu 8 05:15 05:41 11:29 17:15 17:41 11h 34m −2:14 16:41–17:31 🌘 7%
Fri 9 05:16 05:42 11:28 17:14 17:40 11h 32m −2:14 16:40–17:30 🌘 2%
Sat 10 05:17 05:43 11:28 17:13 17:38 11h 29m −2:13 16:38–17:28 🌘 0%
Sun 11 05:18 05:44 11:28 17:11 17:37 11h 27m −2:13 16:37–17:27 🌑 1%
Mon 12 05:19 05:44 11:27 17:10 17:36 11h 25m −2:13 16:36–17:26 🌒 3%
Tue 13 05:20 05:45 11:27 17:09 17:34 11h 23m −2:12 16:34–17:24 🌒 7%
Wed 14 05:20 05:46 11:27 17:07 17:33 11h 20m −2:12 16:33–17:23 🌒 12%
Thu 15 05:21 05:47 11:27 17:06 17:32 11h 18m −2:12 16:31–17:22 🌒 19%
Fri 16 05:22 05:48 11:27 17:05 17:30 11h 16m −2:11 16:30–17:20 🌒 27%
Sat 17 05:23 05:49 11:26 17:03 17:29 11h 14m −2:11 16:29–17:19 🌒 36%
Sun 18 05:24 05:50 11:26 17:02 17:28 11h 12m −2:10 16:27–17:18 🌒 45%
Mon 19 05:25 05:51 11:26 17:01 17:27 11h 10m −2:10 16:26–17:17 🌓 55%
Tue 20 05:26 05:51 11:26 16:59 17:25 11h 7m −2:09 16:25–17:15 🌔 64%
Wed 21 05:26 05:52 11:26 16:58 17:24 11h 5m −2:09 16:23–17:14 🌔 73%
Thu 22 05:27 05:53 11:25 16:57 17:23 11h 3m −2:08 16:22–17:13 🌔 81%
Fri 23 05:28 05:54 11:25 16:56 17:22 11h 1m −2:08 16:21–17:12 🌔 89%
Sat 24 05:29 05:55 11:25 16:55 17:21 10h 59m −2:07 16:19–17:11 🌔 94%
Sun 25 05:30 05:56 11:25 16:53 17:19 10h 57m −2:06 16:18–17:09 🌔 98%
Mon 26 05:31 05:57 11:25 16:52 17:18 10h 55m −2:05 16:17–17:08 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:32 05:58 11:25 16:51 17:17 10h 53m −2:05 16:16–17:07 🌖 99%
Wed 28 05:33 05:59 11:25 16:50 17:16 10h 51m −2:04 16:14–17:06 🌖 95%
Thu 29 05:34 06:00 11:25 16:49 17:15 10h 49m −2:03 16:13–17:05 🌖 89%
Fri 30 05:34 06:01 11:25 16:48 17:14 10h 46m −2:02 16:12–17:04 🌖 81%
Sat 31 05:35 06:02 11:24 16:47 17:13 10h 44m −2:01 16:11–17:03 🌖 71%

Longest and shortest day in Saitama

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 14h 35m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 3 months, with 9h 43m.

Between them the day length swings by 4h 52m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:27 on 6 December; the latest is 19:01 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 04:24 on 13 June to 06:52 on 7 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Saitama different

On standard time the sun peaks at 11:32, 27 minutes before clock noon, because the city sits near the eastern edge of its time zone. Sunrise and sunset are pushed the same way.

Sunset here is followed by about 26 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 59° 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.

Sunset drifts 88 seconds earlier each day this month — 42 minutes from the first of September to the last.

Planning a sunset photo in Saitama

Arrive by 16:44. Golden hour opens at 16:59 and the sun is down by 17:33, 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 17:48 and runs to 17:58, 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 Saitama — 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 Saitama today?

The sun sets in Saitama at 17:33 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Saitama?

It takes 25m. Civil twilight ends at 17:58 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Saitama?

Evening golden hour runs 16:59 to 17:48 today, lasting 49m. Full golden hour times for Saitama covers the morning window and the coming week.

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