Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Sendai, Japan

In Sendai, Japan the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 17:28 and rises at 05:27. Daylight lasts 12h 0m; evening golden hour runs from 16:53 to 17:44.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
05:00
Sunrise
05:27
Solar noon
11:28
Sunset
17:28
Last light
17:54
Day length
12h 0m

17h 26m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
16:53 – 17:44
Blue hour
17:44 – 17:54
Max sun altitude
50.5°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
16:56 / 04:38

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 05:28 Sunset 17:26 Golden hour 16:51 – 17:42 Day length 11h 58m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Sendai is

Coordinates
38.2667° N, 140.8667° E
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Current offset
UTC+09:00
Elevation
53 m
Population
1,096,704

Sunrise and sunset in Sendai, 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 04:38 05:05 11:36 18:07 18:34 13h 1m −2:22 17:31–18:23 🌖 84%
Wed 2 04:39 05:06 11:36 18:05 18:32 12h 59m −2:22 17:30–18:22 🌖 75%
Thu 3 04:40 05:07 11:36 18:04 18:31 12h 56m −2:23 17:29–18:20 🌖 64%
Fri 4 04:41 05:08 11:35 18:02 18:29 12h 54m −2:23 17:27–18:19 🌗 52%
Sat 5 04:42 05:09 11:35 18:01 18:27 12h 52m −2:23 17:26–18:17 🌘 41%
Sun 6 04:43 05:09 11:35 17:59 18:26 12h 49m −2:24 17:24–18:15 🌘 29%
Mon 7 04:43 05:10 11:34 17:58 18:24 12h 47m −2:24 17:23–18:14 🌘 19%
Tue 8 04:44 05:11 11:34 17:56 18:23 12h 44m −2:24 17:21–18:12 🌘 11%
Wed 9 04:45 05:12 11:34 17:54 18:21 12h 42m −2:25 17:20–18:11 🌘 5%
Thu 10 04:46 05:13 11:33 17:53 18:19 12h 40m −2:25 17:18–18:09 🌘 1%
Fri 11 04:47 05:14 11:33 17:51 18:18 12h 37m −2:25 17:16–18:08 🌑 0%
Sat 12 04:48 05:15 11:32 17:50 18:16 12h 35m −2:26 17:15–18:06 🌒 1%
Sun 13 04:49 05:15 11:32 17:48 18:15 12h 32m −2:26 17:13–18:04 🌒 5%
Mon 14 04:50 05:16 11:32 17:47 18:13 12h 30m −2:26 17:12–18:03 🌒 10%
Tue 15 04:51 05:17 11:31 17:45 18:11 12h 27m −2:26 17:10–18:01 🌒 17%
Wed 16 04:52 05:18 11:31 17:43 18:10 12h 25m −2:27 17:09–18:00 🌒 25%
Thu 17 04:52 05:19 11:31 17:42 18:08 12h 22m −2:27 17:07–17:58 🌒 34%
Fri 18 04:53 05:20 11:30 17:40 18:07 12h 20m −2:27 17:05–17:56 🌒 43%
Sat 19 04:54 05:21 11:30 17:39 18:05 12h 18m −2:27 17:04–17:55 🌓 52%
Sun 20 04:55 05:22 11:30 17:37 18:03 12h 15m −2:27 17:02–17:53 🌔 62%
Mon 21 04:56 05:22 11:29 17:36 18:02 12h 13m −2:27 17:01–17:52 🌔 71%
Tue 22 04:57 05:23 11:29 17:34 18:00 12h 10m −2:27 16:59–17:50 🌔 79%
Wed 23 04:58 05:24 11:29 17:32 17:59 12h 8m −2:27 16:58–17:49 🌔 86%
Thu 24 04:59 05:25 11:28 17:31 17:57 12h 5m −2:27 16:56–17:47 🌔 92%
Fri 25 05:00 05:26 11:28 17:29 17:56 12h 3m −2:27 16:54–17:45 🌔 97%
Sat 26 05:00 05:27 11:28 17:28 17:54 12h 0m −2:27 16:53–17:44 🌔 99%
Sun 27 05:01 05:28 11:27 17:26 17:52 11h 58m −2:27 16:51–17:42 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:02 05:29 11:27 17:25 17:51 11h 55m −2:27 16:50–17:41 🌖 98%
Tue 29 05:03 05:29 11:27 17:23 17:49 11h 53m −2:27 16:48–17:39 🌖 93%
Wed 30 05:04 05:30 11:26 17:21 17:48 11h 51m −2:27 16:46–17:38 🌖 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 03:32 04:06 05:05 18:07 19:06 19:39 10h 59m 60.0° 281° W
Wed 2 03:33 04:07 05:06 18:05 19:04 19:37 11h 1m 59.7° 281° W
Thu 3 03:35 04:08 05:07 18:04 19:03 19:36 11h 4m 59.3° 280° W
Fri 4 03:36 04:09 05:08 18:02 19:01 19:34 11h 6m 58.9° 280° W
Sat 5 03:37 04:10 05:09 18:01 18:59 19:32 11h 8m 58.6° 279° W
Sun 6 03:38 04:11 05:09 17:59 18:58 19:30 11h 11m 58.2° 279° W
Mon 7 03:39 04:12 05:10 17:58 18:56 19:29 11h 13m 57.8° 278° W
Tue 8 03:40 04:13 05:11 17:56 18:54 19:27 11h 16m 57.5° 278° W
Wed 9 03:41 04:14 05:12 17:54 18:53 19:25 11h 18m 57.1° 277° W
Thu 10 03:42 04:15 05:13 17:53 18:51 19:23 11h 20m 56.7° 277° W
Fri 11 03:43 04:16 05:14 17:51 18:49 19:21 11h 23m 56.3° 276° W
Sat 12 03:44 04:17 05:15 17:50 18:48 19:20 11h 25m 55.9° 276° W
Sun 13 03:45 04:18 05:15 17:48 18:46 19:18 11h 28m 55.6° 275° W
Mon 14 03:46 04:18 05:16 17:47 18:44 19:16 11h 30m 55.2° 275° W
Tue 15 03:47 04:19 05:17 17:45 18:43 19:14 11h 33m 54.8° 274° W
Wed 16 03:49 04:20 05:18 17:43 18:41 19:13 11h 35m 54.4° 274° W
Thu 17 03:50 04:21 05:19 17:42 18:39 19:11 11h 37m 54.0° 273° W
Fri 18 03:51 04:22 05:20 17:40 18:38 19:09 11h 40m 53.6° 273° W
Sat 19 03:52 04:23 05:21 17:39 18:36 19:08 11h 42m 53.2° 272° W
Sun 20 03:53 04:24 05:22 17:37 18:34 19:06 11h 45m 52.9° 272° W
Mon 21 03:54 04:25 05:22 17:36 18:33 19:04 11h 47m 52.5° 271° W
Tue 22 03:55 04:26 05:23 17:34 18:31 19:02 11h 50m 52.1° 271° W
Wed 23 03:56 04:27 05:24 17:32 18:29 19:01 11h 52m 51.7° 270° W
Thu 24 03:57 04:28 05:25 17:31 18:28 18:59 11h 55m 51.3° 270° W
Fri 25 03:58 04:29 05:26 17:29 18:26 18:57 11h 57m 50.9° 270° W
Sat 26 03:59 04:30 05:27 17:28 18:25 18:56 12h 0m 50.5° 269° W
Sun 27 03:59 04:31 05:28 17:26 18:23 18:54 12h 2m 50.1° 269° W
Mon 28 04:00 04:31 05:29 17:25 18:21 18:52 12h 4m 49.7° 268° W
Tue 29 04:01 04:32 05:29 17:23 18:20 18:51 12h 7m 49.4° 268° W
Wed 30 04:02 04:33 05:30 17:21 18:18 18:49 12h 9m 49.0° 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 05:05 05:31 11:26 17:20 17:46 11h 48m −2:27 16:45–17:36 🌖 78%
Fri 2 05:06 05:32 11:26 17:18 17:45 11h 46m −2:27 16:43–17:34 🌖 67%
Sat 3 05:07 05:33 11:25 17:17 17:43 11h 43m −2:27 16:42–17:33 🌖 56%
Sun 4 05:08 05:34 11:25 17:15 17:42 11h 41m −2:27 16:40–17:31 🌗 44%
Mon 5 05:08 05:35 11:25 17:14 17:40 11h 38m −2:27 16:39–17:30 🌘 33%
Tue 6 05:09 05:36 11:24 17:12 17:39 11h 36m −2:26 16:37–17:28 🌘 22%
Wed 7 05:10 05:37 11:24 17:11 17:37 11h 33m −2:26 16:35–17:27 🌘 14%
Thu 8 05:11 05:38 11:24 17:09 17:36 11h 31m −2:26 16:34–17:25 🌘 7%
Fri 9 05:12 05:39 11:23 17:08 17:34 11h 29m −2:26 16:32–17:24 🌘 2%
Sat 10 05:13 05:40 11:23 17:06 17:33 11h 26m −2:25 16:31–17:22 🌘 0%
Sun 11 05:14 05:40 11:23 17:05 17:31 11h 24m −2:25 16:29–17:21 🌑 1%
Mon 12 05:15 05:41 11:23 17:03 17:30 11h 21m −2:25 16:28–17:20 🌒 3%
Tue 13 05:16 05:42 11:22 17:02 17:28 11h 19m −2:24 16:26–17:18 🌒 7%
Wed 14 05:17 05:43 11:22 17:00 17:27 11h 17m −2:24 16:25–17:17 🌒 12%
Thu 15 05:18 05:44 11:22 16:59 17:25 11h 14m −2:24 16:23–17:15 🌒 19%
Fri 16 05:19 05:45 11:22 16:58 17:24 11h 12m −2:23 16:22–17:14 🌒 27%
Sat 17 05:20 05:46 11:21 16:56 17:23 11h 9m −2:23 16:20–17:12 🌒 36%
Sun 18 05:21 05:47 11:21 16:55 17:21 11h 7m −2:22 16:19–17:11 🌒 45%
Mon 19 05:21 05:48 11:21 16:53 17:20 11h 5m −2:22 16:17–17:10 🌓 55%
Tue 20 05:22 05:49 11:21 16:52 17:19 11h 2m −2:21 16:16–17:08 🌔 64%
Wed 21 05:23 05:50 11:21 16:51 17:17 11h 0m −2:21 16:14–17:07 🌔 73%
Thu 22 05:24 05:51 11:21 16:49 17:16 10h 58m −2:20 16:13–17:06 🌔 81%
Fri 23 05:25 05:52 11:20 16:48 17:15 10h 55m −2:19 16:12–17:05 🌔 89%
Sat 24 05:26 05:53 11:20 16:47 17:14 10h 53m −2:19 16:10–17:03 🌔 94%
Sun 25 05:27 05:54 11:20 16:45 17:12 10h 51m −2:18 16:09–17:02 🌔 98%
Mon 26 05:28 05:55 11:20 16:44 17:11 10h 48m −2:17 16:08–17:01 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:29 05:56 11:20 16:43 17:10 10h 46m −2:16 16:06–17:00 🌖 99%
Wed 28 05:30 05:57 11:20 16:42 17:09 10h 44m −2:15 16:05–16:58 🌖 95%
Thu 29 05:31 05:58 11:20 16:41 17:08 10h 42m −2:14 16:04–16:57 🌖 89%
Fri 30 05:32 05:59 11:20 16:39 17:07 10h 39m −2:13 16:02–16:56 🌖 81%
Sat 31 05:33 06:01 11:20 16:38 17:06 10h 37m −2:12 16:01–16:55 🌖 71%

Longest and shortest day in Sendai

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 14h 49m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 3 months, with 9h 29m.

Between them the day length swings by 5h 20m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:15 on 7 December; the latest is 19:04 on 28 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 04:12 on 14 June to 06:53 on 6 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 11m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Sendai different

Clock noon and solar noon are 32 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 11:28 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude.

It takes roughly 26 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.

Photographers get 51 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.3× the 40 minutes available at the equator on the same date.

The gap between the longest and shortest day of the year comes to 5h 20m, one of the widest swings of any Japan city on the site.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 61° round to WNW. Tonight, W.

Sunset drifts 94 seconds earlier each day this month — 45 minutes from the first of September to the last.

Planning a sunset photo in Sendai

Arrive by 16:38. Golden hour opens at 16:53 and the sun is down by 17:28, 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 17:44 and runs to 17:54, the end of civil twilight and 26m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Sendai — 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 Sendai today?

The sun sets in Sendai at 17:28 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Sendai?

It takes 26m. Civil twilight ends at 17:54 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Sendai?

Evening golden hour runs 16:53 to 17:44 today, lasting 50m. Full golden hour times for Sendai covers the morning window and the coming week.

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