Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Almaty, Kazakhstan

In Almaty, Kazakhstan the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 17:43 and rises at 05:43. Daylight lasts 11h 59m; evening golden hour runs from 17:05 to 18:00.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
05:15
Sunrise
05:43
Solar noon
11:43
Sunset
17:43
Last light
18:11
Day length
11h 59m

17h 41m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:05 – 18:00
Blue hour
18:00 – 18:11
Max sun altitude
45.5°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:15 / 05:05

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 05:44 Sunset 17:41 Golden hour 17:03 – 17:58 Day length 11h 56m vs today 3 minutes shorter

Where Almaty is

Coordinates
43.2525° N, 76.9115° E
Time zone
Asia/Almaty
Current offset
UTC+05:00
Elevation
783 m
Population
1,977,011

Sunrise and sunset in Almaty, 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 05:16 11:52 18:28 18:57 13h 12m −2:50 17:50–18:45 🌖 82%
Wed 2 04:47 05:17 11:52 18:26 18:55 13h 9m −2:50 17:48–18:44 🌖 73%
Thu 3 04:48 05:18 11:51 18:24 18:53 13h 6m −2:51 17:46–18:42 🌖 62%
Fri 4 04:50 05:19 11:51 18:22 18:51 13h 3m −2:51 17:45–18:40 🌗 50%
Sat 5 04:51 05:20 11:51 18:21 18:50 13h 0m −2:51 17:43–18:38 🌘 39%
Sun 6 04:52 05:21 11:50 18:19 18:48 12h 57m −2:52 17:41–18:37 🌘 28%
Mon 7 04:53 05:22 11:50 18:17 18:46 12h 54m −2:52 17:39–18:35 🌘 18%
Tue 8 04:54 05:23 11:50 18:15 18:44 12h 52m −2:53 17:38–18:33 🌘 10%
Wed 9 04:55 05:24 11:49 18:13 18:42 12h 49m −2:53 17:36–18:31 🌘 4%
Thu 10 04:57 05:25 11:49 18:12 18:40 12h 46m −2:53 17:34–18:29 🌘 1%
Fri 11 04:58 05:27 11:49 18:10 18:39 12h 43m −2:54 17:32–18:27 🌑 0%
Sat 12 04:59 05:28 11:48 18:08 18:37 12h 40m −2:54 17:31–18:26 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:00 05:29 11:48 18:06 18:35 12h 37m −2:54 17:29–18:24 🌒 6%
Mon 14 05:01 05:30 11:48 18:04 18:33 12h 34m −2:54 17:27–18:22 🌒 11%
Tue 15 05:02 05:31 11:47 18:03 18:31 12h 31m −2:55 17:25–18:20 🌒 19%
Wed 16 05:03 05:32 11:47 18:01 18:29 12h 28m −2:55 17:23–18:18 🌒 27%
Thu 17 05:05 05:33 11:46 17:59 18:28 12h 25m −2:55 17:22–18:16 🌒 35%
Fri 18 05:06 05:34 11:46 17:57 18:26 12h 22m −2:55 17:20–18:15 🌒 45%
Sat 19 05:07 05:35 11:46 17:55 18:24 12h 20m −2:55 17:18–18:13 🌓 54%
Sun 20 05:08 05:36 11:45 17:54 18:22 12h 17m −2:55 17:16–18:11 🌔 63%
Mon 21 05:09 05:38 11:45 17:52 18:20 12h 14m −2:56 17:14–18:09 🌔 72%
Tue 22 05:10 05:39 11:45 17:50 18:18 12h 11m −2:56 17:12–18:07 🌔 80%
Wed 23 05:11 05:40 11:44 17:48 18:17 12h 8m −2:56 17:11–18:06 🌔 87%
Thu 24 05:12 05:41 11:44 17:46 18:15 12h 5m −2:56 17:09–18:04 🌔 93%
Fri 25 05:14 05:42 11:44 17:45 18:13 12h 2m −2:56 17:07–18:02 🌔 97%
Sat 26 05:15 05:43 11:43 17:43 18:11 11h 59m −2:56 17:05–18:00 🌔 100%
Sun 27 05:16 05:44 11:43 17:41 18:09 11h 56m −2:56 17:03–17:58 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:17 05:45 11:43 17:39 18:07 11h 53m −2:56 17:01–17:56 🌖 97%
Tue 29 05:18 05:47 11:42 17:37 18:06 11h 50m −2:56 17:00–17:55 🌖 92%
Wed 30 05:19 05:48 11:42 17:35 18:04 11h 47m −2:56 16:58–17:53 🌖 85%
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 03:34 04:11 05:16 18:28 19:32 20:09 10h 49m 55.0° 282° WNW
Wed 2 03:35 04:12 05:17 18:26 19:30 20:07 10h 51m 54.6° 282° WNW
Thu 3 03:37 04:13 05:18 18:24 19:28 20:05 10h 54m 54.3° 281° W
Fri 4 03:38 04:15 05:19 18:22 19:26 20:03 10h 57m 53.9° 281° W
Sat 5 03:40 04:16 05:20 18:21 19:24 20:01 11h 0m 53.5° 280° W
Sun 6 03:41 04:17 05:21 18:19 19:22 19:58 11h 3m 53.2° 279° W
Mon 7 03:42 04:19 05:22 18:17 19:20 19:56 11h 6m 52.8° 279° W
Tue 8 03:44 04:20 05:23 18:15 19:18 19:54 11h 9m 52.4° 278° W
Wed 9 03:45 04:21 05:24 18:13 19:17 19:52 11h 11m 52.0° 278° W
Thu 10 03:47 04:22 05:25 18:12 19:15 19:50 11h 14m 51.6° 277° W
Fri 11 03:48 04:24 05:27 18:10 19:13 19:48 11h 17m 51.3° 277° W
Sat 12 03:49 04:25 05:28 18:08 19:11 19:46 11h 20m 50.9° 276° W
Sun 13 03:51 04:26 05:29 18:06 19:09 19:44 11h 23m 50.5° 276° W
Mon 14 03:52 04:27 05:30 18:04 19:07 19:42 11h 26m 50.1° 275° W
Tue 15 03:53 04:28 05:31 18:03 19:05 19:40 11h 29m 49.7° 275° W
Wed 16 03:55 04:30 05:32 18:01 19:03 19:38 11h 32m 49.4° 274° W
Thu 17 03:56 04:31 05:33 17:59 19:01 19:36 11h 35m 49.0° 274° W
Fri 18 03:57 04:32 05:34 17:57 18:59 19:34 11h 38m 48.6° 273° W
Sat 19 03:59 04:33 05:35 17:55 18:57 19:32 11h 41m 48.2° 273° W
Sun 20 04:00 04:34 05:36 17:54 18:55 19:30 11h 43m 47.8° 272° W
Mon 21 04:01 04:36 05:38 17:52 18:54 19:28 11h 46m 47.4° 272° W
Tue 22 04:03 04:37 05:39 17:50 18:52 19:26 11h 49m 47.0° 271° W
Wed 23 04:04 04:38 05:40 17:48 18:50 19:24 11h 52m 46.6° 271° W
Thu 24 04:05 04:39 05:41 17:46 18:48 19:22 11h 55m 46.3° 270° W
Fri 25 04:06 04:40 05:42 17:45 18:46 19:20 11h 58m 45.9° 269° W
Sat 26 04:08 04:41 05:43 17:43 18:44 19:18 12h 1m 45.5° 269° W
Sun 27 04:09 04:43 05:44 17:41 18:42 19:16 12h 4m 45.1° 268° W
Mon 28 04:10 04:44 05:45 17:39 18:41 19:14 12h 7m 44.7° 268° W
Tue 29 04:11 04:45 05:47 17:37 18:39 19:12 12h 10m 44.3° 267° W
Wed 30 04:13 04:46 05:48 17:35 18:37 19:10 12h 13m 43.9° 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 05:20 05:49 11:42 17:34 18:02 11h 44m −2:56 16:56–17:51 🌖 76%
Fri 2 05:22 05:50 11:41 17:32 18:00 11h 42m −2:55 16:54–17:49 🌖 66%
Sat 3 05:23 05:51 11:41 17:30 17:59 11h 39m −2:55 16:52–17:48 🌗 54%
Sun 4 05:24 05:52 11:41 17:28 17:57 11h 36m −2:55 16:50–17:46 🌘 42%
Mon 5 05:25 05:53 11:40 17:27 17:55 11h 33m −2:55 16:49–17:44 🌘 31%
Tue 6 05:26 05:55 11:40 17:25 17:53 11h 30m −2:55 16:47–17:42 🌘 21%
Wed 7 05:27 05:56 11:40 17:23 17:52 11h 27m −2:54 16:45–17:41 🌘 12%
Thu 8 05:28 05:57 11:39 17:21 17:50 11h 24m −2:54 16:43–17:39 🌘 6%
Fri 9 05:29 05:58 11:39 17:20 17:48 11h 21m −2:54 16:41–17:37 🌘 2%
Sat 10 05:31 05:59 11:39 17:18 17:46 11h 18m −2:54 16:40–17:35 🌑 0%
Sun 11 05:32 06:00 11:39 17:16 17:45 11h 15m −2:53 16:38–17:34 🌒 1%
Mon 12 05:33 06:02 11:38 17:15 17:43 11h 12m −2:53 16:36–17:32 🌒 3%
Tue 13 05:34 06:03 11:38 17:13 17:41 11h 10m −2:53 16:34–17:30 🌒 8%
Wed 14 05:35 06:04 11:38 17:11 17:40 11h 7m −2:52 16:33–17:29 🌒 14%
Thu 15 05:36 06:05 11:38 17:10 17:38 11h 4m −2:52 16:31–17:27 🌒 21%
Fri 16 05:38 06:06 11:37 17:08 17:37 11h 1m −2:51 16:29–17:26 🌒 29%
Sat 17 05:39 06:08 11:37 17:06 17:35 10h 58m −2:51 16:27–17:24 🌒 37%
Sun 18 05:40 06:09 11:37 17:05 17:33 10h 55m −2:50 16:26–17:22 🌓 47%
Mon 19 05:41 06:10 11:37 17:03 17:32 10h 52m −2:50 16:24–17:21 🌔 56%
Tue 20 05:42 06:11 11:37 17:01 17:30 10h 50m −2:49 16:22–17:19 🌔 66%
Wed 21 05:44 06:12 11:36 17:00 17:29 10h 47m −2:48 16:21–17:18 🌔 75%
Thu 22 05:45 06:14 11:36 16:58 17:27 10h 44m −2:47 16:19–17:16 🌔 83%
Fri 23 05:46 06:15 11:36 16:57 17:26 10h 41m −2:47 16:17–17:15 🌔 90%
Sat 24 05:47 06:16 11:36 16:55 17:24 10h 39m −2:46 16:16–17:13 🌔 95%
Sun 25 05:48 06:17 11:36 16:54 17:23 10h 36m −2:45 16:14–17:12 🌔 99%
Mon 26 05:49 06:19 11:36 16:52 17:22 10h 33m −2:44 16:12–17:10 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:51 06:20 11:36 16:51 17:20 10h 30m −2:43 16:11–17:09 🌖 99%
Wed 28 05:52 06:21 11:36 16:49 17:19 10h 28m −2:42 16:09–17:07 🌖 95%
Thu 29 05:53 06:23 11:36 16:48 17:17 10h 25m −2:41 16:08–17:06 🌖 88%
Fri 30 05:54 06:24 11:35 16:47 17:16 10h 22m −2:40 16:06–17:05 🌖 80%
Sat 31 05:56 06:25 11:35 16:45 17:15 10h 20m −2:39 16:05–17:03 🌖 69%

Longest and shortest day in Almaty

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 15h 23m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 3 months, with 8h 58m.

Between them the day length swings by 6h 25m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:16 on 9 December; the latest is 19:36 on 27 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 04:11 on 15 June to 07:24 on 3 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Almaty different

Light lingers for 28 minutes after sunset before civil twilight ends — 4 minutes longer than the 24-minute median across tracked cities, which is what 43.3°N buys you.

Evening golden hour runs 55 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 40 — at 43.3° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.

Summer and winter days differ by 6h 25m here, less seasonal variation than almost anywhere else in Kazakhstan we track.

Over a year the sunset point slides 66° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to NW in June. Today it is W.

Across September the sunset moves 52 minutes earlier, averaging about 108 seconds a day.

Elevation matters at 783 m. The visible horizon drops 0.97°, pushing sunset 5.3 minutes later and sunrise the same amount earlier than a sea-level observer would see.

Planning a sunset photo in Almaty

Arrive by 16:50. Golden hour opens at 17:05 and the sun is down by 17:43, 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 18:00 and runs to 18:11, the end of civil twilight and 28m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Almaty — 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 Almaty today?

The sun sets in Almaty at 17:43 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Almaty?

It takes 28m. Civil twilight ends at 18:11 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Almaty?

Evening golden hour runs 17:05 to 18:00 today, lasting 55m. Full golden hour times for Almaty covers the morning window and the coming week.

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