Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Shymkent, Kazakhstan

In Shymkent, Kazakhstan the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:12 and rises at 06:12. Daylight lasts 11h 59m; evening golden hour runs from 17:35 to 18:29.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
05:44
Sunrise
06:12
Solar noon
12:13
Sunset
18:12
Last light
18:40
Day length
11h 59m

18h 10m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:35 – 18:29
Blue hour
18:29 – 18:40
Max sun altitude
46.4°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:45 / 05:35

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 06:13 Sunset 18:10 Golden hour 17:33 – 18:27 Day length 11h 56m vs today 3 minutes shorter

Where Shymkent is

Coordinates
42.3099° N, 69.6004° E
Time zone
Asia/Almaty
Current offset
UTC+05:00
Elevation
520 m
Population
1,200,000

Sunrise and sunset in Shymkent, 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 05:17 05:46 12:21 18:56 19:25 13h 9m −2:44 18:18–19:13 🌖 82%
Wed 2 05:18 05:47 12:21 18:54 19:23 13h 7m −2:44 18:17–19:12 🌖 73%
Thu 3 05:19 05:48 12:21 18:52 19:21 13h 4m −2:45 18:15–19:10 🌖 62%
Fri 4 05:20 05:49 12:20 18:51 19:19 13h 1m −2:45 18:13–19:08 🌗 50%
Sat 5 05:21 05:50 12:20 18:49 19:17 12h 58m −2:46 18:12–19:06 🌘 39%
Sun 6 05:23 05:51 12:20 18:47 19:16 12h 55m −2:46 18:10–19:05 🌘 28%
Mon 7 05:24 05:52 12:19 18:45 19:14 12h 53m −2:47 18:08–19:03 🌘 18%
Tue 8 05:25 05:53 12:19 18:44 19:12 12h 50m −2:47 18:07–19:01 🌘 10%
Wed 9 05:26 05:54 12:19 18:42 19:10 12h 47m −2:47 18:05–18:59 🌘 4%
Thu 10 05:27 05:55 12:18 18:40 19:09 12h 44m −2:48 18:03–18:58 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:28 05:56 12:18 18:38 19:07 12h 42m −2:48 18:01–18:56 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:29 05:57 12:17 18:37 19:05 12h 39m −2:48 18:00–18:54 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:30 05:59 12:17 18:35 19:03 12h 36m −2:49 17:58–18:52 🌒 6%
Mon 14 05:31 06:00 12:17 18:33 19:01 12h 33m −2:49 17:56–18:50 🌒 11%
Tue 15 05:32 06:01 12:16 18:31 19:00 12h 30m −2:49 17:54–18:49 🌒 19%
Wed 16 05:34 06:02 12:16 18:30 18:58 12h 27m −2:49 17:53–18:47 🌒 27%
Thu 17 05:35 06:03 12:16 18:28 18:56 12h 25m −2:49 17:51–18:45 🌒 35%
Fri 18 05:36 06:04 12:15 18:26 18:54 12h 22m −2:50 17:49–18:43 🌒 45%
Sat 19 05:37 06:05 12:15 18:24 18:52 12h 19m −2:50 17:47–18:42 🌓 54%
Sun 20 05:38 06:06 12:15 18:23 18:51 12h 16m −2:50 17:46–18:40 🌔 63%
Mon 21 05:39 06:07 12:14 18:21 18:49 12h 13m −2:50 17:44–18:38 🌔 72%
Tue 22 05:40 06:08 12:14 18:19 18:47 12h 11m −2:50 17:42–18:36 🌔 80%
Wed 23 05:41 06:09 12:14 18:17 18:45 12h 8m −2:50 17:40–18:34 🌔 87%
Thu 24 05:42 06:10 12:13 18:16 18:43 12h 5m −2:50 17:39–18:33 🌔 93%
Fri 25 05:43 06:11 12:13 18:14 18:42 12h 2m −2:50 17:37–18:31 🌔 97%
Sat 26 05:44 06:12 12:13 18:12 18:40 11h 59m −2:50 17:35–18:29 🌔 100%
Sun 27 05:45 06:13 12:12 18:10 18:38 11h 56m −2:50 17:33–18:27 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:47 06:14 12:12 18:08 18:36 11h 54m −2:50 17:31–18:26 🌖 97%
Tue 29 05:48 06:16 12:12 18:07 18:35 11h 51m −2:50 17:30–18:24 🌖 92%
Wed 30 05:49 06:17 12:11 18:05 18:33 11h 48m −2:50 17:28–18:22 🌖 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 04:06 04:42 05:46 18:56 19:59 20:35 10h 51m 55.9° 282° WNW
Wed 2 04:07 04:44 05:47 18:54 19:57 20:33 10h 54m 55.6° 281° WNW
Thu 3 04:09 04:45 05:48 18:52 19:55 20:31 10h 56m 55.2° 281° W
Fri 4 04:10 04:46 05:49 18:51 19:53 20:29 10h 59m 54.8° 280° W
Sat 5 04:12 04:47 05:50 18:49 19:52 20:27 11h 2m 54.5° 280° W
Sun 6 04:13 04:49 05:51 18:47 19:50 20:25 11h 5m 54.1° 279° W
Mon 7 04:14 04:50 05:52 18:45 19:48 20:23 11h 7m 53.7° 279° W
Tue 8 04:16 04:51 05:53 18:44 19:46 20:21 11h 10m 53.3° 278° W
Wed 9 04:17 04:52 05:54 18:42 19:44 20:19 11h 13m 53.0° 278° W
Thu 10 04:18 04:53 05:55 18:40 19:42 20:17 11h 16m 52.6° 277° W
Fri 11 04:20 04:54 05:56 18:38 19:40 20:15 11h 19m 52.2° 277° W
Sat 12 04:21 04:56 05:57 18:37 19:38 20:13 11h 21m 51.8° 276° W
Sun 13 04:22 04:57 05:59 18:35 19:37 20:11 11h 24m 51.4° 276° W
Mon 14 04:24 04:58 06:00 18:33 19:35 20:09 11h 27m 51.1° 275° W
Tue 15 04:25 04:59 06:01 18:31 19:33 20:07 11h 30m 50.7° 275° W
Wed 16 04:26 05:00 06:02 18:30 19:31 20:05 11h 33m 50.3° 274° W
Thu 17 04:27 05:01 06:03 18:28 19:29 20:03 11h 35m 49.9° 274° W
Fri 18 04:29 05:03 06:04 18:26 19:27 20:01 11h 38m 49.5° 273° W
Sat 19 04:30 05:04 06:05 18:24 19:25 19:59 11h 41m 49.1° 273° W
Sun 20 04:31 05:05 06:06 18:23 19:24 19:57 11h 44m 48.7° 272° W
Mon 21 04:32 05:06 06:07 18:21 19:22 19:55 11h 47m 48.4° 272° W
Tue 22 04:34 05:07 06:08 18:19 19:20 19:53 11h 50m 48.0° 271° W
Wed 23 04:35 05:08 06:09 18:17 19:18 19:51 11h 52m 47.6° 270° W
Thu 24 04:36 05:09 06:10 18:16 19:16 19:50 11h 55m 47.2° 270° W
Fri 25 04:37 05:10 06:11 18:14 19:14 19:48 11h 58m 46.8° 269° W
Sat 26 04:38 05:12 06:12 18:12 19:13 19:46 12h 1m 46.4° 269° W
Sun 27 04:40 05:13 06:13 18:10 19:11 19:44 12h 4m 46.0° 268° W
Mon 28 04:41 05:14 06:14 18:08 19:09 19:42 12h 7m 45.6° 268° W
Tue 29 04:42 05:15 06:16 18:07 19:07 19:40 12h 9m 45.2° 267° W
Wed 30 04:43 05:16 06:17 18:05 19:05 19:38 12h 12m 44.9° 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 05:50 06:18 12:11 18:03 18:31 11h 45m −2:50 17:26–18:20 🌖 76%
Fri 2 05:51 06:19 12:11 18:02 18:29 11h 42m −2:50 17:24–18:19 🌖 66%
Sat 3 05:52 06:20 12:10 18:00 18:28 11h 39m −2:50 17:22–18:17 🌗 54%
Sun 4 05:53 06:21 12:10 17:58 18:26 11h 37m −2:49 17:21–18:15 🌘 42%
Mon 5 05:54 06:22 12:10 17:56 18:24 11h 34m −2:49 17:19–18:14 🌘 31%
Tue 6 05:55 06:23 12:09 17:55 18:23 11h 31m −2:49 17:17–18:12 🌘 21%
Wed 7 05:56 06:24 12:09 17:53 18:21 11h 28m −2:49 17:15–18:10 🌘 12%
Thu 8 05:57 06:25 12:09 17:51 18:19 11h 25m −2:49 17:14–18:08 🌘 6%
Fri 9 05:59 06:27 12:08 17:50 18:18 11h 22m −2:48 17:12–18:07 🌘 2%
Sat 10 06:00 06:28 12:08 17:48 18:16 11h 20m −2:48 17:10–18:05 🌑 0%
Sun 11 06:01 06:29 12:08 17:46 18:14 11h 17m −2:48 17:08–18:04 🌒 1%
Mon 12 06:02 06:30 12:08 17:45 18:13 11h 14m −2:47 17:07–18:02 🌒 3%
Tue 13 06:03 06:31 12:07 17:43 18:11 11h 11m −2:47 17:05–18:00 🌒 8%
Wed 14 06:04 06:32 12:07 17:41 18:10 11h 9m −2:46 17:03–17:59 🌒 14%
Thu 15 06:05 06:33 12:07 17:40 18:08 11h 6m −2:46 17:02–17:57 🌒 21%
Fri 16 06:06 06:35 12:07 17:38 18:06 11h 3m −2:46 17:00–17:56 🌒 29%
Sat 17 06:07 06:36 12:06 17:37 18:05 11h 0m −2:45 16:58–17:54 🌒 37%
Sun 18 06:09 06:37 12:06 17:35 18:03 10h 58m −2:44 16:57–17:52 🌓 47%
Mon 19 06:10 06:38 12:06 17:33 18:02 10h 55m −2:44 16:55–17:51 🌔 56%
Tue 20 06:11 06:39 12:06 17:32 18:00 10h 52m −2:43 16:53–17:49 🌔 66%
Wed 21 06:12 06:40 12:06 17:30 17:59 10h 49m −2:43 16:52–17:48 🌔 75%
Thu 22 06:13 06:42 12:06 17:29 17:57 10h 47m −2:42 16:50–17:46 🌔 83%
Fri 23 06:14 06:43 12:05 17:27 17:56 10h 44m −2:41 16:48–17:45 🌔 90%
Sat 24 06:15 06:44 12:05 17:26 17:55 10h 41m −2:40 16:47–17:44 🌔 95%
Sun 25 06:17 06:45 12:05 17:24 17:53 10h 39m −2:40 16:45–17:42 🌔 99%
Mon 26 06:18 06:47 12:05 17:23 17:52 10h 36m −2:39 16:44–17:41 🌕 100%
Tue 27 06:19 06:48 12:05 17:22 17:50 10h 33m −2:38 16:42–17:39 🌖 99%
Wed 28 06:20 06:49 12:05 17:20 17:49 10h 31m −2:37 16:41–17:38 🌖 95%
Thu 29 06:21 06:50 12:05 17:19 17:48 10h 28m −2:36 16:39–17:37 🌖 88%
Fri 30 06:22 06:51 12:05 17:17 17:47 10h 26m −2:35 16:38–17:35 🌖 80%
Sat 31 06:24 06:53 12:05 17:16 17:45 10h 23m −2:34 16:36–17:34 🌖 69%

Longest and shortest day in Shymkent

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 15h 16m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 3 months, with 9h 4m.

Between them the day length swings by 6h 11m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:48 on 9 December; the latest is 20:02 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 04:44 on 15 June to 07:50 on 3 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Shymkent 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 42.3°N buys you.

Evening golden hour runs 54 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 40 — at 42.3° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.

Summer and winter days differ by 6h 11m here, less seasonal variation than almost anywhere else in Kazakhstan we track.

Over a year the sunset point slides 65° 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 51 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 105 seconds a day.

Standing 520 m up buys you 4.3 extra minutes of evening sun: the higher you are, the further over the curve of the Earth you can see, by 0.79° here.

Planning a sunset photo in Shymkent

Arrive by 17:20. Golden hour opens at 17:35 and the sun is down by 18:12, 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 18:29 and runs to 18:40, the end of civil twilight and 27m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Shymkent — 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 Shymkent today?

The sun sets in Shymkent at 18:12 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Shymkent?

It takes 27m. Civil twilight ends at 18:40 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Shymkent?

Evening golden hour runs 17:35 to 18:29 today, lasting 54m. Full golden hour times for Shymkent covers the morning window and the coming week.

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