Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Ulan Bator, Mongolia

In Ulan Bator, Mongolia the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:42 and rises at 06:44. Daylight lasts 11h 58m; evening golden hour runs from 18:02 to 19:01.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
06:13
Sunrise
06:44
Solar noon
12:43
Sunset
18:42
Last light
19:13
Day length
11h 58m

18h 40m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
18:02 – 19:01
Blue hour
19:01 – 19:13
Max sun altitude
40.9°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
18:11 / 05:59

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 06:45 Sunset 18:40 Golden hour 17:59 – 18:59 Day length 11h 55m vs today 3 minutes shorter

Where Ulan Bator is

Coordinates
47.9077° N, 106.8832° E
Time zone
Asia/Ulaanbaatar
Current offset
UTC+08:00
Elevation
1,284 m
Population
844,818

Sunrise and sunset in Ulan Bator, 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 05:37 06:09 12:52 19:34 20:06 13h 24m −3:20 18:52–19:53 🌖 83%
Wed 2 05:39 06:11 12:52 19:32 20:04 13h 20m −3:21 18:51–19:51 🌖 74%
Thu 3 05:40 06:12 12:51 19:30 20:02 13h 17m −3:21 18:49–19:49 🌖 63%
Fri 4 05:42 06:14 12:51 19:28 20:00 13h 14m −3:22 18:47–19:47 🌗 52%
Sat 5 05:43 06:15 12:51 19:26 19:58 13h 10m −3:22 18:45–19:45 🌘 40%
Sun 6 05:44 06:16 12:50 19:24 19:55 13h 7m −3:23 18:43–19:43 🌘 29%
Mon 7 05:46 06:18 12:50 19:22 19:53 13h 4m −3:23 18:41–19:41 🌘 19%
Tue 8 05:47 06:19 12:50 19:20 19:51 13h 0m −3:24 18:39–19:39 🌘 11%
Wed 9 05:49 06:20 12:49 19:18 19:49 12h 57m −3:24 18:37–19:37 🌘 5%
Thu 10 05:50 06:22 12:49 19:16 19:47 12h 53m −3:24 18:35–19:35 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:52 06:23 12:49 19:14 19:45 12h 50m −3:25 18:33–19:33 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:53 06:24 12:48 19:11 19:43 12h 47m −3:25 18:31–19:31 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:54 06:26 12:48 19:09 19:41 12h 43m −3:25 18:29–19:28 🌒 5%
Mon 14 05:56 06:27 12:48 19:07 19:39 12h 40m −3:25 18:27–19:26 🌒 11%
Tue 15 05:57 06:28 12:47 19:05 19:36 12h 36m −3:26 18:24–19:24 🌒 18%
Wed 16 05:59 06:30 12:47 19:03 19:34 12h 33m −3:26 18:22–19:22 🌒 26%
Thu 17 06:00 06:31 12:47 19:01 19:32 12h 29m −3:26 18:20–19:20 🌒 34%
Fri 18 06:01 06:33 12:46 18:59 19:30 12h 26m −3:26 18:18–19:18 🌒 44%
Sat 19 06:03 06:34 12:46 18:57 19:28 12h 23m −3:26 18:16–19:16 🌓 53%
Sun 20 06:04 06:35 12:46 18:55 19:26 12h 19m −3:27 18:14–19:14 🌔 62%
Mon 21 06:06 06:37 12:45 18:53 19:24 12h 16m −3:27 18:12–19:12 🌔 71%
Tue 22 06:07 06:38 12:45 18:51 19:22 12h 12m −3:27 18:10–19:10 🌔 79%
Wed 23 06:08 06:39 12:44 18:49 19:20 12h 9m −3:27 18:08–19:08 🌔 87%
Thu 24 06:10 06:41 12:44 18:47 19:17 12h 5m −3:27 18:06–19:05 🌔 93%
Fri 25 06:11 06:42 12:44 18:45 19:15 12h 2m −3:27 18:04–19:03 🌔 97%
Sat 26 06:13 06:44 12:43 18:42 19:13 11h 58m −3:27 18:02–19:01 🌔 100%
Sun 27 06:14 06:45 12:43 18:40 19:11 11h 55m −3:27 17:59–18:59 🌕 100%
Mon 28 06:15 06:46 12:43 18:38 19:09 11h 52m −3:27 17:57–18:57 🌖 98%
Tue 29 06:17 06:48 12:42 18:36 19:07 11h 48m −3:27 17:55–18:55 🌖 93%
Wed 30 06:18 06:49 12:42 18:34 19:05 11h 45m −3:27 17:53–18:53 🌖 86%
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 04:16 04:58 06:09 19:34 20:45 21:27 10h 37m 50.4° 283° WNW
Wed 2 04:18 05:00 06:11 19:32 20:42 21:24 10h 40m 50.0° 283° WNW
Thu 3 04:20 05:01 06:12 19:30 20:40 21:22 10h 43m 49.6° 282° WNW
Fri 4 04:22 05:03 06:14 19:28 20:38 21:19 10h 47m 49.3° 282° WNW
Sat 5 04:24 05:05 06:15 19:26 20:36 21:16 10h 50m 48.9° 281° W
Sun 6 04:25 05:06 06:16 19:24 20:33 21:14 10h 53m 48.5° 280° W
Mon 7 04:27 05:08 06:18 19:22 20:31 21:11 10h 57m 48.2° 280° W
Tue 8 04:29 05:09 06:19 19:20 20:29 21:09 11h 0m 47.8° 279° W
Wed 9 04:31 05:11 06:20 19:18 20:27 21:07 11h 4m 47.4° 279° W
Thu 10 04:33 05:12 06:22 19:16 20:25 21:04 11h 7m 47.0° 278° W
Fri 11 04:34 05:14 06:23 19:14 20:22 21:02 11h 10m 46.6° 278° W
Sat 12 04:36 05:16 06:24 19:11 20:20 20:59 11h 14m 46.3° 277° W
Sun 13 04:38 05:17 06:26 19:09 20:18 20:57 11h 17m 45.9° 276° W
Mon 14 04:40 05:19 06:27 19:07 20:16 20:54 11h 21m 45.5° 276° W
Tue 15 04:41 05:20 06:28 19:05 20:13 20:52 11h 24m 45.1° 275° W
Wed 16 04:43 05:22 06:30 19:03 20:11 20:50 11h 27m 44.7° 275° W
Thu 17 04:45 05:23 06:31 19:01 20:09 20:47 11h 31m 44.3° 274° W
Fri 18 04:46 05:25 06:33 18:59 20:07 20:45 11h 34m 44.0° 274° W
Sat 19 04:48 05:26 06:34 18:57 20:05 20:43 11h 38m 43.6° 273° W
Sun 20 04:50 05:28 06:35 18:55 20:02 20:40 11h 41m 43.2° 272° W
Mon 21 04:51 05:29 06:37 18:53 20:00 20:38 11h 45m 42.8° 272° W
Tue 22 04:53 05:31 06:38 18:51 19:58 20:36 11h 48m 42.4° 271° W
Wed 23 04:54 05:32 06:39 18:49 19:56 20:33 11h 52m 42.0° 271° W
Thu 24 04:56 05:33 06:41 18:47 19:54 20:31 11h 55m 41.6° 270° W
Fri 25 04:58 05:35 06:42 18:45 19:52 20:29 11h 59m 41.2° 270° W
Sat 26 04:59 05:36 06:44 18:42 19:49 20:26 12h 2m 40.9° 269° W
Sun 27 05:01 05:38 06:45 18:40 19:47 20:24 12h 5m 40.5° 268° W
Mon 28 05:02 05:39 06:46 18:38 19:45 20:22 12h 9m 40.1° 268° W
Tue 29 05:04 05:41 06:48 18:36 19:43 20:20 12h 12m 39.7° 267° W
Wed 30 05:05 05:42 06:49 18:34 19:41 20:18 12h 16m 39.3° 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 06:20 06:50 12:42 18:32 19:03 11h 41m −3:27 17:51–18:51 🌖 77%
Fri 2 06:21 06:52 12:41 18:30 19:01 11h 38m −3:27 17:49–18:49 🌖 67%
Sat 3 06:22 06:53 12:41 18:28 18:59 11h 34m −3:26 17:47–18:47 🌗 55%
Sun 4 06:24 06:55 12:41 18:26 18:57 11h 31m −3:26 17:45–18:45 🌘 44%
Mon 5 06:25 06:56 12:40 18:24 18:55 11h 27m −3:26 17:43–18:43 🌘 32%
Tue 6 06:27 06:58 12:40 18:22 18:53 11h 24m −3:26 17:41–18:41 🌘 22%
Wed 7 06:28 06:59 12:40 18:20 18:51 11h 21m −3:26 17:38–18:39 🌘 13%
Thu 8 06:29 07:00 12:40 18:18 18:49 11h 17m −3:25 17:36–18:37 🌘 7%
Fri 9 06:31 07:02 12:39 18:16 18:47 11h 14m −3:25 17:34–18:35 🌘 2%
Sat 10 06:32 07:03 12:39 18:14 18:45 11h 10m −3:25 17:32–18:33 🌘 0%
Sun 11 06:34 07:05 12:39 18:12 18:43 11h 7m −3:24 17:30–18:31 🌑 1%
Mon 12 06:35 07:06 12:39 18:10 18:41 11h 4m −3:24 17:28–18:29 🌒 3%
Tue 13 06:36 07:08 12:38 18:08 18:39 11h 0m −3:24 17:26–18:27 🌒 7%
Wed 14 06:38 07:09 12:38 18:06 18:37 10h 57m −3:23 17:24–18:25 🌒 13%
Thu 15 06:39 07:10 12:38 18:04 18:36 10h 53m −3:23 17:22–18:24 🌒 20%
Fri 16 06:41 07:12 12:38 18:02 18:34 10h 50m −3:22 17:20–18:22 🌒 28%
Sat 17 06:42 07:13 12:37 18:01 18:32 10h 47m −3:22 17:18–18:20 🌒 36%
Sun 18 06:43 07:15 12:37 17:59 18:30 10h 43m −3:21 17:16–18:18 🌓 45%
Mon 19 06:45 07:16 12:37 17:57 18:28 10h 40m −3:20 17:14–18:16 🌔 55%
Tue 20 06:46 07:18 12:37 17:55 18:26 10h 37m −3:20 17:12–18:14 🌔 64%
Wed 21 06:48 07:19 12:37 17:53 18:25 10h 33m −3:19 17:10–18:13 🌔 73%
Thu 22 06:49 07:21 12:36 17:51 18:23 10h 30m −3:18 17:08–18:11 🌔 82%
Fri 23 06:51 07:22 12:36 17:50 18:21 10h 27m −3:17 17:06–18:09 🌔 89%
Sat 24 06:52 07:24 12:36 17:48 18:20 10h 23m −3:17 17:04–18:07 🌔 95%
Sun 25 06:53 07:25 12:36 17:46 18:18 10h 20m −3:16 17:02–18:06 🌔 98%
Mon 26 06:55 07:27 12:36 17:44 18:16 10h 17m −3:15 17:00–18:04 🌕 100%
Tue 27 06:56 07:28 12:36 17:43 18:15 10h 14m −3:14 16:58–18:02 🌖 99%
Wed 28 06:58 07:30 12:36 17:41 18:13 10h 11m −3:13 16:57–18:01 🌖 95%
Thu 29 06:59 07:31 12:36 17:39 18:11 10h 7m −3:12 16:55–17:59 🌖 89%
Fri 30 07:01 07:33 12:36 17:38 18:10 10h 4m −3:10 16:53–17:57 🌖 81%
Sat 31 07:02 07:34 12:36 17:36 18:08 10h 1m −3:09 16:51–17:56 🌖 71%

Longest and shortest day in Ulan Bator

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 16h 1m of daylight.

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

Between them the day length swings by 7h 39m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:59 on 11 December; the latest is 20:55 on 26 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 04:52 on 16 June to 08:42 on 1 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 14m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Ulan Bator different

Sitting on the western side of its time zone puts solar noon at 12:43, a full 44 minutes after twelve o'clock, and drags the whole day — sunrise, noon and sunset — along with it.

At 47.9°N the sun cuts through the twilight band at an angle, so darkness takes 31 minutes to arrive: 7 minutes longer than today's 24-minute median.

The shallow approach angle at 47.9° stretches this evening's golden hour to 60 minutes, against about 40 for a city on the equator today.

Over a year the sunset point slides 73° along the horizon, from SW at the December solstice to NW in June. Today it is W.

By the end of September the sun will be setting 60 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 2 minutes a day.

At 1,284 m the horizon sits 1.24° lower than at sea level, so the sun sets about 7.4 minutes later here than the standard tables suggest — roughly 14.8 minutes of extra daylight across the day.

Planning a sunset photo in Ulan Bator

Arrive by 17:47. Golden hour opens at 18:02 and the sun is down by 18:42, 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 19:01 and runs to 19:13, the end of civil twilight and 30m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Ulan Bator — 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 Ulan Bator today?

The sun sets in Ulan Bator at 18:42 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Ulan Bator?

It takes 30m. Civil twilight ends at 19:13 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Ulan Bator?

Evening golden hour runs 18:02 to 19:01 today, lasting 59m. Full golden hour times for Ulan Bator covers the morning window and the coming week.