Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Makkah, Saudi Arabia

In Makkah, Saudi Arabia the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:13 and rises at 06:10. Daylight lasts 12h 3m; evening golden hour runs from 17:44 to 18:27.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
05:48
Sunrise
06:10
Solar noon
12:12
Sunset
18:13
Last light
18:35
Day length
12h 3m

18h 11m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:44 – 18:27
Blue hour
18:27 – 18:35
Max sun altitude
67.3°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:53 / 05:39

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 06:10 Sunset 18:12 Golden hour 17:43 – 18:26 Day length 12h 1m vs today 1 minute shorter

Where Makkah is

Coordinates
21.4266° N, 39.8256° E
Time zone
Asia/Riyadh
Current offset
UTC+03:00
Elevation
333 m
Population
1,578,722

Sunrise and sunset in Makkah, 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 05:41 06:04 12:20 18:37 18:59 12h 33m −1:10 18:07–18:51 🌖 82%
Wed 2 05:41 06:04 12:20 18:36 18:58 12h 32m −1:10 18:06–18:50 🌖 72%
Thu 3 05:42 06:04 12:20 18:35 18:57 12h 30m −1:11 18:05–18:49 🌖 61%
Fri 4 05:42 06:04 12:19 18:34 18:56 12h 29m −1:11 18:04–18:48 🌗 49%
Sat 5 05:42 06:05 12:19 18:33 18:55 12h 28m −1:11 18:04–18:47 🌘 38%
Sun 6 05:42 06:05 12:19 18:32 18:55 12h 27m −1:11 18:03–18:46 🌘 27%
Mon 7 05:43 06:05 12:18 18:31 18:54 12h 26m −1:12 18:02–18:45 🌘 17%
Tue 8 05:43 06:05 12:18 18:30 18:53 12h 24m −1:12 18:01–18:44 🌘 9%
Wed 9 05:43 06:06 12:18 18:29 18:52 12h 23m −1:12 18:00–18:43 🌘 4%
Thu 10 05:43 06:06 12:17 18:28 18:51 12h 22m −1:12 17:59–18:42 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:44 06:06 12:17 18:27 18:50 12h 21m −1:12 17:58–18:41 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:44 06:06 12:17 18:26 18:49 12h 20m −1:12 17:57–18:40 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:44 06:07 12:16 18:25 18:48 12h 18m −1:13 17:56–18:39 🌒 6%
Mon 14 05:45 06:07 12:16 18:25 18:47 12h 17m −1:13 17:55–18:38 🌒 12%
Tue 15 05:45 06:07 12:15 18:24 18:46 12h 16m −1:13 17:54–18:37 🌒 19%
Wed 16 05:45 06:07 12:15 18:23 18:45 12h 15m −1:13 17:53–18:36 🌒 27%
Thu 17 05:45 06:08 12:15 18:22 18:44 12h 14m −1:13 17:52–18:35 🌒 36%
Fri 18 05:46 06:08 12:14 18:21 18:43 12h 12m −1:13 17:51–18:34 🌓 45%
Sat 19 05:46 06:08 12:14 18:20 18:42 12h 11m −1:13 17:50–18:33 🌔 55%
Sun 20 05:46 06:08 12:14 18:19 18:41 12h 10m −1:13 17:49–18:32 🌔 64%
Mon 21 05:46 06:09 12:13 18:18 18:40 12h 9m −1:13 17:48–18:31 🌔 73%
Tue 22 05:47 06:09 12:13 18:17 18:39 12h 7m −1:13 17:47–18:30 🌔 81%
Wed 23 05:47 06:09 12:13 18:16 18:38 12h 6m −1:13 17:46–18:29 🌔 88%
Thu 24 05:47 06:09 12:12 18:15 18:37 12h 5m −1:13 17:46–18:28 🌔 94%
Fri 25 05:47 06:10 12:12 18:14 18:36 12h 4m −1:13 17:45–18:28 🌔 98%
Sat 26 05:48 06:10 12:12 18:13 18:35 12h 3m −1:13 17:44–18:27 🌔 100%
Sun 27 05:48 06:10 12:11 18:12 18:34 12h 1m −1:13 17:43–18:26 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:48 06:10 12:11 18:11 18:33 12h 0m −1:13 17:42–18:25 🌖 97%
Tue 29 05:49 06:11 12:11 18:10 18:32 11h 59m −1:13 17:41–18:24 🌖 92%
Wed 30 05:49 06:11 12:10 18:09 18:31 11h 58m −1:13 17:40–18:23 🌖 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 04:48 05:14 06:04 18:37 19:26 19:52 11h 27m 76.8° 279° W
Wed 2 04:48 05:15 06:04 18:36 19:25 19:51 11h 28m 76.4° 279° W
Thu 3 04:48 05:15 06:04 18:35 19:24 19:50 11h 29m 76.0° 278° W
Fri 4 04:49 05:15 06:04 18:34 19:23 19:49 11h 30m 75.7° 278° W
Sat 5 04:49 05:16 06:05 18:33 19:22 19:48 11h 31m 75.3° 277° W
Sun 6 04:50 05:16 06:05 18:32 19:21 19:47 11h 32m 74.9° 277° W
Mon 7 04:50 05:16 06:05 18:31 19:20 19:46 11h 34m 74.6° 277° W
Tue 8 04:50 05:17 06:05 18:30 19:19 19:45 11h 35m 74.2° 276° W
Wed 9 04:51 05:17 06:06 18:29 19:18 19:44 11h 36m 73.8° 276° W
Thu 10 04:51 05:17 06:06 18:28 19:17 19:43 11h 37m 73.4° 275° W
Fri 11 04:51 05:18 06:06 18:27 19:16 19:42 11h 38m 73.1° 275° W
Sat 12 04:52 05:18 06:06 18:26 19:15 19:41 11h 40m 72.7° 275° W
Sun 13 04:52 05:18 06:07 18:25 19:14 19:40 11h 41m 72.3° 274° W
Mon 14 04:52 05:19 06:07 18:25 19:13 19:39 11h 42m 71.9° 274° W
Tue 15 04:53 05:19 06:07 18:24 19:12 19:38 11h 43m 71.5° 273° W
Wed 16 04:53 05:19 06:07 18:23 19:11 19:37 11h 45m 71.1° 273° W
Thu 17 04:53 05:19 06:08 18:22 19:10 19:36 11h 46m 70.8° 273° W
Fri 18 04:54 05:20 06:08 18:21 19:09 19:35 11h 47m 70.4° 272° W
Sat 19 04:54 05:20 06:08 18:20 19:08 19:34 11h 48m 70.0° 272° W
Sun 20 04:54 05:20 06:08 18:19 19:07 19:33 11h 49m 69.6° 271° W
Mon 21 04:55 05:21 06:09 18:18 19:06 19:32 11h 51m 69.2° 271° W
Tue 22 04:55 05:21 06:09 18:17 19:05 19:31 11h 52m 68.8° 270° W
Wed 23 04:55 05:21 06:09 18:16 19:04 19:30 11h 53m 68.4° 270° W
Thu 24 04:55 05:21 06:09 18:15 19:03 19:29 11h 54m 68.0° 270° W
Fri 25 04:56 05:22 06:10 18:14 19:02 19:28 11h 56m 67.6° 269° W
Sat 26 04:56 05:22 06:10 18:13 19:01 19:27 11h 57m 67.3° 269° W
Sun 27 04:56 05:22 06:10 18:12 19:00 19:26 11h 58m 66.9° 268° W
Mon 28 04:57 05:22 06:10 18:11 18:59 19:25 11h 59m 66.5° 268° W
Tue 29 04:57 05:23 06:11 18:10 18:58 19:24 12h 0m 66.1° 268° W
Wed 30 04:57 05:23 06:11 18:09 18:57 19:23 12h 2m 65.7° 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 05:49 06:11 12:10 18:08 18:30 11h 56m −1:13 17:39–18:22 🌖 75%
Fri 2 05:49 06:12 12:10 18:07 18:30 11h 55m −1:13 17:38–18:21 🌖 65%
Sat 3 05:50 06:12 12:09 18:06 18:29 11h 54m −1:13 17:37–18:20 🌗 53%
Sun 4 05:50 06:12 12:09 18:05 18:28 11h 53m −1:13 17:36–18:19 🌘 41%
Mon 5 05:50 06:12 12:09 18:05 18:27 11h 52m −1:13 17:35–18:18 🌘 30%
Tue 6 05:51 06:13 12:08 18:04 18:26 11h 50m −1:13 17:34–18:17 🌘 20%
Wed 7 05:51 06:13 12:08 18:03 18:25 11h 49m −1:12 17:33–18:16 🌘 12%
Thu 8 05:51 06:13 12:08 18:02 18:24 11h 48m −1:12 17:32–18:16 🌘 6%
Fri 9 05:51 06:14 12:07 18:01 18:23 11h 47m −1:12 17:31–18:15 🌘 2%
Sat 10 05:52 06:14 12:07 18:00 18:22 11h 46m −1:12 17:30–18:14 🌑 0%
Sun 11 05:52 06:14 12:07 17:59 18:22 11h 44m −1:12 17:30–18:13 🌒 1%
Mon 12 05:52 06:15 12:07 17:58 18:21 11h 43m −1:12 17:29–18:12 🌒 4%
Tue 13 05:53 06:15 12:06 17:58 18:20 11h 42m −1:11 17:28–18:11 🌒 8%
Wed 14 05:53 06:15 12:06 17:57 18:19 11h 41m −1:11 17:27–18:10 🌒 14%
Thu 15 05:53 06:16 12:06 17:56 18:18 11h 40m −1:11 17:26–18:10 🌒 21%
Fri 16 05:54 06:16 12:06 17:55 18:18 11h 38m −1:11 17:25–18:09 🌒 29%
Sat 17 05:54 06:17 12:06 17:54 18:17 11h 37m −1:10 17:24–18:08 🌒 38%
Sun 18 05:54 06:17 12:05 17:53 18:16 11h 36m −1:10 17:24–18:07 🌓 47%
Mon 19 05:55 06:17 12:05 17:53 18:15 11h 35m −1:10 17:23–18:07 🌔 57%
Tue 20 05:55 06:18 12:05 17:52 18:15 11h 34m −1:09 17:22–18:06 🌔 66%
Wed 21 05:56 06:18 12:05 17:51 18:14 11h 33m −1:09 17:21–18:05 🌔 75%
Thu 22 05:56 06:19 12:05 17:50 18:13 11h 31m −1:09 17:20–18:04 🌔 83%
Fri 23 05:56 06:19 12:05 17:50 18:12 11h 30m −1:08 17:20–18:04 🌔 90%
Sat 24 05:57 06:19 12:04 17:49 18:12 11h 29m −1:08 17:19–18:03 🌔 96%
Sun 25 05:57 06:20 12:04 17:48 18:11 11h 28m −1:08 17:18–18:02 🌔 99%
Mon 26 05:58 06:20 12:04 17:48 18:10 11h 27m −1:07 17:17–18:02 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:58 06:21 12:04 17:47 18:10 11h 26m −1:07 17:17–18:01 🌖 98%
Wed 28 05:58 06:21 12:04 17:46 18:09 11h 25m −1:06 17:16–18:00 🌖 94%
Thu 29 05:59 06:22 12:04 17:46 18:09 11h 24m −1:06 17:15–18:00 🌖 88%
Fri 30 05:59 06:22 12:04 17:45 18:08 11h 23m −1:05 17:15–17:59 🌖 79%
Sat 31 06:00 06:23 12:04 17:45 18:07 11h 21m −1:05 17:14–17:59 🌖 68%

Longest and shortest day in Makkah

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 13h 26m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 10h 49m.

Between them the day length swings by 2h 36m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:37 on 27 November; the latest is 19:07 on 4 July. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 05:37 on 7 June to 07:01 on 16 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 8m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Makkah different

It takes roughly 22 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.

Between solstices the sunset walks 51° 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 57 seconds earlier each day this month — 28 minutes from the first of September to the last.

Twice a year the sun passes directly overhead here — on 28 May and 16 July — and vertical objects cast almost no shadow at solar noon.

Planning a sunset photo in Makkah

Arrive by 17:29. Golden hour opens at 17:44 and the sun is down by 18:13, 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 18:27 and runs to 18:35, the end of civil twilight and 22m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Makkah — 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 Makkah today?

The sun sets in Makkah at 18:13 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Makkah?

It takes 22m. Civil twilight ends at 18:35 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Makkah?

Evening golden hour runs 17:44 to 18:27 today, lasting 42m. Full golden hour times for Makkah covers the morning window and the coming week.

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