Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 17:45 and rises at 05:43. Daylight lasts 12h 2m; evening golden hour runs from 17:15 to 17:59.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
05:20
Sunrise
05:43
Solar noon
11:44
Sunset
17:45
Last light
18:08
Day length
12h 2m

17h 43m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:15 – 17:59
Blue hour
17:59 – 18:08
Max sun altitude
64.0°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:24 / 05:10

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 05:43 Sunset 17:44 Golden hour 17:14 – 17:58 Day length 12h 1m vs today 1 minute shorter

Where Riyadh is

Coordinates
24.6877° N, 46.7219° E
Time zone
Asia/Riyadh
Current offset
UTC+03:00
Elevation
612 m
Population
4,205,961

Sunrise and sunset in Riyadh, 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 05:10 05:34 11:53 18:11 18:35 12h 37m −1:22 17:41–18:26 🌖 82%
Wed 2 05:11 05:34 11:52 18:10 18:34 12h 36m −1:23 17:40–18:25 🌖 72%
Thu 3 05:11 05:34 11:52 18:09 18:32 12h 35m −1:23 17:39–18:24 🌖 61%
Fri 4 05:12 05:35 11:52 18:08 18:31 12h 33m −1:23 17:38–18:22 🌗 49%
Sat 5 05:12 05:35 11:51 18:07 18:30 12h 32m −1:23 17:37–18:21 🌘 38%
Sun 6 05:12 05:35 11:51 18:06 18:29 12h 30m −1:24 17:36–18:20 🌘 27%
Mon 7 05:13 05:36 11:51 18:05 18:28 12h 29m −1:24 17:35–18:19 🌘 17%
Tue 8 05:13 05:36 11:50 18:04 18:27 12h 28m −1:24 17:34–18:18 🌘 9%
Wed 9 05:14 05:36 11:50 18:03 18:26 12h 26m −1:24 17:33–18:17 🌘 4%
Thu 10 05:14 05:37 11:50 18:02 18:25 12h 25m −1:25 17:32–18:16 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:14 05:37 11:49 18:01 18:24 12h 23m −1:25 17:31–18:15 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:15 05:38 11:49 18:00 18:23 12h 22m −1:25 17:30–18:14 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:15 05:38 11:49 17:59 18:22 12h 21m −1:25 17:29–18:13 🌒 6%
Mon 14 05:15 05:38 11:48 17:58 18:21 12h 19m −1:25 17:28–18:12 🌒 12%
Tue 15 05:16 05:39 11:48 17:57 18:20 12h 18m −1:25 17:27–18:11 🌒 19%
Wed 16 05:16 05:39 11:48 17:56 18:19 12h 16m −1:25 17:26–18:10 🌒 27%
Thu 17 05:16 05:39 11:47 17:55 18:17 12h 15m −1:25 17:25–18:09 🌒 36%
Fri 18 05:17 05:40 11:47 17:54 18:16 12h 13m −1:26 17:24–18:08 🌓 45%
Sat 19 05:17 05:40 11:46 17:53 18:15 12h 12m −1:26 17:22–18:07 🌔 55%
Sun 20 05:18 05:40 11:46 17:51 18:14 12h 11m −1:26 17:21–18:05 🌔 64%
Mon 21 05:18 05:41 11:46 17:50 18:13 12h 9m −1:26 17:20–18:04 🌔 73%
Tue 22 05:18 05:41 11:45 17:49 18:12 12h 8m −1:26 17:19–18:03 🌔 81%
Wed 23 05:19 05:41 11:45 17:48 18:11 12h 6m −1:26 17:18–18:02 🌔 88%
Thu 24 05:19 05:42 11:45 17:47 18:10 12h 5m −1:26 17:17–18:01 🌔 94%
Fri 25 05:19 05:42 11:44 17:46 18:09 12h 3m −1:26 17:16–18:00 🌔 98%
Sat 26 05:20 05:43 11:44 17:45 18:08 12h 2m −1:26 17:15–17:59 🌔 100%
Sun 27 05:20 05:43 11:44 17:44 18:07 12h 1m −1:26 17:14–17:58 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:21 05:43 11:43 17:43 18:06 11h 59m −1:26 17:13–17:57 🌖 97%
Tue 29 05:21 05:44 11:43 17:42 18:05 11h 58m −1:26 17:12–17:56 🌖 92%
Wed 30 05:21 05:44 11:43 17:41 18:04 11h 56m −1:26 17:11–17:55 🌖 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 04:16 04:43 05:34 18:11 19:02 19:29 11h 22m 73.5° 279° W
Wed 2 04:16 04:44 05:34 18:10 19:01 19:28 11h 23m 73.2° 279° W
Thu 3 04:17 04:44 05:34 18:09 19:00 19:27 11h 25m 72.8° 279° W
Fri 4 04:17 04:45 05:35 18:08 18:58 19:26 11h 26m 72.4° 278° W
Sat 5 04:18 04:45 05:35 18:07 18:57 19:25 11h 28m 72.1° 278° W
Sun 6 04:18 04:45 05:35 18:06 18:56 19:23 11h 29m 71.7° 277° W
Mon 7 04:19 04:46 05:36 18:05 18:55 19:22 11h 30m 71.3° 277° W
Tue 8 04:19 04:46 05:36 18:04 18:54 19:21 11h 32m 70.9° 276° W
Wed 9 04:19 04:47 05:36 18:03 18:53 19:20 11h 33m 70.6° 276° W
Thu 10 04:20 04:47 05:37 18:02 18:52 19:19 11h 35m 70.2° 276° W
Fri 11 04:20 04:47 05:37 18:01 18:51 19:18 11h 36m 69.8° 275° W
Sat 12 04:21 04:48 05:38 18:00 18:50 19:17 11h 37m 69.4° 275° W
Sun 13 04:21 04:48 05:38 17:59 18:48 19:15 11h 39m 69.0° 274° W
Mon 14 04:22 04:49 05:38 17:58 18:47 19:14 11h 40m 68.7° 274° W
Tue 15 04:22 04:49 05:39 17:57 18:46 19:13 11h 42m 68.3° 274° W
Wed 16 04:23 04:49 05:39 17:56 18:45 19:12 11h 43m 67.9° 273° W
Thu 17 04:23 04:50 05:39 17:55 18:44 19:11 11h 44m 67.5° 273° W
Fri 18 04:23 04:50 05:40 17:54 18:43 19:10 11h 46m 67.1° 272° W
Sat 19 04:24 04:51 05:40 17:53 18:42 19:09 11h 47m 66.7° 272° W
Sun 20 04:24 04:51 05:40 17:51 18:41 19:07 11h 49m 66.3° 271° W
Mon 21 04:25 04:51 05:41 17:50 18:40 19:06 11h 50m 66.0° 271° W
Tue 22 04:25 04:52 05:41 17:49 18:39 19:05 11h 52m 65.6° 271° W
Wed 23 04:26 04:52 05:41 17:48 18:37 19:04 11h 53m 65.2° 270° W
Thu 24 04:26 04:53 05:42 17:47 18:36 19:03 11h 54m 64.8° 270° W
Fri 25 04:26 04:53 05:42 17:46 18:35 19:02 11h 56m 64.4° 269° W
Sat 26 04:27 04:53 05:43 17:45 18:34 19:01 11h 57m 64.0° 269° W
Sun 27 04:27 04:54 05:43 17:44 18:33 19:00 11h 59m 63.6° 268° W
Mon 28 04:28 04:54 05:43 17:43 18:32 18:59 12h 0m 63.2° 268° W
Tue 29 04:28 04:54 05:44 17:42 18:31 18:58 12h 2m 62.8° 268° W
Wed 30 04:28 04:55 05:44 17:41 18:30 18:57 12h 3m 62.4° 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 05:22 05:44 11:42 17:40 18:03 11h 55m −1:26 17:10–17:54 🌖 75%
Fri 2 05:22 05:45 11:42 17:39 18:02 11h 53m −1:26 17:09–17:53 🌖 65%
Sat 3 05:22 05:45 11:42 17:38 18:01 11h 52m −1:25 17:08–17:52 🌗 53%
Sun 4 05:23 05:46 11:41 17:37 18:00 11h 51m −1:25 17:07–17:51 🌘 41%
Mon 5 05:23 05:46 11:41 17:36 17:59 11h 49m −1:25 17:05–17:50 🌘 30%
Tue 6 05:24 05:46 11:41 17:35 17:58 11h 48m −1:25 17:04–17:49 🌘 20%
Wed 7 05:24 05:47 11:40 17:34 17:57 11h 46m −1:25 17:03–17:48 🌘 12%
Thu 8 05:24 05:47 11:40 17:33 17:56 11h 45m −1:25 17:02–17:47 🌘 6%
Fri 9 05:25 05:48 11:40 17:32 17:55 11h 44m −1:25 17:01–17:46 🌘 2%
Sat 10 05:25 05:48 11:40 17:31 17:54 11h 42m −1:24 17:00–17:45 🌑 0%
Sun 11 05:26 05:49 11:39 17:30 17:53 11h 41m −1:24 16:59–17:44 🌒 1%
Mon 12 05:26 05:49 11:39 17:29 17:52 11h 39m −1:24 16:58–17:43 🌒 4%
Tue 13 05:27 05:49 11:39 17:28 17:51 11h 38m −1:24 16:57–17:42 🌒 8%
Wed 14 05:27 05:50 11:39 17:27 17:50 11h 37m −1:23 16:56–17:41 🌒 14%
Thu 15 05:27 05:50 11:38 17:26 17:49 11h 35m −1:23 16:55–17:40 🌒 21%
Fri 16 05:28 05:51 11:38 17:25 17:48 11h 34m −1:23 16:54–17:39 🌒 29%
Sat 17 05:28 05:51 11:38 17:24 17:47 11h 32m −1:23 16:54–17:38 🌒 38%
Sun 18 05:29 05:52 11:38 17:23 17:46 11h 31m −1:22 16:53–17:37 🌓 47%
Mon 19 05:29 05:52 11:38 17:22 17:46 11h 30m −1:22 16:52–17:37 🌔 57%
Tue 20 05:30 05:53 11:37 17:22 17:45 11h 28m −1:22 16:51–17:36 🌔 66%
Wed 21 05:30 05:53 11:37 17:21 17:44 11h 27m −1:21 16:50–17:35 🌔 75%
Thu 22 05:31 05:54 11:37 17:20 17:43 11h 26m −1:21 16:49–17:34 🌔 83%
Fri 23 05:31 05:54 11:37 17:19 17:42 11h 24m −1:20 16:48–17:33 🌔 90%
Sat 24 05:32 05:55 11:37 17:18 17:42 11h 23m −1:20 16:47–17:33 🌔 96%
Sun 25 05:32 05:55 11:37 17:18 17:41 11h 22m −1:19 16:46–17:32 🌔 99%
Mon 26 05:33 05:56 11:37 17:17 17:40 11h 20m −1:19 16:46–17:31 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:33 05:57 11:36 17:16 17:39 11h 19m −1:18 16:45–17:30 🌖 98%
Wed 28 05:34 05:57 11:36 17:15 17:39 11h 18m −1:18 16:44–17:30 🌖 94%
Thu 29 05:34 05:58 11:36 17:15 17:38 11h 16m −1:17 16:43–17:29 🌖 88%
Fri 30 05:35 05:58 11:36 17:14 17:37 11h 15m −1:17 16:43–17:28 🌖 79%
Sat 31 05:35 05:59 11:36 17:13 17:37 11h 14m −1:16 16:42–17:28 🌖 68%

Longest and shortest day in Riyadh

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 13h 40m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 10h 36m.

Between them the day length swings by 3h 3m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:03 on 29 November; the latest is 18:46 on 3 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 05:03 on 9 June to 06:39 on 14 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 9m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Riyadh different

It takes roughly 23 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.

Between solstices the sunset walks 52° 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 63 seconds earlier each day this month — 31 minutes from the first of September to the last.

Standing 612 m up buys you 3.8 extra minutes of evening sun: the higher you are, the further over the curve of the Earth you can see, by 0.86° here.

Planning a sunset photo in Riyadh

Arrive by 17:00. Golden hour opens at 17:15 and the sun is down by 17:45, 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 17:59 and runs to 18:08, 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 Riyadh — 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 Riyadh today?

The sun sets in Riyadh at 17:45 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Riyadh?

It takes 22m. Civil twilight ends at 18:08 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Riyadh?

Evening golden hour runs 17:15 to 17:59 today, lasting 44m. Full golden hour times for Riyadh covers the morning window and the coming week.

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