Sunrise and Sunset Time Lookup
- Calculated locally using standard astronomical formulas, with an accuracy of approximately ±2 minutes. Polar regions use solar altitude to determine polar day/night.
- This location experiences polar day on this date. The Sun remains above the horizon all day, so there is no sunrise or sunset time.
- This location experiences polar night on this date. The Sun remains below the horizon all day, so there is no sunrise or sunset time.
Lookup sunrise, sunset, daylight duration, twilight, golden hour, and blue hour for cities worldwide
Sunrise and Sunset Time Lookup
This tool provides sunrise, sunset, daylight duration, solar noon, civil twilight, golden hour, and blue hour information for a selected city and date.
How to use the lookup
Select a city and date. The system calculates the corresponding solar information and presents the main times on a timeline.
Use your current location
You can also use the browser location feature to obtain solar information based on your current location. The calculation is performed on the site and does not require uploading your location.
How are sunrise and sunset calculated?
The calculation uses general astronomical formulas together with the selected location and date. Under normal conditions, the approximate error is ±2 minutes.
Twilight and photography hours
In addition to sunrise and sunset, the tool displays civil twilight as well as golden and blue hours, which are useful for photography, travel planning, and outdoor activities.
What happens in polar regions?
Polar day and polar night can occur in regions near the poles. For example, Murmansk can experience periods without sunrise during winter and periods without sunset during summer. The tool correctly identifies these situations and displays them on the timeline.
What is a sunrise and sunset time lookup?
- Includes 70+ commonly used cities worldwide and supports city search and browser location
- Presents sunrise, sunset, daylight duration, and solar noon in one place
- Includes civil twilight and photography-oriented golden and blue hours
- Correctly identifies polar day and polar night and clearly displays the distribution of day and night on the timeline