How the light changes today

Each colour is a stage of the sky, from full night to full daylight and back. The marker is the time in Chennai right now.

Morning

Astronomical dawn04:49
Nautical dawn05:14
Civil dawn · blue hour05:39
Golden hour begins05:48
Sunrise06:01
Golden hour ends06:30

Solar noon

11:53

Sun 64.4° above the horizon

Evening

Golden hour begins17:16
Sunset17:44
Golden hour ends · blue hour17:58
Civil dusk18:06
Nautical dusk18:31
Astronomical dusk18:56

What do civil, nautical and astronomical twilight mean? Read the guide →

Where the sun rises and sets

Directions from Chennai today. The shaded fans show how far sunrise and sunset swing between June and December; the dot is the sun right now.

Sunrise at 06:01In June it rises at 66° ENE, in December at 114° ESE103° ESE

Sunset at 17:44In June it sets at 294° WNW, in December at 246° WSW257° WSW

Coming up in Chennai

Days are getting shorter

−0.6 min a day

Shortest day 22 Dec, in 57 days

Sunrise and sunset on any date

Pick a day of 2026 to see its sunrise, sunset and daylight in Chennai.

Choose a date

Sunday, 21 June 2026

Sunrise05:44

Sunset18:38

Daylight12 h 54 min

First light (civil dawn): 05:20 · Last light (civil dusk): 19:01
Moon 46% lit

The moon tonight

Full moon

100% lit · 15.1 days old

Moonrise: 17:46
Moonset: 05:53
Full moon: today
New moon: 9 Nov

Today
100%

Tue
97%

Wed
92%

Thu
85%

Fri
76%

Sat
65%

Sun
54%

Today in Chennai

Today the sun rises over Chennai at 06:01 and sets at 17:44, giving 11 h 43 min of daylight.

Across 2026 the day length in Chennai swings by 1 h 33 min, from 11 h 21 min on 22 December to 12 h 54 min on 21 June.

The moon is waning tonight, 100% lit.

A year of daylight in Chennai

Every column is one day of 2026, from midnight at the top to midnight at the bottom. Hover or drag across it to read any day.

Longest day

12 h 54 min

21 June

Shortest day

11 h 21 min

22 December

Earliest sunrise

05:41

31 May, not on the longest day

Latest sunset

18:40

9 July

Today Sunrise 06:01 Sunset 17:44 Daylight 11 h 43 min Dark from 18:56

DaylightCivil twilightNautical twilightAstronomical twilightNight

The light in Chennai, season by season

Through the year

Earliest sunset of the year: 17:39 on 19 November.
Latest sunrise of the year: 06:36 on 24 January.

For photographers

Golden hour this evening: 17:16–17:58, with the sun low in the west (257°).
Blue hour right after: 17:58–18:06.
Over the week the evening golden hour moves from 17:16 today to 17:13 on 1 November.
Tomorrow's morning golden hour: 05:48–06:30.

Chennai compared with other cities

How much daylight each city gets between the shortest and the longest day of 2026.

Pune, on the same clock, sees the sun rise 31 min later than Chennai today.

On 21 June Dhaka gets 42 min more daylight than Chennai, and on 21 December 41 min less.

ChennaiThis page

11 h 21 min – 12 h 54 min

Pune915 km away

11 h 1 min – 13 h 15 min

Mumbai1,033 km away

10 h 59 min – 13 h 17 min

Kolkata1,356 km away

10 h 45 min – 13 h 31 min

Dhaka1,591 km away

10 h 40 min – 13 h 36 min

Each bar runs from the shortest to the longest day of the year.

October 2026 in Chennai

Sunrise, sunset and day length for every day of the month. The bar shows where the daylight falls in the 24 hours.

Sunrise, sunset and day length for every day of October 2026 in Chennai, IN.
Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Change
1Thu	05:58	17:59	12 h 1 min	±0 min
2Fri	05:58	17:58	12 h 0 min	−1 min
3Sat	05:58	17:58	11 h 59 min	−1 min
4Sun	05:58	17:57	11 h 59 min	±0 min
5Mon	05:58	17:56	11 h 58 min	−1 min
6Tue	05:58	17:56	11 h 57 min	−1 min
7Wed	05:58	17:55	11 h 56 min	−1 min
8Thu	05:59	17:54	11 h 56 min	±0 min
9Fri	05:59	17:54	11 h 55 min	−1 min
10Sat	05:59	17:53	11 h 54 min	−1 min
11Sun	05:59	17:52	11 h 54 min	±0 min
12Mon	05:59	17:52	11 h 53 min	−1 min
13Tue	05:59	17:51	11 h 52 min	−1 min
14Wed	05:59	17:51	11 h 51 min	−1 min
15Thu	05:59	17:50	11 h 51 min	±0 min
16Fri	05:59	17:49	11 h 50 min	−1 min
17Sat	05:59	17:49	11 h 49 min	−1 min
18Sun	06:00	17:48	11 h 49 min	±0 min
19Mon	06:00	17:48	11 h 48 min	−1 min
20Tue	06:00	17:47	11 h 47 min	−1 min
21Wed	06:00	17:47	11 h 47 min	±0 min
22Thu	06:00	17:46	11 h 46 min	−1 min
23Fri	06:00	17:46	11 h 45 min	−1 min
24Sat	06:01	17:45	11 h 45 min	±0 min
25Sun	06:01	17:45	11 h 44 min	−1 min
26Mon	06:01	17:44	11 h 43 min	−1 min
27Tue	06:01	17:44	11 h 43 min	±0 min
28Wed	06:02	17:44	11 h 42 min	−1 min
29Thu	06:02	17:43	11 h 41 min	−1 min
30Fri	06:02	17:43	11 h 41 min	±0 min
31Sat	06:02	17:42	11 h 40 min	−1 min

Common questions about the sun in Chennai

What time does the sun rise in Chennai?

Today the sun rises in Chennai at 06:01, local time.

What time does the sun set in Chennai?

Today the sun sets in Chennai at 17:44, local time.

How long is the day in Chennai today?

Chennai gets 11 h 43 min of daylight today, from sunrise to sunset.

When is the longest day of the year in Chennai?

The longest day of 2026 in Chennai is 21 June, with 12 h 54 min of daylight.

What phase is the moon in tonight?

The moon is waning over Chennai tonight, 100% lit.

Where does the sun rise in Chennai?

Today it rises in the east (103°). Through the year the sunrise point swings from the north-east (66°) in June to the south-east (114°) in December.

When is golden hour in Chennai today?

In the morning from 05:48 to 06:30, and in the evening from 17:16 to 17:58.

When is the earliest sunset in Chennai?

On 19 November, at 17:39.

Cities at the same latitude as Chennai

At a similar latitude the day lasts almost the same on any date; the clock time of sunrise and sunset still depends on each time zone.

Caracas

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Sunrise and sunset in Chennai