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 Dubai right now.

Morning

Astronomical dawn05:06
Nautical dawn05:32
Civil dawn · blue hour05:59
Golden hour begins06:08
Sunrise06:23
Golden hour ends06:54

Solar noon

12:03

Sun 52.4° above the horizon

Evening

Golden hour begins17:11
Sunset17:43
Golden hour ends · blue hour17:57
Civil dusk18:06
Nautical dusk18:33
Astronomical dusk18:59

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

Where the sun rises and sets

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

Sunrise at 06:23In June it rises at 64° ENE, in December at 116° ESE103° ESE

Sunset at 17:43In June it sets at 297° WNW, in December at 244° WSW257° WSW

Coming up in Dubai

Days are getting shorter

−1.3 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 Dubai.

Choose a date

Sunday, 21 June 2026

Sunrise05:30

Sunset19:12

Daylight13 h 42 min

First light (civil dawn): 05:04 · Last light (civil dusk): 19:37
Moon 46% lit

The moon tonight

Full moon

100% lit · 15.1 days old

Moonrise: 17:41
Moonset: 06:23
Full moon: today
New moon: 9 Nov

Today
100%

Tue
97%

Wed
92%

Thu
85%

Fri
76%

Sat
65%

Sun
54%

Today in Dubai

Today the sun rises over Dubai at 06:23 and sets at 17:43, giving 11 h 20 min of daylight.

Across 2026 the day length in Dubai swings by 3 h 7 min, from 10 h 35 min on 22 December to 13 h 42 min on 21 June.

The moon is waning tonight, 100% lit.

A year of daylight in Dubai

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

13 h 42 min

21 June

Shortest day

10 h 35 min

22 December

Earliest sunrise

05:28

8 June, not on the longest day

Latest sunset

19:13

2 July

Today Sunrise 06:23 Sunset 17:43 Daylight 11 h 20 min Dark from 18:59

DaylightCivil twilightNautical twilightAstronomical twilightNight

The light in Dubai, season by season

Through the year

Earliest sunset of the year: 17:29 on 29 November, 23 days before the shortest day.
Latest sunrise: 07:06 on 13 January, 22 days after the shortest day.

For photographers

Golden hour this evening: 17:11–17:57, with the sun low in the west (256°).
Blue hour right after: 17:57–18:06.
Over the week the evening golden hour moves from 17:11 today to 17:07 on 1 November.
Tomorrow's morning golden hour: 06:09–06:54.

Dubai compared with other cities

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

On 21 June Rawalpindi gets 41 min more daylight than Dubai, and on 21 December 40 min less.

DubaiThis page

10 h 35 min – 13 h 42 min

Karachi1,179 km away

10 h 36 min – 13 h 41 min

Mumbai1,928 km away

10 h 59 min – 13 h 17 min

Rawalpindi1,959 km away

9 h 55 min – 14 h 23 min

Lahore1,995 km away

10 h 5 min – 14 h 13 min

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

October 2026 in Dubai

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 Dubai, AE.
Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Change
1Thu	06:11	18:06	11 h 55 min	−2 min
2Fri	06:11	18:05	11 h 54 min	−1 min
3Sat	06:12	18:04	11 h 52 min	−2 min
4Sun	06:12	18:03	11 h 51 min	−1 min
5Mon	06:12	18:02	11 h 49 min	−2 min
6Tue	06:13	18:01	11 h 48 min	−1 min
7Wed	06:13	18:00	11 h 46 min	−2 min
8Thu	06:14	17:59	11 h 45 min	−1 min
9Fri	06:14	17:58	11 h 44 min	−1 min
10Sat	06:15	17:57	11 h 42 min	−2 min
11Sun	06:15	17:56	11 h 41 min	−1 min
12Mon	06:15	17:55	11 h 39 min	−2 min
13Tue	06:16	17:54	11 h 38 min	−1 min
14Wed	06:16	17:53	11 h 36 min	−2 min
15Thu	06:17	17:52	11 h 35 min	−1 min
16Fri	06:17	17:51	11 h 34 min	−1 min
17Sat	06:18	17:50	11 h 32 min	−2 min
18Sun	06:18	17:49	11 h 31 min	−1 min
19Mon	06:19	17:48	11 h 29 min	−2 min
20Tue	06:19	17:47	11 h 28 min	−1 min
21Wed	06:20	17:47	11 h 27 min	−1 min
22Thu	06:20	17:46	11 h 25 min	−2 min
23Fri	06:21	17:45	11 h 24 min	−1 min
24Sat	06:21	17:44	11 h 23 min	−1 min
25Sun	06:22	17:43	11 h 21 min	−2 min
26Mon	06:23	17:43	11 h 20 min	−1 min
27Tue	06:23	17:42	11 h 19 min	−1 min
28Wed	06:24	17:41	11 h 17 min	−2 min
29Thu	06:24	17:40	11 h 16 min	−1 min
30Fri	06:25	17:40	11 h 15 min	−1 min
31Sat	06:25	17:39	11 h 13 min	−2 min

Common questions about the sun in Dubai

What time does the sun rise in Dubai?

Today the sun rises in Dubai at 06:23, local time.

What time does the sun set in Dubai?

Today the sun sets in Dubai at 17:43, local time.

How long is the day in Dubai today?

Dubai gets 11 h 20 min of daylight today, from sunrise to sunset.

When is the longest day of the year in Dubai?

The longest day of 2026 in Dubai is 21 June, with 13 h 42 min of daylight.

What phase is the moon in tonight?

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

Where does the sun rise in Dubai?

Today it rises in the east (103°). Through the year the sunrise point swings from the north-east (64°) in June to the south-east (116°) in December.

When is golden hour in Dubai today?

In the morning from 06:08 to 06:54, and in the evening from 17:11 to 17:57.

When is the earliest sunset in Dubai?

On 29 November, at 17:29. It comes 23 days before the shortest day, which is 22 December.

Cities at the same latitude as Dubai

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.

Dhaka Havana Kolkata Hong Kong

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Sunrise and sunset in Dubai