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 Kuala Lumpur right now.

Morning

Astronomical dawn05:46
Nautical dawn06:11
Civil dawn · blue hour06:35
Golden hour begins06:44
Sunrise06:57
Golden hour ends07:25

Solar noon

12:57

Sun 74.4° above the horizon

Evening

Golden hour begins18:30
Sunset18:58
Golden hour ends · blue hour19:11
Civil dusk19:19
Nautical dusk19:44
Astronomical dusk20:08

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

Where the sun rises and sets

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

Sunrise at 06:57In June it rises at 66° ENE, in December at 113° ESE102° ESE

Sunset at 18:58In June it sets at 294° WNW, in December at 247° WSW258° WSW

Sunrise and sunset on any date

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

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Sunday, 21 June 2026

Sunrise07:06

Sunset19:24

Daylight12 h 18 min

First light (civil dawn): 06:43 · Last light (civil dusk): 19:47
Moon 46% lit

The moon tonight

Full moon

100% lit · 15.1 days old

Moonrise: 19:02
Moonset: 06:42
Full moon: today
New moon: 9 Nov

Today
100%

Tue
97%

Wed
92%

Thu
85%

Fri
76%

Sat
65%

Sun
54%

Today in Kuala Lumpur

Today the sun rises over Kuala Lumpur at 06:57 and sets at 18:58. This close to the equator the figure barely moves: Kuala Lumpur gets about 12 h 1 min of daylight every day of the year.

Across 2026 the day length in Kuala Lumpur changes by only 21 minutes, so the rhythm of the day barely shifts from one season to the next.

The moon is waning tonight, 100% lit.

A year of daylight in Kuala Lumpur

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 18 min

21 June

Shortest day

11 h 57 min

22 December

Earliest sunrise

06:57

28 October, not on the longest day

Latest sunset

19:28

16 February

Today Sunrise 06:57 Sunset 18:58 Daylight 12 h 1 min Dark from 20:08

DaylightCivil twilightNautical twilightAstronomical twilightNight

The light in Kuala Lumpur, season by season

Through the year

Earliest sunset of the year: 18:57 on 7 November.
Latest sunrise of the year: 07:27 on 5 February.

For photographers

Golden hour this evening: 18:30–19:11, with the sun low in the west (257°).
Blue hour right after: 19:11–19:19.
Over the week the evening golden hour moves from 18:30 today to 18:29 on 1 November.
Tomorrow's morning golden hour: 06:44–07:25.

Kuala Lumpur compared with other cities

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

On 21 June Dhaka gets 1 h 18 min more daylight than Kuala Lumpur, and on 21 December 1 h 17 min less.

Kuala LumpurThis page

11 h 57 min – 12 h 18 min

Singapore316 km away

12 h 3 min – 12 h 12 min

Hong Kong2,519 km away

10 h 46 min – 13 h 30 min

Dhaka2,589 km away

10 h 40 min – 13 h 36 min

Kolkata2,594 km away

10 h 45 min – 13 h 31 min

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

October 2026 in Kuala Lumpur

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 Kuala Lumpur, MY.
Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Change
1Thu	07:00	19:06	12 h 5 min	±0 min
2Fri	07:00	19:05	12 h 5 min	±0 min
3Sat	07:00	19:05	12 h 5 min	±0 min
4Sun	07:00	19:04	12 h 5 min	±0 min
5Mon	07:00	19:04	12 h 4 min	−1 min
6Tue	06:59	19:04	12 h 4 min	±0 min
7Wed	06:59	19:03	12 h 4 min	±0 min
8Thu	06:59	19:03	12 h 4 min	±0 min
9Fri	06:59	19:02	12 h 4 min	±0 min
10Sat	06:58	19:02	12 h 4 min	±0 min
11Sun	06:58	19:02	12 h 3 min	−1 min
12Mon	06:58	19:01	12 h 3 min	±0 min
13Tue	06:58	19:01	12 h 3 min	±0 min
14Wed	06:58	19:01	12 h 3 min	±0 min
15Thu	06:58	19:00	12 h 3 min	±0 min
16Fri	06:57	19:00	12 h 3 min	±0 min
17Sat	06:57	19:00	12 h 3 min	±0 min
18Sun	06:57	19:00	12 h 2 min	−1 min
19Mon	06:57	18:59	12 h 2 min	±0 min
20Tue	06:57	18:59	12 h 2 min	±0 min
21Wed	06:57	18:59	12 h 2 min	±0 min
22Thu	06:57	18:59	12 h 2 min	±0 min
23Fri	06:57	18:58	12 h 2 min	±0 min
24Sat	06:57	18:58	12 h 2 min	±0 min
25Sun	06:57	18:58	12 h 1 min	−1 min
26Mon	06:57	18:58	12 h 1 min	±0 min
27Tue	06:57	18:58	12 h 1 min	±0 min
28Wed	06:57	18:57	12 h 1 min	±0 min
29Thu	06:57	18:57	12 h 1 min	±0 min
30Fri	06:57	18:57	12 h 1 min	±0 min
31Sat	06:57	18:57	12 h 1 min	±0 min

Common questions about the sun in Kuala Lumpur

What time does the sun rise in Kuala Lumpur?

Today the sun rises in Kuala Lumpur at 06:57, local time.

What time does the sun set in Kuala Lumpur?

Today the sun sets in Kuala Lumpur at 18:58, local time.

How long is the day in Kuala Lumpur today?

Kuala Lumpur gets 12 h 1 min of daylight today, from sunrise to sunset.

When is the longest day of the year in Kuala Lumpur?

The longest day of 2026 in Kuala Lumpur is 21 June, with 12 h 18 min of daylight.

What phase is the moon in tonight?

The moon is waning over Kuala Lumpur tonight, 100% lit.

Where does the sun rise in Kuala Lumpur?

Today it rises in the east (102°). Through the year the sunrise point swings from the north-east (66°) in June to the south-east (113°) in December.

When is golden hour in Kuala Lumpur today?

In the morning from 06:44 to 07:25, and in the evening from 18:30 to 19:11.

When is the earliest sunset in Kuala Lumpur?

On 7 November, at 18:57.

Cities at the same latitude as Kuala Lumpur

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.

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Sunrise and sunset in Kuala Lumpur