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 Lahore right now.

Morning

Astronomical dawn04:51
Nautical dawn05:19
Civil dawn · blue hour05:48
Golden hour begins05:58
Sunrise06:13
Golden hour ends06:46

Solar noon

11:47

Sun 46.3° above the horizon

Evening

Golden hour begins16:47
Sunset17:20
Golden hour ends · blue hour17:35
Civil dusk17:45
Nautical dusk18:13
Astronomical dusk18:42

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

Where the sun rises and sets

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

Sunrise at 06:13In June it rises at 62° ENE, in December at 117° ESE104° ESE

Sunset at 17:20In June it sets at 298° WNW, in December at 243° WSW256° WSW

Coming up in Lahore

Days are getting shorter

−1.7 min a day

Shortest day 22 Dec, in 58 days

Sunrise and sunset on any date

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

Choose a date

Sunday, 21 June 2026

Sunrise04:58

Sunset19:11

Daylight14 h 13 min

First light (civil dawn): 04:30 · Last light (civil dusk): 19:39
Moon 46% lit

The moon tonight

Full moon

99% lit · 14.0 days old

Moonrise: 16:34
Moonset: 05:06
Full moon: tomorrow
New moon: 9 Nov

Today
99%

Mon
100%

Tue
97%

Wed
92%

Thu
85%

Fri
76%

Sat
65%

Today in Lahore

Today the sun rises over Lahore at 06:13 and sets at 17:20, giving 11 h 7 min of daylight.

Across 2026 the day length in Lahore swings by 4 h 8 min, from 10 h 5 min on 22 December to 14 h 13 min on 21 June.

The earliest sunrise of 2026 falls on 11 June, at 04:57 - not on the longest day, because the equation of time pulls the two apart.

The moon is waxing tonight, 99% lit.

A year of daylight in Lahore

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

14 h 13 min

21 June

Shortest day

10 h 5 min

22 December

Earliest sunrise

04:57

11 June, not on the longest day

Latest sunset

19:12

30 June

Today Sunrise 06:13 Sunset 17:20 Daylight 11 h 7 min Dark from 18:42

DaylightCivil twilightNautical twilightAstronomical twilightNight

The light in Lahore, season by season

Through the year

51 days with more than 14 hours of daylight, from 27 May to 16 July.
Earliest sunset of the year: 16:59 on 3 December, 19 days before the shortest day.
Latest sunrise: 07:03 on 9 January, 18 days after the shortest day.

For photographers

Golden hour this evening: 16:47–17:35, with the sun low in the west (255°).
Blue hour right after: 17:35–17:45.
Over the week the evening golden hour moves from 16:47 today to 16:41 on 31 October.
Tomorrow's morning golden hour: 05:58–06:47.

Lahore compared with other cities

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

Rawalpindi, on the same clock, sees the sun rise 7 min later than Lahore today.

On 21 June Mumbai gets 56 min less daylight than Lahore, and on 21 December 54 min more.

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10 h 5 min – 14 h 13 min

Rawalpindi258 km away

9 h 55 min – 14 h 23 min

Delhi426 km away

10 h 19 min – 13 h 58 min

Karachi1,035 km away

10 h 36 min – 13 h 41 min

Mumbai1,396 km away

10 h 59 min – 13 h 17 min

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

October 2026 in Lahore

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 Lahore, PK.
Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Change
1Thu	05:56	17:48	11 h 52 min	−2 min
2Fri	05:57	17:47	11 h 50 min	−2 min
3Sat	05:57	17:45	11 h 48 min	−2 min
4Sun	05:58	17:44	11 h 46 min	−2 min
5Mon	05:59	17:43	11 h 44 min	−2 min
6Tue	05:59	17:42	11 h 42 min	−2 min
7Wed	06:00	17:40	11 h 40 min	−2 min
8Thu	06:01	17:39	11 h 39 min	−1 min
9Fri	06:01	17:38	11 h 37 min	−2 min
10Sat	06:02	17:37	11 h 35 min	−2 min
11Sun	06:03	17:36	11 h 33 min	−2 min
12Mon	06:03	17:34	11 h 31 min	−2 min
13Tue	06:04	17:33	11 h 29 min	−2 min
14Wed	06:05	17:32	11 h 27 min	−2 min
15Thu	06:05	17:31	11 h 25 min	−2 min
16Fri	06:06	17:30	11 h 24 min	−1 min
17Sat	06:07	17:29	11 h 22 min	−2 min
18Sun	06:08	17:28	11 h 20 min	−2 min
19Mon	06:08	17:26	11 h 18 min	−2 min
20Tue	06:09	17:25	11 h 16 min	−2 min
21Wed	06:10	17:24	11 h 14 min	−2 min
22Thu	06:11	17:23	11 h 13 min	−1 min
23Fri	06:11	17:22	11 h 11 min	−2 min
24Sat	06:12	17:21	11 h 9 min	−2 min
25Sun	06:13	17:20	11 h 7 min	−2 min
26Mon	06:14	17:19	11 h 6 min	−1 min
27Tue	06:14	17:18	11 h 4 min	−2 min
28Wed	06:15	17:17	11 h 2 min	−2 min
29Thu	06:16	17:16	11 h 0 min	−2 min
30Fri	06:17	17:15	10 h 59 min	−1 min
31Sat	06:17	17:14	10 h 57 min	−2 min

Common questions about the sun in Lahore

What time does the sun rise in Lahore?

Today the sun rises in Lahore at 06:13, local time.

What time does the sun set in Lahore?

Today the sun sets in Lahore at 17:20, local time.

How long is the day in Lahore today?

Lahore gets 11 h 7 min of daylight today, from sunrise to sunset.

When is the longest day of the year in Lahore?

The longest day of 2026 in Lahore is 21 June, with 14 h 13 min of daylight.

What phase is the moon in tonight?

The moon is waxing over Lahore tonight, 99% lit.

Where does the sun rise in Lahore?

Today it rises in the east (104°). Through the year the sunrise point swings from the north-east (62°) in June to the south-east (117°) in December.

When is golden hour in Lahore today?

In the morning from 05:58 to 06:46, and in the evening from 16:47 to 17:35.

When is the earliest sunset in Lahore?

On 3 December, at 16:59. It comes 19 days before the shortest day, which is 22 December.

Cities at the same latitude as Lahore

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 Lahore