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 Tokyo right now.

Morning

Astronomical dawn04:31
Nautical dawn05:00
Civil dawn · blue hour05:30
Golden hour begins05:40
Sunrise05:56
Golden hour ends06:31

Solar noon

11:25

Sun 42.2° above the horizon

Evening

Golden hour begins16:19
Sunset16:54
Golden hour ends · blue hour17:10
Civil dusk17:20
Nautical dusk17:50
Astronomical dusk18:20

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

Where the sun rises and sets

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

Sunrise at 05:56In June it rises at 60° ENE, in December at 119° ESE104° ESE

Sunset at 16:54In June it sets at 300° WNW, in December at 241° WSW256° WSW

Coming up in Tokyo

Days are getting shorter

−2.0 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 Tokyo.

Choose a date

Sunday, 21 June 2026

Sunrise04:26

Sunset19:00

Daylight14 h 35 min

First light (civil dawn): 03:56 · Last light (civil dusk): 19:30
Moon 46% lit

The moon tonight

Full moon

99% lit · 14.0 days old

Moonrise: 16:02
Moonset: 04:37
Full moon: tomorrow
New moon: 9 Nov

Today
99%

Mon
100%

Tue
97%

Wed
92%

Thu
85%

Fri
76%

Sat
65%

Today in Tokyo

Today the sun rises over Tokyo at 05:56 and sets at 16:54, giving 10 h 58 min of daylight.

Across 2026 the day length in Tokyo swings by 4 h 51 min, from 9 h 44 min on 22 December to 14 h 35 min on 21 June.

The earliest sunrise of 2026 falls on 13 June, at 04:25 - 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 Tokyo

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 35 min

21 June

Shortest day

9 h 44 min

22 December

Earliest sunrise

04:25

13 June, not on the longest day

Latest sunset

19:01

29 June

Today Sunrise 05:56 Sunset 16:54 Daylight 10 h 58 min Dark from 18:20

DaylightCivil twilightNautical twilightAstronomical twilightNight

The light in Tokyo, season by season

Through the year

78 days with more than 14 hours of daylight, from 14 May to 30 July.
Earliest sunset of the year: 16:28 on 6 December, 16 days before the shortest day.
Latest sunrise: 06:52 on 7 January, 16 days after the shortest day.

For photographers

Golden hour this evening: 16:19–17:10, with the sun low in the west (254°).
Blue hour right after: 17:10–17:20.
Over the week the evening golden hour moves from 16:19 today to 16:12 on 31 October.
Tomorrow's morning golden hour: 05:41–06:32.

Tokyo compared with other cities

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

On 21 June Singapore gets 2 h 23 min less daylight than Tokyo, and on 21 December 2 h 19 min more.

TokyoThis page

9 h 44 min – 14 h 35 min

Hong Kong2,882 km away

10 h 46 min – 13 h 30 min

Dhaka4,890 km away

10 h 40 min – 13 h 36 min

Kolkata5,134 km away

10 h 45 min – 13 h 31 min

Singapore5,318 km away

12 h 3 min – 12 h 12 min

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

October 2026 in Tokyo

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 Tokyo, JP.
Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Change
1Thu	05:36	17:26	11 h 50 min	−2 min
2Fri	05:37	17:24	11 h 48 min	−2 min
3Sat	05:37	17:23	11 h 45 min	−3 min
4Sun	05:38	17:21	11 h 43 min	−2 min
5Mon	05:39	17:20	11 h 41 min	−2 min
6Tue	05:40	17:19	11 h 39 min	−2 min
7Wed	05:41	17:17	11 h 37 min	−2 min
8Thu	05:41	17:16	11 h 34 min	−3 min
9Fri	05:42	17:14	11 h 32 min	−2 min
10Sat	05:43	17:13	11 h 30 min	−2 min
11Sun	05:44	17:12	11 h 28 min	−2 min
12Mon	05:45	17:10	11 h 26 min	−2 min
13Tue	05:46	17:09	11 h 23 min	−3 min
14Wed	05:46	17:08	11 h 21 min	−2 min
15Thu	05:47	17:06	11 h 19 min	−2 min
16Fri	05:48	17:05	11 h 17 min	−2 min
17Sat	05:49	17:04	11 h 15 min	−2 min
18Sun	05:50	17:02	11 h 13 min	−2 min
19Mon	05:51	17:01	11 h 10 min	−3 min
20Tue	05:52	17:00	11 h 8 min	−2 min
21Wed	05:53	16:59	11 h 6 min	−2 min
22Thu	05:53	16:58	11 h 4 min	−2 min
23Fri	05:54	16:56	11 h 2 min	−2 min
24Sat	05:55	16:55	11 h 0 min	−2 min
25Sun	05:56	16:54	10 h 58 min	−2 min
26Mon	05:57	16:53	10 h 56 min	−2 min
27Tue	05:58	16:52	10 h 54 min	−2 min
28Wed	05:59	16:51	10 h 52 min	−2 min
29Thu	06:00	16:49	10 h 50 min	−2 min
30Fri	06:01	16:48	10 h 48 min	−2 min
31Sat	06:02	16:47	10 h 46 min	−2 min

Common questions about the sun in Tokyo

What time does the sun rise in Tokyo?

Today the sun rises in Tokyo at 05:56, local time.

What time does the sun set in Tokyo?

Today the sun sets in Tokyo at 16:54, local time.

How long is the day in Tokyo today?

Tokyo gets 10 h 58 min of daylight today, from sunrise to sunset.

When is the longest day of the year in Tokyo?

The longest day of 2026 in Tokyo is 21 June, with 14 h 35 min of daylight.

What phase is the moon in tonight?

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

Where does the sun rise in Tokyo?

Today it rises in the east (104°). Through the year the sunrise point swings from the north-east (60°) in June to the south-east (119°) in December.

When is golden hour in Tokyo today?

In the morning from 05:40 to 06:31, and in the evening from 16:19 to 17:10.

When is the earliest sunset in Tokyo?

On 6 December, at 16:28. It comes 16 days before the shortest day, which is 22 December.

Cities at the same latitude as Tokyo

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 Tokyo