Sapporo
Sunrise and sunset in Sapporo
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Sapporo, in local time. At 43.1° N, the day lasts from 9 h 00 min at the winter solstice to 15 h 22 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 05:56, sunset at 16:41.
Day length 10 h 46 min, 2 min 46 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:19, with the Sun 36° above the horizon.
Times are Sapporo time (GMT+9).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:21 | 18:16 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:53 | 17:43 |
| Civil twilight | 05:27 | 17:10 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:56 | 16:41 |
| Golden hour | 05:56–06:35 | 16:02–16:41 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Sapporo
- Longest day: June 21, 15 h 22 min, from sunrise at 03:55 to sunset at 19:17.
- Shortest day: December 22, 9 h 00 min, from sunrise at 07:03 to sunset at 16:02.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:59 | 16:31 | 9 h 32 min |
| February 21 | 06:24 | 17:12 | 10 h 49 min |
| March 21 | 05:36 | 17:47 | 12 h 10 min |
| April 21 | 04:43 | 18:23 | 13 h 40 min |
| May 21 | 04:05 | 18:57 | 14 h 51 min |
| June 21 | 03:55 | 19:17 | 15 h 22 min |
| July 21 | 04:13 | 19:07 | 14 h 54 min |
| August 21 | 04:46 | 18:28 | 13 h 42 min |
| September 21 | 05:20 | 17:34 | 12 h 14 min |
| October 21 | 05:54 | 16:43 | 10 h 48 min |
| November 21 | 06:34 | 16:06 | 9 h 32 min |
| December 21 | 07:02 | 16:02 | 9 h 00 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 43.1° N, 141.4° E, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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