Varanasi
Sunrise and sunset in Varanasi
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Varanasi, in local time. At 25.3° N, the day lasts from 10 h 34 min at the winter solstice to 13 h 43 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 05:59, sunset at 17:24.
Day length 11 h 25 min, 1 min 23 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:42, with the Sun 54° above the horizon.
Times are Varanasi time (GMT+5:30).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:43 | 18:41 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:09 | 18:14 |
| Civil twilight | 05:36 | 17:48 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:59 | 17:24 |
| Golden hour | 05:59–06:30 | 16:53–17:24 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Varanasi
- Longest day: June 21, 13 h 43 min, from sunrise at 05:08 to sunset at 18:51.
- Shortest day: December 22, 10 h 34 min, from sunrise at 06:39 to sunset at 17:13.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:44 | 17:33 | 10 h 49 min |
| February 21 | 06:28 | 17:55 | 11 h 27 min |
| March 21 | 06:01 | 18:09 | 12 h 08 min |
| April 21 | 05:30 | 18:23 | 12 h 53 min |
| May 21 | 05:10 | 18:38 | 13 h 28 min |
| June 21 | 05:08 | 18:51 | 13 h 43 min |
| July 21 | 05:19 | 18:48 | 13 h 29 min |
| August 21 | 05:34 | 18:27 | 12 h 54 min |
| September 21 | 05:46 | 17:55 | 12 h 10 min |
| October 21 | 05:59 | 17:25 | 11 h 26 min |
| November 21 | 06:19 | 17:08 | 10 h 49 min |
| December 21 | 06:39 | 17:12 | 10 h 34 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 25.3° N, 83° 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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