Sunrise and sunset in Dubai
In Dubai today, the sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 18:06. Day length: 11 h 55 min. Golden hour today: 05:57–06:41 in the morning and 17:36–18:20 in the evening.
Thursday, October 1 2026 · United Arab Emirates
Thursday, October 1 2026 · Times in Gulf Standard Time (UTC+4)
Sunrise 06:11 · Sunset 18:06 · Day length 11 h 55 min
Twilight
| Event | Time | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 04:55 | |
| Nautical dawn | 05:22 | |
| Civil dawn | 05:48 | |
| Sunrise | 06:11 | E 93° |
| Solar noon | 12:09 | 61.6° |
| Sunset | 18:06 | W 267° |
| Civil dusk | 18:29 | |
| Nautical dusk | 18:55 | |
| Astronomical dusk | 19:22 |
Golden and blue hour
| Event | Begins | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Morning blue hour | 05:48 | 05:57 |
| Morning golden hour | 05:57 | 06:41 |
| Evening golden hour | 17:36 | 18:20 |
| Evening blue hour | 18:20 | 18:29 |
Month table: October 2026
| Date | Civil dawn | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Civil dusk | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 05:48 | 06:11 | 12:09 | 18:06 | 18:29 | 11 h 55 min |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 05:48 | 06:11 | 12:08 | 18:05 | 18:28 | 11 h 54 min |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 05:49 | 06:12 | 12:08 | 18:04 | 18:27 | 11 h 52 min |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 05:49 | 06:12 | 12:08 | 18:03 | 18:26 | 11 h 51 min |
Daylight through the year
- Daylight
- Civil twilight
- Nautical twilight
- Astronomical twilight
- Night
Each column is one day. Yellow shows daylight, the blue shades show civil, nautical and astronomical twilight, dark blue is night. Steps in spring and autumn are daylight saving time changes.
Sun path
- Selected day
- June solstice
- December solstice
The sun’s path across the sky seen from above: the centre is straight overhead, the edge is the horizon. Solid: selected day. Dashed: June and December solstices.
Calculated with Astronomy Engine, an open-source library verified against the US Naval Observatory and NASA JPL. How we calculate
Sun facts in Dubai
Dubai lies at 25.2048° N, 55.2708° E, 5 m above sea level, in the Asia/Dubai time zone.
The longest day of 2026 is June 21, with 13 h 43 min of daylight.
The shortest day is December 22, with only 10 h 34 min.
The earliest sunset (17:28) is on November 29 and the latest sunrise (07:06) on January 13: neither falls on the shortest day, because of the equation of time.
At noon, the sun climbs to 88° above the horizon in June but only 41° in December.
In June, Dubai gets 3 h 4 min less daylight than Warsaw; in December the difference is 2 h 52 min the other way.
No daylight saving time; clocks stay the same all year.
About the sun in Dubai
Dubai lies at about 25.2° N, just north of the Tropic of Cancer. In June the noon sun stands almost 88° high, nearly straight overhead. Days vary only between about 13 hours 40 minutes and 10 hours 35 minutes, and the United Arab Emirates do not use daylight saving time. Sunsets over the Persian Gulf are best seen from the beaches of Jumeirah.