Sunrise and sunset in Tokyo
In Tokyo today, the sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 17:26. Day length: 11 h 50 min. Golden hour today: 05:20–06:10 in the morning and 16:52–17:41 in the evening.
Thursday, October 1 2026 · Japan
Thursday, October 1 2026 · Times in Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Sunrise 05:36 · Sunset 17:26 · Day length 11 h 50 min
Twilight
| Event | Time | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 04:11 | |
| Nautical dawn | 04:41 | |
| Civil dawn | 05:10 | |
| Sunrise | 05:36 | E 93° |
| Solar noon | 11:31 | 51.2° |
| Sunset | 17:26 | W 267° |
| Civil dusk | 17:51 | |
| Nautical dusk | 18:21 | |
| Astronomical dusk | 18:51 |
Golden and blue hour
| Event | Begins | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Morning blue hour | 05:10 | 05:20 |
| Morning golden hour | 05:20 | 06:10 |
| Evening golden hour | 16:52 | 17:41 |
| Evening blue hour | 17:41 | 17:51 |
Month table: October 2026
| Date | Civil dawn | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Civil dusk | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 05:10 | 05:36 | 11:31 | 17:26 | 17:51 | 11 h 50 min |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 05:11 | 05:37 | 11:31 | 17:24 | 17:50 | 11 h 48 min |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 05:12 | 05:38 | 11:31 | 17:23 | 17:48 | 11 h 45 min |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 05:13 | 05:38 | 11:30 | 17:22 | 17:47 | 11 h 43 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 Tokyo
Tokyo lies at 35.6762° N, 139.6503° E, 40 m above sea level, in the Asia/Tokyo time zone.
The longest day of 2026 is June 21, with 14 h 35 min of daylight.
The shortest day is December 22, with only 9 h 45 min.
The earliest sunset (16:28) is on December 6 and the latest sunrise (06:52) on January 7: neither falls on the shortest day, because of the equation of time.
At noon, the sun climbs to 78° above the horizon in June but only 31° in December.
In June, Tokyo gets 4 h 41 min more daylight than Sydney; in December the difference is 4 h 40 min the other way.
No daylight saving time; clocks stay the same all year.
About the sun in Tokyo
Tokyo is in the Japan time zone, which has no daylight saving time, and lies in its eastern part, so its sunrises are very early on the clock in summer: around 4:25 at the June solstice. Days range from about 14 hours 35 minutes in June to 9 hours 45 minutes in December. On clear winter evenings Mount Fuji appears as a silhouette against the sunset to the west.