Sunrise & Sunset Calculator
Calculate sunrise, sunset, and daylight hours for any city in India.
About this calculator
Choose a city and date and see the sunrise, sunset and total daylight hours. Covers Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chennai and Hyderabad.
Useful for photography, prayer and fasting times, farming, running and travel.
How to use it
- Choose the city.
- Pick the date.
- Read sunrise, sunset and daylight.
How it is calculated
The tool uses the solar position for the city's latitude and longitude and the date's solar declination. Day length varies with latitude and season: in India it ranges from about 10.5 hours in winter to 13.5 hours in summer in the north, and varies less near the equator. The sun rises earlier in the east (Kolkata) than in the west (Mumbai) because India uses one time zone, IST.
Worked example
Daylight
| Delhi, around 21 June | about 13 h 40 min |
| Delhi, around 21 December | about 10 h 20 min |
| Chennai, all year | between 11 h 00 min and 13 h 15 min |
Tips and common mistakes
- Golden hour for photos is the hour after sunrise and before sunset.
- Twilight lasts shorter near the equator.
- Times are in IST for Indian cities.
- Check local conditions for visibility.
- Use for planning treks and drives.
Frequently asked questions
Why does sunrise differ across India?
It spans roughly 30 degrees of longitude with a single time zone.
When is the shortest day?
About 21 or 22 December in the northern hemisphere.
What is golden hour?
The hour after sunrise and before sunset.
What time zone are the times in?
IST.
Are the times exact?
Within a minute or two.
Is it free?
Yes.