Daylight hours in Ashgabat today
September 4, 2026 · Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Capital727,700 people
Ashgabat has 12h 54m of daylight today. Sunrise is at 06:39 and sunset is at 19:34. All times are calculated astronomically for Ashgabat's exact coordinates.
Ashgabat lies at 38°N. In Ashgabat, day length ranges from 9h 32m in winter to 14h 48m in summer — a swing of about 5h 16m.
Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — falls at 13:07 in Ashgabat, 67 minutes after the clock says 12. The gap comes from the city's longitude within its timezone, the equation of time, and summer time where it applies. At midday the sun currently stands 59.4° above the horizon in Ashgabat. Over the year the midday sun ranges from 28.6° at the winter solstice to 75.5° at the summer solstice.
Day length changes fastest near the spring and autumn equinoxes and slowest near the longest day and shortest day of the year. See the year chart to visualise how daylight hours shift month by month for Ashgabat.
The longest day in Ashgabat is around 14h 48m (around June 21). The shortest is around 9h 32m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 2 minutes per day.
Daylight hours in Ashgabat by month
| Month | Day length | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9h 49m | 08:22 | 18:11 |
| February | 10h 47m | 07:58 | 18:45 |
| March | 11h 54m | 07:19 | 19:14 |
| April | 13h 10m | 06:32 | 19:42 |
| May | 14h 12m | 05:57 | 20:10 |
| June | 14h 47m | 05:44 | 20:31 |
| July | 14h 33m | 05:56 | 20:30 |
| August | 13h 40m | 06:22 | 20:02 |
| September | 12h 28m | 06:49 | 19:17 |
| October | 11h 16m | 07:15 | 18:31 |
| November | 10h 9m | 07:47 | 17:56 |
| December | 9h 33m | 08:16 | 17:49 |