Sunrise in Abu Dhabi today
September 4, 2026 · Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Sunrise in Abu Dhabi today is at 06:06. Day length is 12h 34m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Abu Dhabi's coordinates and updated daily.
Abu Dhabi lies at 24°N. In Abu Dhabi, day length ranges from 10h 37m in winter to 13h 39m in summer — a swing of about 3h 2m.
The sun comes up over the east horizon in Abu Dhabi today, at a bearing of 82°. It starts getting light 23 minutes before that, when civil twilight begins. The sun rises 4 minutes later in Abu Dhabi than in Dubai, 122 km to the northeast.
The time of sunrise slides earlier through spring and later through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for Abu Dhabi.
The longest day in Abu Dhabi is around 13h 39m (around June 21). The shortest is around 10h 37m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 1 minute per day.
Sunrise in Abu Dhabi by month
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:09 | 17:56 | 10h 47m |
| February | 06:57 | 18:18 | 11h 20m |
| March | 06:33 | 18:32 | 11h 59m |
| April | 06:02 | 18:45 | 12h 43m |
| May | 05:40 | 18:59 | 13h 19m |
| June | 05:34 | 19:13 | 13h 38m |
| July | 05:43 | 19:14 | 13h 31m |
| August | 05:58 | 18:58 | 13h 0m |
| September | 06:09 | 18:28 | 12h 19m |
| October | 06:21 | 17:57 | 11h 37m |
| November | 06:39 | 17:37 | 10h 58m |
| December | 06:59 | 17:37 | 10h 38m |