July 21, 2026 · Varanasi, India
Sunrise in Varanasi today is at 05:20. Day length is 13h 30m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Varanasi's coordinates and updated daily.
Varanasi lies at 25°N. At this latitude, day length varies moderately — from around 10 hours in midwinter to 14–15 hours in midsummer.
Sunrise shifts 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 Varanasi.
The longest day in Varanasi is around 13h 43m (around June 21). The shortest is around 10h 34m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 1 minute per day.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:46 | 17:30 | 10h 43m |
| February | 06:34 | 17:52 | 11h 18m |
| March | 06:09 | 18:07 | 11h 59m |
| April | 05:37 | 18:21 | 12h 44m |
| May | 05:14 | 18:36 | 13h 22m |
| June | 05:08 | 18:50 | 13h 42m |
| July | 05:17 | 18:52 | 13h 34m |
| August | 05:32 | 18:35 | 13h 3m |
| September | 05:45 | 18:04 | 12h 19m |
| October | 05:57 | 17:32 | 11h 36m |
| November | 06:16 | 17:11 | 10h 56m |
| December | 06:37 | 17:11 | 10h 34m |