Sunset in Alexandria today
September 4, 2026 · Alexandria, Egypt
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Sunset in Alexandria today is at 19:22. Day length is 12h 43m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Alexandria's coordinates and updated daily.
Alexandria lies at 31°N. In Alexandria, day length ranges from 10h 7m in winter to 14h 11m in summer — a swing of about 4h 4m.
The sun goes down towards the west in Alexandria today, at a bearing of 279°. Civil twilight then lasts another 25 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 6 minutes later in Alexandria than in Cairo, 180 km to the southeast.
Through the year sunset drifts later across spring and earlier across autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and slowest near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunset times shift month by month for Alexandria.
The longest day in Alexandria is around 14h 11m (around June 21). The shortest is around 10h 7m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 2 minutes per day.
Sunset in Alexandria by month
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17:20 | 07:00 | 10h 20m |
| February | 17:48 | 06:43 | 11h 5m |
| March | 18:09 | 06:12 | 11h 57m |
| April | 18:29 | 05:33 | 12h 55m |
| May | 19:49 | 06:06 | 13h 44m |
| June | 20:06 | 05:57 | 14h 10m |
| July | 20:07 | 06:07 | 13h 59m |
| August | 19:45 | 06:27 | 13h 18m |
| September | 19:08 | 06:45 | 12h 23m |
| October | 18:30 | 07:03 | 11h 27m |
| November | 17:03 | 06:28 | 10h 35m |
| December | 17:00 | 06:52 | 10h 8m |