Sunset in Damascus today
September 3, 2026 · Damascus, Syria
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Sunset in Damascus today is at 19:00. Day length is 12h 49m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Damascus's coordinates and updated daily.
Damascus lies at 34°N. In Damascus, day length ranges from 9h 56m in winter to 14h 23m in summer — a swing of about 4h 27m.
The sun goes down towards the west in Damascus today, at a bearing of 280°. Civil twilight then lasts another 25 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets at practically the same moment in Damascus as in Aleppo, 310 km to the north-northeast.
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 Damascus.
The longest day in Damascus is around 14h 23m (around June 21). The shortest is around 9h 56m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 2 minutes per day.
Sunset in Damascus by month
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17:50 | 07:40 | 10h 10m |
| February | 18:20 | 07:20 | 10h 59m |
| March | 18:43 | 06:47 | 11h 56m |
| April | 19:06 | 06:06 | 13h 0m |
| May | 19:29 | 05:36 | 13h 53m |
| June | 19:47 | 05:25 | 14h 22m |
| July | 19:46 | 05:36 | 14h 10m |
| August | 19:23 | 05:58 | 13h 25m |
| September | 18:43 | 06:19 | 12h 25m |
| October | 18:03 | 06:40 | 11h 23m |
| November | 17:34 | 07:07 | 10h 27m |
| December | 17:29 | 07:32 | 9h 57m |