Sunset in Kabul today
September 4, 2026 · Kabul, Afghanistan
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Sunset in Kabul today is at 18:18. Day length is 12h 49m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Kabul's coordinates and updated daily.
Kabul lies at 35°N. In Kabul, day length ranges from 9h 50m in winter to 14h 28m in summer — a swing of about 4h 38m.
The sun goes down towards the west in Kabul today, at a bearing of 280°. Civil twilight then lasts another 26 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 12 minutes earlier in Kabul than in Kandahār, 457 km to the southwest.
The time of sunset slides later through spring and earlier through 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 Kabul.
The longest day in Kabul is around 14h 28m (around June 21). The shortest is around 9h 50m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 2 minutes per day.
Sunset in Kabul by month
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17:06 | 07:01 | 10h 5m |
| February | 17:37 | 06:40 | 10h 56m |
| March | 18:01 | 06:05 | 11h 56m |
| April | 18:25 | 05:23 | 13h 2m |
| May | 18:49 | 04:52 | 13h 57m |
| June | 19:08 | 04:41 | 14h 27m |
| July | 19:08 | 04:52 | 14h 15m |
| August | 18:43 | 05:15 | 13h 28m |
| September | 18:02 | 05:37 | 12h 26m |
| October | 17:21 | 05:59 | 11h 22m |
| November | 16:50 | 06:27 | 10h 23m |
| December | 16:45 | 06:53 | 9h 52m |