Sunset in Kanpur today
September 4, 2026 · Kanpur, India
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Sunset in Kanpur today is at 18:28. Day length is 12h 38m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Kanpur's coordinates and updated daily.
Kanpur lies at 26°N. In Kanpur, day length ranges from 10h 29m in winter to 13h 48m in summer — a swing of about 3h 19m.
The sun goes down towards the west in Kanpur today, at a bearing of 279°. Civil twilight then lasts another 23 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 25 minutes earlier in Kanpur than in Mumbai, 1123 km to the southwest.
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 Kanpur.
The longest day in Kanpur is around 13h 48m (around June 21). The shortest is around 10h 29m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 1 minute per day.
Sunset in Kanpur by month
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17:38 | 06:59 | 10h 39m |
| February | 18:02 | 06:46 | 11h 16m |
| March | 18:18 | 06:19 | 11h 58m |
| April | 18:33 | 05:46 | 12h 46m |
| May | 18:49 | 05:23 | 13h 26m |
| June | 19:03 | 05:16 | 13h 47m |
| July | 19:05 | 05:26 | 13h 39m |
| August | 18:47 | 05:41 | 13h 6m |
| September | 18:15 | 05:55 | 12h 20m |
| October | 17:42 | 06:08 | 11h 34m |
| November | 17:20 | 06:28 | 10h 52m |
| December | 17:19 | 06:50 | 10h 29m |