Sunset in Kathmandu today
September 11, 2026 · Kathmandu, Nepal
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Sunset in Kathmandu today is at 18:15. Day length is 12h 27m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Kathmandu's coordinates and updated daily.
Kathmandu lies at 28°N. In Kathmandu, day length ranges from 10h 23m in winter to 13h 54m in summer — a swing of about 3h 31m.
The sun goes down towards the west in Kathmandu today, at a bearing of 276°. Civil twilight then lasts another 24 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 6 minutes earlier in Kathmandu than in Pokhara, 146 km to the west-northwest.
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 Kathmandu.
The longest day in Kathmandu is around 13h 54m (around June 21). The shortest is around 10h 23m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 2 minutes per day.
Sunset in Kathmandu by month
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17:31 | 06:56 | 10h 34m |
| February | 17:55 | 06:42 | 11h 13m |
| March | 18:13 | 06:15 | 11h 58m |
| April | 18:29 | 05:40 | 12h 49m |
| May | 18:46 | 05:16 | 13h 30m |
| June | 19:01 | 05:08 | 13h 53m |
| July | 19:02 | 05:18 | 13h 44m |
| August | 18:44 | 05:35 | 13h 9m |
| September | 18:10 | 05:50 | 12h 21m |
| October | 17:36 | 06:04 | 11h 32m |
| November | 17:13 | 06:25 | 10h 48m |
| December | 17:12 | 06:47 | 10h 24m |