Sunset in Riyadh today
September 13, 2026 · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Capital4,205,961 people
Sunset in Riyadh today is at 18:01. Day length is 12h 22m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Riyadh's coordinates and updated daily.
Riyadh lies at 25°N. In Riyadh, day length ranges from 10h 36m in winter to 13h 40m in summer — a swing of about 3h 4m.
The sun goes down towards the west in Riyadh today, at a bearing of 275°. Civil twilight then lasts another 23 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 29 minutes earlier in Riyadh than in Jeddah, 845 km to the west-southwest.
Sunset shifts 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 Riyadh.
The longest day in Riyadh is around 13h 40m (around June 21). The shortest is around 10h 36m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 1 minute per day.
Sunset in Riyadh by month
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17:26 | 06:40 | 10h 46m |
| February | 17:48 | 06:29 | 11h 20m |
| March | 18:03 | 06:04 | 11h 59m |
| April | 18:16 | 05:32 | 12h 43m |
| May | 18:31 | 05:11 | 13h 20m |
| June | 18:44 | 05:05 | 13h 40m |
| July | 18:46 | 05:14 | 13h 32m |
| August | 18:29 | 05:28 | 13h 1m |
| September | 17:59 | 05:40 | 12h 19m |
| October | 17:28 | 05:52 | 11h 36m |
| November | 17:07 | 06:10 | 10h 57m |
| December | 17:08 | 06:31 | 10h 37m |