Sunset in Sanaa today
September 4, 2026 · Sanaa, Yemen
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Sunset in Sanaa today is at 18:15. Day length is 12h 23m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Sanaa's coordinates and updated daily.
Sanaa lies at 15°N. In Sanaa, day length ranges from 11h 13m in winter to 13h 2m in summer — a swing of about 1h 49m.
The sun goes down towards the west in Sanaa today, at a bearing of 278°. Civil twilight then lasts another 22 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 5 minutes earlier in Sanaa than in Al Ḩudaydah, 148 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 Sanaa.
The longest day in Sanaa is around 13h 2m (around June 21). The shortest is around 11h 13m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 1 minute per day.
Sunset in Sanaa by month
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17:52 | 06:34 | 11h 19m |
| February | 18:08 | 06:29 | 11h 39m |
| March | 18:14 | 06:12 | 12h 2m |
| April | 18:18 | 05:50 | 12h 28m |
| May | 18:26 | 05:35 | 12h 50m |
| June | 18:35 | 05:33 | 13h 2m |
| July | 18:38 | 05:41 | 12h 57m |
| August | 18:28 | 05:49 | 12h 39m |
| September | 18:06 | 05:53 | 12h 14m |
| October | 17:44 | 05:55 | 11h 48m |
| November | 17:31 | 06:06 | 11h 25m |
| December | 17:36 | 06:22 | 11h 13m |