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Sunset in Sapporo today
October 26, 2026 · Sapporo, Japan
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Sunset in Sapporo today is at 16:37. Day length is 10h 36m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Sapporo's coordinates and updated daily.
Sapporo lies at 43°N. In Sapporo, day length ranges from 8h 60m in winter to 15h 22m in summer — a swing of about 6h 23m.
The sun goes down towards the west-southwest in Sapporo today, at a bearing of 254°. Civil twilight then lasts another 29 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 17 minutes earlier in Sapporo than in Tokyo, 834 km to the south.
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 Sapporo.
The longest day in Sapporo is around 15h 22m (around June 21). The shortest is around 8h 60m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 3 minutes per day.
Sunset in Sapporo by month
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16:25 | 07:04 | 9h 20m |
| February | 17:05 | 06:34 | 10h 31m |
| March | 17:40 | 05:49 | 11h 52m |
| April | 18:16 | 04:54 | 13h 22m |
| May | 18:51 | 04:13 | 14h 38m |
| June | 19:16 | 03:55 | 15h 21m |
| July | 19:13 | 04:09 | 15h 4m |
| August | 18:40 | 04:40 | 13h 59m |
| September | 17:48 | 05:14 | 12h 33m |
| October | 16:54 | 05:48 | 11h 7m |
| November | 16:13 | 06:27 | 9h 46m |
| December | 16:01 | 07:00 | 9h 2m |