Sunrise & Sunset in Chennai
Thursday, 22 October 2026 · India Standard Time (UTC+5:30)
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
5:46 PM
Today in Chennai, India, sunrise is at 6:00 AM and sunset at 5:46 PM, giving 11 h 46 min of daylight — 1 minute shorter than yesterday.
Sun times today
| Event | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight (−18°) | 4:49 AM | 6:58 PM |
| Nautical twilight (−12°) | 5:14 AM | 6:33 PM |
| Civil twilight (−6°) | 5:39 AM | 6:08 PM |
| Sunrise / sunset | 6:00 AM | 5:46 PM |
| Golden hour ends / starts (+6°) | 6:29 AM | 5:18 PM |
| Solar noon | 11:53 AM | |
— means the sun does not reach that angle today. Times include standard atmospheric refraction; hills and buildings can change what you see.
Chennai sunrise and sunset — October 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Thu | 5:58 AM | 5:59 PM | 12 h 1 min |
| 2 Fri | 5:58 AM | 5:58 PM | 12 h 0 min |
| 3 Sat | 5:58 AM | 5:58 PM | 11 h 59 min |
| 4 Sun | 5:58 AM | 5:57 PM | 11 h 59 min |
| 5 Mon | 5:58 AM | 5:56 PM | 11 h 58 min |
| 6 Tue | 5:58 AM | 5:56 PM | 11 h 57 min |
| 7 Wed | 5:58 AM | 5:55 PM | 11 h 56 min |
| 8 Thu | 5:59 AM | 5:54 PM | 11 h 56 min |
| 9 Fri | 5:59 AM | 5:54 PM | 11 h 55 min |
| 10 Sat | 5:59 AM | 5:53 PM | 11 h 54 min |
| 11 Sun | 5:59 AM | 5:52 PM | 11 h 54 min |
| 12 Mon | 5:59 AM | 5:52 PM | 11 h 53 min |
| 13 Tue | 5:59 AM | 5:51 PM | 11 h 52 min |
| 14 Wed | 5:59 AM | 5:51 PM | 11 h 52 min |
| 15 Thu | 5:59 AM | 5:50 PM | 11 h 51 min |
| 16 Fri | 5:59 AM | 5:49 PM | 11 h 50 min |
| 17 Sat | 5:59 AM | 5:49 PM | 11 h 49 min |
| 18 Sun | 6:00 AM | 5:48 PM | 11 h 49 min |
| 19 Mon | 6:00 AM | 5:48 PM | 11 h 48 min |
| 20 Tue | 6:00 AM | 5:47 PM | 11 h 47 min |
| 21 Wed | 6:00 AM | 5:47 PM | 11 h 47 min |
| 22 Thu | 6:00 AM | 5:46 PM | 11 h 46 min |
| 23 Fri | 6:00 AM | 5:46 PM | 11 h 45 min |
| 24 Sat | 6:01 AM | 5:45 PM | 11 h 45 min |
| 25 Sun | 6:01 AM | 5:45 PM | 11 h 44 min |
| 26 Mon | 6:01 AM | 5:44 PM | 11 h 43 min |
| 27 Tue | 6:01 AM | 5:44 PM | 11 h 43 min |
| 28 Wed | 6:02 AM | 5:44 PM | 11 h 42 min |
| 29 Thu | 6:02 AM | 5:43 PM | 11 h 41 min |
| 30 Fri | 6:02 AM | 5:43 PM | 11 h 41 min |
| 31 Sat | 6:02 AM | 5:43 PM | 11 h 40 min |
Sunrise and sunset in Chennai: questions and answers
What time is sunset in Chennai today?
5:46 PM local time (India Standard Time). Civil twilight ends at 6:08 PM.
What time is sunrise in Chennai tomorrow?
6:00 AM.
When is golden hour in Chennai today?
In the evening from about 5:18 PM until sunset at 5:46 PM; in the morning from sunrise until about 6:29 AM.
What are the longest and shortest days in Chennai?
About 12 h 54 min at the June solstice, and about 11 h 21 min at the December solstice.
Calculated for 13.09°, 80.28°. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), https://www.geonames.org/.