Today's Sunrise & Sunset in United Arab Emirates
Home to futuristic metropolises like Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the UAE features clear desert horizons where sunrise over dunes and sunset over the Persian Gulf attract global travelers.
United Arab Emirates Real-time Astronomical Calculations
Next 7 Days Sunrise & Sunset Forecast for United Arab Emirates
Automatic daily forecast calculated for this location. Times update with your selected date.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Solar Noon | Day Length | Golden Hour (Eve) |
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Major Cities in United Arab Emirates
Dubai
Dubai features world-famous luxury architecture, desert dune sunrises, and Arabian Gulf golden hour yacht cruises.
Abu Dhabi
Check sunrise and sunset times in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at 24.4539°, 54.3773° (Asia/Dubai). Popular places to watch the sun include Corniche Beach, Observation Deck at 300, Saadiyat Beach. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.
Sharjah
Check sunrise and sunset times in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at 25.3463°, 55.4209° (Asia/Dubai). Popular places to watch the sun include Al Majaz Waterfront, Al Noor Island, Sharjah Corniche. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.
Ajman
Check sunrise and sunset times in Ajman, United Arab Emirates today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at 25.4052°, 55.5136° (Asia/Dubai). Popular places to watch the sun include Ajman Beach, Ajman Corniche, Al Zorah Nature Reserve. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.
Al Ain
Check sunrise and sunset times in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at 24.2075°, 55.7447° (Asia/Dubai). Popular places to watch the sun include Jebel Hafeet Summit, Al Ain Oasis, Green Mubazzarah. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.
Ras Al Khaimah
Check sunrise and sunset times in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at 25.7895°, 55.9432° (Asia/Dubai). Popular places to watch the sun include Jebel Jais, Al Hamra Marina, Mangrove Forests. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.
United Arab Emirates Cities — Today's Sunrise & Sunset Times
Today's sunrise, sunset, and day length for all 8 cities in United Arab Emirates on this site, computed with NOAA/Meeus solar algorithms and each city's local timezone.
| City | Sunrise | Sunset | Day Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai (Dubai) | |||
| Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi) | |||
| Sharjah (Sharjah) | |||
| Ajman (Ajman) | |||
| Al Ain (Abu Dhabi) | |||
| Ras Al Khaimah (Ras Al Khaimah) | |||
| Fujairah (Fujairah) | |||
| Umm Al Quwain (Umm Al Quwain) |
Popular Sunrise & Sunset Viewing Cities in United Arab Emirates
Open a city page for exact solar times, or jump straight to each city's dedicated sunrise and sunset viewpoints guide — beaches, hills, waterfronts, and skyline lookouts across United Arab Emirates.
- Dubai Burj Khalifa At the Top, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Frame Sunrise & sunset places guide
- Abu Dhabi Corniche Beach, Observation Deck at 300, Saadiyat Beach Sunrise & sunset places guide
- Sharjah Al Majaz Waterfront, Al Noor Island, Sharjah Corniche Sunrise & sunset places guide
- Ajman Ajman Beach, Ajman Corniche, Al Zorah Nature Reserve Sunrise & sunset places guide
- Al Ain Jebel Hafeet Summit, Al Ain Oasis, Green Mubazzarah Sunrise & sunset places guide
- Ras Al Khaimah Jebel Jais, Al Hamra Marina, Mangrove Forests Sunrise & sunset places guide
- Fujairah Fujairah Fort, Snoopy Island, Al Aqah Beach Sunrise & sunset places guide
- Umm Al Quwain UAQ Marine Club Beach, Dreamland Aqua Park Lake, Al Sinniyah Island Sunrise & sunset places guide
Traveling through United Arab Emirates? Use each city clock first, then the viewpoint guide. Destination themes that sit beside these pages live on the solar tourism hub and the sunrise & sunset tourist guide.
Solar & Astronomical Facts About United Arab Emirates
- 1Burj Khalifa in Dubai is so tall (828m) that sunset occurs nearly 3 minutes later at the top observation deck than on the ground!
- 2The UAE averages 13 hours and 40 minutes of daylight during midsummer.
- 3Gulf coast blue hour offers ideal conditions for skyline urban photography.
How Seasons Change Sunrise & Sunset in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates follows the northern seasonal clock: longest days around 21 June, shortest around 21 December. At the Abu Dhabi reference in 2026, June 21 sunrise is 05:34 AM and sunset 07:13 PM (13h 39m); December 21 is 07:01 AM / 05:38 PM (10h 37m).
United Arab Emirates keeps a fixed civil offset year-round, so clocks do not jump in spring or autumn. Seasonal sunrise changes come from Earth's tilt and orbit, not from Daylight Saving Time.
The UAE is small in longitude, so Dubai and Abu Dhabi print almost the same GST (UTC+4) times. There is no DST. The practical difference is horizon: Gulf water to the west versus inland desert haze, not a national clock split.
Maghrib and photography both want the disk, not the capital average. Open the city page for the minute, then stay for blue hour when the towers light up.
2026 Solstice Snapshot — Cities in United Arab Emirates
Official sunrise and sunset (upper limb on a flat horizon) on 21 June (northern summer) and 21 December (northern winter), each city’s local timezone. Sorted east to west. Open a city page for the live calendar, azimuth, and golden hour.
| City | Timezone | 21 Jun sunrise | 21 Jun sunset | Jun day | 21 Dec sunrise | 21 Dec sunset | Dec day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fujairah | Asia/Dubai | 05:25 AM | 07:07 PM | 13h 42m | 06:55 AM | 05:29 PM | 10h 34m |
| Ras Al Khaimah | Asia/Dubai | 05:25 AM | 07:10 PM | 13h 45m | 06:58 AM | 05:29 PM | 10h 31m |
| Al Ain | Asia/Dubai | 05:29 AM | 07:07 PM | 13h 38m | 06:55 AM | 05:33 PM | 10h 38m |
| Umm Al Quwain | Asia/Dubai | 05:27 AM | 07:11 PM | 13h 44m | 06:59 AM | 05:31 PM | 10h 32m |
| Ajman | Asia/Dubai | 05:28 AM | 07:11 PM | 13h 43m | 06:59 AM | 05:32 PM | 10h 33m |
| Sharjah | Asia/Dubai | 05:28 AM | 07:11 PM | 13h 43m | 06:59 AM | 05:32 PM | 10h 33m |
| Dubai | Asia/Dubai | 05:29 AM | 07:11 PM | 13h 42m | 06:59 AM | 05:33 PM | 10h 34m |
| Abu Dhabi | Asia/Dubai | 05:34 AM | 07:13 PM | 13h 39m | 07:01 AM | 05:38 PM | 10h 37m |
At the Abu Dhabi reference in 2026, the longest civil day is Jun 14, 2026 (13h 39m 0s) and the shortest is Dec 17, 2026 (10h 37m 0s). Earliest sunrise and latest sunset often miss the solstice by a few days because of the Equation of Time.
Use this page for today’s times across United Arab Emirates and a 7-day forecast. Times in the widget are computed for the capital reference (Abu Dhabi) in Asia/Dubai. The month calendar below adds azimuth, twilight, golden hour, and blue hour. City pages pick up longitude-specific clock shifts and popular viewpoints.
Abu Dhabi Sun Times — September 2026
Day-by-day sunrise, sunset, compass azimuth, day-length change, civil/nautical/astronomical twilight, golden hour, blue hour, and solar noon for Abu Dhabi in Asia/Dubai. Times use NOAA/Meeus algorithms with standard atmospheric refraction (zenith 90.833°). Scroll sideways for photography and twilight columns, or use the arrows to browse other months.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day Length | Diff | Solar Noon | Civil | Nautical | Astronomical | Golden hour | Blue hour | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Azimuth | Time | Azimuth | Dawn | Dusk | Dawn | Dusk | Dawn | Dusk | Morning | Evening | Morning | Evening | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1 | 06:04 AM | 81° E | 06:42 PM | 279° W | 12h 38m 0s | — | 12:23 PM | 05:40 AM | 07:05 PM | 05:13 AM | 07:32 PM | 04:46 AM | 07:59 PM | 05:49 AM – 06:34 AM | 06:11 PM – 06:56 PM | 05:31 AM – 05:49 AM | 06:56 PM – 07:14 PM |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 06:04 AM | 81° E | 06:41 PM | 279° W | 12h 37m 0s | −1m 0s | 12:22 PM | 05:41 AM | 07:04 PM | 05:14 AM | 07:31 PM | 04:46 AM | 07:58 PM | 05:50 AM – 06:34 AM | 06:10 PM – 06:55 PM | 05:32 AM – 05:50 AM | 06:55 PM – 07:13 PM |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 06:04 AM | 81° E | 06:40 PM | 279° W | 12h 36m 0s | −1m 0s | 12:22 PM | 05:41 AM | 07:03 PM | 05:14 AM | 07:30 PM | 04:47 AM | 07:57 PM | 05:50 AM – 06:35 AM | 06:09 PM – 06:54 PM | 05:32 AM – 05:50 AM | 06:54 PM – 07:12 PM |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 06:05 AM | 82° E | 06:39 PM | 278° W | 12h 34m 0s | −2m 0s | 12:22 PM | 05:42 AM | 07:02 PM | 05:15 AM | 07:29 PM | 04:47 AM | 07:56 PM | 05:51 AM – 06:35 AM | 06:08 PM – 06:53 PM | 05:33 AM – 05:51 AM | 06:53 PM – 07:11 PM |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 06:05 AM | 82° E | 06:38 PM | 278° W | 12h 33m 0s | −1m 0s | 12:21 PM | 05:42 AM | 07:01 PM | 05:15 AM | 07:28 PM | 04:48 AM | 07:55 PM | 05:51 AM – 06:35 AM | 06:07 PM – 06:52 PM | 05:33 AM – 05:51 AM | 06:52 PM – 07:10 PM |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 06:05 AM | 82° E | 06:37 PM | 277° W | 12h 32m 0s | −1m 0s | 12:21 PM | 05:42 AM | 07:00 PM | 05:16 AM | 07:26 PM | 04:48 AM | 07:54 PM | 05:51 AM – 06:36 AM | 06:06 PM – 06:51 PM | 05:33 AM – 05:51 AM | 06:51 PM – 07:08 PM |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 06:06 AM | 83° E | 06:36 PM | 277° W | 12h 30m 0s | −2m 0s | 12:21 PM | 05:43 AM | 06:59 PM | 05:16 AM | 07:25 PM | 04:49 AM | 07:53 PM | 05:52 AM – 06:36 AM | 06:05 PM – 06:50 PM | 05:34 AM – 05:52 AM | 06:50 PM – 07:07 PM |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 06:06 AM | 83° E | 06:35 PM | 277° W | 12h 29m 0s | −1m 0s | 12:20 PM | 05:43 AM | 06:57 PM | 05:16 AM | 07:24 PM | 04:49 AM | 07:51 PM | 05:52 AM – 06:36 AM | 06:04 PM – 06:49 PM | 05:34 AM – 05:52 AM | 06:49 PM – 07:06 PM |
| Wed, Sep 9 | 06:06 AM | 84° E | 06:34 PM | 276° W | 12h 28m 0s | −1m 0s | 12:20 PM | 05:44 AM | 06:56 PM | 05:17 AM | 07:23 PM | 04:50 AM | 07:50 PM | 05:52 AM – 06:37 AM | 06:03 PM – 06:48 PM | 05:35 AM – 05:52 AM | 06:48 PM – 07:05 PM |
| Thu, Sep 10 | 06:07 AM | 84° E | 06:32 PM | 276° W | 12h 25m 0s | −3m 0s | 12:19 PM | 05:44 AM | 06:55 PM | 05:17 AM | 07:22 PM | 04:50 AM | 07:49 PM | 05:53 AM – 06:37 AM | 06:02 PM – 06:47 PM | 05:35 AM – 05:53 AM | 06:47 PM – 07:04 PM |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 06:07 AM | 85° E | 06:31 PM | 275° W | 12h 24m 0s | −1m 0s | 12:19 PM | 05:44 AM | 06:54 PM | 05:18 AM | 07:21 PM | 04:51 AM | 07:48 PM | 05:53 AM – 06:37 AM | 06:01 PM – 06:45 PM | 05:35 AM – 05:53 AM | 06:45 PM – 07:03 PM |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 06:08 AM | 85° E | 06:30 PM | 275° W | 12h 22m 0s | −2m 0s | 12:19 PM | 05:45 AM | 06:53 PM | 05:18 AM | 07:20 PM | 04:51 AM | 07:47 PM | 05:54 AM – 06:38 AM | 06:00 PM – 06:44 PM | 05:36 AM – 05:54 AM | 06:44 PM – 07:02 PM |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 06:08 AM | 85° E | 06:29 PM | 274° W | 12h 21m 0s | −1m 0s | 12:18 PM | 05:45 AM | 06:52 PM | 05:18 AM | 07:19 PM | 04:52 AM | 07:46 PM | 05:54 AM – 06:38 AM | 05:59 PM – 06:43 PM | 05:36 AM – 05:54 AM | 06:43 PM – 07:01 PM |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 06:08 AM | 86° E | 06:28 PM | 274° W | 12h 20m 0s | −1m 0s | 12:18 PM | 05:45 AM | 06:51 PM | 05:19 AM | 07:18 PM | 04:52 AM | 07:45 PM | 05:54 AM – 06:38 AM | 05:58 PM – 06:42 PM | 05:37 AM – 05:54 AM | 06:42 PM – 07:00 PM |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 06:09 AM | 86° E | 06:27 PM | 274° W | 12h 18m 0s | −2m 0s | 12:18 PM | 05:46 AM | 06:50 PM | 05:19 AM | 07:17 PM | 04:52 AM | 07:44 PM | 05:55 AM – 06:39 AM | 05:57 PM – 06:41 PM | 05:37 AM – 05:55 AM | 06:41 PM – 06:59 PM |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 06:09 AM | 87° E | 06:26 PM | 273° W | 12h 17m 0s | −1m 0s | 12:17 PM | 05:46 AM | 06:49 PM | 05:20 AM | 07:16 PM | 04:53 AM | 07:42 PM | 05:55 AM – 06:39 AM | 05:56 PM – 06:40 PM | 05:37 AM – 05:55 AM | 06:40 PM – 06:58 PM |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 06:09 AM | 87° E | 06:25 PM | 273° W | 12h 16m 0s | −1m 0s | 12:17 PM | 05:47 AM | 06:48 PM | 05:20 AM | 07:14 PM | 04:53 AM | 07:41 PM | 05:55 AM – 06:39 AM | 05:55 PM – 06:39 PM | 05:38 AM – 05:55 AM | 06:39 PM – 06:57 PM |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 06:10 AM | 88° E | 06:24 PM | 272° W | 12h 14m 0s | −2m 0s | 12:17 PM | 05:47 AM | 06:47 PM | 05:20 AM | 07:13 PM | 04:54 AM | 07:40 PM | 05:56 AM – 06:40 AM | 05:54 PM – 06:38 PM | 05:38 AM – 05:56 AM | 06:38 PM – 06:56 PM |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 06:10 AM | 88° E | 06:23 PM | 272° W | 12h 13m 0s | −1m 0s | 12:16 PM | 05:47 AM | 06:46 PM | 05:21 AM | 07:12 PM | 04:54 AM | 07:39 PM | 05:56 AM – 06:40 AM | 05:53 PM – 06:37 PM | 05:39 AM – 05:56 AM | 06:37 PM – 06:55 PM |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 06:10 AM | 88° E | 06:22 PM | 271° W | 12h 12m 0s | −1m 0s | 12:16 PM | 05:48 AM | 06:45 PM | 05:21 AM | 07:11 PM | 04:55 AM | 07:38 PM | 05:56 AM – 06:40 AM | 05:52 PM – 06:36 PM | 05:39 AM – 05:56 AM | 06:36 PM – 06:54 PM |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 06:11 AM | 89° E | 06:21 PM | 271° W | 12h 10m 0s | −2m 0s | 12:16 PM | 05:48 AM | 06:44 PM | 05:22 AM | 07:10 PM | 04:55 AM | 07:37 PM | 05:57 AM – 06:41 AM | 05:51 PM – 06:35 PM | 05:39 AM – 05:57 AM | 06:35 PM – 06:52 PM |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 06:11 AM | 89° E | 06:20 PM | 271° W | 12h 9m 0s | −1m 0s | 12:15 PM | 05:48 AM | 06:43 PM | 05:22 AM | 07:09 PM | 04:55 AM | 07:36 PM | 05:57 AM – 06:41 AM | 05:50 PM – 06:34 PM | 05:40 AM – 05:57 AM | 06:34 PM – 06:51 PM |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 06:11 AM | 90° E | 06:19 PM | 270° W | 12h 8m 0s | −1m 0s | 12:15 PM | 05:49 AM | 06:42 PM | 05:22 AM | 07:08 PM | 04:56 AM | 07:35 PM | 05:58 AM – 06:42 AM | 05:49 PM – 06:33 PM | 05:40 AM – 05:58 AM | 06:33 PM – 06:50 PM |
| Thu, Sep 24 Today | 06:12 AM | 90° E | 06:18 PM | 270° W | 12h 6m 0s | −2m 0s | 12:15 PM | 05:49 AM | 06:40 PM | 05:23 AM | 07:07 PM | 04:56 AM | 07:33 PM | 05:58 AM – 06:42 AM | 05:48 PM – 06:32 PM | 05:40 AM – 05:58 AM | 06:32 PM – 06:49 PM |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 06:12 AM | 90° E | 06:17 PM | 269° W | 12h 5m 0s | −1m 0s | 12:14 PM | 05:50 AM | 06:39 PM | 05:23 AM | 07:06 PM | 04:57 AM | 07:32 PM | 05:58 AM – 06:42 AM | 05:47 PM – 06:31 PM | 05:41 AM – 05:58 AM | 06:31 PM – 06:48 PM |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 06:13 AM | 91° E | 06:16 PM | 269° W | 12h 3m 0s | −2m 0s | 12:14 PM | 05:50 AM | 06:38 PM | 05:23 AM | 07:05 PM | 04:57 AM | 07:31 PM | 05:59 AM – 06:43 AM | 05:46 PM – 06:30 PM | 05:41 AM – 05:59 AM | 06:30 PM – 06:47 PM |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 06:13 AM | 91° E | 06:15 PM | 269° W | 12h 2m 0s | −1m 0s | 12:14 PM | 05:50 AM | 06:37 PM | 05:24 AM | 07:04 PM | 04:57 AM | 07:30 PM | 05:59 AM – 06:43 AM | 05:45 PM – 06:29 PM | 05:41 AM – 05:59 AM | 06:29 PM – 06:46 PM |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 06:13 AM | 92° E | 06:14 PM | 268° W | 12h 1m 0s | −1m 0s | 12:13 PM | 05:51 AM | 06:36 PM | 05:24 AM | 07:03 PM | 04:58 AM | 07:29 PM | 05:59 AM – 06:43 AM | 05:43 PM – 06:27 PM | 05:42 AM – 05:59 AM | 06:27 PM – 06:45 PM |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 06:14 AM | 92° E | 06:13 PM | 268° W | 11h 59m 0s | −2m 0s | 12:13 PM | 05:51 AM | 06:35 PM | 05:25 AM | 07:02 PM | 04:58 AM | 07:28 PM | 06:00 AM – 06:44 AM | 05:42 PM – 06:26 PM | 05:42 AM – 06:00 AM | 06:26 PM – 06:44 PM |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 06:14 AM | 93° E | 06:11 PM | 267° W | 11h 57m 0s | −2m 0s | 12:12 PM | 05:51 AM | 06:34 PM | 05:25 AM | 07:01 PM | 04:59 AM | 07:27 PM | 06:00 AM – 06:44 AM | 05:41 PM – 06:25 PM | 05:43 AM – 06:00 AM | 06:25 PM – 06:43 PM |
Tip: pair this calendar with our Day Length, Twilight, and Golden Hour tools for photography and planning.
United Arab Emirates Sunrise & Sunset by Month (2026)
This table shows the sunrise, sunset, and day length in United Arab Emirates on the 1st of every month, computed with the same NOAA/Meeus solar algorithms used across this site. Day length is longest in July and shortest in January.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 07:06 AM | 05:45 PM | 10h 39m 0s |
| February 1 | 07:04 AM | 06:07 PM | 11h 3m 0s |
| March 1 | 06:44 AM | 06:24 PM | 11h 40m 0s |
| April 1 | 06:14 AM | 06:37 PM | 12h 23m 0s |
| May 1 | 05:47 AM | 06:51 PM | 13h 4m 0s |
| June 1 | 05:34 AM | 07:06 PM | 13h 32m 0s |
| July 1 | 05:37 AM | 07:15 PM | 13h 38m 0s |
| August 1 | 05:50 AM | 07:06 PM | 13h 16m 0s |
| September 1 | 06:04 AM | 06:42 PM | 12h 38m 0s |
| October 1 | 06:14 AM | 06:10 PM | 11h 56m 0s |
| November 1 | 06:29 AM | 05:43 PM | 11h 14m 0s |
| December 1 | 06:48 AM | 05:33 PM | 10h 45m 0s |
United Arab Emirates Sunrise & Sunset FAQ
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