Golden hour in Dushanbe today

It's golden hour now, until — 8 minutes left. Tonight's golden hour runs 4:56 – 5:50 PM, with sunset at .

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  • Morning gold · now
    6:27 – 7:20 AM
    53 minutes, from the east
  • Sunrise
    6:43 AM
    105° · east-southeast105° ESE
  • Evening gold
    4:56 – 5:50 PM
    54 minutes
  • Sunset
    5:33 PM
    255° · west-southwest255° WSW
  • Blue hour
    5:50 – 6:00 PM
    and 6:16 – 6:27 AM

Direction

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Tonight the sun sets at 255°, well south of due west. Right now shadows point west-northwest. Tap the map anywhere to see where the light comes from there; drag the time slider above to watch shadows swing through the day.

Through the year

Dushanbe's golden hours, month by month

Gold bands are the morning and evening golden hours; the pale area is daylight. Dushanbe doesn't change its clocks, so the curves are smooth.

Golden hour in Dushanbe on the 15th of each month, 2026
MonthMorning goldEvening goldSunsetSun sets toward
January7:23 – 8:21 AM4:47 – 5:45 PM5:27 PM243° WSW
February6:59 – 7:52 AM5:25 – 6:19 PM6:02 PM255° WSW
March6:20 – 7:11 AM5:56 – 6:47 PM6:31 PM268° W
April5:32 – 6:24 AM6:25 – 7:18 PM7:01 PM283° WNW
May4:55 – 5:51 AM6:51 – 7:47 PM7:29 PM295° WNW
June4:40 – 5:39 AM7:11 – 8:10 PM7:50 PM301° WNW
July4:53 – 5:51 AM7:09 – 8:07 PM7:48 PM299° WNW
August5:21 – 6:15 AM6:43 – 7:36 PM7:19 PM289° WNW
September5:49 – 6:41 AM5:58 – 6:49 PM6:33 PM274° W
October6:17 – 7:09 AM5:11 – 6:03 PM5:47 PM260° W
November6:48 – 7:45 AM4:33 – 5:29 PM5:12 PM247° WSW
December7:16 – 8:16 AM4:23 – 5:23 PM5:04 PM240° WSW

Times on the 15th of each month, 2026, Dushanbe local time.

How long does golden hour last in Dushanbe?

Around 51 to 60 minutes each evening. It's shortest in March, September and October, about 51 minutes, and longest in June and December, about 60 minutes. The farther from the equator, the longer it lasts, because the sun crosses the horizon at a shallower angle.

Which way does the sun set in Dushanbe?

Toward the west-southwest in December, around 240°, swinging to the west-northwest in June, around 301°. Today it sets at 255°, well south of due west.

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