Solar almanac · 2026-11-02 · Myanmar

Golden hour in Yangon, Myanmar

16.8661° N
96.1951° E
Asia/Yangon

Times shown in local time for Yangon (Asia/Yangon).

Golden hour & blue hour

WindowStartsEnds
Blue hour (morning)05:1505:41
Golden hour (morning)06:0306:33
Golden hour (evening)17:0417:33
Blue hour (evening)17:5618:22

Light profile · calculated

Golden hour in Yangon through the year

Midsummer
31 min
Equinox
29 min
Midwinter
32 min

Length of the evening golden-hour window.

Yangon lies at 16.87° N, in the tropics, where the sun climbs steeply and sets fast. Its longest measured day falls on Thu 18 June 2026 with 13h 08m of daylight, and its shortest on Sun 20 December 2026 with 11h 07m — a difference of 2h 01m between the two extremes.

Evening golden hour in Yangon runs for roughly 31 minutes at the height of summer, 29 minutes around the March equinox and 32 minutes at midwinter. The warm window is actually widest in the colder months, which makes winter evenings unusually forgiving here.

The sun sets toward 295° WNW in late June and toward 246° WSW in late December, a shift of about 49° in where the last light lands — worth checking before committing to a west-facing viewpoint. In Yangon, the sky reaches full darkness between evening and morning twilight year-round.

Today’s solar record

+0 min/day

Sunrise
06:03

rises at 105° ESE

Sunset
17:33

sets at 255° WSW

Solar noon
11:48
Day length
11h 31m

Evening golden hour starts at 17:04

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Solar trajectory

Maximum 58°
06:0358° at 11:4817:33
East · sunriseHighest point of the sun today: 58° above the horizon. The shaded band near the horizon is golden-hour light.West · sunset

Twenty-four hours of light

06:03Sunrise11:48Solar noon17:33Sunset
NightBlue hourGolden hourDaylight

Next 7 days

DateSunriseSunsetDay length
2026-11-0206:0317:3311h 31m
2026-11-0306:0317:3311h 30m
2026-11-0406:0417:3311h 29m
2026-11-0506:0417:3211h 28m
2026-11-0606:0517:3211h 27m
2026-11-0706:0517:3211h 27m
2026-11-0806:0517:3111h 26m

Annual light rhythm · Yangon

11h 08m—13h 08m
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Longest days in June (13h 08m), shortest in December (11h 08m).

Questions

When is golden hour in Yangon today?
Evening golden hour in Yangon starts at 17:04 and ends at sunset, 17:33. Morning golden hour runs from sunrise, 06:03, until 06:33 local time (Asia/Yangon).
How long does golden hour last in Yangon?
Evening golden hour in Yangon runs from 17:04 to 17:33, and morning golden hour from 06:03 to 06:33.
When is blue hour in Yangon?
Morning blue hour in Yangon begins at 05:15, before sunrise. Evening blue hour begins at 17:56, just after sunset.
What time is sunrise in Yangon today?
Sunrise in Yangon is at 06:03 local time (Asia/Yangon), rising toward 105° ESE.
What time is sunset in Yangon today?
Sunset in Yangon is at 17:33 local time (Asia/Yangon), setting toward 255° WSW.
How long is the day in Yangon?
Yangon has 11h 31m of daylight today.

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