Sunrise and sunset in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 18:14 in Ashgabat (GMT+5): 10 h 45 min of daylight, 2 min 14 s shorter than yesterday. At its highest, at 12:51, it is 39° above the horizon.
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Solar noon
- 12:51, 39° high
- Day length
- 10 h 45 min
- Golden hour
- 07:28–08:05 and 17:37–18:14
- Blue hour
- 06:51–07:11 and 18:30–18:51
See the sun’s path over Ashgabat on the map → with its shadow, the analemma and the view from the street.
Twilight today
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 06:00–06:30 | 19:12–19:42 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:30–07:01 | 18:41–19:12 |
| Civil twilight | 07:01–07:28 | 18:14–18:41 |
Sunrise and sunset in Ashgabat through the year
| 1st of | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Sun at noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 08:23 | 17:58 | 9 h 34 min | 29° |
| February | 08:12 | 18:29 | 10 h 17 min | 34.9° |
| March | 07:40 | 19:00 | 11 h 20 min | 44.3° |
| April | 06:53 | 19:29 | 12 h 36 min | 56.5° |
| May | 06:12 | 19:57 | 13 h 45 min | 67° |
| June | 05:47 | 20:24 | 14 h 36 min | 74.1° |
| July | 05:48 | 20:34 | 14 h 45 min | 75.2° |
| August | 06:10 | 20:17 | 14 h 07 min | 70.1° |
| September | 06:37 | 19:38 | 13 h 01 min | 60.4° |
| October | 07:02 | 18:52 | 11 h 49 min | 49° |
| November | 07:32 | 18:09 | 10 h 37 min | 37.7° |
| December | 08:04 | 17:49 | 9 h 44 min | 30.3° |
Times are local, daylight saving included, for the 1st of each month this year.
Next solar eclipses seen from Ashgabat
- Monday, 2 August 2027: 18% of the sun covered at 15:25 (total eclipse) · path, map and times
- Saturday, 1 June 2030: 51% of the sun covered at 10:26 (annular eclipse)
- Monday, 20 March 2034: 77% of the sun covered at 16:39 (total eclipse)
- Friday, 16 January 2037: 16% of the sun covered at 15:43 (partial eclipse)
Places near Ashgabat
- Qūchān 95 km
- Bojnūrd 107 km
- Neyshābūr 197 km
- Sabzevar 203 km
- Mashhad 213 km
- Marāgheh 261 km
- Gonbad-e Kāvūs 294 km
- Kāshmar 302 km
What the times mean
Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the sun’s disc touches the horizon, with the usual allowance for refraction. Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour is the low, warm light while the sun is under 6° high; blue hour, the deep blue while it is 4° to 8° below. All are for 37.9500°, 58.3833° at sea level, in the Asia/Ashgabat time zone.