Sunrise and sunset in Niigata, Japan
Today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 16:50 in Niigata (GMT+9): 10 h 45 min of daylight, 2 min 14 s shorter than yesterday. At its highest, at 11:27, it is 39° above the horizon.
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 16:50
- Solar noon
- 11:27, 39° high
- Day length
- 10 h 45 min
- Golden hour
- 06:04–06:41 and 16:13–16:50
- Blue hour
- 05:27–05:48 and 17:06–17:27
See the sun’s path over Niigata on the map → with its shadow, the analemma and the view from the street.
Twilight today
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:36–05:06 | 17:47–18:18 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:06–05:37 | 17:17–17:47 |
| Civil twilight | 05:37–06:04 | 16:50–17:17 |
Sunrise and sunset in Niigata through the year
| 1st of | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Sun at noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:59 | 16:34 | 9 h 35 min | 29.1° |
| February | 06:48 | 17:06 | 10 h 18 min | 35° |
| March | 06:16 | 17:36 | 11 h 20 min | 44.5° |
| April | 05:29 | 18:06 | 12 h 36 min | 56.6° |
| May | 04:48 | 18:34 | 13 h 45 min | 67.1° |
| June | 04:23 | 19:00 | 14 h 36 min | 74.1° |
| July | 04:24 | 19:10 | 14 h 45 min | 75.2° |
| August | 04:46 | 18:53 | 14 h 06 min | 70.1° |
| September | 05:13 | 18:13 | 13 h 00 min | 60.4° |
| October | 05:38 | 17:27 | 11 h 48 min | 48.9° |
| November | 06:08 | 16:45 | 10 h 36 min | 37.7° |
| December | 06:40 | 16:24 | 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 Niigata
- Saturday, 1 June 2030: 77% of the sun covered at 17:04 (annular eclipse)
- Wednesday, 3 November 2032: 44% of the sun covered at 15:31 (partial eclipse)
- Sunday, 2 September 2035: 97% of the sun covered at 10:06 (total eclipse)
Places near Niigata
- Nagaoka 55 km
- Aizu-Wakamatsu 93 km
- Jōetsu 112 km
- Tsuruoka 112 km
- Yamagata 121 km
- Fukushima 127 km
- Sakata 131 km
- Kōriyama 132 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 37.9226°, 139.0413° at sea level, in the Asia/Tokyo time zone.