Sunrise and sunset times in Otaru
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Otaru, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 29, 2026. Current time: 5:06:54 pm
Night ends at 4:30 am4:30:26 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 5:37 am5:36:57 am
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 6:06:21 amWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 4:32:27 pmWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 5:02 pm5:01:49 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 6:08 pm6:08:15 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -6.89° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 257.94° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Blue Hour Twilight Night
Day length: 10 hours, 26 minutes
Sunset in Otaru was 34 minutes ago
Moon set on Oct 29 at 9:52 am
Moon will rise on Oct 29 at 6:22 pmMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (86%)🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 4:02 pm · 🌕 Full moon: Nov 24 at 11:53 pmTomorrow
October 30, 2026
Night ends at 4:32 am4:31:34 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 5:38 am5:38:09 am
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 6:07:37 amWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 4:31:03 pmWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 5:01 pm5:00:30 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 6:07 pm6:07:00 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 10 hours, 23 minutes
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in Otaru
Moon will set on Oct 30 at 10:59 am Moon will rise on Oct 30 at 7:29 pmMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (75%)
- Otaru, Hokkaido
- Latitude: 43.189442 (North)
- Longitude: 141.002213 (East)
- Time zone: Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC+9)
Shortest day in Otaru, Hokkaido
The shortest day of the year will be in 1 month and 23 days, during the winter solstice on December 22, 2026, with a daylight length of 8 hours, 58 minutes.Longest day in Otaru, Hokkaido
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours, 23 minutes.
October 2026 - Otaru, Hokkaido - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of October in Otaru.
All times are in Otaru's time: Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC+9).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 25 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Otaru, Hokkaido - from 11 hours, 45 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 20 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | Sunrise Variation |
SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Sunset Variation |
Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.5:04:24 am | 5:32:46 am | +1m 7s | 5:18:06 pm | -1m 47s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.5:46:25 pm | 11h 45m 20s | -2m 55s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.11:25:48 am | 43.66° | 4:31:20 am | 6:19:24 pm | 3:57:51 am | 6:52:47 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 15m 49s | 🌖 (72%)Waning Gibbous: 72% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:25:38 pm | 3.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 5:05:31 am | 5:33:55 am | +1m 9s | 5:16:19 pm | -1m 47s | 5:44:39 pm | 11h 42m 24s | -2m 55s | 11:25:28 am | 43.27° | 4:32:30 am | 6:17:36 pm | 3:59:04 am | 6:50:56 pm | 12h 18m 44s | 🌖 (61%)Waning Gibbous: 61% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:25:19 pm | 3.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 5:06:39 am | 5:35:03 am | +1m 8s | 5:14:33 pm | -1m 46s | 5:42:53 pm | 11h 39m 30s | -2m 55s | 11:25:09 am | 42.89° | 4:33:39 am | 6:15:49 pm | 4:00:16 am | 6:49:06 pm | 12h 21m 39s | 🌗 (49%) Last quarter at 10:25 pmLast quarter at 10:25 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 49% illuminated |
11:25:00 pm | 3.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 5:07:47 am | 5:36:12 am | +1m 9s | 5:12:47 pm | -1m 46s | 5:41:08 pm | 11h 36m 35s | -2m 55s | 11:24:50 am | 42.50° | 4:34:47 am | 6:14:03 pm | 4:01:28 am | 6:47:17 pm | 12h 24m 33s | 🌘 (38%)Waning Crescent: 38% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:24:41 pm | 4.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 5:08:55 am | 5:37:20 am | +1m 8s | 5:11:01 pm | -1m 46s | 5:39:23 pm | 11h 33m 41s | -2m 54s | 11:24:32 am | 42.12° | 4:35:56 am | 6:12:18 pm | 4:02:40 am | 6:45:29 pm | 12h 27m 28s | 🌘 (27%)Waning Crescent: 27% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:24:23 pm | 4.7° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5:10:03 am | 5:38:29 am | +1m 9s | 5:09:16 pm | -1m 45s | 5:37:39 pm | 11h 30m 47s | -2m 54s | 11:24:14 am | 41.73° | 4:37:05 am | 6:10:33 pm | 4:03:51 am | 6:43:42 pm | 12h 30m 23s | 🌘 (18%)Waning Crescent: 18% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:24:05 pm | 5.1° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5:11:12 am | 5:39:39 am | +1m 10s | 5:07:31 pm | -1m 45s | 5:35:56 pm | 11h 27m 52s | -2m 54s | 11:23:56 am | 41.35° | 4:38:14 am | 6:08:50 pm | 4:05:02 am | 6:41:56 pm | 12h 33m 17s | 🌘 (10%)Waning Crescent: 10% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:23:48 pm | 5.5° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5:12:20 am | 5:40:48 am | +1m 9s | 5:05:47 pm | -1m 44s | 5:34:13 pm | 11h 24m 59s | -2m 54s | 11:23:39 am | 40.97° | 4:39:23 am | 6:07:07 pm | 4:06:13 am | 6:40:11 pm | 12h 36m 11s | 🌘 (5%)Waning Crescent: 5% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:23:31 pm | 5.8° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 5:13:29 am | 5:41:58 am | +1m 10s | 5:04:04 pm | -1m 43s | 5:32:31 pm | 11h 22m 6s | -2m 53s | 11:23:22 am | 40.59° | 4:40:31 am | 6:05:25 pm | 4:07:24 am | 6:38:27 pm | 12h 39m 5s | 🌘 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:23:14 pm | 6.2° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 5:14:37 am | 5:43:09 am | +1m 11s | 5:02:21 pm | -1m 43s | 5:30:50 pm | 11h 19m 12s | -2m 53s | 11:23:05 am | 40.21° | 4:41:40 am | 6:03:43 pm | 4:08:34 am | 6:36:44 pm | 12h 41m 58s | 🌘 (0.1%)Waning Crescent: 0.1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:22:57 pm | 6.6° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 5:15:46 am | 5:44:19 am | +1m 10s | 5:00:39 pm | -1m 42s | 5:29:09 pm | 11h 16m 20s | -2m 53s | 11:22:49 am | 39.83° | 4:42:48 am | 6:02:03 pm | 4:09:44 am | 6:35:03 pm | 12h 44m 51s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 12:50 amNew moon at 12:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
11:22:42 pm | 7.0° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 5:16:55 am | 5:45:30 am | +1m 11s | 4:58:57 pm | -1m 42s | 5:27:29 pm | 11h 13m 27s | -2m 52s | 11:22:34 am | 39.45° | 4:43:57 am | 6:00:24 pm | 4:10:54 am | 6:33:22 pm | 12h 47m 44s | 🌒 (4%)Waxing Crescent: 4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:22:27 pm | 7.4° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 5:18:04 am | 5:46:41 am | +1m 11s | 4:57:16 pm | -1m 41s | 5:25:51 pm | 11h 10m 35s | -2m 52s | 11:22:19 am | 39.08° | 4:45:06 am | 5:58:46 pm | 4:12:04 am | 6:31:43 pm | 12h 50m 36s | 🌒 (9%)Waxing Crescent: 9% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:22:12 pm | 7.7° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 5:19:14 am | 5:47:52 am | +1m 11s | 4:55:36 pm | -1m 40s | 5:24:13 pm | 11h 7m 44s | -2m 52s | 11:22:04 am | 38.70° | 4:46:14 am | 5:57:09 pm | 4:13:14 am | 6:30:05 pm | 12h 53m 28s | 🌒 (15%)Waxing Crescent: 15% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:21:57 pm | 8.1° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 5:20:23 am | 5:49:04 am | +1m 12s | 4:53:57 pm | -1m 39s | 5:22:35 pm | 11h 4m 53s | -2m 51s | 11:21:50 am | 38.33° | 4:47:23 am | 5:55:32 pm | 4:14:24 am | 6:28:28 pm | 12h 56m 19s | 🌒 (23%)Waxing Crescent: 23% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:21:44 pm | 8.5° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 5:21:33 am | 5:50:16 am | +1m 12s | 4:52:18 pm | -1m 39s | 5:20:59 pm | 11h 2m 2s | -2m 51s | 11:21:37 am | 37.96° | 4:48:32 am | 5:53:57 pm | 4:15:33 am | 6:26:52 pm | 12h 59m 10s | 🌒 (31%)Waxing Crescent: 31% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:21:31 pm | 8.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 5:22:43 am | 5:51:28 am | +1m 12s | 4:50:41 pm | -1m 37s | 5:19:24 pm | 10h 59m 13s | -2m 50s | 11:21:24 am | 37.60° | 4:49:40 am | 5:52:23 pm | 4:16:42 am | 6:25:18 pm | 13h 2m 0s | 🌒 (40%)Waxing Crescent: 40% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:21:18 pm | 9.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 5:23:53 am | 5:52:41 am | +1m 13s | 4:49:04 pm | -1m 37s | 5:17:50 pm | 10h 56m 23s | -2m 50s | 11:21:12 am | 37.23° | 4:50:49 am | 5:50:51 pm | 4:17:51 am | 6:23:45 pm | 13h 4m 50s | 🌒 (50%)Waxing Crescent: 50% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:21:06 pm | 9.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 5:25:03 am | 5:53:54 am | +1m 13s | 4:47:28 pm | -1m 36s | 5:16:17 pm | 10h 53m 34s | -2m 49s | 11:21:00 am | 36.87° | 4:51:58 am | 5:49:19 pm | 4:19:01 am | 6:22:13 pm | 13h 7m 39s | 🌓 (59%) First quarter at 1:12 amFirst quarter at 1:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 59% illuminated |
11:20:55 pm | 9.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 5:26:14 am | 5:55:07 am | +1m 13s | 4:45:53 pm | -1m 35s | 5:14:44 pm | 10h 50m 46s | -2m 48s | 11:20:49 am | 36.51° | 4:53:07 am | 5:47:49 pm | 4:20:09 am | 6:20:42 pm | 13h 10m 28s | 🌔 (69%)Waxing Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:20:44 pm | 10.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 5:27:24 am | 5:56:21 am | +1m 14s | 4:44:19 pm | -1m 34s | 5:13:13 pm | 10h 47m 58s | -2m 48s | 11:20:39 am | 36.15° | 4:54:16 am | 5:46:19 pm | 4:21:18 am | 6:19:13 pm | 13h 13m 16s | 🌔 (77%)Waxing Gibbous: 77% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:20:34 pm | 10.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 5:28:35 am | 5:57:35 am | +1m 14s | 4:42:46 pm | -1m 33s | 5:11:44 pm | 10h 45m 11s | -2m 47s | 11:20:29 am | 35.80° | 4:55:25 am | 5:44:51 pm | 4:22:27 am | 6:17:46 pm | 13h 16m 3s | 🌔 (85%)Waxing Gibbous: 85% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:20:25 pm | 11.0° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 5:29:46 am | 5:58:49 am | +1m 14s | 4:41:14 pm | -1m 32s | 5:10:15 pm | 10h 42m 25s | -2m 46s | 11:20:20 am | 35.45° | 4:56:34 am | 5:43:25 pm | 4:23:36 am | 6:16:20 pm | 13h 18m 50s | 🌔 (92%)Waxing Gibbous: 92% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:20:16 pm | 11.4° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 5:30:58 am | 6:00:04 am | +1m 15s | 4:39:43 pm | -1m 31s | 5:08:47 pm | 10h 39m 39s | -2m 45s | 11:20:12 am | 35.10° | 4:57:43 am | 5:42:00 pm | 4:24:44 am | 6:14:55 pm | 13h 21m 36s | 🌔 (97%)Waxing Gibbous: 97% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:20:08 pm | 11.7° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 5:32:09 am | 6:01:19 am | +1m 15s | 4:38:13 pm | -1m 30s | 5:07:21 pm | 10h 36m 54s | -2m 45s | 11:20:04 am | 34.75° | 4:58:52 am | 5:40:36 pm | 4:25:53 am | 6:13:32 pm | 13h 24m 21s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:20:01 pm | 12.1° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:33:21 am | 6:02:34 am | +1m 15s | 4:36:45 pm | -1m 28s | 5:05:56 pm | 10h 34m 11s | -2m 44s | 11:19:57 am | 34.41° | 5:00:01 am | 5:39:13 pm | 4:27:01 am | 6:12:10 pm | 13h 27m 4s | 🌕 (99.5%) Full moon at 1:11 pmFull moon at 1:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.5% illuminated |
11:19:54 pm | 12.4° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:34:33 am | 6:03:49 am | +1m 15s | 4:35:18 pm | -1m 27s | 5:04:33 pm | 10h 31m 29s | -2m 43s | 11:19:51 am | 34.07° | 5:01:11 am | 5:37:52 pm | 4:28:10 am | 6:10:50 pm | 13h 29m 47s | 🌖 (97%)Waning Gibbous: 97% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:19:49 pm | 12.7° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:35:45 am | 6:05:05 am | +1m 16s | 4:33:51 pm | -1m 27s | 5:03:10 pm | 10h 28m 46s | -2m 42s | 11:19:46 am | 33.73° | 5:02:20 am | 5:36:33 pm | 4:29:18 am | 6:09:32 pm | 13h 32m 30s | 🌖 (92%)Waning Gibbous: 92% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:19:44 pm | 13.1° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:36:57 am | 6:06:21 am | +1m 16s | 4:32:27 pm | -1m 24s | 5:01:49 pm | 10h 26m 6s | -2m 41s | 11:19:41 am | 33.40° | 5:03:29 am | 5:35:15 pm | 4:30:26 am | 6:08:15 pm | 13h 35m 10s | 🌖 (84%)Waning Gibbous: 84% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:19:39 pm | 13.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:38:09 am | 6:07:37 am | +1m 16s | 4:31:03 pm | -1m 24s | 5:00:30 pm | 10h 23m 26s | -2m 40s | 11:19:37 am | 33.07° | 5:04:39 am | 5:33:58 pm | 4:31:34 am | 6:07:00 pm | 13h 37m 50s | 🌖 (75%)Waning Gibbous: 75% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:19:36 pm | 13.7° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:39:21 am | 6:08:53 am | +1m 16s | 4:29:41 pm | -1m 22s | 4:59:12 pm | 10h 20m 48s | -2m 38s | 11:19:34 am | 32.74° | 5:05:48 am | 5:32:43 pm | 4:32:43 am | 6:05:46 pm | 13h 40m 29s | 🌖 (64%)Waning Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:19:33 pm | 14.1° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Otaru, Hokkaido - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Otaru, Hokkaido for every day of the year.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Otaru
In Otaru, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 15 at 3:55 am, while the latest sunrise is on January 3 at 7:08 am. The earliest sunset is on December 9 at 4:00 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 27 at 7:19 pm.
Otaru gets 6h 24m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 23m versus 8h 58m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 13m.
Otaru Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Otaru. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Otaru.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 23.1° above the horizon (around Dec 20) and 69.7° (around Jun 23) in Otaru. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans west of the meridian: over Otaru the Sun reaches its highest point between 11:19 and 11:50 depending on the time of year, but always before 12:00.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
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