Sun position in Bengaluru

Name: Bengaluru
Address: Bengaluru, India

Where the sun stands over Bengaluru, India (12.9716°, 77.5946°) - today's sunrise, sunset, solar noon, day length and shadow length, plus the sun path across the whole year.

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Sun times in Bengaluru on 24 September 2026

Local time in Bengaluru, UTC+5:30, with no daylight saving time.
Sunrise	06:10	rises toward E (90°)
Solar noon	12:13	sun 76.7° above the horizon
Sunset	18:16	sets toward W (270°)
Day length	12 h 06 min
Civil dawn	05:49	first usable light
Civil dusk	18:37	last usable light
Golden hour, morning	06:10–06:38	warm low light
Golden hour, evening	17:48–18:16	warm low light
Shadow at noon	0.24 m	per metre of height

Times are computed for 12.9716°, 77.5946° and refreshed every day. For any other date, an exact azimuth or a shadow drawn on the map, open the interactive sun position map for Bengaluru.

The sun through the year in Bengaluru

Sunrise, sunset, day length and noon altitude on the 15th of each month, on the local clock
Month	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Noon altitude
January	06:47	18:13	11 h 26 min	55.8°
February	06:44	18:27	11 h 43 min	64.2°
March	06:29	18:31	12 h 03 min	74.7°
April	06:08	18:33	12 h 25 min	86.7°
May	05:56	18:39	12 h 43 min	84.2°
June	05:55	18:48	12 h 53 min	79.7°
July	06:02	18:51	12 h 49 min	81.4°
August	06:09	18:42	12 h 34 min	88.8°
September	06:10	18:23	12 h 13 min	80.2°
October	06:11	18:02	11 h 51 min	68.7°
November	06:20	17:52	11 h 32 min	58.6°
December	06:35	17:57	11 h 22 min	53.8°

At the June solstice the midday sun reaches 79.5° above the horizon in Bengaluru and the day lasts 12 h 53 min. At the December solstice the sun climbs only to 53.6° and the day shrinks to 11 h 22 min. That difference is what decides whether a garden, a window or a solar array sees the sun in winter.

Planning around the sun in Bengaluru

Solar panels

At this latitude a fixed array facing the equator collects the most over a year at a tilt of about 13°. Use the solar panel angle calculator with the coordinates 12.9716°, 77.5946° for the exact optimum, the seasonal optima and the loss from an east or west facing roof.

Buying a flat or a plot

In December the noon sun in Bengaluru sits 53.6° above the horizon, so every obstacle casts a shadow 0.7 times its own height at midday. Check what stands to the south before you commit: place the building on the map and read the shaded hours for 21 December.

Photography

Golden hour runs 06:10–06:38 in the morning and 17:48–18:16 in the evening today, and the sun sets toward sets toward W (270°). The golden hour calculator gives the same windows for any date, and the map's alignment finder shows the days when the setting sun lines up with a street.

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