Sun position in Bhubaneswar

Where the sun stands over Bhubaneswar, India (20.2724°, 85.8338°) - 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 Bhubaneswar on 4 November 2026

Local time in Bhubaneswar, UTC+5:30, with no daylight saving time.
Sunrise	05:50	rises toward ESE (106°)
Solar noon	11:30	sun 54.3° above the horizon
Sunset	17:10	sets toward WSW (254°)
Day length	11 h 21 min
Civil dawn	05:27	first usable light
Civil dusk	17:33	last usable light
Golden hour, morning	05:50–06:20	warm low light
Golden hour, evening	16:40–17:10	warm low light
Shadow at noon	0.72 m	per metre of height

Times are computed for 20.2724°, 85.8338° 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 Bhubaneswar.

The sun’s path over Bhubaneswar

How high the sun stands and where, from sunrise to sunset: today, at both solstices and at the equinox. The higher a curve climbs, the higher the sun; where a curve meets the bottom line, the sun rises or sets at that compass bearing.

Today, 4 November
21 June
Equinox, March and September
21 December

The sun's altitude against its compass bearing over Bhubaneswar. On 21 June the sun rises at 65° (ENE), climbs to 86.8° at solar noon and sets at 295° (WNW). On 21 December the sun rises at 115° (ESE), climbs to 46.3° at solar noon and sets at 245° (WSW).

The sun through the year in Bhubaneswar

Sunrise, sunset, day length, noon altitude and noon shadow on the 15th of each month, on the local clock
Month	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Noon altitude	Noon shadow
January	06:25	17:27	11 h 02 min	48.6°	0.9 m
February	06:16	17:46	11 h 29 min	57.1°	0.6 m
March	05:55	17:56	12 h 01 min	67.6°	0.4 m
April	05:29	18:05	12 h 36 min	79.5°	0.2 m
May	05:10	18:16	13 h 06 min	88.6°	0.0 m
June	05:07	18:28	13 h 21 min	87.0°	0.1 m
July	05:15	18:30	13 h 15 min	88.8°	0.0 m
August	05:26	18:16	12 h 50 min	83.8°	0.1 m
September	05:34	17:50	12 h 16 min	72.7°	0.3 m
October	05:42	17:23	11 h 42 min	61.2°	0.5 m
November	05:56	17:07	11 h 11 min	51.2°	0.8 m
December	06:14	17:09	10 h 55 min	46.5°	1 m

At the June solstice the midday sun reaches 86.8° above the horizon in Bhubaneswar and the day lasts 13 h 22 min. At the December solstice the sun climbs only to 46.3° and the day shrinks to 10 h 54 min. That difference is what decides whether a garden, a window or a solar array sees the sun in winter. The noon shadow column gives the length of the shadow of anything one metre tall.

Bhubaneswar through 2026 at a glance

The extremes of 2026, on the local clock
Longest day	21 June	13 h 22 min, 05:08–18:29
Shortest day	22 December	10 h 54 min, 06:18–17:12
Earliest sunrise	6 June	05:06
Latest sunrise	17 January	06:25
Earliest sunset	26 November	17:05
Latest sunset	5 July	18:31
Highest midday sun	22 July	90.0°, straight overhead
Lowest midday sun	22 December	46.3°
Sunrise direction	through the year	65° ENE (21 June) to 115° ESE (22 December)
Sunset direction	through the year	245° WSW (21 December) to 295° WNW (21 June)

From 22 May to 21 July the midday sun stands north of the zenith, and the rest of the year to the south: in Bhubaneswar even a north-facing window gets the noon sun for part of the year.
The sun passes straight overhead at solar noon on 21 May and 22 July: for a moment upright posts, people and buildings cast no shadow at all.
The earliest sunset is on 26 November, 26 days before the shortest day (22 December), and the latest sunrise on 17 January, 26 days after it. Solar noon drifts through the year, so the darkest afternoon and the darkest morning do not fall on the shortest day.
The longest day in Bhubaneswar is 2 h 27 min longer than the shortest, and around the equinoxes the days grow or shrink by up to 1.2 minutes a day.

The winter solstice 2026: the moment, and the shortest and the longest day, city by city →

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Planning around the sun in Bhubaneswar

Solar panels

At 20.3° N a fixed array facing due south collects the most over a year at a tilt of about 19°. Use the solar panel angle calculator with the coordinates 20.2724°, 85.8338° for the exact optimum, the seasonal optima and the loss from an east or west facing roof.

Buying a flat or a plot

At the December solstice the noon sun in Bhubaneswar sits 46.3° above the horizon, so every obstacle casts a shadow 1 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 05:50–06:20 in the morning and 16:40–17:10 in the evening today, and the sun sets toward WSW (254°). 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.

More on planning around the sun: which way a house, garden or balcony should face, how long golden hour lasts and why the earliest sunset comes before the shortest day.

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On the same latitude

Bhubaneswar lies at 20.3° N. On the same parallel the longest and the shortest day last just as long and the noon sun climbs just as high, whatever the clocks say there:

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Questions

Sun questions about Bhubaneswar

What time is sunrise and sunset in Bhubaneswar today?

On 4 November 2026 the sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 17:10 in Bhubaneswar (UTC+5:30), giving 11 h 21 min of daylight.

What time is solar noon in Bhubaneswar today?

Solar noon is at 11:30, when the sun stands due south, 54.3° above the horizon. It is the middle of the day by the sun and the moment shadows are shortest.

When is the longest day of the year in Bhubaneswar?

On 21 June, with 13 h 22 min between sunrise at 05:08 and sunset at 18:29.

When is the shortest day of the year in Bhubaneswar?

On 22 December, with 10 h 54 min between sunrise at 06:18 and sunset at 17:12.

How high does the sun get in Bhubaneswar?

At solar noon the sun reaches 90.0° on 22 July, its highest of the year, and only 46.3° on 22 December. Today it climbs to 54.3°.

In which direction does the sun rise and set in Bhubaneswar?

Due east and due west only around the equinoxes. Through the year sunrise swings between 65° (ENE) and 115° (ESE), and sunset between 245° (WSW) and 295° (WNW).

What is the best angle for solar panels in Bhubaneswar?

Facing due south (azimuth 180°) at a tilt of about 19° for the most energy over a year. A steeper tilt favours the winter months and a flatter one the summer.

When is the sun directly overhead in Bhubaneswar?

At solar noon on 21 May and 22 July. On those days upright objects cast no shadow at midday.