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Sunrise, Sunset & Moon Times — Riyadh

Here are today's Sun and Moon times for Riyadh, in local time: the Sun rises at 5:04 AM and sets at 6:44 PM, giving about 13h 40m of daylight. Below: every twilight phase, the golden and blue hour, and tonight's Moon.

TODAY'S SUN · RIYADH
Sunrise5:04 AM
Sunset6:44 PM
Day length13h 40m
Sun right nowup, 29°

Computed for Riyadh (24.71°, 46.68°), shown in local time (Asia/Riyadh).

Twilight & the golden hour for Riyadh

EVENING (DUSK)
Golden hour6:11 PM – 7:00 PM
Blue hour7:00 PM – 7:10 PM
Civil dusk · Sun −6°7:10 PM
Nautical dusk · Sun −12°7:40 PM
Astronomical dusk · true dark8:13 PM
MORNING (DAWN)
Astronomical dawn · Sun −18°3:35 AM
Nautical dawn · Sun −12°4:07 AM
Civil dawn · Sun −6°4:38 AM
Sunrise · Sun −0.8°5:04 AM

Golden hour is the warm, soft light photographers love (Sun between about +6° and −4°); blue hour is the deep-blue window just after. Astronomical dusk is when the sky reaches true darkness and the faintest stars appear — the moment that matters for stargazing.

The Moon over Riyadh

Moonrise
Moonset9:20 PM
PhaseWaxing Crescent
Illumination6%

The Moon is currently above the horizon at Riyadh. A bright Moon washes out faint stars — see the stargazing-conditions page for tonight's full verdict.

Riyadh right now

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