Sunrise & sunset times in Davao
Sunrise in Davao today is at 05:25 and sunset is at 17:28, giving 12h 3m of daylight (times for Friday, 2 October 2026, in Davao's local time zone). Evening golden hour runs 17:00 to 17:28. The moon is a waning gibbous at 67% illumination.
Live sunrise, sunset, solar noon, day length, golden hour, blue hour and moon times for Davao, Philippines. Pick any date to see the light for that day in local time.
On the 2026 June solstice the sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 17:55 in Davao (12h 32m of daylight). On the December solstice it rises at 05:44 and sets at 17:26 (11h 43m).
| Event | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 05:41 | 17:48 | 12h 6m |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 17:55 | 12h 32m |
| September equinox | 05:26 | 17:33 | 12h 7m |
| December solstice | 05:44 | 17:26 | 11h 43m |
Full sun timeline for Davao
Civil dawn, when the sky starts to brighten before sunrise.
The moment the top edge of the sun appears on the horizon.
End of the soft, warm morning light photographers love.
The sun reaches its highest point in the sky for the day.
Start of the warm, low evening light before sunset.
The moment the sun dips fully below the horizon.
Civil dusk, when the last usable daylight fades.
Golden hour and blue hour in Davao
The best windows for warm and cool natural light on this date.
Moon over Davao
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 05:54 | 17:39 | 11h 45m |
| February | 05:54 | 17:48 | 11h 54m |
| March | 05:44 | 17:48 | 12h 4m |
| April | 05:29 | 17:45 | 12h 16m |
| May | 05:20 | 17:47 | 12h 26m |
| June | 05:22 | 17:53 | 12h 32m |
| July | 05:28 | 17:58 | 12h 30m |
| August | 05:31 | 17:52 | 12h 21m |
| September | 05:28 | 17:37 | 12h 10m |
| October | 05:24 | 17:22 | 11h 58m |
| November | 05:27 | 17:16 | 11h 48m |
| December | 05:40 | 17:24 | 11h 43m |
Sun and moon in Davao
Landscape and street photographers who plan around the light rely on the daily sun and moon schedule for Davao, Philippines. This page shows live sunrise, sunset, solar noon, day length, morning and evening golden hour, blue hour, dawn and dusk, plus the current moon phase and the moonrise and moonset times for Davao. Every value is calculated in the browser for the date you pick and shown in the local time of Davao, Philippines. Davao sits at roughly 7.07 degrees north, in the northern hemisphere, so it sees very little seasonal change, with day length staying close to twelve hours all year and a short, fast twilight after sunset. Because the length of the day changes with the seasons, the exact sunrise and sunset in Davao shift from week to week. Pick any date with the date picker to see how the light will fall on a specific day, which is handy for planning a shoot, an event, a wedding, a flight or simply the best moment to catch the last warm light of the evening. Golden hour, that soft warm window near sunrise and sunset, is the favourite of photographers in Davao. Blue hour, the cooler stretch just before sunrise and just after sunset, is ideal for cityscapes and long exposures. Combined with the moon phase and moon times, this gives you a complete picture of natural light over Davao, Philippines for any day of the year.
What time is sunset in Davao today?
The sun sets in Davao at 17:28 today, Friday, 2 October 2026, in Davao's own local time. The warm light starts well before that: evening golden hour opens at 17:00, giving 28 minutes of low golden light before the sun reaches the horizon. Sunset is not the end of the light either. Last light, the moment usable daylight ends at civil dusk, follows 21 minutes later at 17:49, and the sky is properly dark at 18:37, 1h 9m after sunset.
Tomorrow the sun sets at 17:27 in Davao. That is 30 seconds earlier than today. Over the coming week sunset moves 3 minutes 24 seconds earlier.
Is the day getting longer or shorter in Davao right now?
Davao gets 12h 3m of daylight today, from sunrise to sunset. Tomorrow will be 23 seconds shorter. Over the next seven days Davao loses 2 minutes 38 seconds of daylight.
That pace is not constant. In Davao the day length changes fastest around March, near the equinox, when it moves by about 24 seconds per day, and it slows almost to a stop at the solstices in June and December. The word solstice means exactly that: the sun standing still.
When are the earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Davao?
The earliest sunset of 2026 in Davao falls on 12 November at 17:16, 39 days before the December solstice, and the latest on 15 July at 17:58.
Sunrise runs on its own schedule: earliest on 25 May at 05:19, latest on 31 January at 05:56, 41 days after the December solstice. The four dates in the table below do not line up with the solstices, and they are not supposed to. Earth's orbit is slightly elliptical and its axis is tilted, so the sun runs a few minutes fast or slow against clock time through the year. That offset, the equation of time, is what pushes the earliest sunset ahead of the shortest day and the latest sunrise behind it.
| Extreme | Date | Local time | Why then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earliest sunrise | 25 May 2026 | 05:19 | 27 days before the June solstice |
| Latest sunrise | 31 Jan 2026 | 05:56 | 41 days after the December solstice |
| Earliest sunset | 12 Nov 2026 | 17:16 | 39 days before the December solstice |
| Latest sunset | 15 Jul 2026 | 17:58 | 24 days after the June solstice |
How long does twilight last in Davao?
First light in Davao arrives 21 minutes before sunrise today, at 05:04. After sunset the light hangs on for another 21 minutes, until 17:49. That evening stretch is not the same all year in Davao: it runs from 21 minutes at its shortest, in September, to 23 minutes at its longest, in June. The lower the angle at which the sun crosses the horizon, the longer twilight lasts, which is why dusk is a slow affair at high latitudes and abrupt near the equator.
How high does the sun get in Davao?
At midday on the June solstice the sun stands 73.6 degrees above the horizon in Davao. On the December solstice it climbs only 59.5 degrees. The midday sun stays high enough all year that noon shadows in Davao are always shorter than the object casting them, about 0.59 times their height at the lowest point of the year.
Twice a year, on 8 April and 4 September, the midday sun over Davao comes within half a degree of straight overhead, reaching 89.89 degrees at its highest. On those days an upright post casts almost no shadow at solar noon, which is why they are sometimes called zero shadow days. It can only happen between the tropics, where the sun passes directly over a place at all.
Frequently asked questions about Davao
What time is sunrise in Davao today?
The sun rises in Davao, Philippines at 05:25 on Friday, 2 October 2026, and sets at 17:28. Use the date picker above to check sunrise for any other day. All times are given in the local time zone of Davao.
When is golden hour in Davao?
Davao has two golden hours each day. On Friday, 2 October 2026 the morning window runs from 05:25 to 05:53, and the evening window from 17:00 to 17:28, all in local time. Pick another date above to plan a shoot down to the minute.
Why do sunrise and sunset change through the year in Davao?
Because Davao lies in the northern hemisphere, its days are longest around June and shortest around December. In Davao the longer solstice day runs about 12h 32m and the shorter one about 11h 43m, as shown in the table above. As Earth orbits the Sun, the point on the horizon where the Sun rises and sets moves, which lengthens or shortens the day and shifts sunrise and sunset times.
Are the times for Davao accurate?
Yes. Times are computed with the well established SunCalc astronomy library using the coordinates of Davao and shown in its local time zone. They are accurate to about a minute for a clear, flat horizon. Hills, tall buildings and atmospheric conditions can shift the moment you actually see the Sun by a few minutes.
Does this page show the moon phase for Davao?
Yes. The current moon phase, the percentage of the Moon that is lit, and the moonrise and moonset times for Davao are all shown for the selected date, so you can plan around a full moon or a dark new moon sky.
How much daylight does Davao gain or lose each day?
Davao has 12h 3m of daylight on Friday, 2 October 2026 and is losing daylight: 2 minutes 38 seconds over the following seven days, with tomorrow 23 seconds shorter than today. The daily change is at its largest near the March and September equinoxes and almost stops at the June and December solstices.
When is the earliest sunset in Davao?
The earliest sunset of 2026 in Davao is on 12 November at 17:16, 39 days before the December solstice. The earliest sunset and the shortest day are not the same date, because the sun runs a few minutes fast or slow against clock time through the year, an effect called the equation of time.
How long does it stay light after sunset in Davao?
About 21 minutes on Friday, 2 October 2026. The sun sets at 17:28 and usable daylight ends at civil dusk, 17:49, with full astronomical darkness at 18:37. The higher the latitude, the longer that fade takes.
Data and methodology: every time on this page is computed from Davao's coordinates with SunCalc, an open source astronomy library, not estimated or looked up from a table. Coordinates 7.07, 125.61, time zone Asia/Manila. Accurate to about a minute for a flat, unobstructed horizon; terrain, tall buildings and atmospheric conditions can shift the moment the sun is actually visible by a few minutes. Full method on methodology.
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