Sunrise and sunset in Bhutan

Average length of day in Thimphu

      sunshine duration       twilight phase

Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of Bhutan

The cities are ordered by their geographic position from east to west, so in an approximate direction of the sun course. Since the orbit of the sun is elliptical, sunrise or sunset never happen on a whole longitude at the same time. All data given for May 18th., localtime in Bhutan

Sunrise and sunset by month (Thimphu)

Where does the sun rise in Bhutan?

The sun always rises in the east, everywhere and regardless of the country or continent. The easternmost city in Bhutan is Trashigang in district Tashigang. There, the sun rises at 5:02 am and sets at 6:37 pm these days. The latest sunset is currently experienced in the west in the city of Samtse (Samchi) at 6:46 pm.

Duration of the sunset

The distance from the equator and the path of the sun determines not only the time of sunrise and sunset. The farther a country is from the equator, the more oblique the sun's path is to the horizon. And this causes a different duration that a sunset takes. Thimphu lies on the 27th degree of northern latitude and is therefore quite far away from the equator. While a sunset near the equator only lasts about 20 minutes, in Bhutan this period averages 26 minutes. In June, it's about 27 minutes in Thimphu, while in December it's 26 minutes.

International cities for comparison