Sunrise and sunset on the Maldives

Average length of day in Malé

      sunshine duration       twilight phase

Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of the Maldives

The cities are ordered by their geographic position from east to west, so in an approximate direction of the sun's course. Since the orbit around the sun is elliptical, sunrise or sunset never happen on a whole longitude at the same time. All data given for January 31st., localtime on the Maldives

Sunrise and sunset by month (Malé)

Where does the sun rise on the Maldives?

The sun always rises in the east, everywhere and regardless of the country or continent. The easternmost city on the Maldives is Muli in the region of Meemu Atoll. There, the sun rises at 6:18 am and sets at 6:20 pm these days. The latest sunset is currently experienced in the west in the city of Kudahuvadhoo (Dhaalu Atoll) at 18:23.

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, causing sunset to last for a different duration. Malé lies on the 4th degree of northern latitude and thus very close to the equator. While a sunset in the northern USA or central Europe can take almost an hour, on the Maldives, it lasts only an average of 24 minutes. The Maldives is so close to the equator that there is no noticeable difference even between June and December.

International cities for comparison