Daylight curve

Daylight in Singapore, 2026

1.35°N · 103.82°E. Each vertical bar is one day of the year — bar height shows total daylight minutes.

Daylight values are generated from the city coordinates and solar-position math during the page revalidation window.

Longest day

12.2h

2026-05-30

Shortest day

12.1h

2026-01-01

Average

12.1h

Δ seasonal

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Today's solar window

Sun and twilight in Singapore

Sunrise

6:46 AM

Solar noon

12:48 PM

Sunset

6:50 PM

Day length

12h 4m

Civil twilight (-6°)

6:24 AM to 7:11 PM

Nautical twilight (-12°)

5:59 AM to 7:36 PM

Astronomical twilight (-18°)

5:34 AM to 8:01 PM

Golden hour1h 23m total

6:33 AM to 7:14 AM · 6:21 PM to 7:03 PM

Blue hour17m total

6:24 AM to 6:33 AM · 7:03 PM to 7:11 PM

Seasonal checkpoints

Solstice and equinox anchors

March equinox

Mar 20

12h 7m

June solstice

Jun 21

12h 12m

September equinox

Sep 22

12h 7m

December solstice

Dec 21

12h 3m

Full-year edge cases: 0 polar-day entries and 0 polar-night entries in the 2026 curve.

City solar dossier

Singapore daylight facts that are not generic

These rows bind the page to Singapore's coordinates, local timezone, annual daylight spread, twilight availability, and peer-city curve rather than a reusable sunrise template.

Coordinate model

Singapore is computed at 1.35°N, 103.82°E in Asia/Singapore. The coordinate, not the country or timezone alone, controls the curve.

Annual daylight spread

0h 9m between Jan 1 (12h 3m) and May 30 (12h 12m).

Local-date snapshot

Today resolves to sunrise 6:46 AM, solar noon 12:48 PM, and sunset 6:50 PM.

Photographer signal

golden hour today 1h 23m; blue hour today 17m; longest golden-hour day Dec 21 — 1h 27m

Darkness and white-night risk

365 days include astronomical darkness; 0 civil white-night days and 0 astronomical white-night days are modeled in 2026.

Best comparison anchors

Nairobi (0h 9m swing); Lagos (0h 45m swing); Bangkok (1h 37m swing); Lima (1h 25m swing); Mumbai (2h 18m swing)

Solar evidence pack

Why this Singapore sun page is retained

This audit ties the page to a retained city route, exact coordinates, local timezone, a full-year daylight curve, twilight thresholds, and peer-city comparisons.

12/12checks

Retained city route

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/sun/singapore/ resolves to Singapore, Singapore; the route is generated only from the retained SUN_CITIES list.

Coordinate precision

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1.35°N, 103.82°E; latitude band tropical latitude band; Northern Hemisphere.

Local timezone

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Asia/Singapore is used to anchor today's local sunrise, sunset, solar noon, and twilight windows.

Full-year daylight curve

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365 daily daylight rows were computed for 2026; expected 365.

Annual extremes

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Longest May 30 (12h 12m), shortest Jan 1 (12h 3m), average 12h 7m.

Seasonal momentum

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Fastest gain Jan 29 (+1m from the previous day); fastest loss Jul 14 (-1m from the previous day); closest 12-hour day Jan 1 at 12h 3m (+3m from 12h).

Local-day solar snapshot

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Today: sunrise 6:46 AM, solar noon 12:48 PM, sunset 6:50 PM.

Twilight ladder

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Golden Dec 21 — 1h 27m; blue Jun 21 — 17m; civil Jun 21 — 45m; astronomical night Mar 9 — 9h 36m.

Darkness and white-night model

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365 days with astronomical darkness; 0 civil white-night days; 0 astronomical white-night days.

Seasonal checkpoints

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March equinox: 12h 7m; June solstice: 12h 12m; September equinox: 12h 7m; December solstice: 12h 3m

Peer curve comparison

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Nairobi (0h 9m); Lagos (0h 45m); Bangkok (1h 37m); Lima (1h 25m); Mumbai (2h 18m)

Method and citation boundary

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Solar thresholds are NOAA-style; timezone rules use IANA. The page is a planning model, not a legal almanac or obstruction-aware site survey.

Practical read

How to use this solar profile

Photography

1h 23m golden hour today

Best annual golden-hour day: Dec 21 — 1h 27m. Blue-hour total today: 17m.

Astronomy

365 true-darkness days

Longest astronomical-night entry: Mar 9 — 9h 36m. Use local cloud cover and moon phase separately.

Outdoor routine

12h 4m daylight today

Sunrise 6:46 AM and sunset 6:50 PM are the practical day-boundaries for school runs, work windows, and outdoor activity.

Seasonal planning

0h 9m annual swing

June average 12h 12m; January average 12h 3m. This is the year-scale gap to check before travel or outdoor scheduling.

Travel comparison

10 retained peer curves

Singapore's closest daylight-pattern peers here include Nairobi (0h 9m annual swing), Lagos (0h 45m annual swing), Bangkok (1h 37m annual swing), Lima (1h 25m annual swing).

Civil-light risk

Full civil-twilight bound all year

Civil twilight uses -6°. White-night counts matter because dawn/dusk phases stop behaving like ordinary morning/evening windows.

Calculation boundaries

What this model can and cannot promise

What this model includes

Latitude, longitude, solar elevation thresholds, atmospheric-refraction sunrise/sunset convention, Asia/Singapore local formatting, and a 365-day sweep for 2026.

What this model excludes

Mountains, skyline obstruction, sea horizon differences, weather, smoke, cloud cover, local legal definitions, aviation rules, and observer elevation.

When to verify elsewhere

Use official observatory, aviation, maritime, legal, or local almanac sources for high-stakes operations; this page is designed for planning, comparison, and general reference.

Why city pages differ

Two cities in Asia/Singapore can still have different daylight and twilight curves because the coordinate pair, especially latitude, drives the result.

Seasonal daylight fingerprint

How daylight changes through 2026

These values are derived from the same 365-day curve: threshold counts, fastest day-to-day change, the closest 12-hour balance, and monthly daylight averages.

14h+ daylight days

0

Days at or above fourteen hours of sun.

10h-or-less days

0

Short-day entries at ten hours or below.

Fastest gain

Jan 29 (+1m from the previous day)

Fastest loss

Jul 14 (-1m from the previous day)

Closest 12-hour balance

Jan 1 at 12h 3m (+3m from 12h)

Brightest month

June average 12h 12m

Shortest month

January average 12h 3m

Year-round photographer planning

Golden & blue hour across 2026

Combined morning + evening windows, computed for every UTC day of the year.

Longest golden hour day
Dec 21 — 1h 27m
Shortest non-zero golden hour day
Mar 20 — 1h 20m
Year-round daily average
1h 24m
Longest blue hour day
Jun 21 — 17m
Blue-hour daily average
17m
Longest civil twilight
Jun 21 — 45m
Civil twilight average
43m
Longest astronomical night
Mar 9 — 9h 36m
Days with true darkness
365 / 365

Twilight phases reference

What each phase means

Solar elevation thresholds used on this page. All angles are measured from the true horizon at the city coordinate.

  • Sunrise / sunset · -0.833°

    The sun's upper edge crosses the horizon. The negative value is atmospheric refraction (~34') plus the apparent solar disc radius (~16') — what almanacs call "official" sunrise/sunset.

  • Golden hour · 6° to -4°

    Warm, low-angle light photographers and cinematographers plan around. Two windows per day — one in the morning, one in the evening.

  • Blue hour · -4° to -6°

    Sky takes on deep, even blues; useful for cityscape photography because artificial lights and ambient sky balance.

  • Civil twilight · -6°

    Brightest natural objects are still visible; outdoor activities don't need artificial light. Used in many legal definitions of dawn/dusk.

  • Nautical twilight · -12°

    Horizon is just visible at sea, allowing celestial navigation; named for sailors taking sextant fixes.

  • Astronomical twilight · -18°

    Sky is dark enough for deep-sky observation. After astronomical dusk and before astronomical dawn is when astrophotographers shoot.

Solar planning depth

What the Singapore daylight curve means

This section turns the chart into readable planning context: latitude, seasonal range, monthly checkpoints, and how the curve should be used.

Solar fingerprint

Singapore, Singapore is modeled at 1.35°N, 103.82°E in Asia/Singapore. That coordinate pair drives every bar in the 2026 daylight curve.

Seasonal swing

The longest day is May 30 at 12h 12m; the shortest is Jan 1 at 12h 3m. The yearly range is 0h 9m, which makes this a low-variation tropical daylight profile.

Latitude context

Singapore sits in the Northern Hemisphere tropical latitude band. Latitude is the main reason two cities in the same timezone can have very different sunrise, sunset, and day-length patterns.

Monthly anchors

Useful checkpoints in this curve: Jan 15 12h 3m, Mar 15 12h 6m, Jun 15 12h 12m, and Sep 15 12h 7m. These anchors help readers see the shape of the year without reading all 365 bars one by one.

Today and twilight

Today in Singapore, sunrise is about 6:46 AM, sunset about 6:50 PM, solar noon 12:48 PM, and daylight totals 12h 4m. Civil twilight runs 6:24 AM to 7:11 PM; golden hour windows are 6:33 AM to 7:14 AM and 6:21 PM to 7:03 PM.

Golden hour planning

Today's combined morning + evening golden hour totals 1h 23m. The longest combined golden hour day of 2026 is Dec 21 — 1h 27m. The shortest non-zero day is Mar 20 — 1h 20m. Year-round average is 1h 24m per day across days where a golden-hour window exists.

Twilight ladder

Nautical twilight today: 5:59 AM to 7:36 PM. Astronomical twilight today: 5:34 AM to 8:01 PM. The single longest stretch of true astronomical darkness in 2026 occurs on Mar 9 — 9h 36m. 365 days in 2026 include at least some astronomical darkness.

Seasonal momentum

Fastest daily daylight gain: Jan 29 (+1m from the previous day). Fastest daily daylight loss: Jul 14 (-1m from the previous day). Closest 12-hour balance: Jan 1 at 12h 3m (+3m from 12h). Average-month anchors: June average 12h 12m is brightest, while January average 12h 3m is shortest. 0 days reach 14h+ daylight; 0 days stay at 10h or less.

Blue and civil light

Today's combined blue hour totals 17m. The longest combined blue-hour day is Jun 21 — 17m. Blue-hour average is 17m per usable day. The longest civil-twilight-only day is Jun 21 — 45m. Civil twilight averages 43m where both dawn and dusk edges exist.
Sunrise and sunset are approximations for planning and comparison. For legal, aviation, photography, or scientific use, verify with a local almanac or official observatory source.

Frequently asked questions

Singapore sun questions

When is golden hour in Singapore?
Today, the evening golden hour in Singapore runs 6:21 PM to 7:03 PM; the morning window is 6:33 AM to 7:14 AM. Combined total today is 1h 23m. Across 2026, the longest combined golden-hour day is Dec 21 — 1h 27m.
When does civil twilight start and end in Singapore?
Civil twilight in Singapore today runs 6:24 AM to 7:11 PM. It's the period when the sun is between -0.833° and -6° elevation; the brightest stars become visible at the dusk boundary.
What is the longest astronomical-night day of the year in Singapore?
Singapore's longest stretch of true astronomical darkness in 2026 is Mar 9 — 9h 36m. Astronomical twilight ends when the sun reaches -18° elevation; only beyond that do deep-sky targets become observable.
Are there white nights in Singapore?
No. Singapore's latitude produces a full civil/nautical/astronomical twilight ladder on every day of 2026.

Comparable daylight curves

These are selected by latitude and annual daylight swing, not by the generic city list, so the comparison is tied to Singapore's actual solar profile.

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