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Sunrise and sunset / Thailand / Bangkok

Sunrise and sunset times in Bangkok, Thailand

Updated for Friday, May 29, 2026. This page combines a live solar snapshot, the next 7 and 30 days of trend data, seasonal context, and city-specific planning notes for humid evenings, riverfront activity, and market timing.

Lat 13.76Lng 100.50Asia/Bangkok10.5M residents

What makes this Bangkok page useful

Most sunrise tools stop after printing a sunrise minute, a sunset minute, and maybe a golden-hour badge. That is not enough if you are actually making a decision. In Bangkok, the useful question is how daylight behaves around a real city rhythm: humid evenings, riverfront activity, and market timing. Today the city gets 12h 52m of daylight, and compared with 30 days ago it is gaining about 16 minutes. That single trend matters more than a generic explanation because it changes when commuters leave home, when runners choose safe light, and when photographers can rely on warm directional sun.

Bangkok sits in the Chao Phraya delta and experiences a tropical savanna pattern, so daylight interacts with weather, heat, haze, and local routines in a very specific way. A resident planning rooftop solar, a traveler building a dinner itinerary, and a portrait photographer looking for a stable evening slot all need different framing around the same solar data. That is why this page includes tables, a trend chart, and interpretation instead of raw output.

Seasonal contrast is especially important here. The gap between the June and December solstice daylight totals is roughly 1h 37m. That means the useful version of “best time for sunset” changes across the year. In periods with longer daylight, the opportunity window broadens and twilight remains usable for longer. In shorter-light periods, the planning margin tightens, so the next 7-day table becomes the better tool for real decisions.

Next 7 days in Bangkok

DateSunriseSunsetSolar noonDaylight
May 295:55 AM6:47 PM12:21 PM12h 52m
May 305:54 AM6:47 PM12:20 PM12h 52m
May 315:54 AM6:47 PM12:20 PM12h 53m
Jun 15:54 AM6:47 PM12:20 PM12h 53m
Jun 25:53 AM6:47 PM12:20 PM12h 53m
Jun 35:53 AM6:47 PM12:20 PM12h 54m
Jun 45:53 AM6:47 PM12:20 PM12h 54m

Bangkok daylight duration trend

The line below shows how usable daylight changes across the next 30 days.

Shortest: 12h 52mLongest: 12h 56m

30-day sunrise and sunset table

This 30-day table is the planning layer most API-only pages skip. It helps users spot trend direction, not just today’s number.

DateSunriseSunsetDaylightChange from today
May 295:55 AM6:47 PM12h 52mBaseline
May 305:54 AM6:47 PM12h 52mBaseline
May 315:54 AM6:47 PM12h 53m+1 min
Jun 15:54 AM6:47 PM12h 53m+1 min
Jun 25:53 AM6:47 PM12h 53m+1 min
Jun 35:53 AM6:47 PM12h 54m+2 min
Jun 45:53 AM6:47 PM12h 54m+2 min
Jun 55:52 AM6:47 PM12h 54m+2 min
Jun 65:52 AM6:47 PM12h 54m+2 min
Jun 75:52 AM6:46 PM12h 55m+3 min
Jun 85:51 AM6:46 PM12h 55m+3 min
Jun 95:51 AM6:46 PM12h 55m+3 min
Jun 105:51 AM6:46 PM12h 55m+3 min
Jun 115:51 AM6:46 PM12h 55m+3 min
Jun 125:50 AM6:46 PM12h 56m+4 min
Jun 135:50 AM6:46 PM12h 56m+4 min
Jun 145:50 AM6:46 PM12h 56m+4 min
Jun 155:50 AM6:45 PM12h 56m+4 min
Jun 165:49 AM6:45 PM12h 56m+4 min
Jun 175:49 AM6:45 PM12h 56m+4 min
Jun 185:49 AM6:45 PM12h 56m+4 min
Jun 195:49 AM6:45 PM12h 56m+4 min
Jun 205:48 AM6:45 PM12h 56m+4 min
Jun 215:48 AM6:44 PM12h 56m+4 min
Jun 225:48 AM6:44 PM12h 56m+4 min
Jun 235:48 AM6:44 PM12h 56m+4 min
Jun 245:47 AM6:44 PM12h 56m+4 min
Jun 255:47 AM6:43 PM12h 56m+4 min
Jun 265:47 AM6:43 PM12h 56m+4 min
Jun 275:47 AM6:43 PM12h 56m+4 min

Seasonal comparison for Bangkok

A city page should help users understand whether today is early, late, bright, or compressed relative to the rest of the year. In Bangkok, today’s daylight total is 12h 52m. Thirty days ago, the city had 12h 36m. Six months ago, the pattern looked very different at 11h 23m. That tells you how quickly the local light environment is moving, which is exactly what matters for habit planning.

The two annual anchors are the June and December solstice pages. Around June 21, Bangkok reaches about 12h 56m of daylight. Around December 21, it drops to about 11h 19m. The wider that spread, the less useful a one-size-fits-all routine becomes. Users need context, not a widget.

Planning around local daylight

For photography, Bangkok is most predictable when you combine the daily timing with the direction of change. If sunsets are moving later, you can safely schedule after-work shoots with less risk of missing the best light. If the city is losing daylight, the better strategy is to plan tighter and arrive earlier. The page works the same way for solar installers checking midday windows, commuters trying to keep outdoor exercise in daylight, and families comparing weekday and weekend routines.

Because Bangkok is shaped by humid evenings, riverfront activity, and market timing, local interpretation matters. A raw solar API cannot tell users whether the city rewards early starts, late dinners, rooftop views, waterfront timing, or heat-aware scheduling. An authoritative page should bridge that gap, which is why this section exists at all.

Frequently asked questions

What time is sunrise in Bangkok today?

Today's sunrise in Bangkok is 5:55 AM local time, with civil dawn starting at 5:31 AM.

What time is sunset in Bangkok today?

Today's sunset in Bangkok is 6:47 PM local time, and evening golden hour starts at 5:47 PM.

How much daylight does Bangkok get right now?

Bangkok gets about 12h 52m of daylight today, and that is gaining about 16 minutes compared with 30 days ago.

Why does the daylight pattern change so much in Bangkok?

Bangkok sits in the Northern Hemisphere at latitude 13.76, so Earth’s axial tilt changes both sunrise timing and total daylight throughout the year.