Today's Sunrise
Today's sunrise time for your city, with civil twilight and solar noon — computed from live ephemerides with atmospheric refraction correction.
Step by step
- 1Pick your city or allow location detection.
- 2See sunrise, civil twilight and solar noon for today.
- 3Set an alarm 30 min before sunrise for Brahma Muhurat sadhana.
- 4Bookmark — updates automatically each day.
Why devotees love this
- Anchors Brahma Muhurat, sandhya and gayatri jaap perfectly.
- Corrected for atmospheric refraction — matches USNO tables.
- Longitude-precise — no city defaults to Delhi.
- Works globally, including high latitudes.
When people use Today's Sunrise
- 1Timing daily sandhya vandana and gayatri jaap.
- 2Setting alarms for Brahma Muhurat sadhana.
- 3Planning aarati or first-light temple visit.
- 4Farmers and travellers aligning schedules with true daylight.
Avoid these
- Using a national sunrise (e.g. Delhi) for a distant city.
- Assuming sunrise is at 6:00 AM year-round — it swings by 1+ hour seasonally.
- Ignoring daylight saving in western cities that observe it.
- Confusing 'first light' (civil twilight) with actual sunrise (top of disc).
Sunrise calculation
Sunrise = moment when the Sun's upper limb crosses the horizon, with a −0°50′ refraction correction (16′ semi-diameter + 34′ mean atmospheric refraction). Computed from Sun altitude via astronomy-engine.
Independently validated
±30 seconds vs USNO/NOAA references. Validated across 10+ Indian cities.
Your data stays with you
Location stays in your browser. No GPS coordinates leave your device.
Frequently asked questions
Calendars often round to the minute or use city-centre coordinates; we use precise longitude and refraction.
Two muhurats before sunrise — see the Brahma Muhurat tool for today's window.
Slightly — a hill or coastal cliff shifts it by a few seconds. We assume sea-level for consistency.
Because the Sun does not rise. We handle polar day/night gracefully.
We display in your city's zone (including DST), never UTC.
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