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Flight Tools · Sun & Night Times

Sun & Night Times

When does night begin?

Sunrise, sunset and civil twilight for any Saudi aerodrome — plus the night-flying window of 1 hour after sunset to 1 hour before sunrise that drives night currency and night VFR.

A study aid. Times are computed for the aerodrome's coordinates in local Saudi time (UTC+3), accurate to about a minute; for operations use the official almanac/AIP.

Where & when

Times (local, UTC+3)

🌅Civil twilight beginsfirst light
☀️Sunrise
🌇Sunset
🌆Civil twilight endslast light

Night-flying window

1 hr after sunset → 1 hr before sunrise (currency & night VFR).