Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 17:50 and rises at 05:38. Daylight lasts 12h 11m; evening golden hour runs from 17:20 to 18:03.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
05:15
Sunrise
05:38
Solar noon
11:44
Sunset
17:50
Last light
18:12
Day length
12h 11m

17h 48m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:20 – 18:03
Blue hour
18:03 – 18:12
Max sun altitude
68.5°
Moon
🌕 Full moon
Moonrise / moonset
17:50 / 05:17

The sun sets at 268° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 05:37 Sunset 17:50 Golden hour 17:20 – 18:04 Day length 12h 13m vs today 1 minute longer

Where Rio de Janeiro is

Coordinates
22.9064° S, 43.1822° W
Time zone
America/Sao_Paulo
Current offset
UTC-03:00
Elevation
12 m
Population
6,747,815

Sunrise and sunset in Rio de Janeiro, September 2026

September 2026 — first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, last light, day length and evening golden hour.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Tue 1 05:40 06:03 11:52 17:42 18:05 11h 39m +1:15 17:12–17:56 🌖 79%
Wed 2 05:39 06:02 11:52 17:43 18:05 11h 40m +1:15 17:12–17:56 🌖 69%
Thu 3 05:38 06:01 11:52 17:43 18:05 11h 42m +1:15 17:13–17:57 🌖 58%
Fri 4 05:37 06:00 11:51 17:43 18:06 11h 43m +1:16 17:13–17:57 🌗 46%
Sat 5 05:36 05:59 11:51 17:43 18:06 11h 44m +1:16 17:13–17:57 🌘 35%
Sun 6 05:35 05:58 11:51 17:44 18:06 11h 45m +1:16 17:14–17:58 🌘 24%
Mon 7 05:34 05:57 11:50 17:44 18:07 11h 47m +1:16 17:14–17:58 🌘 15%
Tue 8 05:33 05:56 11:50 17:44 18:07 11h 48m +1:17 17:14–17:58 🌘 7%
Wed 9 05:32 05:55 11:50 17:45 18:07 11h 49m +1:17 17:15–17:58 🌘 3%
Thu 10 05:31 05:54 11:49 17:45 18:07 11h 51m +1:17 17:15–17:59 🌑 0%
Fri 11 05:30 05:53 11:49 17:45 18:08 11h 52m +1:17 17:15–17:59 🌒 0%
Sat 12 05:29 05:52 11:48 17:45 18:08 11h 53m +1:18 17:16–17:59 🌒 3%
Sun 13 05:28 05:51 11:48 17:46 18:08 11h 54m +1:18 17:16–18:00 🌒 7%
Mon 14 05:27 05:50 11:48 17:46 18:09 11h 56m +1:18 17:16–18:00 🌒 14%
Tue 15 05:26 05:49 11:47 17:46 18:09 11h 57m +1:18 17:17–18:00 🌒 21%
Wed 16 05:25 05:48 11:47 17:47 18:09 11h 58m +1:18 17:17–18:00 🌒 30%
Thu 17 05:24 05:47 11:47 17:47 18:09 12h 0m +1:18 17:17–18:01 🌒 38%
Fri 18 05:23 05:46 11:46 17:47 18:10 12h 1m +1:18 17:18–18:01 🌓 48%
Sat 19 05:22 05:45 11:46 17:48 18:10 12h 2m +1:19 17:18–18:01 🌔 57%
Sun 20 05:21 05:44 11:46 17:48 18:10 12h 4m +1:19 17:18–18:02 🌔 66%
Mon 21 05:20 05:43 11:45 17:48 18:11 12h 5m +1:19 17:18–18:02 🌔 75%
Tue 22 05:19 05:42 11:45 17:48 18:11 12h 6m +1:19 17:19–18:02 🌔 83%
Wed 23 05:18 05:41 11:45 17:49 18:11 12h 8m +1:19 17:19–18:03 🌔 90%
Thu 24 05:17 05:40 11:44 17:49 18:12 12h 9m +1:19 17:19–18:03 🌔 95%
Fri 25 05:16 05:39 11:44 17:49 18:12 12h 10m +1:19 17:20–18:03 🌔 98%
Sat 26 05:15 05:38 11:44 17:50 18:12 12h 11m +1:19 17:20–18:03 🌕 100%
Sun 27 05:14 05:37 11:43 17:50 18:13 12h 13m +1:19 17:20–18:04 🌖 99%
Mon 28 05:13 05:36 11:43 17:50 18:13 12h 14m +1:19 17:21–18:04 🌖 96%
Tue 29 05:12 05:35 11:43 17:51 18:13 12h 15m +1:19 17:21–18:04 🌖 90%
Wed 30 05:11 05:34 11:42 17:51 18:14 12h 17m +1:19 17:21–18:05 🌖 83%
More columns for September 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
September 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Tue 1 04:48 05:14 06:03 17:42 18:31 18:57 12h 19m 59.0° 278° W
Wed 2 04:47 05:13 06:02 17:43 18:31 18:57 12h 18m 59.3° 278° W
Thu 3 04:46 05:12 06:01 17:43 18:32 18:58 12h 16m 59.7° 278° W
Fri 4 04:45 05:11 06:00 17:43 18:32 18:58 12h 15m 60.1° 277° W
Sat 5 04:44 05:10 05:59 17:43 18:32 18:58 12h 14m 60.4° 277° W
Sun 6 04:43 05:09 05:58 17:44 18:32 18:58 12h 13m 60.8° 276° W
Mon 7 04:42 05:08 05:57 17:44 18:33 18:59 12h 11m 61.2° 276° W
Tue 8 04:41 05:07 05:56 17:44 18:33 18:59 12h 10m 61.6° 276° W
Wed 9 04:40 05:06 05:55 17:45 18:33 18:59 12h 9m 61.9° 275° W
Thu 10 04:39 05:05 05:54 17:45 18:33 19:00 12h 7m 62.3° 275° W
Fri 11 04:38 05:04 05:53 17:45 18:34 19:00 12h 6m 62.7° 274° W
Sat 12 04:37 05:03 05:52 17:45 18:34 19:00 12h 5m 63.1° 274° W
Sun 13 04:36 05:02 05:51 17:46 18:34 19:00 12h 4m 63.5° 273° W
Mon 14 04:35 05:01 05:50 17:46 18:35 19:01 12h 2m 63.8° 273° W
Tue 15 04:34 05:00 05:49 17:46 18:35 19:01 12h 1m 64.2° 273° W
Wed 16 04:33 04:59 05:48 17:47 18:35 19:01 12h 0m 64.6° 272° W
Thu 17 04:32 04:58 05:47 17:47 18:35 19:02 11h 58m 65.0° 272° W
Fri 18 04:31 04:57 05:46 17:47 18:36 19:02 11h 57m 65.4° 271° W
Sat 19 04:30 04:56 05:45 17:48 18:36 19:02 11h 56m 65.8° 271° W
Sun 20 04:29 04:55 05:44 17:48 18:36 19:03 11h 54m 66.2° 271° W
Mon 21 04:28 04:54 05:43 17:48 18:37 19:03 11h 53m 66.6° 270° W
Tue 22 04:27 04:53 05:42 17:48 18:37 19:03 11h 52m 66.9° 270° W
Wed 23 04:26 04:52 05:41 17:49 18:37 19:04 11h 50m 67.3° 269° W
Thu 24 04:25 04:51 05:40 17:49 18:38 19:04 11h 49m 67.7° 269° W
Fri 25 04:24 04:50 05:39 17:49 18:38 19:04 11h 48m 68.1° 268° W
Sat 26 04:23 04:49 05:38 17:50 18:38 19:05 11h 47m 68.5° 268° W
Sun 27 04:22 04:48 05:37 17:50 18:39 19:05 11h 45m 68.9° 268° W
Mon 28 04:21 04:47 05:36 17:50 18:39 19:05 11h 44m 69.3° 267° W
Tue 29 04:20 04:46 05:35 17:51 18:39 19:06 11h 43m 69.7° 267° W
Wed 30 04:19 04:45 05:34 17:51 18:40 19:06 11h 41m 70.1° 266° W

October 2026

October 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Thu 1 05:10 05:33 11:42 17:51 18:14 12h 18m +1:19 17:22–18:05 🌖 73%
Fri 2 05:09 05:32 11:42 17:52 18:14 12h 19m +1:19 17:22–18:05 🌖 62%
Sat 3 05:08 05:31 11:41 17:52 18:15 12h 21m +1:19 17:22–18:06 🌗 50%
Sun 4 05:07 05:30 11:41 17:52 18:15 12h 22m +1:19 17:23–18:06 🌘 38%
Mon 5 05:06 05:29 11:41 17:53 18:15 12h 23m +1:19 17:23–18:07 🌘 27%
Tue 6 05:05 05:28 11:40 17:53 18:16 12h 25m +1:19 17:23–18:07 🌘 18%
Wed 7 05:04 05:27 11:40 17:53 18:16 12h 26m +1:19 17:24–18:07 🌘 10%
Thu 8 05:03 05:26 11:40 17:54 18:16 12h 27m +1:19 17:24–18:08 🌘 4%
Fri 9 05:02 05:25 11:39 17:54 18:17 12h 29m +1:18 17:24–18:08 🌘 1%
Sat 10 05:01 05:24 11:39 17:55 18:17 12h 30m +1:18 17:25–18:08 🌑 0%
Sun 11 05:01 05:23 11:39 17:55 18:18 12h 31m +1:18 17:25–18:09 🌒 1%
Mon 12 05:00 05:22 11:39 17:55 18:18 12h 33m +1:18 17:25–18:09 🌒 5%
Tue 13 04:59 05:21 11:38 17:56 18:19 12h 34m +1:18 17:26–18:10 🌒 9%
Wed 14 04:58 05:21 11:38 17:56 18:19 12h 35m +1:18 17:26–18:10 🌒 16%
Thu 15 04:57 05:20 11:38 17:57 18:19 12h 36m +1:17 17:27–18:11 🌒 23%
Fri 16 04:56 05:19 11:38 17:57 18:20 12h 38m +1:17 17:27–18:11 🌒 31%
Sat 17 04:55 05:18 11:38 17:57 18:20 12h 39m +1:17 17:27–18:11 🌒 40%
Sun 18 04:54 05:17 11:37 17:58 18:21 12h 40m +1:17 17:28–18:12 🌓 50%
Mon 19 04:53 05:16 11:37 17:58 18:21 12h 41m +1:16 17:28–18:12 🌔 59%
Tue 20 04:53 05:16 11:37 17:59 18:22 12h 43m +1:16 17:29–18:13 🌔 69%
Wed 21 04:52 05:15 11:37 17:59 18:22 12h 44m +1:16 17:29–18:13 🌔 77%
Thu 22 04:51 05:14 11:37 18:00 18:23 12h 45m +1:15 17:29–18:14 🌔 85%
Fri 23 04:50 05:13 11:37 18:00 18:23 12h 47m +1:15 17:30–18:14 🌔 92%
Sat 24 04:49 05:12 11:36 18:01 18:24 12h 48m +1:15 17:30–18:15 🌔 97%
Sun 25 04:48 05:12 11:36 18:01 18:24 12h 49m +1:14 17:31–18:15 🌔 99%
Mon 26 04:48 05:11 11:36 18:02 18:25 12h 50m +1:14 17:31–18:16 🌕 100%
Tue 27 04:47 05:10 11:36 18:02 18:26 12h 51m +1:13 17:32–18:16 🌖 97%
Wed 28 04:46 05:10 11:36 18:03 18:26 12h 53m +1:13 17:32–18:17 🌖 93%
Thu 29 04:46 05:09 11:36 18:03 18:27 12h 54m +1:12 17:33–18:18 🌖 86%
Fri 30 04:45 05:08 11:36 18:04 18:27 12h 55m +1:12 17:33–18:18 🌖 76%
Sat 31 04:44 05:08 11:36 18:04 18:28 12h 56m +1:11 17:34–18:19 🌖 66%

Longest and shortest day in Rio de Janeiro

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 13h 32m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 10h 43m.

Between them the day length swings by 2h 48m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:14 on 7 June; the latest is 18:43 on 14 January. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 04:58 on 28 November to 06:34 on 4 July.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 6m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Rio de Janeiro different

It takes roughly 22 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.

Between solstices the sunset walks 51° across the horizon — WSW in midwinter, WNW in midsummer — which is why a fixed viewpoint works only part of the year. Today's bearing is W.

By the end of September the sun will be setting 9 minutes later than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 18 seconds a day.

On 2 January and 10 December the midday sun stands at the zenith, 342 days apart. Those are the only two days of the year with no noon shadow. The next one is in 2 months.

Planning a sunset photo in Rio de Janeiro

Arrive by 17:05. Golden hour opens at 17:20 and the sun is down by 17:50, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 268° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.

Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 18:03 and runs to 18:12, the end of civil twilight and 22m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Rio de Janeiro — times, duration and the best months Morning and evening windows, the next seven days, and how much golden light each month gives you.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Rio de Janeiro today?

The sun sets in Rio de Janeiro at 17:50 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Rio de Janeiro?

It takes 22m. Civil twilight ends at 18:12 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Rio de Janeiro?

Evening golden hour runs 17:20 to 18:03 today, lasting 43m. Full golden hour times for Rio de Janeiro covers the morning window and the coming week.

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