Sunset and sunrise times in Ottawa, Canada
In Ottawa, Canada the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 6:52 pm and rises at 6:54 am. Daylight lasts 11h 57m; evening golden hour runs from 6:13 pm to 7:10 pm.
Today, Saturday 26 September
- First light
- 6:25 am
- Sunrise
- 6:54 am
- Solar noon
- 12:54 pm
- Sunset
- 6:52 pm
- Last light
- 7:22 pm
- Day length
- 11h 57m
18h 50m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 6:13 pm – 7:10 pm
- Blue hour
- 7:10 pm – 7:22 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 43.1°
- Moon
- 🌕 Full moon
- Moonrise / moonset
- 6:33 pm / 6:46 am
The sun sets at 269° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September
Sunrise 6:56 am Sunset 6:50 pm Golden hour 6:11 pm – 7:08 pm Day length 11h 54m vs today 3 minutes shorterWhere Ottawa is
- Coordinates
- 45.4112° N, 75.6981° W
- Time zone
- America/Toronto
- Current offset
- UTC-04:00
- Elevation
- 71 m
- Population
- 1,017,449
Sunrise and sunset in Ottawa, September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:53 am | 6:24 am | 1:02 pm | 7:40 pm | 8:10 pm | 13h 16m | −3:03 | 7:00 pm–7:58 pm | 🌖 79% |
| Wed 2 | 5:55 am | 6:25 am | 1:02 pm | 7:38 pm | 8:08 pm | 13h 12m | −3:04 | 6:59 pm–7:57 pm | 🌖 69% |
| Thu 3 | 5:56 am | 6:26 am | 1:02 pm | 7:36 pm | 8:06 pm | 13h 9m | −3:04 | 6:57 pm–7:55 pm | 🌖 58% |
| Fri 4 | 5:57 am | 6:27 am | 1:01 pm | 7:34 pm | 8:05 pm | 13h 6m | −3:05 | 6:55 pm–7:53 pm | 🌗 46% |
| Sat 5 | 5:58 am | 6:29 am | 1:01 pm | 7:32 pm | 8:03 pm | 13h 3m | −3:05 | 6:53 pm–7:51 pm | 🌘 34% |
| Sun 6 | 6:00 am | 6:30 am | 1:01 pm | 7:30 pm | 8:01 pm | 13h 0m | −3:06 | 6:51 pm–7:49 pm | 🌘 24% |
| Mon 7 | 6:01 am | 6:31 am | 1:00 pm | 7:29 pm | 7:59 pm | 12h 57m | −3:06 | 6:50 pm–7:47 pm | 🌘 14% |
| Tue 8 | 6:02 am | 6:32 am | 1:00 pm | 7:27 pm | 7:57 pm | 12h 54m | −3:07 | 6:48 pm–7:45 pm | 🌘 7% |
| Wed 9 | 6:03 am | 6:34 am | 1:00 pm | 7:25 pm | 7:55 pm | 12h 51m | −3:07 | 6:46 pm–7:43 pm | 🌘 2% |
| Thu 10 | 6:05 am | 6:35 am | 12:59 pm | 7:23 pm | 7:53 pm | 12h 48m | −3:07 | 6:44 pm–7:41 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Fri 11 | 6:06 am | 6:36 am | 12:59 pm | 7:21 pm | 7:51 pm | 12h 45m | −3:08 | 6:42 pm–7:39 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Sat 12 | 6:07 am | 6:37 am | 12:59 pm | 7:19 pm | 7:49 pm | 12h 41m | −3:08 | 6:40 pm–7:37 pm | 🌒 3% |
| Sun 13 | 6:09 am | 6:38 am | 12:58 pm | 7:17 pm | 7:47 pm | 12h 38m | −3:08 | 6:38 pm–7:35 pm | 🌒 8% |
| Mon 14 | 6:10 am | 6:40 am | 12:58 pm | 7:15 pm | 7:45 pm | 12h 35m | −3:08 | 6:36 pm–7:33 pm | 🌒 14% |
| Tue 15 | 6:11 am | 6:41 am | 12:57 pm | 7:13 pm | 7:43 pm | 12h 32m | −3:08 | 6:34 pm–7:31 pm | 🌒 21% |
| Wed 16 | 6:12 am | 6:42 am | 12:57 pm | 7:11 pm | 7:41 pm | 12h 29m | −3:09 | 6:32 pm–7:29 pm | 🌒 30% |
| Thu 17 | 6:14 am | 6:43 am | 12:57 pm | 7:09 pm | 7:39 pm | 12h 26m | −3:09 | 6:31 pm–7:28 pm | 🌒 39% |
| Fri 18 | 6:15 am | 6:44 am | 12:56 pm | 7:08 pm | 7:37 pm | 12h 23m | −3:09 | 6:29 pm–7:26 pm | 🌓 48% |
| Sat 19 | 6:16 am | 6:46 am | 12:56 pm | 7:06 pm | 7:35 pm | 12h 19m | −3:09 | 6:27 pm–7:24 pm | 🌔 58% |
| Sun 20 | 6:17 am | 6:47 am | 12:56 pm | 7:04 pm | 7:33 pm | 12h 16m | −3:09 | 6:25 pm–7:22 pm | 🌔 67% |
| Mon 21 | 6:19 am | 6:48 am | 12:55 pm | 7:02 pm | 7:31 pm | 12h 13m | −3:09 | 6:23 pm–7:20 pm | 🌔 75% |
| Tue 22 | 6:20 am | 6:49 am | 12:55 pm | 7:00 pm | 7:29 pm | 12h 10m | −3:09 | 6:21 pm–7:18 pm | 🌔 83% |
| Wed 23 | 6:21 am | 6:51 am | 12:55 pm | 6:58 pm | 7:27 pm | 12h 7m | −3:10 | 6:19 pm–7:16 pm | 🌔 90% |
| Thu 24 | 6:22 am | 6:52 am | 12:54 pm | 6:56 pm | 7:25 pm | 12h 4m | −3:10 | 6:17 pm–7:14 pm | 🌔 95% |
| Fri 25 | 6:24 am | 6:53 am | 12:54 pm | 6:54 pm | 7:23 pm | 12h 0m | −3:10 | 6:15 pm–7:12 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Sat 26 | 6:25 am | 6:54 am | 12:54 pm | 6:52 pm | 7:22 pm | 11h 57m | −3:10 | 6:13 pm–7:10 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sun 27 | 6:26 am | 6:56 am | 12:53 pm | 6:50 pm | 7:20 pm | 11h 54m | −3:10 | 6:11 pm–7:08 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Mon 28 | 6:27 am | 6:57 am | 12:53 pm | 6:48 pm | 7:18 pm | 11h 51m | −3:10 | 6:09 pm–7:06 pm | 🌖 96% |
| Tue 29 | 6:29 am | 6:58 am | 12:53 pm | 6:46 pm | 7:16 pm | 11h 48m | −3:09 | 6:07 pm–7:04 pm | 🌖 90% |
| Wed 30 | 6:30 am | 6:59 am | 12:52 pm | 6:44 pm | 7:14 pm | 11h 45m | −3:09 | 6:05 pm–7:02 pm | 🌖 82% |
More columns for September 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 4:37 am | 5:16 am | 6:24 am | 7:40 pm | 8:47 pm | 9:26 pm | 10h 45m | 52.7° | 282° WNW |
| Wed 2 | 4:39 am | 5:18 am | 6:25 am | 7:38 pm | 8:45 pm | 9:24 pm | 10h 48m | 52.3° | 282° WNW |
| Thu 3 | 4:41 am | 5:19 am | 6:26 am | 7:36 pm | 8:43 pm | 9:21 pm | 10h 51m | 51.9° | 281° W |
| Fri 4 | 4:42 am | 5:21 am | 6:27 am | 7:34 pm | 8:41 pm | 9:19 pm | 10h 54m | 51.6° | 281° W |
| Sat 5 | 4:44 am | 5:22 am | 6:29 am | 7:32 pm | 8:39 pm | 9:17 pm | 10h 57m | 51.2° | 280° W |
| Sun 6 | 4:45 am | 5:23 am | 6:30 am | 7:30 pm | 8:37 pm | 9:14 pm | 11h 0m | 50.8° | 280° W |
| Mon 7 | 4:47 am | 5:25 am | 6:31 am | 7:29 pm | 8:35 pm | 9:12 pm | 11h 3m | 50.5° | 279° W |
| Tue 8 | 4:49 am | 5:26 am | 6:32 am | 7:27 pm | 8:32 pm | 9:10 pm | 11h 6m | 50.1° | 279° W |
| Wed 9 | 4:50 am | 5:28 am | 6:34 am | 7:25 pm | 8:30 pm | 9:08 pm | 11h 9m | 49.7° | 278° W |
| Thu 10 | 4:52 am | 5:29 am | 6:35 am | 7:23 pm | 8:28 pm | 9:05 pm | 11h 13m | 49.3° | 277° W |
| Fri 11 | 4:53 am | 5:30 am | 6:36 am | 7:21 pm | 8:26 pm | 9:03 pm | 11h 16m | 48.9° | 277° W |
| Sat 12 | 4:55 am | 5:32 am | 6:37 am | 7:19 pm | 8:24 pm | 9:01 pm | 11h 19m | 48.6° | 276° W |
| Sun 13 | 4:56 am | 5:33 am | 6:38 am | 7:17 pm | 8:22 pm | 8:59 pm | 11h 22m | 48.2° | 276° W |
| Mon 14 | 4:58 am | 5:34 am | 6:40 am | 7:15 pm | 8:20 pm | 8:57 pm | 11h 25m | 47.8° | 275° W |
| Tue 15 | 4:59 am | 5:36 am | 6:41 am | 7:13 pm | 8:18 pm | 8:54 pm | 11h 28m | 47.4° | 275° W |
| Wed 16 | 5:01 am | 5:37 am | 6:42 am | 7:11 pm | 8:16 pm | 8:52 pm | 11h 31m | 47.0° | 274° W |
| Thu 17 | 5:02 am | 5:38 am | 6:43 am | 7:09 pm | 8:14 pm | 8:50 pm | 11h 35m | 46.6° | 274° W |
| Fri 18 | 5:04 am | 5:40 am | 6:44 am | 7:08 pm | 8:12 pm | 8:48 pm | 11h 38m | 46.3° | 273° W |
| Sat 19 | 5:05 am | 5:41 am | 6:46 am | 7:06 pm | 8:10 pm | 8:46 pm | 11h 41m | 45.9° | 273° W |
| Sun 20 | 5:07 am | 5:42 am | 6:47 am | 7:04 pm | 8:08 pm | 8:44 pm | 11h 44m | 45.5° | 272° W |
| Mon 21 | 5:08 am | 5:44 am | 6:48 am | 7:02 pm | 8:06 pm | 8:42 pm | 11h 47m | 45.1° | 271° W |
| Tue 22 | 5:09 am | 5:45 am | 6:49 am | 7:00 pm | 8:04 pm | 8:39 pm | 11h 50m | 44.7° | 271° W |
| Wed 23 | 5:11 am | 5:46 am | 6:51 am | 6:58 pm | 8:02 pm | 8:37 pm | 11h 53m | 44.3° | 270° W |
| Thu 24 | 5:12 am | 5:48 am | 6:52 am | 6:56 pm | 8:00 pm | 8:35 pm | 11h 57m | 43.9° | 270° W |
| Fri 25 | 5:14 am | 5:49 am | 6:53 am | 6:54 pm | 7:58 pm | 8:33 pm | 12h 0m | 43.5° | 269° W |
| Sat 26 | 5:15 am | 5:50 am | 6:54 am | 6:52 pm | 7:56 pm | 8:31 pm | 12h 3m | 43.1° | 269° W |
| Sun 27 | 5:16 am | 5:52 am | 6:56 am | 6:50 pm | 7:54 pm | 8:29 pm | 12h 6m | 42.8° | 268° W |
| Mon 28 | 5:18 am | 5:53 am | 6:57 am | 6:48 pm | 7:52 pm | 8:27 pm | 12h 9m | 42.4° | 268° W |
| Tue 29 | 5:19 am | 5:54 am | 6:58 am | 6:46 pm | 7:50 pm | 8:25 pm | 12h 12m | 42.0° | 267° W |
| Wed 30 | 5:20 am | 5:55 am | 6:59 am | 6:44 pm | 7:48 pm | 8:23 pm | 12h 16m | 41.6° | 266° W |
October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:31 am | 7:01 am | 12:52 pm | 6:43 pm | 7:12 pm | 11h 42m | −3:09 | 6:03 pm–7:01 pm | 🌖 72% |
| Fri 2 | 6:32 am | 7:02 am | 12:52 pm | 6:41 pm | 7:10 pm | 11h 38m | −3:09 | 6:01 pm–6:59 pm | 🌖 61% |
| Sat 3 | 6:34 am | 7:03 am | 12:51 pm | 6:39 pm | 7:08 pm | 11h 35m | −3:09 | 5:59 pm–6:57 pm | 🌗 50% |
| Sun 4 | 6:35 am | 7:04 am | 12:51 pm | 6:37 pm | 7:06 pm | 11h 32m | −3:09 | 5:57 pm–6:55 pm | 🌘 38% |
| Mon 5 | 6:36 am | 7:06 am | 12:51 pm | 6:35 pm | 7:04 pm | 11h 29m | −3:09 | 5:56 pm–6:53 pm | 🌘 27% |
| Tue 6 | 6:37 am | 7:07 am | 12:50 pm | 6:33 pm | 7:03 pm | 11h 26m | −3:08 | 5:54 pm–6:51 pm | 🌘 17% |
| Wed 7 | 6:39 am | 7:08 am | 12:50 pm | 6:31 pm | 7:01 pm | 11h 23m | −3:08 | 5:52 pm–6:49 pm | 🌘 10% |
| Thu 8 | 6:40 am | 7:09 am | 12:50 pm | 6:29 pm | 6:59 pm | 11h 20m | −3:08 | 5:50 pm–6:48 pm | 🌘 4% |
| Fri 9 | 6:41 am | 7:11 am | 12:50 pm | 6:28 pm | 6:57 pm | 11h 16m | −3:08 | 5:48 pm–6:46 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Sat 10 | 6:42 am | 7:12 am | 12:49 pm | 6:26 pm | 6:55 pm | 11h 13m | −3:07 | 5:46 pm–6:44 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Sun 11 | 6:44 am | 7:13 am | 12:49 pm | 6:24 pm | 6:54 pm | 11h 10m | −3:07 | 5:44 pm–6:42 pm | 🌒 2% |
| Mon 12 | 6:45 am | 7:15 am | 12:49 pm | 6:22 pm | 6:52 pm | 11h 7m | −3:07 | 5:42 pm–6:40 pm | 🌒 5% |
| Tue 13 | 6:46 am | 7:16 am | 12:48 pm | 6:20 pm | 6:50 pm | 11h 4m | −3:06 | 5:40 pm–6:39 pm | 🌒 10% |
| Wed 14 | 6:47 am | 7:17 am | 12:48 pm | 6:19 pm | 6:48 pm | 11h 1m | −3:06 | 5:38 pm–6:37 pm | 🌒 16% |
| Thu 15 | 6:49 am | 7:19 am | 12:48 pm | 6:17 pm | 6:47 pm | 10h 58m | −3:05 | 5:36 pm–6:35 pm | 🌒 24% |
| Fri 16 | 6:50 am | 7:20 am | 12:48 pm | 6:15 pm | 6:45 pm | 10h 55m | −3:05 | 5:35 pm–6:33 pm | 🌒 32% |
| Sat 17 | 6:51 am | 7:21 am | 12:48 pm | 6:13 pm | 6:43 pm | 10h 52m | −3:04 | 5:33 pm–6:32 pm | 🌒 41% |
| Sun 18 | 6:53 am | 7:23 am | 12:47 pm | 6:12 pm | 6:42 pm | 10h 49m | −3:03 | 5:31 pm–6:30 pm | 🌓 50% |
| Mon 19 | 6:54 am | 7:24 am | 12:47 pm | 6:10 pm | 6:40 pm | 10h 46m | −3:03 | 5:29 pm–6:28 pm | 🌔 60% |
| Tue 20 | 6:55 am | 7:25 am | 12:47 pm | 6:08 pm | 6:38 pm | 10h 42m | −3:02 | 5:27 pm–6:27 pm | 🌔 69% |
| Wed 21 | 6:56 am | 7:27 am | 12:47 pm | 6:07 pm | 6:37 pm | 10h 39m | −3:01 | 5:25 pm–6:25 pm | 🌔 78% |
| Thu 22 | 6:58 am | 7:28 am | 12:47 pm | 6:05 pm | 6:35 pm | 10h 36m | −3:01 | 5:24 pm–6:23 pm | 🌔 86% |
| Fri 23 | 6:59 am | 7:29 am | 12:47 pm | 6:03 pm | 6:33 pm | 10h 33m | −3:00 | 5:22 pm–6:22 pm | 🌔 92% |
| Sat 24 | 7:00 am | 7:31 am | 12:46 pm | 6:02 pm | 6:32 pm | 10h 30m | −2:59 | 5:20 pm–6:20 pm | 🌔 97% |
| Sun 25 | 7:02 am | 7:32 am | 12:46 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:30 pm | 10h 28m | −2:58 | 5:18 pm–6:19 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Mon 26 | 7:03 am | 7:33 am | 12:46 pm | 5:58 pm | 6:29 pm | 10h 25m | −2:57 | 5:17 pm–6:17 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 7:04 am | 7:35 am | 12:46 pm | 5:57 pm | 6:27 pm | 10h 22m | −2:56 | 5:15 pm–6:16 pm | 🌖 97% |
| Wed 28 | 7:06 am | 7:36 am | 12:46 pm | 5:55 pm | 6:26 pm | 10h 19m | −2:55 | 5:13 pm–6:14 pm | 🌖 92% |
| Thu 29 | 7:07 am | 7:38 am | 12:46 pm | 5:54 pm | 6:24 pm | 10h 16m | −2:54 | 5:12 pm–6:13 pm | 🌖 85% |
| Fri 30 | 7:08 am | 7:39 am | 12:46 pm | 5:52 pm | 6:23 pm | 10h 13m | −2:53 | 5:10 pm–6:11 pm | 🌖 76% |
| Sat 31 | 7:09 am | 7:40 am | 12:46 pm | 5:51 pm | 6:22 pm | 10h 10m | −2:52 | 5:08 pm–6:10 pm | 🌖 65% |
Longest and shortest day in Ottawa
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 15h 40m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 8h 42m.
Between them the day length swings by 6h 57m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 4:19 pm on 10 December; the latest is 8:55 pm on 26 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.
Sunrise ranges from 5:13 am on 15 June to 7:42 am on 2 January.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 13m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Ottawa different
From sunset to full civil darkness is 29 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 45.4°N accounts for the 5-minute difference.
Photographers get 57 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.4× the 40 minutes available at the equator on the same date.
The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 69° round to NW. Tonight, W.
Sunset drifts 115 seconds earlier each day this month — 55 minutes from the first of September to the last.
The clocks go back on 1 November 2026, so the sunset jumps from 5:51 pm to 4:49 pm overnight — the sun has not moved, the clock has.
Planning a sunset photo in Ottawa
Arrive by 5:58 pm. Golden hour opens at 6:13 pm and the sun is down by 6:52 pm, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west — the sun goes down at 269° 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 7:10 pm and runs to 7:22 pm, the end of civil twilight and 29m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Ottawa today?
The sun sets in Ottawa at 6:52 pm today, Saturday 26 September 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Ottawa?
It takes 29m. Civil twilight ends at 7:22 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Ottawa?
Evening golden hour runs 6:13 pm to 7:10 pm today, lasting 57m. Full golden hour times for Ottawa covers the morning window and the coming week.