Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in San José, Costa Rica

In San José, Costa Rica the sun sets today, Friday 25 September, at 17:30 and rises at 05:25. Daylight lasts 12h 5m; evening golden hour runs from 17:02 to 17:43.

Today, Friday 25 September

First light
05:04
Sunrise
05:25
Solar noon
11:27
Sunset
17:30
Last light
17:51
Day length
12h 5m

17h 28m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:02 – 17:43
Blue hour
17:43 – 17:51
Max sun altitude
79.0°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
16:46 / 04:23

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Saturday 26 September

Sunrise 05:25 Sunset 17:29 Golden hour 17:02 – 17:42 Day length 12h 4m vs today 1 minute shorter

Where San José is

Coordinates
9.9339° N, 84.0849° W
Time zone
America/Costa_Rica
Current offset
UTC-06:00
Elevation
1,133 m
Population
335,007

Sunrise and sunset in San José, 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 05:05 05:27 11:36 17:45 18:06 12h 18m −0:32 17:17–17:58 🌖 78%
Wed 2 05:05 05:27 11:35 17:44 18:05 12h 17m −0:32 17:16–17:57 🌖 68%
Thu 3 05:05 05:26 11:35 17:44 18:05 12h 17m −0:32 17:16–17:57 🌖 57%
Fri 4 05:05 05:26 11:35 17:43 18:04 12h 16m −0:32 17:15–17:56 🌗 45%
Sat 5 05:05 05:26 11:34 17:42 18:04 12h 16m −0:32 17:15–17:55 🌘 33%
Sun 6 05:05 05:26 11:34 17:42 18:03 12h 15m −0:32 17:14–17:55 🌘 23%
Mon 7 05:05 05:26 11:34 17:41 18:02 12h 15m −0:32 17:13–17:54 🌘 14%
Tue 8 05:05 05:26 11:33 17:41 18:02 12h 14m −0:32 17:13–17:54 🌘 7%
Wed 9 05:05 05:26 11:33 17:40 18:01 12h 13m −0:32 17:12–17:53 🌘 2%
Thu 10 05:05 05:26 11:33 17:39 18:00 12h 13m −0:32 17:12–17:52 🌑 0%
Fri 11 05:05 05:26 11:32 17:39 18:00 12h 12m −0:32 17:11–17:52 🌒 1%
Sat 12 05:05 05:26 11:32 17:38 17:59 12h 12m −0:32 17:10–17:51 🌒 3%
Sun 13 05:05 05:26 11:32 17:38 17:59 12h 11m −0:32 17:10–17:50 🌒 8%
Mon 14 05:05 05:26 11:31 17:37 17:58 12h 11m −0:33 17:09–17:50 🌒 15%
Tue 15 05:05 05:26 11:31 17:36 17:57 12h 10m −0:33 17:09–17:49 🌒 22%
Wed 16 05:04 05:25 11:31 17:36 17:57 12h 10m −0:33 17:08–17:49 🌒 31%
Thu 17 05:04 05:25 11:30 17:35 17:56 12h 9m −0:33 17:07–17:48 🌒 40%
Fri 18 05:04 05:25 11:30 17:34 17:55 12h 9m −0:33 17:07–17:47 🌓 49%
Sat 19 05:04 05:25 11:30 17:34 17:55 12h 8m −0:33 17:06–17:47 🌔 58%
Sun 20 05:04 05:25 11:29 17:33 17:54 12h 8m −0:33 17:05–17:46 🌔 67%
Mon 21 05:04 05:25 11:29 17:33 17:54 12h 7m −0:33 17:05–17:45 🌔 76%
Tue 22 05:04 05:25 11:29 17:32 17:53 12h 6m −0:33 17:04–17:45 🌔 84%
Wed 23 05:04 05:25 11:28 17:31 17:52 12h 6m −0:33 17:04–17:44 🌔 90%
Thu 24 05:04 05:25 11:28 17:31 17:52 12h 5m −0:33 17:03–17:44 🌔 95%
Fri 25 05:04 05:25 11:27 17:30 17:51 12h 5m −0:33 17:02–17:43 🌔 99%
Sat 26 05:04 05:25 11:27 17:29 17:50 12h 4m −0:33 17:02–17:42 🌕 100%
Sun 27 05:04 05:25 11:27 17:29 17:50 12h 4m −0:33 17:01–17:42 🌖 99%
Mon 28 05:04 05:25 11:26 17:28 17:49 12h 3m −0:33 17:00–17:41 🌖 95%
Tue 29 05:03 05:24 11:26 17:28 17:49 12h 3m −0:33 17:00–17:40 🌖 89%
Wed 30 05:03 05:24 11:26 17:27 17:48 12h 2m −0:33 16:59–17:40 🌖 81%
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 04:16 04:41 05:27 17:45 18:31 18:56 11h 41m 88.1° 278° W
Wed 2 04:16 04:41 05:27 17:44 18:30 18:55 11h 42m 87.8° 278° W
Thu 3 04:16 04:41 05:26 17:44 18:30 18:54 11h 42m 87.4° 278° W
Fri 4 04:16 04:41 05:26 17:43 18:29 18:54 11h 43m 87.0° 277° W
Sat 5 04:16 04:41 05:26 17:42 18:28 18:53 11h 43m 86.7° 277° W
Sun 6 04:16 04:41 05:26 17:42 18:28 18:52 11h 44m 86.3° 276° W
Mon 7 04:16 04:40 05:26 17:41 18:27 18:52 11h 44m 85.9° 276° W
Tue 8 04:16 04:40 05:26 17:41 18:26 18:51 11h 45m 85.6° 276° W
Wed 9 04:16 04:40 05:26 17:40 18:26 18:50 11h 45m 85.2° 275° W
Thu 10 04:16 04:40 05:26 17:39 18:25 18:50 11h 46m 84.8° 275° W
Fri 11 04:16 04:40 05:26 17:39 18:24 18:49 11h 47m 84.4° 274° W
Sat 12 04:16 04:40 05:26 17:38 18:24 18:48 11h 47m 84.0° 274° W
Sun 13 04:16 04:40 05:26 17:38 18:23 18:48 11h 48m 83.7° 274° W
Mon 14 04:16 04:40 05:26 17:37 18:22 18:47 11h 48m 83.3° 273° W
Tue 15 04:16 04:40 05:26 17:36 18:22 18:46 11h 49m 82.9° 273° W
Wed 16 04:16 04:40 05:25 17:36 18:21 18:46 11h 49m 82.5° 273° W
Thu 17 04:15 04:40 05:25 17:35 18:20 18:45 11h 50m 82.1° 272° W
Fri 18 04:15 04:40 05:25 17:34 18:20 18:44 11h 50m 81.7° 272° W
Sat 19 04:15 04:40 05:25 17:34 18:19 18:44 11h 51m 81.3° 271° W
Sun 20 04:15 04:40 05:25 17:33 18:19 18:43 11h 51m 81.0° 271° W
Mon 21 04:15 04:40 05:25 17:33 18:18 18:42 11h 52m 80.6° 271° W
Tue 22 04:15 04:40 05:25 17:32 18:17 18:42 11h 53m 80.2° 270° W
Wed 23 04:15 04:40 05:25 17:31 18:17 18:41 11h 53m 79.8° 270° W
Thu 24 04:15 04:39 05:25 17:31 18:16 18:40 11h 54m 79.4° 269° W
Fri 25 04:15 04:39 05:25 17:30 18:15 18:40 11h 54m 79.0° 269° W
Sat 26 04:15 04:39 05:25 17:29 18:15 18:39 11h 55m 78.6° 269° W
Sun 27 04:15 04:39 05:25 17:29 18:14 18:39 11h 55m 78.2° 268° W
Mon 28 04:15 04:39 05:25 17:28 18:14 18:38 11h 56m 77.8° 268° W
Tue 29 04:15 04:39 05:24 17:28 18:13 18:37 11h 56m 77.5° 267° W
Wed 30 04:15 04:39 05:24 17:27 18:12 18:37 11h 57m 77.1° 267° 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 05:03 05:24 11:25 17:26 17:47 12h 2m −0:33 16:59–17:39 🌖 72%
Fri 2 05:03 05:24 11:25 17:26 17:47 12h 1m −0:32 16:58–17:39 🌖 60%
Sat 3 05:03 05:24 11:25 17:25 17:46 12h 0m −0:32 16:57–17:38 🌗 49%
Sun 4 05:03 05:24 11:25 17:25 17:46 12h 0m −0:32 16:57–17:38 🌘 37%
Mon 5 05:03 05:24 11:24 17:24 17:45 11h 59m −0:32 16:56–17:37 🌘 26%
Tue 6 05:03 05:24 11:24 17:23 17:45 11h 59m −0:32 16:56–17:36 🌘 17%
Wed 7 05:03 05:24 11:24 17:23 17:44 11h 58m −0:32 16:55–17:36 🌘 9%
Thu 8 05:03 05:24 11:23 17:22 17:43 11h 58m −0:32 16:54–17:35 🌘 4%
Fri 9 05:03 05:24 11:23 17:22 17:43 11h 57m −0:32 16:54–17:35 🌘 1%
Sat 10 05:03 05:24 11:23 17:21 17:42 11h 57m −0:32 16:53–17:34 🌑 0%
Sun 11 05:03 05:24 11:23 17:21 17:42 11h 56m −0:32 16:53–17:34 🌒 2%
Mon 12 05:03 05:24 11:22 17:20 17:41 11h 56m −0:32 16:52–17:33 🌒 5%
Tue 13 05:03 05:24 11:22 17:20 17:41 11h 55m −0:32 16:52–17:33 🌒 10%
Wed 14 05:03 05:24 11:22 17:19 17:40 11h 55m −0:32 16:51–17:32 🌒 17%
Thu 15 05:03 05:24 11:22 17:19 17:40 11h 54m −0:31 16:51–17:32 🌒 24%
Fri 16 05:03 05:24 11:21 17:18 17:40 11h 54m −0:31 16:50–17:31 🌒 33%
Sat 17 05:03 05:24 11:21 17:18 17:39 11h 53m −0:31 16:50–17:31 🌒 42%
Sun 18 05:03 05:24 11:21 17:17 17:39 11h 53m −0:31 16:49–17:30 🌓 51%
Mon 19 05:03 05:24 11:21 17:17 17:38 11h 52m −0:31 16:49–17:30 🌔 60%
Tue 20 05:03 05:25 11:21 17:16 17:38 11h 51m −0:31 16:48–17:30 🌔 70%
Wed 21 05:03 05:25 11:20 17:16 17:37 11h 51m −0:31 16:48–17:29 🌔 78%
Thu 22 05:03 05:25 11:20 17:16 17:37 11h 50m −0:30 16:47–17:29 🌔 86%
Fri 23 05:03 05:25 11:20 17:15 17:37 11h 50m −0:30 16:47–17:28 🌔 93%
Sat 24 05:04 05:25 11:20 17:15 17:36 11h 49m −0:30 16:46–17:28 🌔 97%
Sun 25 05:04 05:25 11:20 17:15 17:36 11h 49m −0:30 16:46–17:28 🌔 100%
Mon 26 05:04 05:25 11:20 17:14 17:36 11h 48m −0:30 16:46–17:27 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:04 05:25 11:20 17:14 17:35 11h 48m −0:29 16:45–17:27 🌖 97%
Wed 28 05:04 05:26 11:20 17:14 17:35 11h 47m −0:29 16:45–17:27 🌖 92%
Thu 29 05:04 05:26 11:20 17:13 17:35 11h 47m −0:29 16:45–17:26 🌖 84%
Fri 30 05:04 05:26 11:19 17:13 17:34 11h 47m −0:29 16:44–17:26 🌖 75%
Sat 31 05:04 05:26 11:19 17:13 17:34 11h 46m −0:28 16:44–17:26 🌖 64%

Longest and shortest day in San José

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 12h 42m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 11h 32m.

Between them the day length swings by 1h 9m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:10 on 16 November; the latest is 18:01 on 12 July. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 05:14 on 28 May to 05:58 on 27 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 7m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in San José different

On standard time the sun peaks at 11:27, 32 minutes before clock noon, because the city sits near the eastern edge of its time zone. Sunrise and sunset are pushed the same way.

From sunset to full civil darkness is 21 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 9.9°N accounts for the 3-minute difference.

Over a year the sunset point slides 48° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.

By the end of September the sun will be setting 18 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 37 seconds a day.

Twice a year the sun passes directly overhead here — on 15 April and 27 August — and vertical objects cast almost no shadow at solar noon.

Standing 1,133 m up buys you 4.7 extra minutes of evening sun: the higher you are, the further over the curve of the Earth you can see, by 1.16° here.

Sitting in 3 months of the shortest day (21 December) means the sun has almost stopped drifting — 12h 5m of daylight today, and only 8 minutes of movement in sunset over the next two weeks.

Planning a sunset photo in San José

Arrive by 16:47. Golden hour opens at 17:02 and the sun is down by 17:30, 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 17:43 and runs to 17:51, the end of civil twilight and 20m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in San José — 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 San José today?

The sun sets in San José at 17:30 today, Friday 25 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in San José?

It takes 20m. Civil twilight ends at 17:51 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in San José?

Evening golden hour runs 17:02 to 17:43 today, lasting 40m. Full golden hour times for San José covers the morning window and the coming week.