Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Riga, Latvia

In Riga, Latvia the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 19:12 and rises at 07:16. Daylight lasts 11h 55m; evening golden hour runs from 18:21 to 19:35.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
06:38
Sunrise
07:16
Solar noon
13:14
Sunset
19:12
Last light
19:50
Day length
11h 55m

19h 10m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
18:21 – 19:35
Blue hour
19:35 – 19:50
Max sun altitude
31.7°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
18:40 / 06:49

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 07:18 Sunset 19:09 Golden hour 18:19 – 19:32 Day length 11h 51m vs today 5 minutes shorter

Where Riga is

Coordinates
56.9460° N, 24.1059° E
Time zone
Europe/Riga
Current offset
UTC+03:00
Elevation
6 m
Population
742,572

Sunrise and sunset in Riga, 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 05:44 06:25 13:23 20:20 21:00 13h 54m −4:43 19:29–20:44 🌖 82%
Wed 2 05:47 06:27 13:23 20:17 20:57 13h 50m −4:43 19:26–20:42 🌖 72%
Thu 3 05:49 06:29 13:22 20:15 20:55 13h 45m −4:43 19:24–20:39 🌖 61%
Fri 4 05:51 06:31 13:22 20:12 20:52 13h 40m −4:44 19:21–20:36 🌗 49%
Sat 5 05:53 06:33 13:22 20:09 20:49 13h 36m −4:44 19:19–20:33 🌘 38%
Sun 6 05:55 06:35 13:21 20:06 20:46 13h 31m −4:44 19:16–20:31 🌘 27%
Mon 7 05:58 06:37 13:21 20:04 20:43 13h 26m −4:45 19:13–20:28 🌘 17%
Tue 8 06:00 06:39 13:21 20:01 20:40 13h 21m −4:45 19:11–20:25 🌘 9%
Wed 9 06:02 06:41 13:20 19:58 20:37 13h 17m −4:45 19:08–20:22 🌘 4%
Thu 10 06:04 06:43 13:20 19:56 20:35 13h 12m −4:45 19:05–20:19 🌘 1%
Fri 11 06:06 06:45 13:20 19:53 20:32 13h 7m −4:46 19:03–20:17 🌑 0%
Sat 12 06:08 06:47 13:19 19:50 20:29 13h 2m −4:46 19:00–20:14 🌒 2%
Sun 13 06:11 06:49 13:19 19:47 20:26 12h 57m −4:46 18:57–20:11 🌒 6%
Mon 14 06:13 06:51 13:19 19:45 20:23 12h 53m −4:46 18:55–20:08 🌒 12%
Tue 15 06:15 06:53 13:18 19:42 20:20 12h 48m −4:46 18:52–20:05 🌒 19%
Wed 16 06:17 06:56 13:18 19:39 20:18 12h 43m −4:46 18:49–20:03 🌒 27%
Thu 17 06:19 06:58 13:18 19:36 20:15 12h 38m −4:47 18:46–20:00 🌒 36%
Fri 18 06:21 07:00 13:17 19:34 20:12 12h 34m −4:47 18:44–19:57 🌓 45%
Sat 19 06:23 07:02 13:17 19:31 20:09 12h 29m −4:47 18:41–19:54 🌔 55%
Sun 20 06:25 07:04 13:17 19:28 20:06 12h 24m −4:47 18:38–19:52 🌔 64%
Mon 21 06:27 07:06 13:16 19:25 20:04 12h 19m −4:47 18:35–19:49 🌔 73%
Tue 22 06:30 07:08 13:16 19:23 20:01 12h 14m −4:47 18:33–19:46 🌔 81%
Wed 23 06:32 07:10 13:15 19:20 19:58 12h 10m −4:47 18:30–19:43 🌔 88%
Thu 24 06:34 07:12 13:15 19:17 19:55 12h 5m −4:47 18:27–19:40 🌔 94%
Fri 25 06:36 07:14 13:15 19:15 19:52 12h 0m −4:47 18:24–19:38 🌔 98%
Sat 26 06:38 07:16 13:14 19:12 19:50 11h 55m −4:47 18:21–19:35 🌔 100%
Sun 27 06:40 07:18 13:14 19:09 19:47 11h 51m −4:47 18:19–19:32 🌕 100%
Mon 28 06:42 07:20 13:14 19:06 19:44 11h 46m −4:47 18:16–19:30 🌖 97%
Tue 29 06:44 07:22 13:13 19:04 19:41 11h 41m −4:47 18:13–19:27 🌖 92%
Wed 30 06:46 07:24 13:13 19:01 19:39 11h 36m −4:47 18:10–19:24 🌖 85%
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 03:51 04:53 06:25 20:20 21:51 22:52 10h 7m 41.2° 286° WNW
Wed 2 03:55 04:55 06:27 20:17 21:48 22:47 10h 11m 40.9° 286° WNW
Thu 3 03:59 04:58 06:29 20:15 21:45 22:43 10h 16m 40.5° 285° WNW
Fri 4 04:02 05:01 06:31 20:12 21:42 22:39 10h 21m 40.1° 284° WNW
Sat 5 04:05 05:03 06:33 20:09 21:38 22:35 10h 26m 39.8° 284° WNW
Sun 6 04:09 05:06 06:35 20:06 21:35 22:31 10h 30m 39.4° 283° WNW
Mon 7 04:12 05:08 06:37 20:04 21:32 22:28 10h 35m 39.0° 282° WNW
Tue 8 04:15 05:11 06:39 20:01 21:29 22:24 10h 40m 38.7° 281° WNW
Wed 9 04:18 05:13 06:41 19:58 21:26 22:20 10h 45m 38.3° 281° W
Thu 10 04:21 05:16 06:43 19:56 21:23 22:16 10h 49m 37.9° 280° W
Fri 11 04:25 05:18 06:45 19:53 21:19 22:13 10h 54m 37.5° 279° W
Sat 12 04:28 05:21 06:47 19:50 21:16 22:09 10h 59m 37.1° 279° W
Sun 13 04:30 05:23 06:49 19:47 21:13 22:05 11h 4m 36.8° 278° W
Mon 14 04:33 05:25 06:51 19:45 21:10 22:02 11h 8m 36.4° 277° W
Tue 15 04:36 05:28 06:53 19:42 21:07 21:58 11h 13m 36.0° 277° W
Wed 16 04:39 05:30 06:56 19:39 21:04 21:55 11h 18m 35.6° 276° W
Thu 17 04:42 05:32 06:58 19:36 21:01 21:51 11h 23m 35.2° 275° W
Fri 18 04:45 05:35 07:00 19:34 20:58 21:48 11h 27m 34.8° 274° W
Sat 19 04:47 05:37 07:02 19:31 20:55 21:44 11h 32m 34.4° 274° W
Sun 20 04:50 05:39 07:04 19:28 20:52 21:41 11h 37m 34.1° 273° W
Mon 21 04:53 05:42 07:06 19:25 20:49 21:38 11h 42m 33.7° 272° W
Tue 22 04:55 05:44 07:08 19:23 20:46 21:35 11h 47m 33.3° 272° W
Wed 23 04:58 05:46 07:10 19:20 20:43 21:31 11h 51m 32.9° 271° W
Thu 24 05:00 05:48 07:12 19:17 20:40 21:28 11h 56m 32.5° 270° W
Fri 25 05:03 05:51 07:14 19:15 20:37 21:25 12h 1m 32.1° 269° W
Sat 26 05:05 05:53 07:16 19:12 20:35 21:22 12h 6m 31.7° 269° W
Sun 27 05:08 05:55 07:18 19:09 20:32 21:19 12h 11m 31.3° 268° W
Mon 28 05:10 05:57 07:20 19:06 20:29 21:16 12h 15m 30.9° 267° W
Tue 29 05:13 05:59 07:22 19:04 20:26 21:13 12h 20m 30.6° 267° W
Wed 30 05:15 06:02 07:24 19:01 20:23 21:10 12h 25m 30.2° 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 06:48 07:26 13:13 18:58 19:36 11h 31m −4:47 18:07–19:21 🌖 75%
Fri 2 06:50 07:28 13:12 18:55 19:33 11h 27m −4:47 18:04–19:19 🌖 65%
Sat 3 06:52 07:30 13:12 18:53 19:31 11h 22m −4:47 18:02–19:16 🌗 53%
Sun 4 06:54 07:32 13:12 18:50 19:28 11h 17m −4:47 17:59–19:13 🌘 41%
Mon 5 06:57 07:35 13:12 18:47 19:25 11h 12m −4:47 17:56–19:11 🌘 30%
Tue 6 06:59 07:37 13:11 18:45 19:23 11h 8m −4:47 17:53–19:08 🌘 20%
Wed 7 07:01 07:39 13:11 18:42 19:20 11h 3m −4:46 17:50–19:05 🌘 12%
Thu 8 07:03 07:41 13:11 18:39 19:17 10h 58m −4:46 17:47–19:03 🌘 6%
Fri 9 07:05 07:43 13:10 18:37 19:15 10h 53m −4:46 17:45–19:00 🌘 2%
Sat 10 07:07 07:45 13:10 18:34 19:12 10h 48m −4:46 17:42–18:57 🌑 0%
Sun 11 07:09 07:47 13:10 18:31 19:10 10h 44m −4:46 17:39–18:55 🌒 1%
Mon 12 07:11 07:49 13:10 18:29 19:07 10h 39m −4:45 17:36–18:52 🌒 4%
Tue 13 07:13 07:51 13:09 18:26 19:05 10h 34m −4:45 17:33–18:50 🌒 8%
Wed 14 07:15 07:54 13:09 18:24 19:02 10h 29m −4:45 17:30–18:47 🌒 14%
Thu 15 07:17 07:56 13:09 18:21 18:59 10h 25m −4:44 17:27–18:45 🌒 21%
Fri 16 07:19 07:58 13:09 18:18 18:57 10h 20m −4:44 17:25–18:42 🌒 29%
Sat 17 07:21 08:00 13:08 18:16 18:55 10h 15m −4:43 17:22–18:40 🌒 38%
Sun 18 07:23 08:02 13:08 18:13 18:52 10h 11m −4:43 17:19–18:37 🌓 47%
Mon 19 07:25 08:04 13:08 18:11 18:50 10h 6m −4:42 17:16–18:35 🌔 57%
Tue 20 07:27 08:07 13:08 18:08 18:47 10h 1m −4:42 17:13–18:32 🌔 66%
Wed 21 07:29 08:09 13:08 18:06 18:45 9h 56m −4:41 17:11–18:30 🌔 75%
Thu 22 07:32 08:11 13:08 18:03 18:42 9h 52m −4:40 17:08–18:27 🌔 83%
Fri 23 07:34 08:13 13:07 18:01 18:40 9h 47m −4:40 17:05–18:25 🌔 90%
Sat 24 07:36 08:15 13:07 17:58 18:38 9h 42m −4:39 17:02–18:23 🌔 96%
Sun 25 06:38 07:17 12:07 16:56 17:36 9h 38m −4:38 15:59–17:20 🌔 99%
Mon 26 06:40 07:20 12:07 16:53 17:33 9h 33m −4:37 15:57–17:18 🌕 100%
Tue 27 06:42 07:22 12:07 16:51 17:31 9h 29m −4:36 15:54–17:16 🌖 98%
Wed 28 06:44 07:24 12:07 16:49 17:29 9h 24m −4:35 15:51–17:13 🌖 94%
Thu 29 06:46 07:26 12:07 16:46 17:27 9h 19m −4:34 15:48–17:11 🌖 87%
Fri 30 06:48 07:29 12:07 16:44 17:24 9h 15m −4:33 15:46–17:09 🌖 78%
Sat 31 06:50 07:31 12:07 16:42 17:22 9h 10m −4:31 15:43–17:07 🌖 68%

Longest and shortest day in Riga

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 17h 52m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 6h 43m.

Between them the day length swings by 11h 8m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night Clock change

The earliest sunset of the year is at 15:41 on 15 December; the latest is 22:21 on 24 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 04:28 on 18 June to 09:01 on 28 December.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 19m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Riga different

From sunset to full civil darkness is 38 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 56.9°N accounts for the 14-minute difference.

Evening golden hour runs 74 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 40 — at 56.9° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it SW, June swings it 94° round to NW. Tonight, W.

By the end of September the sun will be setting 79 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 3 minutes a day.

The clocks go back on 25 October 2026, so the sunset jumps from 17:58 to 16:56 overnight — the sun has not moved, the clock has.

Planning a sunset photo in Riga

Arrive by 18:06. Golden hour opens at 18:21 and the sun is down by 19:12, 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 19:35 and runs to 19:50, the end of civil twilight and 37m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Riga — 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 Riga today?

The sun sets in Riga at 19:12 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Riga?

It takes 37m. Civil twilight ends at 19:50 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Riga?

Evening golden hour runs 18:21 to 19:35 today, lasting 1h 13m. Full golden hour times for Riga covers the morning window and the coming week.

Sunset times near Riga