Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in San Salvador, El Salvador

In San Salvador, El Salvador the sun sets today, Friday 25 September, at 17:50 and rises at 05:45. Daylight lasts 12h 4m; evening golden hour runs from 17:22 to 18:03.

Today, Friday 25 September

First light
05:24
Sunrise
05:45
Solar noon
11:48
Sunset
17:50
Last light
18:11
Day length
12h 4m

17h 48m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:22 – 18:03
Blue hour
18:03 – 18:11
Max sun altitude
75.2°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:07 / 04:43

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Saturday 26 September

Sunrise 05:45 Sunset 17:49 Golden hour 17:21 – 18:02 Day length 12h 4m vs today 1 minute shorter

Where San Salvador is

Coordinates
13.6893° N, 89.1872° W
Time zone
America/El_Salvador
Current offset
UTC-06:00
Elevation
653 m
Population
525,990

Sunrise and sunset in San Salvador, 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 05:23 05:45 11:56 18:07 18:29 12h 22m −0:44 17:39–18:21 🌖 78%
Wed 2 05:23 05:45 11:56 18:07 18:28 12h 22m −0:44 17:38–18:20 🌖 68%
Thu 3 05:23 05:45 11:56 18:06 18:28 12h 21m −0:44 17:38–18:19 🌖 57%
Fri 4 05:23 05:45 11:55 18:05 18:27 12h 20m −0:44 17:37–18:19 🌗 45%
Sat 5 05:23 05:45 11:55 18:05 18:26 12h 19m −0:44 17:36–18:18 🌘 33%
Sun 6 05:23 05:45 11:55 18:04 18:25 12h 19m −0:44 17:36–18:17 🌘 23%
Mon 7 05:24 05:45 11:54 18:03 18:25 12h 18m −0:45 17:35–18:16 🌘 14%
Tue 8 05:24 05:45 11:54 18:03 18:24 12h 17m −0:45 17:34–18:16 🌘 7%
Wed 9 05:24 05:45 11:54 18:02 18:23 12h 16m −0:45 17:34–18:15 🌘 2%
Thu 10 05:24 05:45 11:53 18:01 18:23 12h 16m −0:45 17:33–18:14 🌑 0%
Fri 11 05:24 05:45 11:53 18:00 18:22 12h 15m −0:45 17:32–18:13 🌒 1%
Sat 12 05:24 05:45 11:52 18:00 18:21 12h 14m −0:45 17:32–18:13 🌒 3%
Sun 13 05:24 05:45 11:52 17:59 18:20 12h 13m −0:45 17:31–18:12 🌒 8%
Mon 14 05:24 05:45 11:52 17:58 18:20 12h 13m −0:45 17:30–18:11 🌒 15%
Tue 15 05:24 05:45 11:51 17:57 18:19 12h 12m −0:45 17:29–18:11 🌒 22%
Wed 16 05:24 05:45 11:51 17:57 18:18 12h 11m −0:45 17:29–18:10 🌒 31%
Thu 17 05:24 05:45 11:51 17:56 18:17 12h 10m −0:45 17:28–18:09 🌒 40%
Fri 18 05:24 05:45 11:50 17:55 18:17 12h 10m −0:45 17:27–18:08 🌓 49%
Sat 19 05:24 05:45 11:50 17:55 18:16 12h 9m −0:45 17:26–18:08 🌔 58%
Sun 20 05:24 05:45 11:50 17:54 18:15 12h 8m −0:45 17:26–18:07 🌔 67%
Mon 21 05:24 05:45 11:49 17:53 18:14 12h 7m −0:45 17:25–18:06 🌔 76%
Tue 22 05:24 05:45 11:49 17:52 18:14 12h 7m −0:45 17:24–18:05 🌔 84%
Wed 23 05:24 05:45 11:49 17:52 18:13 12h 6m −0:45 17:23–18:05 🌔 90%
Thu 24 05:24 05:45 11:48 17:51 18:12 12h 5m −0:45 17:23–18:04 🌔 95%
Fri 25 05:24 05:45 11:48 17:50 18:11 12h 4m −0:45 17:22–18:03 🌔 99%
Sat 26 05:24 05:45 11:48 17:49 18:11 12h 4m −0:45 17:21–18:02 🌕 100%
Sun 27 05:24 05:45 11:47 17:49 18:10 12h 3m −0:45 17:21–18:02 🌖 99%
Mon 28 05:24 05:45 11:47 17:48 18:09 12h 2m −0:45 17:20–18:01 🌖 95%
Tue 29 05:24 05:46 11:47 17:47 18:09 12h 1m −0:45 17:19–18:00 🌖 89%
Wed 30 05:24 05:46 11:46 17:47 18:08 12h 1m −0:45 17:18–18:00 🌖 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 04:33 04:58 05:45 18:07 18:54 19:19 11h 37m 84.4° 278° W
Wed 2 04:33 04:58 05:45 18:07 18:53 19:19 11h 38m 84.0° 278° W
Thu 3 04:33 04:58 05:45 18:06 18:53 19:18 11h 38m 83.7° 278° W
Fri 4 04:33 04:58 05:45 18:05 18:52 19:17 11h 39m 83.3° 277° W
Sat 5 04:33 04:58 05:45 18:05 18:51 19:16 11h 40m 82.9° 277° W
Sun 6 04:33 04:58 05:45 18:04 18:50 19:16 11h 40m 82.5° 277° W
Mon 7 04:33 04:59 05:45 18:03 18:50 19:15 11h 41m 82.2° 276° W
Tue 8 04:34 04:59 05:45 18:03 18:49 19:14 11h 42m 81.8° 276° W
Wed 9 04:34 04:59 05:45 18:02 18:48 19:13 11h 43m 81.4° 275° W
Thu 10 04:34 04:59 05:45 18:01 18:47 19:12 11h 43m 81.0° 275° W
Fri 11 04:34 04:59 05:45 18:00 18:47 19:12 11h 44m 80.7° 275° W
Sat 12 04:34 04:59 05:45 18:00 18:46 19:11 11h 45m 80.3° 274° W
Sun 13 04:34 04:59 05:45 17:59 18:45 19:10 11h 46m 79.9° 274° W
Mon 14 04:34 04:59 05:45 17:58 18:44 19:09 11h 46m 79.5° 273° W
Tue 15 04:34 04:59 05:45 17:57 18:44 19:08 11h 47m 79.1° 273° W
Wed 16 04:34 04:59 05:45 17:57 18:43 19:08 11h 48m 78.7° 273° W
Thu 17 04:34 04:59 05:45 17:56 18:42 19:07 11h 49m 78.4° 272° W
Fri 18 04:34 04:59 05:45 17:55 18:41 19:06 11h 49m 78.0° 272° W
Sat 19 04:34 04:59 05:45 17:55 18:41 19:05 11h 50m 77.6° 271° W
Sun 20 04:34 04:59 05:45 17:54 18:40 19:05 11h 51m 77.2° 271° W
Mon 21 04:34 04:59 05:45 17:53 18:39 19:04 11h 52m 76.8° 271° W
Tue 22 04:35 04:59 05:45 17:52 18:38 19:03 11h 52m 76.4° 270° W
Wed 23 04:35 04:59 05:45 17:52 18:38 19:02 11h 53m 76.0° 270° W
Thu 24 04:35 04:59 05:45 17:51 18:37 19:02 11h 54m 75.6° 269° W
Fri 25 04:35 04:59 05:45 17:50 18:36 19:01 11h 55m 75.2° 269° W
Sat 26 04:35 04:59 05:45 17:49 18:35 19:00 11h 56m 74.9° 269° W
Sun 27 04:35 04:59 05:45 17:49 18:35 18:59 11h 56m 74.5° 268° W
Mon 28 04:35 04:59 05:45 17:48 18:34 18:59 11h 57m 74.1° 268° W
Tue 29 04:35 05:00 05:46 17:47 18:33 18:58 11h 58m 73.7° 267° W
Wed 30 04:35 05:00 05:46 17:47 18:33 18:57 11h 59m 73.3° 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 05:24 05:46 11:46 17:46 18:07 12h 0m −0:45 17:18–17:59 🌖 72%
Fri 2 05:24 05:46 11:46 17:45 18:06 11h 59m −0:45 17:17–17:58 🌖 60%
Sat 3 05:24 05:46 11:45 17:44 18:06 11h 58m −0:45 17:16–17:58 🌗 49%
Sun 4 05:24 05:46 11:45 17:44 18:05 11h 57m −0:45 17:16–17:57 🌘 37%
Mon 5 05:25 05:46 11:45 17:43 18:04 11h 57m −0:45 17:15–17:56 🌘 26%
Tue 6 05:25 05:46 11:44 17:42 18:04 11h 56m −0:45 17:14–17:56 🌘 17%
Wed 7 05:25 05:46 11:44 17:42 18:03 11h 55m −0:45 17:13–17:55 🌘 9%
Thu 8 05:25 05:46 11:44 17:41 18:02 11h 54m −0:45 17:13–17:54 🌘 4%
Fri 9 05:25 05:46 11:43 17:40 18:02 11h 54m −0:45 17:12–17:54 🌘 1%
Sat 10 05:25 05:46 11:43 17:40 18:01 11h 53m −0:45 17:11–17:53 🌑 0%
Sun 11 05:25 05:46 11:43 17:39 18:01 11h 52m −0:44 17:11–17:52 🌒 2%
Mon 12 05:25 05:47 11:43 17:39 18:00 11h 52m −0:44 17:10–17:52 🌒 5%
Tue 13 05:25 05:47 11:42 17:38 17:59 11h 51m −0:44 17:10–17:51 🌒 10%
Wed 14 05:25 05:47 11:42 17:37 17:59 11h 50m −0:44 17:09–17:51 🌒 17%
Thu 15 05:25 05:47 11:42 17:37 17:58 11h 49m −0:44 17:08–17:50 🌒 24%
Fri 16 05:26 05:47 11:42 17:36 17:58 11h 49m −0:44 17:08–17:49 🌒 33%
Sat 17 05:26 05:47 11:42 17:36 17:57 11h 48m −0:43 17:07–17:49 🌒 42%
Sun 18 05:26 05:47 11:41 17:35 17:57 11h 47m −0:43 17:06–17:48 🌓 51%
Mon 19 05:26 05:48 11:41 17:35 17:56 11h 46m −0:43 17:06–17:48 🌔 60%
Tue 20 05:26 05:48 11:41 17:34 17:56 11h 46m −0:43 17:05–17:47 🌔 70%
Wed 21 05:26 05:48 11:41 17:33 17:55 11h 45m −0:43 17:05–17:47 🌔 78%
Thu 22 05:27 05:48 11:41 17:33 17:55 11h 44m −0:42 17:04–17:46 🌔 86%
Fri 23 05:27 05:48 11:41 17:32 17:54 11h 44m −0:42 17:04–17:46 🌔 93%
Sat 24 05:27 05:49 11:40 17:32 17:54 11h 43m −0:42 17:03–17:45 🌔 97%
Sun 25 05:27 05:49 11:40 17:32 17:53 11h 42m −0:42 17:03–17:45 🌔 100%
Mon 26 05:27 05:49 11:40 17:31 17:53 11h 42m −0:41 17:02–17:44 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:28 05:49 11:40 17:31 17:52 11h 41m −0:41 17:02–17:44 🌖 97%
Wed 28 05:28 05:50 11:40 17:30 17:52 11h 40m −0:41 17:01–17:44 🌖 92%
Thu 29 05:28 05:50 11:40 17:30 17:52 11h 39m −0:40 17:01–17:43 🌖 84%
Fri 30 05:28 05:50 11:40 17:29 17:51 11h 39m −0:40 17:00–17:43 🌖 75%
Sat 31 05:28 05:50 11:40 17:29 17:51 11h 38m −0:40 17:00–17:43 🌖 64%

Longest and shortest day in San Salvador

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 12h 56m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 11h 19m.

Between them the day length swings by 1h 37m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:25 on 20 November; the latest is 18:28 on 9 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 05:28 on 1 June to 06:24 on 23 January.

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

What makes sunsets in San Salvador different

Light lingers for 21 minutes after sunset before civil twilight ends — 3 minutes shorter than the 24-minute median across tracked cities, which is what 13.7°N buys you.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 48° round to WNW. Tonight, W.

By the end of September the sun will be setting 21 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 43 seconds a day.

Being inside the tropics means two zenith passages a year, 26 April and 16 August, when the sun is straight up at solar noon rather than merely high.

Standing 653 m up buys you 3.6 extra minutes of evening sun: the higher you are, the further over the curve of the Earth you can see, by 0.88° here.

Around a solstice the day length flattens out, and that is where the calendar is now: the shortest day is 21 December, in 3 months, and sunset moves a mere 10 minutes earlier in the coming fortnight.

Planning a sunset photo in San Salvador

Arrive by 17:07. Golden hour opens at 17:22 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 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 18:03 and runs to 18:11, the end of civil twilight and 21m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in San Salvador — 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 Salvador today?

The sun sets in San Salvador at 17:50 today, Friday 25 September 2026.

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

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 18:11 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in San Salvador?

Evening golden hour runs 17:22 to 18:03 today, lasting 41m. Full golden hour times for San Salvador covers the morning window and the coming week.