Sunset and sunrise times in Fortaleza, Brazil

In Fortaleza, Brazil the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 17:36 and rises at 05:35. Daylight lasts 12h 1m; evening golden hour runs from 17:09 to 17:49.

Today, Tuesday 25 August

First light: 05:14
Sunrise: 05:35
Solar noon: 11:36
Sunset: 17:36
Last light: 17:57
Day length: 12h 1m

2h 16m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 17:09 – 17:49
Blue hour: 17:49 – 17:57
Max sun altitude: 75.7°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 15:39 / 03:30

The sun sets at 280° — face west

Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August

Sunrise 05:35 Sunset 17:36 Golden hour 17:08 – 17:49 Day length 12h 1m vs today the same length

Where Fortaleza is

Coordinates: 3.7172° S, 38.5431° W
Time zone: America/Fortaleza
Current offset: UTC-03:00
Elevation: 18 m
Population: 2,400,000

Sunrise and sunset in Fortaleza, August 2026

August 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
Sat 1	05:20	05:41	11:40	17:39	18:00	11h 57m	+0:08	17:10–17:52	🌖 92%
Sun 2	05:19	05:41	11:40	17:39	18:00	11h 57m	+0:08	17:10–17:52	🌖 85%
Mon 3	05:19	05:41	11:40	17:39	18:00	11h 57m	+0:08	17:10–17:52	🌖 76%
Tue 4	05:19	05:41	11:40	17:39	18:00	11h 57m	+0:08	17:10–17:52	🌖 66%
Wed 5	05:19	05:41	11:40	17:39	18:00	11h 57m	+0:09	17:10–17:52	🌗 55%
Thu 6	05:19	05:41	11:40	17:39	18:00	11h 58m	+0:09	17:10–17:52	🌘 43%
Fri 7	05:19	05:40	11:39	17:39	18:00	11h 58m	+0:09	17:10–17:52	🌘 32%
Sat 8	05:19	05:40	11:39	17:39	18:00	11h 58m	+0:09	17:10–17:52	🌘 21%
Sun 9	05:18	05:40	11:39	17:38	18:00	11h 58m	+0:09	17:10–17:52	🌘 12%
Mon 10	05:18	05:40	11:39	17:38	18:00	11h 58m	+0:09	17:10–17:52	🌘 6%
Tue 11	05:18	05:39	11:39	17:38	18:00	11h 58m	+0:09	17:10–17:51	🌘 2%
Wed 12	05:18	05:39	11:39	17:38	18:00	11h 59m	+0:09	17:10–17:51	🌑 0%
Thu 13	05:18	05:39	11:39	17:38	18:00	11h 59m	+0:10	17:10–17:51	🌒 1%
Fri 14	05:17	05:39	11:38	17:38	17:59	11h 59m	+0:10	17:10–17:51	🌒 5%
Sat 15	05:17	05:38	11:38	17:38	17:59	11h 59m	+0:10	17:10–17:51	🌒 10%
Sun 16	05:17	05:38	11:38	17:38	17:59	11h 59m	+0:10	17:10–17:51	🌒 18%
Mon 17	05:17	05:38	11:38	17:38	17:59	11h 59m	+0:10	17:10–17:51	🌒 26%
Tue 18	05:16	05:38	11:38	17:38	17:59	12h 0m	+0:10	17:09–17:51	🌒 36%
Wed 19	05:16	05:37	11:37	17:37	17:59	12h 0m	+0:10	17:09–17:50	🌒 45%
Thu 20	05:16	05:37	11:37	17:37	17:58	12h 0m	+0:10	17:09–17:50	🌓 55%
Fri 21	05:15	05:37	11:37	17:37	17:58	12h 0m	+0:10	17:09–17:50	🌔 64%
Sat 22	05:15	05:36	11:37	17:37	17:58	12h 0m	+0:10	17:09–17:50	🌔 73%
Sun 23	05:15	05:36	11:36	17:37	17:58	12h 0m	+0:11	17:09–17:50	🌔 81%
Mon 24	05:14	05:36	11:36	17:37	17:58	12h 1m	+0:11	17:09–17:49	🌔 88%
Tue 25	05:14	05:35	11:36	17:36	17:57	12h 1m	+0:11	17:09–17:49	🌔 93%
Wed 26	05:14	05:35	11:35	17:36	17:57	12h 1m	+0:11	17:08–17:49	🌔 97%
Thu 27	05:13	05:34	11:35	17:36	17:57	12h 1m	+0:11	17:08–17:49	🌔 100%
Fri 28	05:13	05:34	11:35	17:36	17:57	12h 1m	+0:11	17:08–17:49	🌕 100%
Sat 29	05:13	05:34	11:35	17:36	17:57	12h 1m	+0:11	17:08–17:48	🌖 98%
Sun 30	05:12	05:33	11:34	17:35	17:56	12h 2m	+0:11	17:08–17:48	🌖 94%
Mon 31	05:12	05:33	11:34	17:35	17:56	12h 2m	+0:11	17:07–17:48	🌖 88%

More columns for August 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction

August 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date	Astro. dawn	Naut. dawn	Sunrise	Sunset	Naut. dusk	Astro. dusk	Night	Max altitude	Sunset direction
Sat 1	04:29	04:54	05:41	17:39	18:26	18:51	12h 2m	68.4°	288° WNW
Sun 2	04:29	04:54	05:41	17:39	18:26	18:51	12h 2m	68.6°	288° WNW
Mon 3	04:29	04:54	05:41	17:39	18:26	18:51	12h 2m	68.9°	287° WNW
Tue 4	04:29	04:54	05:41	17:39	18:25	18:51	12h 2m	69.2°	287° WNW
Wed 5	04:29	04:54	05:41	17:39	18:25	18:50	12h 1m	69.4°	287° WNW
Thu 6	04:29	04:54	05:41	17:39	18:25	18:50	12h 1m	69.7°	286° WNW
Fri 7	04:29	04:54	05:40	17:39	18:25	18:50	12h 1m	70.0°	286° WNW
Sat 8	04:29	04:54	05:40	17:39	18:25	18:50	12h 1m	70.3°	286° WNW
Sun 9	04:29	04:53	05:40	17:38	18:25	18:50	12h 1m	70.6°	286° WNW
Mon 10	04:28	04:53	05:40	17:38	18:25	18:50	12h 1m	70.8°	285° WNW
Tue 11	04:28	04:53	05:39	17:38	18:25	18:49	12h 0m	71.1°	285° WNW
Wed 12	04:28	04:53	05:39	17:38	18:24	18:49	12h 0m	71.4°	285° WNW
Thu 13	04:28	04:53	05:39	17:38	18:24	18:49	12h 0m	71.7°	284° WNW
Fri 14	04:28	04:53	05:39	17:38	18:24	18:49	12h 0m	72.1°	284° WNW
Sat 15	04:28	04:52	05:38	17:38	18:24	18:49	12h 0m	72.4°	284° WNW
Sun 16	04:27	04:52	05:38	17:38	18:24	18:48	12h 0m	72.7°	283° WNW
Mon 17	04:27	04:52	05:38	17:38	18:24	18:48	11h 59m	73.0°	283° WNW
Tue 18	04:27	04:52	05:38	17:38	18:23	18:48	11h 59m	73.3°	283° WNW
Wed 19	04:27	04:51	05:37	17:37	18:23	18:48	11h 59m	73.6°	283° WNW
Thu 20	04:27	04:51	05:37	17:37	18:23	18:48	11h 59m	74.0°	282° WNW
Fri 21	04:26	04:51	05:37	17:37	18:23	18:47	11h 59m	74.3°	282° WNW
Sat 22	04:26	04:51	05:36	17:37	18:23	18:47	11h 58m	74.6°	282° WNW
Sun 23	04:26	04:50	05:36	17:37	18:22	18:47	11h 58m	75.0°	281° W
Mon 24	04:26	04:50	05:36	17:37	18:22	18:47	11h 58m	75.3°	281° W
Tue 25	04:25	04:50	05:35	17:36	18:22	18:46	11h 58m	75.7°	280° W
Wed 26	04:25	04:49	05:35	17:36	18:22	18:46	11h 58m	76.0°	280° W
Thu 27	04:25	04:49	05:34	17:36	18:21	18:46	11h 58m	76.4°	280° W
Fri 28	04:24	04:49	05:34	17:36	18:21	18:45	11h 57m	76.7°	279° W
Sat 29	04:24	04:48	05:34	17:36	18:21	18:45	11h 57m	77.1°	279° W
Sun 30	04:24	04:48	05:33	17:35	18:21	18:45	11h 57m	77.4°	279° W
Mon 31	04:23	04:48	05:33	17:35	18:20	18:45	11h 57m	77.8°	278° W

September 2026

September 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date	First light	Sunrise	Solar noon	Sunset	Last light	Day length	Change	Golden hour	Moon
Tue 1	05:12	05:32	11:34	17:35	17:56	12h 2m	+0:11	17:07–17:48	🌖 79%
Wed 2	05:11	05:32	11:33	17:35	17:56	12h 2m	+0:11	17:07–17:48	🌖 69%
Thu 3	05:11	05:32	11:33	17:34	17:55	12h 2m	+0:11	17:07–17:47	🌖 58%
Fri 4	05:10	05:31	11:33	17:34	17:55	12h 3m	+0:11	17:07–17:47	🌗 46%
Sat 5	05:10	05:31	11:32	17:34	17:55	12h 3m	+0:11	17:06–17:47	🌘 35%
Sun 6	05:09	05:30	11:32	17:34	17:55	12h 3m	+0:11	17:06–17:47	🌘 24%
Mon 7	05:09	05:30	11:32	17:34	17:54	12h 3m	+0:12	17:06–17:46	🌘 15%
Tue 8	05:09	05:29	11:31	17:33	17:54	12h 3m	+0:12	17:06–17:46	🌘 7%
Wed 9	05:08	05:29	11:31	17:33	17:54	12h 4m	+0:12	17:06–17:46	🌘 3%
Thu 10	05:08	05:29	11:31	17:33	17:54	12h 4m	+0:12	17:05–17:46	🌑 0%
Fri 11	05:07	05:28	11:30	17:33	17:53	12h 4m	+0:12	17:05–17:45	🌒 0%
Sat 12	05:07	05:28	11:30	17:32	17:53	12h 4m	+0:12	17:05–17:45	🌒 3%
Sun 13	05:06	05:27	11:30	17:32	17:53	12h 4m	+0:12	17:05–17:45	🌒 7%
Mon 14	05:06	05:27	11:29	17:32	17:52	12h 5m	+0:12	17:04–17:44	🌒 14%
Tue 15	05:06	05:26	11:29	17:31	17:52	12h 5m	+0:12	17:04–17:44	🌒 21%
Wed 16	05:05	05:26	11:29	17:31	17:52	12h 5m	+0:12	17:04–17:44	🌒 30%
Thu 17	05:05	05:25	11:28	17:31	17:52	12h 5m	+0:12	17:04–17:44	🌒 38%
Fri 18	05:04	05:25	11:28	17:31	17:51	12h 5m	+0:12	17:03–17:43	🌓 48%
Sat 19	05:04	05:24	11:27	17:30	17:51	12h 6m	+0:12	17:03–17:43	🌔 57%
Sun 20	05:03	05:24	11:27	17:30	17:51	12h 6m	+0:12	17:03–17:43	🌔 66%
Mon 21	05:03	05:24	11:27	17:30	17:51	12h 6m	+0:12	17:03–17:43	🌔 75%
Tue 22	05:02	05:23	11:26	17:30	17:50	12h 6m	+0:12	17:02–17:42	🌔 83%
Wed 23	05:02	05:23	11:26	17:29	17:50	12h 6m	+0:12	17:02–17:42	🌔 90%
Thu 24	05:01	05:22	11:26	17:29	17:50	12h 7m	+0:12	17:02–17:42	🌔 95%
Fri 25	05:01	05:22	11:25	17:29	17:50	12h 7m	+0:12	17:02–17:42	🌔 98%
Sat 26	05:01	05:21	11:25	17:29	17:49	12h 7m	+0:12	17:01–17:41	🌕 100%
Sun 27	05:00	05:21	11:25	17:28	17:49	12h 7m	+0:12	17:01–17:41	🌖 99%
Mon 28	05:00	05:20	11:24	17:28	17:49	12h 7m	+0:12	17:01–17:41	🌖 96%
Tue 29	04:59	05:20	11:24	17:28	17:49	12h 8m	+0:12	17:01–17:41	🌖 90%
Wed 30	04:59	05:20	11:24	17:28	17:49	12h 8m	+0:12	17:00–17:40	🌖 83%

Longest and shortest day in Fortaleza

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 12h 20m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 11h 54m.

Between them the day length swings by 25m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:24 on 26 October; the latest is 17:55 on 4 February. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 05:09 on 9 November to 05:42 on 20 July.

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

What makes sunsets in Fortaleza different

Clock noon and solar noon are 24 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 11:36 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude.

At 3.7°S the sun cuts through the twilight band at an angle, so darkness takes 21 minutes to arrive: 3 minutes shorter than today's 24-minute median.

The gap between the longest and shortest day of the year comes to 25m, one of the narrowest swings of any Brazil city on the site.

Between solstices the sunset walks 47° 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.

On 11 March and 2 October the midday sun stands at the zenith, 205 days apart. Those are the only two days of the year with no noon shadow. The next one is in 5 weeks.

The longest and shortest days of the year differ by just 26 minutes here. In London the same gap is around 8.8 hours. That is about 20 times less seasonal variation.

Around a solstice the day length flattens out, and that is where the calendar is now: the shortest day is 21 June, 2 months ago, and sunset moves a mere 3 minutes earlier in the coming fortnight.

Planning a sunset photo in Fortaleza

Arrive by 16:54. Golden hour opens at 17:09 and the sun is down by 17:36, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 280° 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 17:49 and runs to 17:57, 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 Fortaleza — 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 Fortaleza today?

The sun sets in Fortaleza at 17:36 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Fortaleza?

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 17:57 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Fortaleza?

Evening golden hour runs 17:09 to 17:49 today, lasting 40m. Full golden hour times for Fortaleza covers the morning window and the coming week.