Sunset and sunrise times in Maceió, Brazil
In Maceió, Brazil the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 17:21 and rises at 05:28. Daylight lasts 11h 52m; evening golden hour runs from 16:52 to 17:34.
Today, Tuesday 25 August
- First light
- 05:07
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Solar noon
- 11:25
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Last light
- 17:42
- Day length
- 11h 52m
2h 0m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 16:52 – 17:34
- Blue hour
- 17:34 – 17:42
- Max sun altitude
- 69.7°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 15:18 / 03:29
The sun sets at 281° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August
Sunrise 05:28 Sunset 17:21 Golden hour 16:52 – 17:34 Day length 11h 52m vs today the same lengthWhere Maceió is
- Coordinates
- 9.6658° S, 35.7353° W
- Time zone
- America/Maceio
- Current offset
- UTC-03:00
- Elevation
- 11 m
- Population
- 1,031,597
Sunrise and sunset in Maceió, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 05:16 | 05:38 | 11:29 | 17:20 | 17:42 | 11h 41m | +0:22 | 16:51–17:33 | 🌖 92% |
| Sun 2 | 05:16 | 05:38 | 11:29 | 17:20 | 17:42 | 11h 42m | +0:22 | 16:51–17:33 | 🌖 85% |
| Mon 3 | 05:15 | 05:37 | 11:29 | 17:20 | 17:42 | 11h 42m | +0:23 | 16:51–17:33 | 🌖 76% |
| Tue 4 | 05:15 | 05:37 | 11:29 | 17:20 | 17:42 | 11h 43m | +0:23 | 16:51–17:34 | 🌖 66% |
| Wed 5 | 05:15 | 05:37 | 11:28 | 17:20 | 17:42 | 11h 43m | +0:24 | 16:51–17:34 | 🌗 55% |
| Thu 6 | 05:15 | 05:37 | 11:28 | 17:20 | 17:42 | 11h 43m | +0:24 | 16:51–17:34 | 🌘 43% |
| Fri 7 | 05:14 | 05:36 | 11:28 | 17:20 | 17:42 | 11h 44m | +0:24 | 16:51–17:34 | 🌘 32% |
| Sat 8 | 05:14 | 05:36 | 11:28 | 17:20 | 17:42 | 11h 44m | +0:25 | 16:52–17:34 | 🌘 21% |
| Sun 9 | 05:14 | 05:36 | 11:28 | 17:21 | 17:42 | 11h 45m | +0:25 | 16:52–17:34 | 🌘 12% |
| Mon 10 | 05:13 | 05:35 | 11:28 | 17:21 | 17:42 | 11h 45m | +0:25 | 16:52–17:34 | 🌘 6% |
| Tue 11 | 05:13 | 05:35 | 11:28 | 17:21 | 17:42 | 11h 45m | +0:25 | 16:52–17:34 | 🌘 2% |
| Wed 12 | 05:13 | 05:34 | 11:27 | 17:21 | 17:42 | 11h 46m | +0:26 | 16:52–17:34 | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | 05:12 | 05:34 | 11:27 | 17:21 | 17:42 | 11h 46m | +0:26 | 16:52–17:34 | 🌒 1% |
| Fri 14 | 05:12 | 05:34 | 11:27 | 17:21 | 17:42 | 11h 47m | +0:26 | 16:52–17:34 | 🌒 5% |
| Sat 15 | 05:12 | 05:33 | 11:27 | 17:21 | 17:42 | 11h 47m | +0:27 | 16:52–17:34 | 🌒 10% |
| Sun 16 | 05:11 | 05:33 | 11:27 | 17:21 | 17:42 | 11h 48m | +0:27 | 16:52–17:34 | 🌒 18% |
| Mon 17 | 05:11 | 05:32 | 11:27 | 17:21 | 17:42 | 11h 48m | +0:27 | 16:52–17:34 | 🌒 26% |
| Tue 18 | 05:10 | 05:32 | 11:26 | 17:21 | 17:42 | 11h 48m | +0:27 | 16:52–17:34 | 🌒 36% |
| Wed 19 | 05:10 | 05:31 | 11:26 | 17:21 | 17:42 | 11h 49m | +0:27 | 16:52–17:34 | 🌒 45% |
| Thu 20 | 05:10 | 05:31 | 11:26 | 17:21 | 17:42 | 11h 49m | +0:28 | 16:52–17:34 | 🌓 55% |
| Fri 21 | 05:09 | 05:30 | 11:26 | 17:21 | 17:42 | 11h 50m | +0:28 | 16:52–17:34 | 🌔 64% |
| Sat 22 | 05:09 | 05:30 | 11:25 | 17:21 | 17:42 | 11h 50m | +0:28 | 16:52–17:34 | 🌔 73% |
| Sun 23 | 05:08 | 05:29 | 11:25 | 17:21 | 17:42 | 11h 51m | +0:28 | 16:52–17:34 | 🌔 81% |
| Mon 24 | 05:08 | 05:29 | 11:25 | 17:21 | 17:42 | 11h 51m | +0:29 | 16:52–17:34 | 🌔 88% |
| Tue 25 | 05:07 | 05:28 | 11:25 | 17:21 | 17:42 | 11h 52m | +0:29 | 16:52–17:34 | 🌔 93% |
| Wed 26 | 05:07 | 05:28 | 11:24 | 17:21 | 17:42 | 11h 52m | +0:29 | 16:52–17:34 | 🌔 97% |
| Thu 27 | 05:06 | 05:27 | 11:24 | 17:21 | 17:42 | 11h 53m | +0:29 | 16:52–17:34 | 🌔 100% |
| Fri 28 | 05:06 | 05:27 | 11:24 | 17:21 | 17:42 | 11h 53m | +0:29 | 16:52–17:34 | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 05:05 | 05:26 | 11:23 | 17:21 | 17:42 | 11h 54m | +0:29 | 16:52–17:34 | 🌖 98% |
| Sun 30 | 05:05 | 05:26 | 11:23 | 17:20 | 17:42 | 11h 54m | +0:30 | 16:52–17:33 | 🌖 94% |
| Mon 31 | 05:04 | 05:25 | 11:23 | 17:20 | 17:42 | 11h 55m | +0:30 | 16:52–17:33 | 🌖 88% |
More columns for August 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 04:25 | 04:50 | 05:38 | 17:20 | 18:07 | 18:33 | 12h 17m | 62.4° | 288° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 04:25 | 04:50 | 05:38 | 17:20 | 18:07 | 18:33 | 12h 17m | 62.7° | 288° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 04:25 | 04:50 | 05:37 | 17:20 | 18:07 | 18:33 | 12h 17m | 62.9° | 287° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 04:25 | 04:50 | 05:37 | 17:20 | 18:07 | 18:33 | 12h 16m | 63.2° | 287° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 04:24 | 04:50 | 05:37 | 17:20 | 18:07 | 18:33 | 12h 16m | 63.5° | 287° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 04:24 | 04:49 | 05:37 | 17:20 | 18:07 | 18:33 | 12h 15m | 63.8° | 287° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 04:24 | 04:49 | 05:36 | 17:20 | 18:07 | 18:33 | 12h 15m | 64.0° | 286° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 04:24 | 04:49 | 05:36 | 17:20 | 18:07 | 18:33 | 12h 15m | 64.3° | 286° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 04:24 | 04:49 | 05:36 | 17:21 | 18:07 | 18:32 | 12h 14m | 64.6° | 286° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 04:23 | 04:48 | 05:35 | 17:21 | 18:07 | 18:32 | 12h 14m | 64.9° | 285° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 04:23 | 04:48 | 05:35 | 17:21 | 18:07 | 18:32 | 12h 13m | 65.2° | 285° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 04:23 | 04:48 | 05:34 | 17:21 | 18:07 | 18:32 | 12h 13m | 65.5° | 285° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 04:22 | 04:47 | 05:34 | 17:21 | 18:07 | 18:32 | 12h 12m | 65.8° | 285° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 04:22 | 04:47 | 05:34 | 17:21 | 18:07 | 18:32 | 12h 12m | 66.1° | 284° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 04:22 | 04:47 | 05:33 | 17:21 | 18:07 | 18:32 | 12h 11m | 66.4° | 284° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 04:21 | 04:46 | 05:33 | 17:21 | 18:07 | 18:32 | 12h 11m | 66.7° | 284° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 04:21 | 04:46 | 05:32 | 17:21 | 18:07 | 18:32 | 12h 11m | 67.0° | 283° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 04:21 | 04:46 | 05:32 | 17:21 | 18:07 | 18:32 | 12h 10m | 67.4° | 283° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 04:20 | 04:45 | 05:31 | 17:21 | 18:07 | 18:32 | 12h 10m | 67.7° | 283° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 04:20 | 04:45 | 05:31 | 17:21 | 18:07 | 18:32 | 12h 9m | 68.0° | 282° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 04:20 | 04:44 | 05:30 | 17:21 | 18:07 | 18:32 | 12h 9m | 68.4° | 282° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 04:19 | 04:44 | 05:30 | 17:21 | 18:07 | 18:32 | 12h 8m | 68.7° | 282° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 04:19 | 04:43 | 05:29 | 17:21 | 18:07 | 18:32 | 12h 8m | 69.0° | 281° W |
| Mon 24 | 04:18 | 04:43 | 05:29 | 17:21 | 18:07 | 18:31 | 12h 7m | 69.4° | 281° W |
| Tue 25 | 04:18 | 04:42 | 05:28 | 17:21 | 18:07 | 18:31 | 12h 7m | 69.7° | 281° W |
| Wed 26 | 04:17 | 04:42 | 05:28 | 17:21 | 18:07 | 18:31 | 12h 6m | 70.1° | 280° W |
| Thu 27 | 04:17 | 04:42 | 05:27 | 17:21 | 18:07 | 18:31 | 12h 6m | 70.4° | 280° W |
| Fri 28 | 04:16 | 04:41 | 05:27 | 17:21 | 18:06 | 18:31 | 12h 5m | 70.8° | 279° W |
| Sat 29 | 04:16 | 04:41 | 05:26 | 17:21 | 18:06 | 18:31 | 12h 5m | 71.1° | 279° W |
| Sun 30 | 04:16 | 04:40 | 05:26 | 17:20 | 18:06 | 18:31 | 12h 4m | 71.5° | 279° W |
| Mon 31 | 04:15 | 04:40 | 05:25 | 17:20 | 18:06 | 18:31 | 12h 4m | 71.8° | 278° W |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 05:04 | 05:25 | 11:22 | 17:20 | 17:41 | 11h 55m | +0:30 | 16:52–17:33 | 🌖 79% |
| Wed 2 | 05:03 | 05:24 | 11:22 | 17:20 | 17:41 | 11h 56m | +0:30 | 16:52–17:33 | 🌖 69% |
| Thu 3 | 05:02 | 05:24 | 11:22 | 17:20 | 17:41 | 11h 56m | +0:30 | 16:52–17:33 | 🌖 58% |
| Fri 4 | 05:02 | 05:23 | 11:21 | 17:20 | 17:41 | 11h 57m | +0:30 | 16:52–17:33 | 🌗 46% |
| Sat 5 | 05:01 | 05:22 | 11:21 | 17:20 | 17:41 | 11h 57m | +0:30 | 16:52–17:33 | 🌘 35% |
| Sun 6 | 05:01 | 05:22 | 11:21 | 17:20 | 17:41 | 11h 58m | +0:31 | 16:52–17:33 | 🌘 24% |
| Mon 7 | 05:00 | 05:21 | 11:20 | 17:20 | 17:41 | 11h 58m | +0:31 | 16:52–17:33 | 🌘 15% |
| Tue 8 | 05:00 | 05:21 | 11:20 | 17:20 | 17:41 | 11h 59m | +0:31 | 16:52–17:33 | 🌘 7% |
| Wed 9 | 04:59 | 05:20 | 11:20 | 17:20 | 17:41 | 11h 59m | +0:31 | 16:52–17:33 | 🌘 3% |
| Thu 10 | 04:58 | 05:19 | 11:19 | 17:20 | 17:41 | 12h 0m | +0:31 | 16:52–17:32 | 🌑 0% |
| Fri 11 | 04:58 | 05:19 | 11:19 | 17:20 | 17:41 | 12h 0m | +0:31 | 16:52–17:32 | 🌒 0% |
| Sat 12 | 04:57 | 05:18 | 11:19 | 17:19 | 17:40 | 12h 1m | +0:31 | 16:52–17:32 | 🌒 3% |
| Sun 13 | 04:57 | 05:18 | 11:18 | 17:19 | 17:40 | 12h 1m | +0:31 | 16:52–17:32 | 🌒 7% |
| Mon 14 | 04:56 | 05:17 | 11:18 | 17:19 | 17:40 | 12h 2m | +0:31 | 16:51–17:32 | 🌒 14% |
| Tue 15 | 04:55 | 05:16 | 11:18 | 17:19 | 17:40 | 12h 2m | +0:31 | 16:51–17:32 | 🌒 21% |
| Wed 16 | 04:55 | 05:16 | 11:17 | 17:19 | 17:40 | 12h 3m | +0:31 | 16:51–17:32 | 🌒 30% |
| Thu 17 | 04:54 | 05:15 | 11:17 | 17:19 | 17:40 | 12h 3m | +0:32 | 16:51–17:32 | 🌒 38% |
| Fri 18 | 04:53 | 05:14 | 11:17 | 17:19 | 17:40 | 12h 4m | +0:32 | 16:51–17:32 | 🌓 48% |
| Sat 19 | 04:53 | 05:14 | 11:16 | 17:19 | 17:40 | 12h 4m | +0:32 | 16:51–17:32 | 🌔 57% |
| Sun 20 | 04:52 | 05:13 | 11:16 | 17:19 | 17:40 | 12h 5m | +0:32 | 16:51–17:32 | 🌔 66% |
| Mon 21 | 04:52 | 05:13 | 11:16 | 17:19 | 17:40 | 12h 6m | +0:32 | 16:51–17:31 | 🌔 75% |
| Tue 22 | 04:51 | 05:12 | 11:15 | 17:18 | 17:39 | 12h 6m | +0:32 | 16:51–17:31 | 🌔 83% |
| Wed 23 | 04:50 | 05:11 | 11:15 | 17:18 | 17:39 | 12h 7m | +0:32 | 16:51–17:31 | 🌔 90% |
| Thu 24 | 04:50 | 05:11 | 11:14 | 17:18 | 17:39 | 12h 7m | +0:32 | 16:51–17:31 | 🌔 95% |
| Fri 25 | 04:49 | 05:10 | 11:14 | 17:18 | 17:39 | 12h 8m | +0:32 | 16:51–17:31 | 🌔 98% |
| Sat 26 | 04:49 | 05:09 | 11:14 | 17:18 | 17:39 | 12h 8m | +0:32 | 16:50–17:31 | 🌕 100% |
| Sun 27 | 04:48 | 05:09 | 11:13 | 17:18 | 17:39 | 12h 9m | +0:32 | 16:50–17:31 | 🌖 99% |
| Mon 28 | 04:47 | 05:08 | 11:13 | 17:18 | 17:39 | 12h 9m | +0:32 | 16:50–17:31 | 🌖 96% |
| Tue 29 | 04:47 | 05:08 | 11:13 | 17:18 | 17:39 | 12h 10m | +0:32 | 16:50–17:31 | 🌖 90% |
| Wed 30 | 04:46 | 05:07 | 11:12 | 17:18 | 17:39 | 12h 10m | +0:32 | 16:50–17:31 | 🌖 83% |
Longest and shortest day in Maceió
The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 12h 41m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 11h 33m.
Between them the day length swings by 1h 7m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:08 on 27 May; the latest is 17:52 on 27 January. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.
Sunrise ranges from 04:50 on 16 November to 05:40 on 13 July.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 6m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Maceió different
Sitting on the eastern side of its time zone puts solar noon at 11:25, a full 35 minutes before twelve o'clock, and drags the whole day — sunrise, noon and sunset — along with it.
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 9.7°S buys you.
Summer and winter days differ by 1h 7m here, less seasonal variation than almost anywhere else in Brazil we track.
Between solstices the sunset walks 48° 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.
Being inside the tropics means two zenith passages a year, 24 February and 18 October, when the sun is straight up at solar noon rather than merely high. The next one is in 8 weeks.
Sitting 2 months ago of the shortest day (21 June) means the sun has almost stopped drifting — 11h 52m of daylight today, and only 1 minutes of movement in sunset over the next two weeks.
Planning a sunset photo in Maceió
Arrive by 16:37. Golden hour opens at 16:52 and the sun is down by 17:21, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west — the sun goes down at 281° 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 17:34 and runs to 17:42, the end of civil twilight and 21m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Maceió today?
The sun sets in Maceió at 17:21 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Maceió?
It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 17:42 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Maceió?
Evening golden hour runs 16:52 to 17:34 today, lasting 41m. Full golden hour times for Maceió covers the morning window and the coming week.