Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 17:55 and rises at 05:24. Daylight lasts 12h 30m; evening golden hour runs from 17:25 to 18:08.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light
05:01
Sunrise
05:24
Solar noon
11:39
Sunset
17:55
Last light
18:17
Day length
12h 30m

17h 53m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:25 – 18:08
Blue hour
18:08 – 18:17
Max sun altitude
73.9°
Moon
🌑 New moon
Moonrise / moonset
05:10 / 18:11

The sun sets at 262° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 05:23 Sunset 17:55 Golden hour 17:25 – 18:09 Day length 12h 31m vs today 1 minute longer

Where Rio de Janeiro is

Coordinates
22.9064° S, 43.1822° W
Time zone
America/Sao_Paulo
Current offset
UTC-03:00
Elevation
12 m
Population
6,747,815

Sunrise and sunset in Rio de Janeiro, October 2026

October 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
Thu 1 05:10 05:33 11:42 17:51 18:14 12h 18m +1:19 17:22–18:05 🌖 73%
Fri 2 05:09 05:32 11:42 17:52 18:14 12h 19m +1:19 17:22–18:05 🌖 62%
Sat 3 05:08 05:31 11:41 17:52 18:15 12h 21m +1:19 17:22–18:06 🌗 50%
Sun 4 05:07 05:30 11:41 17:52 18:15 12h 22m +1:19 17:23–18:06 🌘 38%
Mon 5 05:06 05:29 11:41 17:53 18:15 12h 23m +1:19 17:23–18:07 🌘 27%
Tue 6 05:05 05:28 11:40 17:53 18:16 12h 25m +1:19 17:23–18:07 🌘 18%
Wed 7 05:04 05:27 11:40 17:53 18:16 12h 26m +1:19 17:24–18:07 🌘 10%
Thu 8 05:03 05:26 11:40 17:54 18:16 12h 27m +1:19 17:24–18:08 🌘 4%
Fri 9 05:02 05:25 11:39 17:54 18:17 12h 29m +1:18 17:24–18:08 🌘 1%
Sat 10 05:01 05:24 11:39 17:55 18:17 12h 30m +1:18 17:25–18:08 🌑 0%
Sun 11 05:01 05:23 11:39 17:55 18:18 12h 31m +1:18 17:25–18:09 🌒 1%
Mon 12 05:00 05:22 11:39 17:55 18:18 12h 33m +1:18 17:25–18:09 🌒 5%
Tue 13 04:59 05:21 11:38 17:56 18:19 12h 34m +1:18 17:26–18:10 🌒 9%
Wed 14 04:58 05:21 11:38 17:56 18:19 12h 35m +1:18 17:26–18:10 🌒 16%
Thu 15 04:57 05:20 11:38 17:57 18:19 12h 36m +1:17 17:27–18:11 🌒 23%
Fri 16 04:56 05:19 11:38 17:57 18:20 12h 38m +1:17 17:27–18:11 🌒 31%
Sat 17 04:55 05:18 11:38 17:57 18:20 12h 39m +1:17 17:27–18:11 🌒 40%
Sun 18 04:54 05:17 11:37 17:58 18:21 12h 40m +1:17 17:28–18:12 🌓 50%
Mon 19 04:53 05:16 11:37 17:58 18:21 12h 41m +1:16 17:28–18:12 🌔 59%
Tue 20 04:53 05:16 11:37 17:59 18:22 12h 43m +1:16 17:29–18:13 🌔 69%
Wed 21 04:52 05:15 11:37 17:59 18:22 12h 44m +1:16 17:29–18:13 🌔 77%
Thu 22 04:51 05:14 11:37 18:00 18:23 12h 45m +1:15 17:29–18:14 🌔 85%
Fri 23 04:50 05:13 11:37 18:00 18:23 12h 47m +1:15 17:30–18:14 🌔 92%
Sat 24 04:49 05:12 11:36 18:01 18:24 12h 48m +1:15 17:30–18:15 🌔 97%
Sun 25 04:48 05:12 11:36 18:01 18:24 12h 49m +1:14 17:31–18:15 🌔 99%
Mon 26 04:48 05:11 11:36 18:02 18:25 12h 50m +1:14 17:31–18:16 🌕 100%
Tue 27 04:47 05:10 11:36 18:02 18:26 12h 51m +1:13 17:32–18:16 🌖 97%
Wed 28 04:46 05:10 11:36 18:03 18:26 12h 53m +1:13 17:32–18:17 🌖 93%
Thu 29 04:46 05:09 11:36 18:03 18:27 12h 54m +1:12 17:33–18:18 🌖 86%
Fri 30 04:45 05:08 11:36 18:04 18:27 12h 55m +1:12 17:33–18:18 🌖 76%
Sat 31 04:44 05:08 11:36 18:04 18:28 12h 56m +1:11 17:34–18:19 🌖 66%
More columns for October 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
October 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Thu 1 04:18 04:44 05:33 17:51 18:40 19:07 11h 40m 70.4° 266° W
Fri 2 04:16 04:43 05:32 17:52 18:41 19:07 11h 39m 70.8° 265° W
Sat 3 04:15 04:42 05:31 17:52 18:41 19:08 11h 37m 71.2° 265° W
Sun 4 04:14 04:41 05:30 17:52 18:41 19:08 11h 36m 71.6° 265° W
Mon 5 04:13 04:40 05:29 17:53 18:42 19:08 11h 35m 72.0° 264° W
Tue 6 04:12 04:39 05:28 17:53 18:42 19:09 11h 33m 72.4° 264° W
Wed 7 04:11 04:38 05:27 17:53 18:43 19:09 11h 32m 72.8° 263° W
Thu 8 04:10 04:37 05:26 17:54 18:43 19:10 11h 31m 73.1° 263° W
Fri 9 04:09 04:36 05:25 17:54 18:43 19:10 11h 29m 73.5° 263° W
Sat 10 04:08 04:35 05:24 17:55 18:44 19:11 11h 28m 73.9° 262° W
Sun 11 04:07 04:34 05:23 17:55 18:44 19:11 11h 27m 74.3° 262° W
Mon 12 04:06 04:33 05:22 17:55 18:45 19:12 11h 26m 74.6° 261° W
Tue 13 04:05 04:32 05:21 17:56 18:45 19:12 11h 24m 75.0° 261° W
Wed 14 04:04 04:31 05:21 17:56 18:46 19:13 11h 23m 75.4° 261° W
Thu 15 04:03 04:30 05:20 17:57 18:46 19:13 11h 22m 75.8° 260° W
Fri 16 04:02 04:29 05:19 17:57 18:47 19:14 11h 20m 76.1° 260° W
Sat 17 04:01 04:28 05:18 17:57 18:47 19:15 11h 19m 76.5° 259° W
Sun 18 04:00 04:27 05:17 17:58 18:48 19:15 11h 18m 76.9° 259° W
Mon 19 03:59 04:26 05:16 17:58 18:48 19:16 11h 17m 77.2° 259° WSW
Tue 20 03:58 04:26 05:16 17:59 18:49 19:16 11h 15m 77.6° 258° WSW
Wed 21 03:57 04:25 05:15 17:59 18:49 19:17 11h 14m 77.9° 258° WSW
Thu 22 03:56 04:24 05:14 18:00 18:50 19:18 11h 13m 78.3° 257° WSW
Fri 23 03:55 04:23 05:13 18:00 18:51 19:18 11h 12m 78.6° 257° WSW
Sat 24 03:54 04:22 05:12 18:01 18:51 19:19 11h 11m 79.0° 257° WSW
Sun 25 03:53 04:21 05:12 18:01 18:52 19:20 11h 9m 79.3° 256° WSW
Mon 26 03:52 04:20 05:11 18:02 18:52 19:20 11h 8m 79.7° 256° WSW
Tue 27 03:52 04:20 05:10 18:02 18:53 19:21 11h 7m 80.0° 255° WSW
Wed 28 03:51 04:19 05:10 18:03 18:54 19:22 11h 6m 80.3° 255° WSW
Thu 29 03:50 04:18 05:09 18:03 18:54 19:22 11h 4m 80.7° 255° WSW
Fri 30 03:49 04:17 05:08 18:04 18:55 19:23 11h 3m 81.0° 254° WSW
Sat 31 03:48 04:16 05:08 18:04 18:56 19:24 11h 2m 81.3° 254° WSW

November 2026

November 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Sun 1 04:43 05:07 11:36 18:05 18:28 12h 57m +1:11 17:34–18:19 🌗 54%
Mon 2 04:43 05:06 11:36 18:05 18:29 12h 59m +1:10 17:35–18:20 🌘 43%
Tue 3 04:42 05:06 11:36 18:06 18:30 13h 0m +1:09 17:35–18:20 🌘 31%
Wed 4 04:42 05:05 11:36 18:07 18:30 13h 1m +1:09 17:36–18:21 🌘 22%
Thu 5 04:41 05:05 11:36 18:07 18:31 13h 2m +1:08 17:36–18:22 🌘 13%
Fri 6 04:40 05:04 11:36 18:08 18:32 13h 3m +1:07 17:37–18:22 🌘 7%
Sat 7 04:40 05:04 11:36 18:08 18:32 13h 4m +1:06 17:37–18:23 🌘 3%
Sun 8 04:39 05:03 11:36 18:09 18:33 13h 5m +1:06 17:38–18:24 🌘 1%
Mon 9 04:39 05:03 11:36 18:10 18:34 13h 6m +1:05 17:39–18:24 🌑 0%
Tue 10 04:38 05:02 11:36 18:10 18:34 13h 7m +1:04 17:39–18:25 🌒 2%
Wed 11 04:38 05:02 11:36 18:11 18:35 13h 9m +1:03 17:40–18:26 🌒 6%
Thu 12 04:37 05:01 11:36 18:12 18:36 13h 10m +1:02 17:40–18:26 🌒 11%
Fri 13 04:37 05:01 11:36 18:12 18:36 13h 11m +1:01 17:41–18:27 🌒 17%
Sat 14 04:37 05:01 11:37 18:13 18:37 13h 12m +1:00 17:41–18:28 🌒 24%
Sun 15 04:36 05:00 11:37 18:13 18:38 13h 13m +0:59 17:42–18:28 🌒 33%
Mon 16 04:36 05:00 11:37 18:14 18:38 13h 14m +0:58 17:43–18:29 🌒 42%
Tue 17 04:36 05:00 11:37 18:15 18:39 13h 14m +0:57 17:43–18:30 🌓 52%
Wed 18 04:35 05:00 11:37 18:15 18:40 13h 15m +0:56 17:44–18:30 🌔 62%
Thu 19 04:35 04:59 11:38 18:16 18:41 13h 16m +0:55 17:45–18:31 🌔 72%
Fri 20 04:35 04:59 11:38 18:17 18:41 13h 17m +0:53 17:45–18:32 🌔 81%
Sat 21 04:35 04:59 11:38 18:18 18:42 13h 18m +0:52 17:46–18:32 🌔 88%
Sun 22 04:34 04:59 11:38 18:18 18:43 13h 19m +0:51 17:46–18:33 🌔 94%
Mon 23 04:34 04:59 11:39 18:19 18:43 13h 20m +0:50 17:47–18:34 🌔 98%
Tue 24 04:34 04:59 11:39 18:20 18:44 13h 21m +0:48 17:48–18:35 🌕 100%
Wed 25 04:34 04:58 11:39 18:20 18:45 13h 21m +0:47 17:48–18:35 🌖 99%
Thu 26 04:34 04:58 11:40 18:21 18:46 13h 22m +0:45 17:49–18:36 🌖 95%
Fri 27 04:34 04:58 11:40 18:22 18:46 13h 23m +0:44 17:50–18:37 🌖 88%
Sat 28 04:34 04:58 11:40 18:22 18:47 13h 24m +0:43 17:50–18:37 🌖 80%
Sun 29 04:34 04:58 11:41 18:23 18:48 13h 24m +0:41 17:51–18:38 🌖 70%
Mon 30 04:34 04:58 11:41 18:24 18:49 13h 25m +0:39 17:52–18:39 🌖 59%

Longest and shortest day in Rio de Janeiro

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 13h 32m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 10h 43m.

Between them the day length swings by 2h 48m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:14 on 7 June; the latest is 18:43 on 14 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 04:58 on 28 November to 06:34 on 4 July.

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

What makes sunsets in Rio de Janeiro different

It takes roughly 23 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.

Between solstices the sunset walks 51° 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.

By the end of October the sun will be setting 13 minutes later than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 26 seconds a day.

On 2 January and 10 December the midday sun stands at the zenith, 342 days apart. Those are the only two days of the year with no noon shadow. The next one is in 2 months.

Planning a sunset photo in Rio de Janeiro

Arrive by 17:10. Golden hour opens at 17:25 and the sun is down by 17:55, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 262° 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 18:08 and runs to 18:17, the end of civil twilight and 22m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Rio de Janeiro — 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 Rio de Janeiro today?

The sun sets in Rio de Janeiro at 17:55 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Rio de Janeiro?

It takes 22m. Civil twilight ends at 18:17 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Rio de Janeiro?

Evening golden hour runs 17:25 to 18:08 today, lasting 43m. Full golden hour times for Rio de Janeiro covers the morning window and the coming week.

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