Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 17:40 and rises at 06:09. Daylight lasts 11h 31m; evening golden hour runs from 17:10 to 17:54.

Today, Tuesday 25 August

First light
05:46
Sunrise
06:09
Solar noon
11:54
Sunset
17:40
Last light
18:03
Day length
11h 31m

2h 19m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:10 – 17:54
Blue hour
17:54 – 18:03
Max sun altitude
56.5°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
15:25 / 04:25

The sun sets at 281° — face west

Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August

Sunrise 06:08 Sunset 17:40 Golden hour 17:10 – 17:54 Day length 11h 32m 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, 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 06:03 06:26 11:59 17:31 17:55 11h 4m +0:56 16:59–17:46 🌖 92%
Sun 2 06:02 06:26 11:59 17:32 17:55 11h 5m +0:57 17:00–17:46 🌖 85%
Mon 3 06:02 06:25 11:58 17:32 17:55 11h 6m +0:58 17:00–17:46 🌖 76%
Tue 4 06:01 06:25 11:58 17:32 17:56 11h 7m +0:59 17:01–17:47 🌖 66%
Wed 5 06:01 06:24 11:58 17:33 17:56 11h 8m +1:00 17:01–17:47 🌗 55%
Thu 6 06:00 06:23 11:58 17:33 17:57 11h 9m +1:00 17:02–17:48 🌘 43%
Fri 7 05:59 06:23 11:58 17:34 17:57 11h 10m +1:01 17:02–17:48 🌘 32%
Sat 8 05:59 06:22 11:58 17:34 17:57 11h 11m +1:02 17:03–17:48 🌘 21%
Sun 9 05:58 06:21 11:58 17:34 17:58 11h 12m +1:03 17:03–17:49 🌘 12%
Mon 10 05:57 06:21 11:58 17:35 17:58 11h 13m +1:04 17:04–17:49 🌘 6%
Tue 11 05:57 06:20 11:57 17:35 17:58 11h 15m +1:04 17:04–17:49 🌘 2%
Wed 12 05:56 06:19 11:57 17:35 17:59 11h 16m +1:05 17:04–17:50 🌑 0%
Thu 13 05:55 06:19 11:57 17:36 17:59 11h 17m +1:06 17:05–17:50 🌒 1%
Fri 14 05:55 06:18 11:57 17:36 17:59 11h 18m +1:06 17:05–17:50 🌒 5%
Sat 15 05:54 06:17 11:57 17:37 18:00 11h 19m +1:07 17:06–17:51 🌒 10%
Sun 16 05:53 06:16 11:57 17:37 18:00 11h 20m +1:07 17:06–17:51 🌒 18%
Mon 17 05:53 06:16 11:56 17:37 18:00 11h 21m +1:08 17:06–17:51 🌒 26%
Tue 18 05:52 06:15 11:56 17:38 18:01 11h 22m +1:09 17:07–17:52 🌒 36%
Wed 19 05:51 06:14 11:56 17:38 18:01 11h 23m +1:09 17:07–17:52 🌒 45%
Thu 20 05:50 06:13 11:56 17:38 18:01 11h 25m +1:10 17:08–17:52 🌓 55%
Fri 21 05:49 06:12 11:55 17:39 18:02 11h 26m +1:10 17:08–17:53 🌔 64%
Sat 22 05:49 06:12 11:55 17:39 18:02 11h 27m +1:11 17:08–17:53 🌔 73%
Sun 23 05:48 06:11 11:55 17:39 18:02 11h 28m +1:11 17:09–17:53 🌔 81%
Mon 24 05:47 06:10 11:55 17:40 18:02 11h 29m +1:12 17:09–17:54 🌔 88%
Tue 25 05:46 06:09 11:54 17:40 18:03 11h 31m +1:12 17:10–17:54 🌔 93%
Wed 26 05:45 06:08 11:54 17:40 18:03 11h 32m +1:12 17:10–17:54 🌔 97%
Thu 27 05:44 06:07 11:54 17:41 18:03 11h 33m +1:13 17:10–17:55 🌔 100%
Fri 28 05:44 06:06 11:53 17:41 18:04 11h 34m +1:13 17:11–17:55 🌕 100%
Sat 29 05:43 06:05 11:53 17:41 18:04 11h 35m +1:14 17:11–17:55 🌖 98%
Sun 30 05:42 06:04 11:53 17:42 18:04 11h 37m +1:14 17:11–17:55 🌖 94%
Mon 31 05:41 06:03 11:53 17:42 18:05 11h 38m +1:14 17:12–17:56 🌖 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 05:09 05:36 06:26 17:31 18:22 18:49 12h 54m 49.2° 289° WNW
Sun 2 05:08 05:35 06:26 17:32 18:22 18:49 12h 53m 49.4° 289° WNW
Mon 3 05:08 05:35 06:25 17:32 18:22 18:49 12h 52m 49.7° 288° WNW
Tue 4 05:07 05:34 06:25 17:32 18:23 18:50 12h 51m 50.0° 288° WNW
Wed 5 05:07 05:34 06:24 17:33 18:23 18:50 12h 50m 50.2° 288° WNW
Thu 6 05:06 05:33 06:23 17:33 18:23 18:50 12h 49m 50.5° 288° WNW
Fri 7 05:06 05:33 06:23 17:34 18:24 18:50 12h 48m 50.8° 287° WNW
Sat 8 05:05 05:32 06:22 17:34 18:24 18:51 12h 47m 51.1° 287° WNW
Sun 9 05:05 05:31 06:21 17:34 18:24 18:51 12h 46m 51.4° 287° WNW
Mon 10 05:04 05:31 06:21 17:35 18:25 18:51 12h 45m 51.7° 286° WNW
Tue 11 05:04 05:30 06:20 17:35 18:25 18:52 12h 44m 52.0° 286° WNW
Wed 12 05:03 05:29 06:19 17:35 18:25 18:52 12h 43m 52.3° 286° WNW
Thu 13 05:02 05:29 06:19 17:36 18:26 18:52 12h 42m 52.6° 285° WNW
Fri 14 05:02 05:28 06:18 17:36 18:26 18:52 12h 40m 52.9° 285° WNW
Sat 15 05:01 05:27 06:17 17:37 18:26 18:53 12h 39m 53.2° 285° WNW
Sun 16 05:00 05:27 06:16 17:37 18:27 18:53 12h 38m 53.5° 284° WNW
Mon 17 05:00 05:26 06:16 17:37 18:27 18:53 12h 37m 53.8° 284° WNW
Tue 18 04:59 05:25 06:15 17:38 18:27 18:53 12h 36m 54.1° 284° WNW
Wed 19 04:58 05:25 06:14 17:38 18:27 18:54 12h 35m 54.5° 283° WNW
Thu 20 04:58 05:24 06:13 17:38 18:28 18:54 12h 34m 54.8° 283° WNW
Fri 21 04:57 05:23 06:12 17:39 18:28 18:54 12h 32m 55.1° 283° WNW
Sat 22 04:56 05:22 06:12 17:39 18:28 18:54 12h 31m 55.5° 282° WNW
Sun 23 04:55 05:21 06:11 17:39 18:29 18:55 12h 30m 55.8° 282° WNW
Mon 24 04:54 05:21 06:10 17:40 18:29 18:55 12h 29m 56.1° 281° WNW
Tue 25 04:54 05:20 06:09 17:40 18:29 18:55 12h 28m 56.5° 281° W
Wed 26 04:53 05:19 06:08 17:40 18:29 18:56 12h 26m 56.8° 281° W
Thu 27 04:52 05:18 06:07 17:41 18:30 18:56 12h 25m 57.2° 280° W
Fri 28 04:51 05:17 06:06 17:41 18:30 18:56 12h 24m 57.5° 280° W
Sat 29 04:50 05:16 06:05 17:41 18:30 18:56 12h 23m 57.9° 280° W
Sun 30 04:49 05:16 06:04 17:42 18:30 18:57 12h 21m 58.2° 279° W
Mon 31 04:49 05:15 06:03 17:42 18:31 18:57 12h 20m 58.6° 279° 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 05:40 06:03 11:52 17:42 18:05 11h 39m +1:15 17:12–17:56 🌖 79%
Wed 2 05:39 06:02 11:52 17:43 18:05 11h 40m +1:15 17:12–17:56 🌖 69%
Thu 3 05:38 06:01 11:52 17:43 18:05 11h 42m +1:15 17:13–17:57 🌖 58%
Fri 4 05:37 06:00 11:51 17:43 18:06 11h 43m +1:16 17:13–17:57 🌗 46%
Sat 5 05:36 05:59 11:51 17:43 18:06 11h 44m +1:16 17:13–17:57 🌘 35%
Sun 6 05:35 05:58 11:51 17:44 18:06 11h 45m +1:16 17:14–17:58 🌘 24%
Mon 7 05:34 05:57 11:50 17:44 18:07 11h 47m +1:16 17:14–17:58 🌘 15%
Tue 8 05:33 05:56 11:50 17:44 18:07 11h 48m +1:17 17:14–17:58 🌘 7%
Wed 9 05:32 05:55 11:50 17:45 18:07 11h 49m +1:17 17:15–17:58 🌘 3%
Thu 10 05:31 05:54 11:49 17:45 18:07 11h 51m +1:17 17:15–17:59 🌑 0%
Fri 11 05:30 05:53 11:49 17:45 18:08 11h 52m +1:17 17:15–17:59 🌒 0%
Sat 12 05:29 05:52 11:48 17:45 18:08 11h 53m +1:18 17:16–17:59 🌒 3%
Sun 13 05:28 05:51 11:48 17:46 18:08 11h 54m +1:18 17:16–18:00 🌒 7%
Mon 14 05:27 05:50 11:48 17:46 18:09 11h 56m +1:18 17:16–18:00 🌒 14%
Tue 15 05:26 05:49 11:47 17:46 18:09 11h 57m +1:18 17:17–18:00 🌒 21%
Wed 16 05:25 05:48 11:47 17:47 18:09 11h 58m +1:18 17:17–18:00 🌒 30%
Thu 17 05:24 05:47 11:47 17:47 18:09 12h 0m +1:18 17:17–18:01 🌒 38%
Fri 18 05:23 05:46 11:46 17:47 18:10 12h 1m +1:18 17:18–18:01 🌓 48%
Sat 19 05:22 05:45 11:46 17:48 18:10 12h 2m +1:19 17:18–18:01 🌔 57%
Sun 20 05:21 05:44 11:46 17:48 18:10 12h 4m +1:19 17:18–18:02 🌔 66%
Mon 21 05:20 05:43 11:45 17:48 18:11 12h 5m +1:19 17:18–18:02 🌔 75%
Tue 22 05:19 05:42 11:45 17:48 18:11 12h 6m +1:19 17:19–18:02 🌔 83%
Wed 23 05:18 05:41 11:45 17:49 18:11 12h 8m +1:19 17:19–18:03 🌔 90%
Thu 24 05:17 05:40 11:44 17:49 18:12 12h 9m +1:19 17:19–18:03 🌔 95%
Fri 25 05:16 05:39 11:44 17:49 18:12 12h 10m +1:19 17:20–18:03 🌔 98%
Sat 26 05:15 05:38 11:44 17:50 18:12 12h 11m +1:19 17:20–18:03 🌕 100%
Sun 27 05:14 05:37 11:43 17:50 18:13 12h 13m +1:19 17:20–18:04 🌖 99%
Mon 28 05:13 05:36 11:43 17:50 18:13 12h 14m +1:19 17:21–18:04 🌖 96%
Tue 29 05:12 05:35 11:43 17:51 18:13 12h 15m +1:19 17:21–18:04 🌖 90%
Wed 30 05:11 05:34 11:42 17:51 18:14 12h 17m +1:19 17:21–18:05 🌖 83%

Longest and shortest day in Rio de Janeiro

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 13h 32m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 2 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 August the sun will be setting 11 minutes later than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 21 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 4 months.

Planning a sunset photo in Rio de Janeiro

Arrive by 16:55. Golden hour opens at 17:10 and the sun is down by 17:40, 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 17:54 and runs to 18:03, 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 17:40 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.

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

It takes 22m. Civil twilight ends at 18:03 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Rio de Janeiro?

Evening golden hour runs 17:10 to 17:54 today, lasting 44m. Full golden hour times for Rio de Janeiro covers the morning window and the coming week.

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