Sunset and sunrise times in Ottawa, Canada
In Ottawa, Canada the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 6:26 pm and rises at 7:12 am. Daylight lasts 11h 13m; evening golden hour runs from 5:46 pm to 6:44 pm.
Today, Saturday 10 October
- First light
- 6:42 am
- Sunrise
- 7:12 am
- Solar noon
- 12:49 pm
- Sunset
- 6:26 pm
- Last light
- 6:55 pm
- Day length
- 11h 13m
18h 24m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 5:46 pm – 6:44 pm
- Blue hour
- 6:44 pm – 6:55 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 37.8°
- Moon
- 🌑 New moon
- Moonrise / moonset
- 7:20 am / 6:13 pm
The sun sets at 261° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October
Sunrise 7:13 am Sunset 6:24 pm Golden hour 5:44 pm – 6:42 pm Day length 11h 10m vs today 3 minutes shorterWhere Ottawa is
- Coordinates
- 45.4112° N, 75.6981° W
- Time zone
- America/Toronto
- Current offset
- UTC-04:00
- Elevation
- 71 m
- Population
- 1,017,449
Sunrise and sunset in Ottawa, October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:31 am | 7:01 am | 12:52 pm | 6:43 pm | 7:12 pm | 11h 42m | −3:09 | 6:03 pm–7:01 pm | 🌖 72% |
| Fri 2 | 6:32 am | 7:02 am | 12:52 pm | 6:41 pm | 7:10 pm | 11h 38m | −3:09 | 6:01 pm–6:59 pm | 🌖 61% |
| Sat 3 | 6:34 am | 7:03 am | 12:51 pm | 6:39 pm | 7:08 pm | 11h 35m | −3:09 | 5:59 pm–6:57 pm | 🌗 50% |
| Sun 4 | 6:35 am | 7:04 am | 12:51 pm | 6:37 pm | 7:06 pm | 11h 32m | −3:09 | 5:57 pm–6:55 pm | 🌘 38% |
| Mon 5 | 6:36 am | 7:06 am | 12:51 pm | 6:35 pm | 7:04 pm | 11h 29m | −3:09 | 5:56 pm–6:53 pm | 🌘 27% |
| Tue 6 | 6:37 am | 7:07 am | 12:50 pm | 6:33 pm | 7:03 pm | 11h 26m | −3:08 | 5:54 pm–6:51 pm | 🌘 17% |
| Wed 7 | 6:39 am | 7:08 am | 12:50 pm | 6:31 pm | 7:01 pm | 11h 23m | −3:08 | 5:52 pm–6:49 pm | 🌘 10% |
| Thu 8 | 6:40 am | 7:09 am | 12:50 pm | 6:29 pm | 6:59 pm | 11h 20m | −3:08 | 5:50 pm–6:48 pm | 🌘 4% |
| Fri 9 | 6:41 am | 7:11 am | 12:50 pm | 6:28 pm | 6:57 pm | 11h 16m | −3:08 | 5:48 pm–6:46 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Sat 10 | 6:42 am | 7:12 am | 12:49 pm | 6:26 pm | 6:55 pm | 11h 13m | −3:07 | 5:46 pm–6:44 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Sun 11 | 6:44 am | 7:13 am | 12:49 pm | 6:24 pm | 6:54 pm | 11h 10m | −3:07 | 5:44 pm–6:42 pm | 🌒 2% |
| Mon 12 | 6:45 am | 7:15 am | 12:49 pm | 6:22 pm | 6:52 pm | 11h 7m | −3:07 | 5:42 pm–6:40 pm | 🌒 5% |
| Tue 13 | 6:46 am | 7:16 am | 12:48 pm | 6:20 pm | 6:50 pm | 11h 4m | −3:06 | 5:40 pm–6:39 pm | 🌒 10% |
| Wed 14 | 6:47 am | 7:17 am | 12:48 pm | 6:19 pm | 6:48 pm | 11h 1m | −3:06 | 5:38 pm–6:37 pm | 🌒 16% |
| Thu 15 | 6:49 am | 7:19 am | 12:48 pm | 6:17 pm | 6:47 pm | 10h 58m | −3:05 | 5:36 pm–6:35 pm | 🌒 24% |
| Fri 16 | 6:50 am | 7:20 am | 12:48 pm | 6:15 pm | 6:45 pm | 10h 55m | −3:05 | 5:35 pm–6:33 pm | 🌒 32% |
| Sat 17 | 6:51 am | 7:21 am | 12:48 pm | 6:13 pm | 6:43 pm | 10h 52m | −3:04 | 5:33 pm–6:32 pm | 🌒 41% |
| Sun 18 | 6:53 am | 7:23 am | 12:47 pm | 6:12 pm | 6:42 pm | 10h 49m | −3:03 | 5:31 pm–6:30 pm | 🌓 50% |
| Mon 19 | 6:54 am | 7:24 am | 12:47 pm | 6:10 pm | 6:40 pm | 10h 46m | −3:03 | 5:29 pm–6:28 pm | 🌔 60% |
| Tue 20 | 6:55 am | 7:25 am | 12:47 pm | 6:08 pm | 6:38 pm | 10h 42m | −3:02 | 5:27 pm–6:27 pm | 🌔 69% |
| Wed 21 | 6:56 am | 7:27 am | 12:47 pm | 6:07 pm | 6:37 pm | 10h 39m | −3:01 | 5:25 pm–6:25 pm | 🌔 78% |
| Thu 22 | 6:58 am | 7:28 am | 12:47 pm | 6:05 pm | 6:35 pm | 10h 36m | −3:01 | 5:24 pm–6:23 pm | 🌔 86% |
| Fri 23 | 6:59 am | 7:29 am | 12:47 pm | 6:03 pm | 6:33 pm | 10h 33m | −3:00 | 5:22 pm–6:22 pm | 🌔 92% |
| Sat 24 | 7:00 am | 7:31 am | 12:46 pm | 6:02 pm | 6:32 pm | 10h 30m | −2:59 | 5:20 pm–6:20 pm | 🌔 97% |
| Sun 25 | 7:02 am | 7:32 am | 12:46 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:30 pm | 10h 28m | −2:58 | 5:18 pm–6:19 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Mon 26 | 7:03 am | 7:33 am | 12:46 pm | 5:58 pm | 6:29 pm | 10h 25m | −2:57 | 5:17 pm–6:17 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 7:04 am | 7:35 am | 12:46 pm | 5:57 pm | 6:27 pm | 10h 22m | −2:56 | 5:15 pm–6:16 pm | 🌖 97% |
| Wed 28 | 7:06 am | 7:36 am | 12:46 pm | 5:55 pm | 6:26 pm | 10h 19m | −2:55 | 5:13 pm–6:14 pm | 🌖 92% |
| Thu 29 | 7:07 am | 7:38 am | 12:46 pm | 5:54 pm | 6:24 pm | 10h 16m | −2:54 | 5:12 pm–6:13 pm | 🌖 85% |
| Fri 30 | 7:08 am | 7:39 am | 12:46 pm | 5:52 pm | 6:23 pm | 10h 13m | −2:53 | 5:10 pm–6:11 pm | 🌖 76% |
| Sat 31 | 7:09 am | 7:40 am | 12:46 pm | 5:51 pm | 6:22 pm | 10h 10m | −2:52 | 5:08 pm–6:10 pm | 🌖 65% |
More columns for October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:22 am | 5:57 am | 7:01 am | 6:43 pm | 7:46 pm | 8:21 pm | 12h 19m | 41.2° | 266° W |
| Fri 2 | 5:23 am | 5:58 am | 7:02 am | 6:41 pm | 7:44 pm | 8:19 pm | 12h 22m | 40.8° | 265° W |
| Sat 3 | 5:24 am | 5:59 am | 7:03 am | 6:39 pm | 7:42 pm | 8:17 pm | 12h 25m | 40.4° | 265° W |
| Sun 4 | 5:26 am | 6:00 am | 7:04 am | 6:37 pm | 7:41 pm | 8:15 pm | 12h 28m | 40.0° | 264° W |
| Mon 5 | 5:27 am | 6:02 am | 7:06 am | 6:35 pm | 7:39 pm | 8:13 pm | 12h 31m | 39.7° | 264° W |
| Tue 6 | 5:28 am | 6:03 am | 7:07 am | 6:33 pm | 7:37 pm | 8:11 pm | 12h 34m | 39.3° | 263° W |
| Wed 7 | 5:30 am | 6:04 am | 7:08 am | 6:31 pm | 7:35 pm | 8:09 pm | 12h 38m | 38.9° | 263° W |
| Thu 8 | 5:31 am | 6:06 am | 7:09 am | 6:29 pm | 7:33 pm | 8:08 pm | 12h 41m | 38.5° | 262° W |
| Fri 9 | 5:32 am | 6:07 am | 7:11 am | 6:28 pm | 7:31 pm | 8:06 pm | 12h 44m | 38.1° | 262° W |
| Sat 10 | 5:34 am | 6:08 am | 7:12 am | 6:26 pm | 7:30 pm | 8:04 pm | 12h 47m | 37.8° | 261° W |
| Sun 11 | 5:35 am | 6:09 am | 7:13 am | 6:24 pm | 7:28 pm | 8:02 pm | 12h 50m | 37.4° | 260° W |
| Mon 12 | 5:36 am | 6:11 am | 7:15 am | 6:22 pm | 7:26 pm | 8:00 pm | 12h 53m | 37.0° | 260° W |
| Tue 13 | 5:38 am | 6:12 am | 7:16 am | 6:20 pm | 7:24 pm | 7:58 pm | 12h 56m | 36.6° | 259° W |
| Wed 14 | 5:39 am | 6:13 am | 7:17 am | 6:19 pm | 7:23 pm | 7:57 pm | 12h 59m | 36.3° | 259° W |
| Thu 15 | 5:40 am | 6:14 am | 7:19 am | 6:17 pm | 7:21 pm | 7:55 pm | 13h 3m | 35.9° | 258° WSW |
| Fri 16 | 5:41 am | 6:16 am | 7:20 am | 6:15 pm | 7:19 pm | 7:53 pm | 13h 6m | 35.5° | 258° WSW |
| Sat 17 | 5:43 am | 6:17 am | 7:21 am | 6:13 pm | 7:17 pm | 7:52 pm | 13h 9m | 35.2° | 257° WSW |
| Sun 18 | 5:44 am | 6:18 am | 7:23 am | 6:12 pm | 7:16 pm | 7:50 pm | 13h 12m | 34.8° | 257° WSW |
| Mon 19 | 5:45 am | 6:19 am | 7:24 am | 6:10 pm | 7:14 pm | 7:48 pm | 13h 15m | 34.4° | 256° WSW |
| Tue 20 | 5:46 am | 6:21 am | 7:25 am | 6:08 pm | 7:13 pm | 7:47 pm | 13h 18m | 34.1° | 256° WSW |
| Wed 21 | 5:48 am | 6:22 am | 7:27 am | 6:07 pm | 7:11 pm | 7:45 pm | 13h 21m | 33.7° | 255° WSW |
| Thu 22 | 5:49 am | 6:23 am | 7:28 am | 6:05 pm | 7:09 pm | 7:44 pm | 13h 24m | 33.4° | 255° WSW |
| Fri 23 | 5:50 am | 6:24 am | 7:29 am | 6:03 pm | 7:08 pm | 7:42 pm | 13h 27m | 33.0° | 254° WSW |
| Sat 24 | 5:52 am | 6:26 am | 7:31 am | 6:02 pm | 7:06 pm | 7:41 pm | 13h 30m | 32.7° | 254° WSW |
| Sun 25 | 5:53 am | 6:27 am | 7:32 am | 6:00 pm | 7:05 pm | 7:39 pm | 13h 33m | 32.3° | 253° WSW |
| Mon 26 | 5:54 am | 6:28 am | 7:33 am | 5:58 pm | 7:03 pm | 7:38 pm | 13h 36m | 32.0° | 253° WSW |
| Tue 27 | 5:55 am | 6:30 am | 7:35 am | 5:57 pm | 7:02 pm | 7:36 pm | 13h 39m | 31.6° | 252° WSW |
| Wed 28 | 5:56 am | 6:31 am | 7:36 am | 5:55 pm | 7:01 pm | 7:35 pm | 13h 42m | 31.3° | 252° WSW |
| Thu 29 | 5:58 am | 6:32 am | 7:38 am | 5:54 pm | 6:59 pm | 7:33 pm | 13h 45m | 31.0° | 251° WSW |
| Fri 30 | 5:59 am | 6:33 am | 7:39 am | 5:52 pm | 6:58 pm | 7:32 pm | 13h 47m | 30.6° | 251° WSW |
| Sat 31 | 6:00 am | 6:35 am | 7:40 am | 5:51 pm | 6:56 pm | 7:31 pm | 13h 50m | 30.3° | 250° WSW |
November 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:11 am | 6:42 am | 11:46 am | 4:49 pm | 5:20 pm | 10h 7m | −2:50 | 4:07 pm–5:08 pm | 🌗 53% |
| Mon 2 | 6:12 am | 6:43 am | 11:46 am | 4:48 pm | 5:19 pm | 10h 4m | −2:49 | 4:05 pm–5:07 pm | 🌘 42% |
| Tue 3 | 6:13 am | 6:44 am | 11:46 am | 4:47 pm | 5:18 pm | 10h 2m | −2:48 | 4:04 pm–5:06 pm | 🌘 31% |
| Wed 4 | 6:15 am | 6:46 am | 11:46 am | 4:45 pm | 5:16 pm | 9h 59m | −2:46 | 4:02 pm–5:04 pm | 🌘 21% |
| Thu 5 | 6:16 am | 6:47 am | 11:46 am | 4:44 pm | 5:15 pm | 9h 56m | −2:45 | 4:01 pm–5:03 pm | 🌘 13% |
| Fri 6 | 6:17 am | 6:49 am | 11:46 am | 4:43 pm | 5:14 pm | 9h 53m | −2:43 | 3:59 pm–5:02 pm | 🌘 7% |
| Sat 7 | 6:19 am | 6:50 am | 11:46 am | 4:41 pm | 5:13 pm | 9h 51m | −2:41 | 3:58 pm–5:01 pm | 🌘 2% |
| Sun 8 | 6:20 am | 6:51 am | 11:46 am | 4:40 pm | 5:11 pm | 9h 48m | −2:39 | 3:56 pm–4:59 pm | 🌘 0% |
| Mon 9 | 6:21 am | 6:53 am | 11:46 am | 4:39 pm | 5:10 pm | 9h 45m | −2:38 | 3:55 pm–4:58 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Tue 10 | 6:23 am | 6:54 am | 11:46 am | 4:38 pm | 5:09 pm | 9h 43m | −2:36 | 3:53 pm–4:57 pm | 🌒 2% |
| Wed 11 | 6:24 am | 6:56 am | 11:46 am | 4:36 pm | 5:08 pm | 9h 40m | −2:34 | 3:52 pm–4:56 pm | 🌒 6% |
| Thu 12 | 6:25 am | 6:57 am | 11:46 am | 4:35 pm | 5:07 pm | 9h 38m | −2:32 | 3:51 pm–4:55 pm | 🌒 11% |
| Fri 13 | 6:27 am | 6:58 am | 11:47 am | 4:34 pm | 5:06 pm | 9h 35m | −2:29 | 3:49 pm–4:54 pm | 🌒 18% |
| Sat 14 | 6:28 am | 7:00 am | 11:47 am | 4:33 pm | 5:05 pm | 9h 33m | −2:27 | 3:48 pm–4:53 pm | 🌒 25% |
| Sun 15 | 6:29 am | 7:01 am | 11:47 am | 4:32 pm | 5:04 pm | 9h 30m | −2:25 | 3:47 pm–4:52 pm | 🌒 34% |
| Mon 16 | 6:30 am | 7:03 am | 11:47 am | 4:31 pm | 5:03 pm | 9h 28m | −2:22 | 3:46 pm–4:51 pm | 🌒 43% |
| Tue 17 | 6:32 am | 7:04 am | 11:47 am | 4:30 pm | 5:02 pm | 9h 26m | −2:20 | 3:45 pm–4:50 pm | 🌓 53% |
| Wed 18 | 6:33 am | 7:05 am | 11:47 am | 4:29 pm | 5:02 pm | 9h 23m | −2:17 | 3:44 pm–4:49 pm | 🌔 63% |
| Thu 19 | 6:34 am | 7:07 am | 11:48 am | 4:28 pm | 5:01 pm | 9h 21m | −2:14 | 3:43 pm–4:48 pm | 🌔 72% |
| Fri 20 | 6:35 am | 7:08 am | 11:48 am | 4:27 pm | 5:00 pm | 9h 19m | −2:12 | 3:41 pm–4:48 pm | 🌔 81% |
| Sat 21 | 6:37 am | 7:09 am | 11:48 am | 4:27 pm | 4:59 pm | 9h 17m | −2:09 | 3:40 pm–4:47 pm | 🌔 89% |
| Sun 22 | 6:38 am | 7:11 am | 11:48 am | 4:26 pm | 4:59 pm | 9h 15m | −2:06 | 3:40 pm–4:46 pm | 🌔 95% |
| Mon 23 | 6:39 am | 7:12 am | 11:49 am | 4:25 pm | 4:58 pm | 9h 13m | −2:03 | 3:39 pm–4:45 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Tue 24 | 6:40 am | 7:13 am | 11:49 am | 4:24 pm | 4:57 pm | 9h 11m | −1:59 | 3:38 pm–4:45 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Wed 25 | 6:42 am | 7:15 am | 11:49 am | 4:24 pm | 4:57 pm | 9h 9m | −1:56 | 3:37 pm–4:44 pm | 🌖 98% |
| Thu 26 | 6:43 am | 7:16 am | 11:50 am | 4:23 pm | 4:56 pm | 9h 7m | −1:53 | 3:36 pm–4:44 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Fri 27 | 6:44 am | 7:17 am | 11:50 am | 4:23 pm | 4:56 pm | 9h 5m | −1:49 | 3:35 pm–4:43 pm | 🌖 88% |
| Sat 28 | 6:45 am | 7:18 am | 11:50 am | 4:22 pm | 4:55 pm | 9h 3m | −1:46 | 3:35 pm–4:43 pm | 🌖 79% |
| Sun 29 | 6:46 am | 7:19 am | 11:51 am | 4:22 pm | 4:55 pm | 9h 2m | −1:42 | 3:34 pm–4:42 pm | 🌖 69% |
| Mon 30 | 6:47 am | 7:21 am | 11:51 am | 4:21 pm | 4:54 pm | 9h 0m | −1:38 | 3:33 pm–4:42 pm | 🌖 58% |
Longest and shortest day in Ottawa
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 15h 40m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 8h 42m.
Between them the day length swings by 6h 57m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 4:19 pm on 10 December; the latest is 8:55 pm on 26 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.
Sunrise ranges from 5:13 am on 15 June to 7:42 am on 2 January.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 13m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Ottawa different
From sunset to full civil darkness is 30 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 45.4°N accounts for the 6-minute difference.
Photographers get 58 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.5× the 40 minutes available at the equator on the same date.
The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 69° round to NW. Tonight, W.
Sunset drifts 103 seconds earlier each day this month — 52 minutes from the first of October to the last.
The clocks go back on 1 November 2026, so the sunset jumps from 5:51 pm to 4:49 pm overnight — the sun has not moved, the clock has.
Planning a sunset photo in Ottawa
Arrive by 5:31 pm. Golden hour opens at 5:46 pm and the sun is down by 6:26 pm, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west — the sun goes down at 261° 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 6:44 pm and runs to 6:55 pm, the end of civil twilight and 29m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Ottawa today?
The sun sets in Ottawa at 6:26 pm today, Saturday 10 October 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Ottawa?
It takes 29m. Civil twilight ends at 6:55 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Ottawa?
Evening golden hour runs 5:46 pm to 6:44 pm today, lasting 58m. Full golden hour times for Ottawa covers the morning window and the coming week.