Sunset and sunrise times in Ottawa, Canada
In Ottawa, Canada the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 7:53 pm and rises at 6:15 am. Daylight lasts 13h 37m; evening golden hour runs from 7:13 pm to 8:11 pm.
Today, Tuesday 25 August
- First light
- 5:44 am
- Sunrise
- 6:15 am
- Solar noon
- 1:04 pm
- Sunset
- 7:53 pm
- Last light
- 8:24 pm
- Day length
- 13h 37m
5h 32m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 7:13 pm – 8:11 pm
- Blue hour
- 8:11 pm – 8:24 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 55.2°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 6:50 pm / 3:13 am
The sun sets at 286° — face west-northwest
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August
Sunrise 6:17 am Sunset 7:51 pm Golden hour 7:11 pm – 8:10 pm Day length 13h 34m 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, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:12 am | 5:47 am | 1:09 pm | 8:30 pm | 9:04 pm | 14h 43m | −2:26 | 7:48 pm–8:51 pm | 🌖 91% |
| Sun 2 | 5:14 am | 5:48 am | 1:09 pm | 8:29 pm | 9:02 pm | 14h 40m | −2:28 | 7:46 pm–8:49 pm | 🌖 84% |
| Mon 3 | 5:15 am | 5:49 am | 1:08 pm | 8:27 pm | 9:01 pm | 14h 38m | −2:30 | 7:45 pm–8:48 pm | 🌖 76% |
| Tue 4 | 5:16 am | 5:50 am | 1:08 pm | 8:26 pm | 9:00 pm | 14h 35m | −2:32 | 7:44 pm–8:46 pm | 🌖 65% |
| Wed 5 | 5:18 am | 5:51 am | 1:08 pm | 8:25 pm | 8:58 pm | 14h 33m | −2:34 | 7:43 pm–8:45 pm | 🌗 54% |
| Thu 6 | 5:19 am | 5:52 am | 1:08 pm | 8:23 pm | 8:56 pm | 14h 30m | −2:35 | 7:41 pm–8:43 pm | 🌘 43% |
| Fri 7 | 5:20 am | 5:54 am | 1:08 pm | 8:22 pm | 8:55 pm | 14h 28m | −2:37 | 7:40 pm–8:42 pm | 🌘 31% |
| Sat 8 | 5:22 am | 5:55 am | 1:08 pm | 8:20 pm | 8:53 pm | 14h 25m | −2:39 | 7:39 pm–8:40 pm | 🌘 21% |
| Sun 9 | 5:23 am | 5:56 am | 1:08 pm | 8:19 pm | 8:52 pm | 14h 22m | −2:40 | 7:37 pm–8:39 pm | 🌘 12% |
| Mon 10 | 5:24 am | 5:57 am | 1:08 pm | 8:17 pm | 8:50 pm | 14h 20m | −2:42 | 7:36 pm–8:37 pm | 🌘 6% |
| Tue 11 | 5:26 am | 5:58 am | 1:07 pm | 8:16 pm | 8:48 pm | 14h 17m | −2:43 | 7:35 pm–8:36 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Wed 12 | 5:27 am | 6:00 am | 1:07 pm | 8:14 pm | 8:47 pm | 14h 14m | −2:45 | 7:33 pm–8:34 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | 5:28 am | 6:01 am | 1:07 pm | 8:13 pm | 8:45 pm | 14h 11m | −2:46 | 7:32 pm–8:32 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Fri 14 | 5:30 am | 6:02 am | 1:07 pm | 8:11 pm | 8:43 pm | 14h 9m | −2:48 | 7:30 pm–8:31 pm | 🌒 5% |
| Sat 15 | 5:31 am | 6:03 am | 1:07 pm | 8:09 pm | 8:42 pm | 14h 6m | −2:49 | 7:29 pm–8:29 pm | 🌒 11% |
| Sun 16 | 5:32 am | 6:04 am | 1:07 pm | 8:08 pm | 8:40 pm | 14h 3m | −2:50 | 7:27 pm–8:27 pm | 🌒 18% |
| Mon 17 | 5:34 am | 6:06 am | 1:06 pm | 8:06 pm | 8:38 pm | 14h 0m | −2:51 | 7:26 pm–8:26 pm | 🌒 27% |
| Tue 18 | 5:35 am | 6:07 am | 1:06 pm | 8:05 pm | 8:36 pm | 13h 57m | −2:52 | 7:24 pm–8:24 pm | 🌒 36% |
| Wed 19 | 5:36 am | 6:08 am | 1:06 pm | 8:03 pm | 8:35 pm | 13h 54m | −2:53 | 7:23 pm–8:22 pm | 🌓 46% |
| Thu 20 | 5:38 am | 6:09 am | 1:06 pm | 8:01 pm | 8:33 pm | 13h 51m | −2:54 | 7:21 pm–8:20 pm | 🌔 55% |
| Fri 21 | 5:39 am | 6:10 am | 1:05 pm | 8:00 pm | 8:31 pm | 13h 49m | −2:55 | 7:19 pm–8:19 pm | 🌔 64% |
| Sat 22 | 5:40 am | 6:12 am | 1:05 pm | 7:58 pm | 8:29 pm | 13h 46m | −2:56 | 7:18 pm–8:17 pm | 🌔 73% |
| Sun 23 | 5:42 am | 6:13 am | 1:05 pm | 7:56 pm | 8:27 pm | 13h 43m | −2:57 | 7:16 pm–8:15 pm | 🌔 81% |
| Mon 24 | 5:43 am | 6:14 am | 1:05 pm | 7:54 pm | 8:25 pm | 13h 40m | −2:58 | 7:14 pm–8:13 pm | 🌔 88% |
| Tue 25 | 5:44 am | 6:15 am | 1:04 pm | 7:53 pm | 8:24 pm | 13h 37m | −2:59 | 7:13 pm–8:11 pm | 🌔 93% |
| Wed 26 | 5:45 am | 6:17 am | 1:04 pm | 7:51 pm | 8:22 pm | 13h 34m | −3:00 | 7:11 pm–8:10 pm | 🌔 97% |
| Thu 27 | 5:47 am | 6:18 am | 1:04 pm | 7:49 pm | 8:20 pm | 13h 31m | −3:00 | 7:09 pm–8:08 pm | 🌔 100% |
| Fri 28 | 5:48 am | 6:19 am | 1:03 pm | 7:47 pm | 8:18 pm | 13h 28m | −3:01 | 7:08 pm–8:06 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 5:49 am | 6:20 am | 1:03 pm | 7:45 pm | 8:16 pm | 13h 25m | −3:02 | 7:06 pm–8:04 pm | 🌖 98% |
| Sun 30 | 5:51 am | 6:21 am | 1:03 pm | 7:44 pm | 8:14 pm | 13h 22m | −3:02 | 7:04 pm–8:02 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Mon 31 | 5:52 am | 6:23 am | 1:03 pm | 7:42 pm | 8:12 pm | 13h 19m | −3:03 | 7:02 pm–8:00 pm | 🌖 87% |
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 | 3:39 am | 4:29 am | 5:47 am | 8:30 pm | 9:47 pm | 10:36 pm | 9h 17m | 62.5° | 297° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 3:41 am | 4:31 am | 5:48 am | 8:29 pm | 9:45 pm | 10:34 pm | 9h 20m | 62.2° | 296° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 3:43 am | 4:32 am | 5:49 am | 8:27 pm | 9:43 pm | 10:32 pm | 9h 22m | 62.0° | 296° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 3:45 am | 4:34 am | 5:50 am | 8:26 pm | 9:42 pm | 10:30 pm | 9h 25m | 61.7° | 296° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 3:47 am | 4:36 am | 5:51 am | 8:25 pm | 9:40 pm | 10:28 pm | 9h 27m | 61.4° | 295° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 3:49 am | 4:37 am | 5:52 am | 8:23 pm | 9:38 pm | 10:25 pm | 9h 30m | 61.1° | 295° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 3:51 am | 4:39 am | 5:54 am | 8:22 pm | 9:36 pm | 10:23 pm | 9h 33m | 60.9° | 294° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 3:53 am | 4:40 am | 5:55 am | 8:20 pm | 9:34 pm | 10:21 pm | 9h 35m | 60.6° | 294° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 3:55 am | 4:42 am | 5:56 am | 8:19 pm | 9:33 pm | 10:19 pm | 9h 38m | 60.3° | 293° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 3:57 am | 4:43 am | 5:57 am | 8:17 pm | 9:31 pm | 10:16 pm | 9h 41m | 60.0° | 293° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 3:59 am | 4:45 am | 5:58 am | 8:16 pm | 9:29 pm | 10:14 pm | 9h 43m | 59.7° | 293° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 4:01 am | 4:46 am | 6:00 am | 8:14 pm | 9:27 pm | 10:12 pm | 9h 46m | 59.4° | 292° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 4:03 am | 4:48 am | 6:01 am | 8:13 pm | 9:25 pm | 10:10 pm | 9h 49m | 59.1° | 292° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 4:05 am | 4:50 am | 6:02 am | 8:11 pm | 9:23 pm | 10:07 pm | 9h 52m | 58.8° | 291° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 4:07 am | 4:51 am | 6:03 am | 8:09 pm | 9:21 pm | 10:05 pm | 9h 54m | 58.5° | 291° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 4:09 am | 4:53 am | 6:04 am | 8:08 pm | 9:19 pm | 10:03 pm | 9h 57m | 58.2° | 290° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 4:11 am | 4:54 am | 6:06 am | 8:06 pm | 9:17 pm | 10:00 pm | 10h 0m | 57.8° | 290° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 4:13 am | 4:56 am | 6:07 am | 8:05 pm | 9:15 pm | 9:58 pm | 10h 3m | 57.5° | 289° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 4:14 am | 4:57 am | 6:08 am | 8:03 pm | 9:13 pm | 9:56 pm | 10h 6m | 57.2° | 289° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 4:16 am | 4:59 am | 6:09 am | 8:01 pm | 9:11 pm | 9:54 pm | 10h 9m | 56.9° | 288° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 4:18 am | 5:00 am | 6:10 am | 8:00 pm | 9:09 pm | 9:51 pm | 10h 12m | 56.5° | 288° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 4:20 am | 5:02 am | 6:12 am | 7:58 pm | 9:07 pm | 9:49 pm | 10h 15m | 56.2° | 287° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 4:22 am | 5:03 am | 6:13 am | 7:56 pm | 9:05 pm | 9:47 pm | 10h 18m | 55.9° | 287° WNW |
| Mon 24 | 4:24 am | 5:05 am | 6:14 am | 7:54 pm | 9:03 pm | 9:44 pm | 10h 21m | 55.5° | 286° WNW |
| Tue 25 | 4:25 am | 5:06 am | 6:15 am | 7:53 pm | 9:01 pm | 9:42 pm | 10h 24m | 55.2° | 286° WNW |
| Wed 26 | 4:27 am | 5:08 am | 6:17 am | 7:51 pm | 8:59 pm | 9:40 pm | 10h 27m | 54.8° | 285° WNW |
| Thu 27 | 4:29 am | 5:09 am | 6:18 am | 7:49 pm | 8:57 pm | 9:37 pm | 10h 30m | 54.5° | 285° WNW |
| Fri 28 | 4:31 am | 5:11 am | 6:19 am | 7:47 pm | 8:55 pm | 9:35 pm | 10h 33m | 54.1° | 284° WNW |
| Sat 29 | 4:32 am | 5:12 am | 6:20 am | 7:45 pm | 8:53 pm | 9:33 pm | 10h 36m | 53.8° | 284° WNW |
| Sun 30 | 4:34 am | 5:14 am | 6:21 am | 7:44 pm | 8:51 pm | 9:30 pm | 10h 39m | 53.4° | 283° WNW |
| Mon 31 | 4:36 am | 5:15 am | 6:23 am | 7:42 pm | 8:49 pm | 9:28 pm | 10h 42m | 53.0° | 283° WNW |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:53 am | 6:24 am | 1:02 pm | 7:40 pm | 8:10 pm | 13h 16m | −3:03 | 7:00 pm–7:58 pm | 🌖 79% |
| Wed 2 | 5:55 am | 6:25 am | 1:02 pm | 7:38 pm | 8:08 pm | 13h 12m | −3:04 | 6:59 pm–7:57 pm | 🌖 69% |
| Thu 3 | 5:56 am | 6:26 am | 1:02 pm | 7:36 pm | 8:06 pm | 13h 9m | −3:04 | 6:57 pm–7:55 pm | 🌖 58% |
| Fri 4 | 5:57 am | 6:27 am | 1:01 pm | 7:34 pm | 8:05 pm | 13h 6m | −3:05 | 6:55 pm–7:53 pm | 🌗 46% |
| Sat 5 | 5:58 am | 6:29 am | 1:01 pm | 7:32 pm | 8:03 pm | 13h 3m | −3:05 | 6:53 pm–7:51 pm | 🌘 34% |
| Sun 6 | 6:00 am | 6:30 am | 1:01 pm | 7:30 pm | 8:01 pm | 13h 0m | −3:06 | 6:51 pm–7:49 pm | 🌘 24% |
| Mon 7 | 6:01 am | 6:31 am | 1:00 pm | 7:29 pm | 7:59 pm | 12h 57m | −3:06 | 6:50 pm–7:47 pm | 🌘 14% |
| Tue 8 | 6:02 am | 6:32 am | 1:00 pm | 7:27 pm | 7:57 pm | 12h 54m | −3:07 | 6:48 pm–7:45 pm | 🌘 7% |
| Wed 9 | 6:03 am | 6:34 am | 1:00 pm | 7:25 pm | 7:55 pm | 12h 51m | −3:07 | 6:46 pm–7:43 pm | 🌘 2% |
| Thu 10 | 6:05 am | 6:35 am | 12:59 pm | 7:23 pm | 7:53 pm | 12h 48m | −3:07 | 6:44 pm–7:41 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Fri 11 | 6:06 am | 6:36 am | 12:59 pm | 7:21 pm | 7:51 pm | 12h 45m | −3:08 | 6:42 pm–7:39 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Sat 12 | 6:07 am | 6:37 am | 12:59 pm | 7:19 pm | 7:49 pm | 12h 41m | −3:08 | 6:40 pm–7:37 pm | 🌒 3% |
| Sun 13 | 6:09 am | 6:38 am | 12:58 pm | 7:17 pm | 7:47 pm | 12h 38m | −3:08 | 6:38 pm–7:35 pm | 🌒 8% |
| Mon 14 | 6:10 am | 6:40 am | 12:58 pm | 7:15 pm | 7:45 pm | 12h 35m | −3:08 | 6:36 pm–7:33 pm | 🌒 14% |
| Tue 15 | 6:11 am | 6:41 am | 12:57 pm | 7:13 pm | 7:43 pm | 12h 32m | −3:08 | 6:34 pm–7:31 pm | 🌒 21% |
| Wed 16 | 6:12 am | 6:42 am | 12:57 pm | 7:11 pm | 7:41 pm | 12h 29m | −3:09 | 6:32 pm–7:29 pm | 🌒 30% |
| Thu 17 | 6:14 am | 6:43 am | 12:57 pm | 7:09 pm | 7:39 pm | 12h 26m | −3:09 | 6:31 pm–7:28 pm | 🌒 39% |
| Fri 18 | 6:15 am | 6:44 am | 12:56 pm | 7:08 pm | 7:37 pm | 12h 23m | −3:09 | 6:29 pm–7:26 pm | 🌓 48% |
| Sat 19 | 6:16 am | 6:46 am | 12:56 pm | 7:06 pm | 7:35 pm | 12h 19m | −3:09 | 6:27 pm–7:24 pm | 🌔 58% |
| Sun 20 | 6:17 am | 6:47 am | 12:56 pm | 7:04 pm | 7:33 pm | 12h 16m | −3:09 | 6:25 pm–7:22 pm | 🌔 67% |
| Mon 21 | 6:19 am | 6:48 am | 12:55 pm | 7:02 pm | 7:31 pm | 12h 13m | −3:09 | 6:23 pm–7:20 pm | 🌔 75% |
| Tue 22 | 6:20 am | 6:49 am | 12:55 pm | 7:00 pm | 7:29 pm | 12h 10m | −3:09 | 6:21 pm–7:18 pm | 🌔 83% |
| Wed 23 | 6:21 am | 6:51 am | 12:55 pm | 6:58 pm | 7:27 pm | 12h 7m | −3:10 | 6:19 pm–7:16 pm | 🌔 90% |
| Thu 24 | 6:22 am | 6:52 am | 12:54 pm | 6:56 pm | 7:25 pm | 12h 4m | −3:10 | 6:17 pm–7:14 pm | 🌔 95% |
| Fri 25 | 6:24 am | 6:53 am | 12:54 pm | 6:54 pm | 7:23 pm | 12h 0m | −3:10 | 6:15 pm–7:12 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Sat 26 | 6:25 am | 6:54 am | 12:54 pm | 6:52 pm | 7:22 pm | 11h 57m | −3:10 | 6:13 pm–7:10 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sun 27 | 6:26 am | 6:56 am | 12:53 pm | 6:50 pm | 7:20 pm | 11h 54m | −3:10 | 6:11 pm–7:08 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Mon 28 | 6:27 am | 6:57 am | 12:53 pm | 6:48 pm | 7:18 pm | 11h 51m | −3:10 | 6:09 pm–7:06 pm | 🌖 96% |
| Tue 29 | 6:29 am | 6:58 am | 12:53 pm | 6:46 pm | 7:16 pm | 11h 48m | −3:09 | 6:07 pm–7:04 pm | 🌖 90% |
| Wed 30 | 6:30 am | 6:59 am | 12:52 pm | 6:44 pm | 7:14 pm | 11h 45m | −3:09 | 6:05 pm–7:02 pm | 🌖 82% |
Longest and shortest day in Ottawa
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 15h 40m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 4 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 31 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 45.4°N accounts for the 7-minute difference.
Photographers get 59 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.4× the 41 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, WNW.
Sunset drifts 97 seconds earlier each day this month — 48 minutes from the first of August 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 6:58 pm. Golden hour opens at 7:13 pm and the sun is down by 7:53 pm, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 286° 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 8:11 pm and runs to 8:24 pm, the end of civil twilight and 31m 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 7:53 pm today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Ottawa?
It takes 31m. Civil twilight ends at 8:24 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Ottawa?
Evening golden hour runs 7:13 pm to 8:11 pm today, lasting 58m. Full golden hour times for Ottawa covers the morning window and the coming week.