Sunset and sunrise times in San José, Costa Rica

In San José, Costa Rica the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 17:21 and rises at 05:24. Daylight lasts 11h 57m; evening golden hour runs from 16:53 to 17:34.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light: 05:03
Sunrise: 05:24
Solar noon: 11:23
Sunset: 17:21
Last light: 17:42
Day length: 11h 57m

17h 19m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 16:53 – 17:34
Blue hour: 17:34 – 17:42
Max sun altitude: 73.2°
Moon: 🌑 New moon
Moonrise / moonset: 05:22 / 17:30

The sun sets at 263° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 05:24 Sunset 17:21 Golden hour 16:53 – 17:34 Day length 11h 56m vs today 1 minute shorter

Where San José is

Coordinates: 9.9339° N, 84.0849° W
Time zone: America/Costa_Rica
Current offset: UTC-06:00
Elevation: 1,133 m
Population: 335,007

Sunrise and sunset in San José, 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	05:03	05:24	11:25	17:26	17:47	12h 2m	−0:33	16:59–17:39	🌖 72%
Fri 2	05:03	05:24	11:25	17:26	17:47	12h 1m	−0:32	16:58–17:39	🌖 60%
Sat 3	05:03	05:24	11:25	17:25	17:46	12h 0m	−0:32	16:57–17:38	🌗 49%
Sun 4	05:03	05:24	11:25	17:25	17:46	12h 0m	−0:32	16:57–17:38	🌘 37%
Mon 5	05:03	05:24	11:24	17:24	17:45	11h 59m	−0:32	16:56–17:37	🌘 26%
Tue 6	05:03	05:24	11:24	17:23	17:45	11h 59m	−0:32	16:56–17:36	🌘 17%
Wed 7	05:03	05:24	11:24	17:23	17:44	11h 58m	−0:32	16:55–17:36	🌘 9%
Thu 8	05:03	05:24	11:23	17:22	17:43	11h 58m	−0:32	16:54–17:35	🌘 4%
Fri 9	05:03	05:24	11:23	17:22	17:43	11h 57m	−0:32	16:54–17:35	🌘 1%
Sat 10	05:03	05:24	11:23	17:21	17:42	11h 57m	−0:32	16:53–17:34	🌑 0%
Sun 11	05:03	05:24	11:23	17:21	17:42	11h 56m	−0:32	16:53–17:34	🌒 2%
Mon 12	05:03	05:24	11:22	17:20	17:41	11h 56m	−0:32	16:52–17:33	🌒 5%
Tue 13	05:03	05:24	11:22	17:20	17:41	11h 55m	−0:32	16:52–17:33	🌒 10%
Wed 14	05:03	05:24	11:22	17:19	17:40	11h 55m	−0:32	16:51–17:32	🌒 17%
Thu 15	05:03	05:24	11:22	17:19	17:40	11h 54m	−0:31	16:51–17:32	🌒 24%
Fri 16	05:03	05:24	11:21	17:18	17:40	11h 54m	−0:31	16:50–17:31	🌒 33%
Sat 17	05:03	05:24	11:21	17:18	17:39	11h 53m	−0:31	16:50–17:31	🌒 42%
Sun 18	05:03	05:24	11:21	17:17	17:39	11h 53m	−0:31	16:49–17:30	🌓 51%
Mon 19	05:03	05:24	11:21	17:17	17:38	11h 52m	−0:31	16:49–17:30	🌔 60%
Tue 20	05:03	05:25	11:21	17:16	17:38	11h 51m	−0:31	16:48–17:30	🌔 70%
Wed 21	05:03	05:25	11:20	17:16	17:37	11h 51m	−0:31	16:48–17:29	🌔 78%
Thu 22	05:03	05:25	11:20	17:16	17:37	11h 50m	−0:30	16:47–17:29	🌔 86%
Fri 23	05:03	05:25	11:20	17:15	17:37	11h 50m	−0:30	16:47–17:28	🌔 93%
Sat 24	05:04	05:25	11:20	17:15	17:36	11h 49m	−0:30	16:46–17:28	🌔 97%
Sun 25	05:04	05:25	11:20	17:15	17:36	11h 49m	−0:30	16:46–17:28	🌔 100%
Mon 26	05:04	05:25	11:20	17:14	17:36	11h 48m	−0:30	16:46–17:27	🌕 100%
Tue 27	05:04	05:25	11:20	17:14	17:35	11h 48m	−0:29	16:45–17:27	🌖 97%
Wed 28	05:04	05:26	11:20	17:14	17:35	11h 47m	−0:29	16:45–17:27	🌖 92%
Thu 29	05:04	05:26	11:20	17:13	17:35	11h 47m	−0:29	16:45–17:26	🌖 84%
Fri 30	05:04	05:26	11:19	17:13	17:34	11h 47m	−0:29	16:44–17:26	🌖 75%
Sat 31	05:04	05:26	11:19	17:13	17:34	11h 46m	−0:28	16:44–17:26	🌖 64%

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	04:15	04:39	05:24	17:26	18:12	18:36	11h 57m	76.7°	267° W
Fri 2	04:15	04:39	05:24	17:26	18:11	18:36	11h 58m	76.3°	266° W
Sat 3	04:14	04:39	05:24	17:25	18:11	18:35	11h 59m	75.9°	266° W
Sun 4	04:14	04:39	05:24	17:25	18:10	18:34	11h 59m	75.5°	265° W
Mon 5	04:14	04:39	05:24	17:24	18:10	18:34	12h 0m	75.1°	265° W
Tue 6	04:14	04:39	05:24	17:23	18:09	18:33	12h 0m	74.7°	265° W
Wed 7	04:14	04:39	05:24	17:23	18:08	18:33	12h 1m	74.4°	264° W
Thu 8	04:14	04:39	05:24	17:22	18:08	18:32	12h 1m	74.0°	264° W
Fri 9	04:14	04:39	05:24	17:22	18:07	18:32	12h 2m	73.6°	263° W
Sat 10	04:14	04:39	05:24	17:21	18:07	18:31	12h 2m	73.2°	263° W
Sun 11	04:14	04:39	05:24	17:21	18:06	18:31	12h 3m	72.8°	263° W
Mon 12	04:14	04:38	05:24	17:20	18:06	18:30	12h 3m	72.5°	262° W
Tue 13	04:14	04:38	05:24	17:20	18:05	18:30	12h 4m	72.1°	262° W
Wed 14	04:14	04:38	05:24	17:19	18:05	18:29	12h 4m	71.7°	262° W
Thu 15	04:14	04:38	05:24	17:19	18:05	18:29	12h 5m	71.4°	261° W
Fri 16	04:14	04:38	05:24	17:18	18:04	18:29	12h 6m	71.0°	261° W
Sat 17	04:14	04:38	05:24	17:18	18:04	18:28	12h 6m	70.6°	260° W
Sun 18	04:14	04:38	05:24	17:17	18:03	18:28	12h 7m	70.3°	260° W
Mon 19	04:14	04:38	05:24	17:17	18:03	18:27	12h 7m	69.9°	260° W
Tue 20	04:14	04:39	05:25	17:16	18:02	18:27	12h 8m	69.5°	259° W
Wed 21	04:14	04:39	05:25	17:16	18:02	18:27	12h 8m	69.2°	259° W
Thu 22	04:14	04:39	05:25	17:16	18:02	18:26	12h 9m	68.8°	259° WSW
Fri 23	04:14	04:39	05:25	17:15	18:01	18:26	12h 9m	68.5°	258° WSW
Sat 24	04:14	04:39	05:25	17:15	18:01	18:26	12h 10m	68.1°	258° WSW
Sun 25	04:14	04:39	05:25	17:15	18:01	18:26	12h 10m	67.8°	258° WSW
Mon 26	04:14	04:39	05:25	17:14	18:00	18:25	12h 11m	67.4°	257° WSW
Tue 27	04:14	04:39	05:25	17:14	18:00	18:25	12h 11m	67.1°	257° WSW
Wed 28	04:14	04:39	05:26	17:14	18:00	18:25	12h 12m	66.8°	257° WSW
Thu 29	04:14	04:39	05:26	17:13	18:00	18:25	12h 12m	66.4°	256° WSW
Fri 30	04:14	04:39	05:26	17:13	17:59	18:24	12h 13m	66.1°	256° WSW
Sat 31	04:15	04:39	05:26	17:13	17:59	18:24	12h 13m	65.8°	256° 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	05:05	05:26	11:19	17:12	17:34	11h 46m	−0:28	16:44–17:26	🌗 53%
Mon 2	05:05	05:26	11:19	17:12	17:34	11h 45m	−0:28	16:43–17:25	🌘 41%
Tue 3	05:05	05:27	11:19	17:12	17:34	11h 45m	−0:28	16:43–17:25	🌘 30%
Wed 4	05:05	05:27	11:19	17:12	17:33	11h 44m	−0:27	16:43–17:25	🌘 20%
Thu 5	05:05	05:27	11:19	17:11	17:33	11h 44m	−0:27	16:43–17:25	🌘 12%
Fri 6	05:06	05:27	11:19	17:11	17:33	11h 43m	−0:27	16:42–17:25	🌘 6%
Sat 7	05:06	05:28	11:19	17:11	17:33	11h 43m	−0:26	16:42–17:25	🌘 2%
Sun 8	05:06	05:28	11:20	17:11	17:33	11h 42m	−0:26	16:42–17:24	🌘 0%
Mon 9	05:06	05:28	11:20	17:11	17:33	11h 42m	−0:26	16:42–17:24	🌑 1%
Tue 10	05:07	05:29	11:20	17:11	17:33	11h 42m	−0:25	16:42–17:24	🌒 2%
Wed 11	05:07	05:29	11:20	17:11	17:33	11h 41m	−0:25	16:41–17:24	🌒 6%
Thu 12	05:07	05:29	11:20	17:11	17:33	11h 41m	−0:24	16:41–17:24	🌒 11%
Fri 13	05:08	05:30	11:20	17:11	17:33	11h 40m	−0:24	16:41–17:24	🌒 18%
Sat 14	05:08	05:30	11:20	17:10	17:33	11h 40m	−0:24	16:41–17:24	🌒 26%
Sun 15	05:08	05:30	11:20	17:10	17:33	11h 40m	−0:23	16:41–17:24	🌒 34%
Mon 16	05:09	05:31	11:21	17:10	17:33	11h 39m	−0:23	16:41–17:24	🌒 44%
Tue 17	05:09	05:31	11:21	17:10	17:33	11h 39m	−0:22	16:41–17:24	🌓 53%
Wed 18	05:09	05:31	11:21	17:10	17:33	11h 38m	−0:22	16:41–17:24	🌔 63%
Thu 19	05:10	05:32	11:21	17:11	17:33	11h 38m	−0:21	16:41–17:24	🌔 73%
Fri 20	05:10	05:32	11:21	17:11	17:33	11h 38m	−0:21	16:41–17:24	🌔 82%
Sat 21	05:10	05:33	11:22	17:11	17:33	11h 37m	−0:20	16:41–17:24	🌔 89%
Sun 22	05:11	05:33	11:22	17:11	17:33	11h 37m	−0:20	16:41–17:24	🌔 95%
Mon 23	05:11	05:34	11:22	17:11	17:33	11h 37m	−0:19	16:41–17:25	🌔 99%
Tue 24	05:12	05:34	11:23	17:11	17:33	11h 36m	−0:19	16:41–17:25	🌕 100%
Wed 25	05:12	05:35	11:23	17:11	17:34	11h 36m	−0:18	16:41–17:25	🌖 98%
Thu 26	05:13	05:35	11:23	17:11	17:34	11h 36m	−0:18	16:41–17:25	🌖 94%
Fri 27	05:13	05:35	11:24	17:12	17:34	11h 36m	−0:17	16:42–17:25	🌖 88%
Sat 28	05:13	05:36	11:24	17:12	17:34	11h 35m	−0:17	16:42–17:26	🌖 79%
Sun 29	05:14	05:36	11:24	17:12	17:34	11h 35m	−0:16	16:42–17:26	🌖 69%
Mon 30	05:14	05:37	11:25	17:12	17:35	11h 35m	−0:15	16:42–17:26	🌖 57%

Longest and shortest day in San José

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 12h 42m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 11h 32m.

Between them the day length swings by 1h 9m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:10 on 16 November; the latest is 18:01 on 12 July. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 05:14 on 28 May to 05:58 on 27 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 7m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in San José different

On standard time the sun peaks at 11:23, 37 minutes before clock noon, because the city sits near the eastern edge of its time zone. Sunrise and sunset are pushed the same way.

From sunset to full civil darkness is 21 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 9.9°N accounts for the 3-minute difference.

Over a year the sunset point slides 48° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.

By the end of October the sun will be setting 14 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 28 seconds a day.

Twice a year the sun passes directly overhead here — on 15 April and 27 August — and vertical objects cast almost no shadow at solar noon.

Standing 1,133 m up buys you 4.8 extra minutes of evening sun: the higher you are, the further over the curve of the Earth you can see, by 1.16° here.

Sitting in 2 months of the shortest day (21 December) means the sun has almost stopped drifting — 11h 57m of daylight today, and only 6 minutes of movement in sunset over the next two weeks.

Planning a sunset photo in San José

Arrive by 16:38. Golden hour opens at 16:53 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 263° 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.

Golden hour in San José — 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 San José today?

The sun sets in San José at 17:21 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in San José?

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 17:42 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in San José?

Evening golden hour runs 16:53 to 17:34 today, lasting 40m. Full golden hour times for San José covers the morning window and the coming week.