Sunset and sunrise times in Quito, Ecuador
In Quito, Ecuador the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 18:19 and rises at 06:12. Daylight lasts 12h 6m; evening golden hour runs from 17:51 to 18:32.
Today, Tuesday 25 August
- First light
- 05:51
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Solar noon
- 12:16
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Last light
- 18:40
- Day length
- 12h 6m
4h 58m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 17:51 – 18:32
- Blue hour
- 18:32 – 18:40
- Max sun altitude
- 79.2°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 16:30 / 04:09
The sun sets at 280° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August
Sunrise 06:12 Sunset 18:19 Golden hour 17:51 – 18:31 Day length 12h 6m vs today the same lengthWhere Quito is
- Coordinates
- 0.2298° S, 78.5250° W
- Time zone
- America/Guayaquil
- Current offset
- UTC-05:00
- Elevation
- 2,854 m
- Population
- 2,781,641
Sunrise and sunset in Quito, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 05:55 | 06:17 | 12:20 | 18:23 | 18:45 | 12h 6m | −0:00 | 17:54–18:36 | 🌖 91% |
| Sun 2 | 05:55 | 06:17 | 12:20 | 18:23 | 18:45 | 12h 6m | −0:00 | 17:54–18:36 | 🌖 84% |
| Mon 3 | 05:55 | 06:17 | 12:20 | 18:23 | 18:45 | 12h 6m | −0:00 | 17:54–18:36 | 🌖 75% |
| Tue 4 | 05:55 | 06:17 | 12:20 | 18:23 | 18:45 | 12h 6m | −0:00 | 17:54–18:36 | 🌖 65% |
| Wed 5 | 05:55 | 06:16 | 12:20 | 18:23 | 18:44 | 12h 6m | −0:00 | 17:54–18:36 | 🌗 54% |
| Thu 6 | 05:55 | 06:16 | 12:19 | 18:23 | 18:44 | 12h 6m | −0:00 | 17:54–18:36 | 🌘 42% |
| Fri 7 | 05:55 | 06:16 | 12:19 | 18:23 | 18:44 | 12h 6m | −0:00 | 17:54–18:36 | 🌘 31% |
| Sat 8 | 05:55 | 06:16 | 12:19 | 18:22 | 18:44 | 12h 6m | −0:00 | 17:54–18:36 | 🌘 21% |
| Sun 9 | 05:54 | 06:16 | 12:19 | 18:22 | 18:44 | 12h 6m | +0:00 | 17:54–18:35 | 🌘 12% |
| Mon 10 | 05:54 | 06:16 | 12:19 | 18:22 | 18:44 | 12h 6m | +0:00 | 17:54–18:35 | 🌘 5% |
| Tue 11 | 05:54 | 06:16 | 12:19 | 18:22 | 18:43 | 12h 6m | +0:00 | 17:54–18:35 | 🌘 1% |
| Wed 12 | 05:54 | 06:15 | 12:19 | 18:22 | 18:43 | 12h 6m | +0:00 | 17:54–18:35 | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | 05:54 | 06:15 | 12:18 | 18:22 | 18:43 | 12h 6m | +0:00 | 17:53–18:35 | 🌒 1% |
| Fri 14 | 05:54 | 06:15 | 12:18 | 18:21 | 18:43 | 12h 6m | +0:00 | 17:53–18:35 | 🌒 5% |
| Sat 15 | 05:54 | 06:15 | 12:18 | 18:21 | 18:43 | 12h 6m | +0:00 | 17:53–18:34 | 🌒 11% |
| Sun 16 | 05:53 | 06:15 | 12:18 | 18:21 | 18:42 | 12h 6m | +0:00 | 17:53–18:34 | 🌒 18% |
| Mon 17 | 05:53 | 06:14 | 12:18 | 18:21 | 18:42 | 12h 6m | +0:00 | 17:53–18:34 | 🌒 27% |
| Tue 18 | 05:53 | 06:14 | 12:17 | 18:21 | 18:42 | 12h 6m | +0:00 | 17:53–18:34 | 🌒 36% |
| Wed 19 | 05:53 | 06:14 | 12:17 | 18:20 | 18:42 | 12h 6m | +0:00 | 17:52–18:33 | 🌓 46% |
| Thu 20 | 05:53 | 06:14 | 12:17 | 18:20 | 18:41 | 12h 6m | +0:00 | 17:52–18:33 | 🌔 55% |
| Fri 21 | 05:52 | 06:13 | 12:17 | 18:20 | 18:41 | 12h 6m | +0:00 | 17:52–18:33 | 🌔 65% |
| Sat 22 | 05:52 | 06:13 | 12:16 | 18:20 | 18:41 | 12h 6m | +0:00 | 17:52–18:33 | 🌔 73% |
| Sun 23 | 05:52 | 06:13 | 12:16 | 18:19 | 18:40 | 12h 6m | +0:00 | 17:52–18:32 | 🌔 81% |
| Mon 24 | 05:52 | 06:13 | 12:16 | 18:19 | 18:40 | 12h 6m | +0:00 | 17:51–18:32 | 🌔 88% |
| Tue 25 | 05:51 | 06:12 | 12:16 | 18:19 | 18:40 | 12h 6m | +0:00 | 17:51–18:32 | 🌔 94% |
| Wed 26 | 05:51 | 06:12 | 12:15 | 18:19 | 18:40 | 12h 6m | +0:00 | 17:51–18:31 | 🌔 98% |
| Thu 27 | 05:51 | 06:12 | 12:15 | 18:18 | 18:39 | 12h 6m | +0:00 | 17:51–18:31 | 🌔 100% |
| Fri 28 | 05:51 | 06:12 | 12:15 | 18:18 | 18:39 | 12h 6m | +0:00 | 17:50–18:31 | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 05:50 | 06:11 | 12:14 | 18:18 | 18:39 | 12h 6m | +0:00 | 17:50–18:31 | 🌖 98% |
| Sun 30 | 05:50 | 06:11 | 12:14 | 18:17 | 18:38 | 12h 6m | +0:00 | 17:50–18:30 | 🌖 94% |
| Mon 31 | 05:50 | 06:11 | 12:14 | 18:17 | 18:38 | 12h 6m | +0:00 | 17:49–18:30 | 🌖 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 | 05:04 | 05:30 | 06:17 | 18:23 | 19:10 | 19:35 | 11h 53m | 71.9° | 288° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 05:04 | 05:30 | 06:17 | 18:23 | 19:10 | 19:35 | 11h 53m | 72.1° | 288° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 05:05 | 05:30 | 06:17 | 18:23 | 19:10 | 19:35 | 11h 53m | 72.4° | 287° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 05:05 | 05:30 | 06:17 | 18:23 | 19:10 | 19:35 | 11h 53m | 72.7° | 287° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 05:05 | 05:30 | 06:16 | 18:23 | 19:09 | 19:35 | 11h 53m | 72.9° | 287° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 05:05 | 05:30 | 06:16 | 18:23 | 19:09 | 19:34 | 11h 53m | 73.2° | 286° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 05:05 | 05:30 | 06:16 | 18:23 | 19:09 | 19:34 | 11h 53m | 73.5° | 286° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 05:04 | 05:30 | 06:16 | 18:22 | 19:09 | 19:34 | 11h 53m | 73.8° | 286° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 05:04 | 05:29 | 06:16 | 18:22 | 19:09 | 19:34 | 11h 53m | 74.1° | 286° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 05:04 | 05:29 | 06:16 | 18:22 | 19:08 | 19:33 | 11h 53m | 74.4° | 285° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 05:04 | 05:29 | 06:16 | 18:22 | 19:08 | 19:33 | 11h 53m | 74.7° | 285° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 05:04 | 05:29 | 06:15 | 18:22 | 19:08 | 19:33 | 11h 53m | 75.0° | 285° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 05:04 | 05:29 | 06:15 | 18:22 | 19:08 | 19:33 | 11h 53m | 75.3° | 284° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 05:04 | 05:29 | 06:15 | 18:21 | 19:08 | 19:32 | 11h 53m | 75.6° | 284° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 05:04 | 05:29 | 06:15 | 18:21 | 19:07 | 19:32 | 11h 53m | 75.9° | 284° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 05:04 | 05:29 | 06:15 | 18:21 | 19:07 | 19:32 | 11h 53m | 76.2° | 283° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 05:04 | 05:29 | 06:14 | 18:21 | 19:07 | 19:31 | 11h 53m | 76.5° | 283° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 05:04 | 05:28 | 06:14 | 18:21 | 19:06 | 19:31 | 11h 53m | 76.8° | 283° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 05:04 | 05:28 | 06:14 | 18:20 | 19:06 | 19:31 | 11h 53m | 77.2° | 283° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 05:03 | 05:28 | 06:14 | 18:20 | 19:06 | 19:30 | 11h 53m | 77.5° | 282° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 05:03 | 05:28 | 06:13 | 18:20 | 19:06 | 19:30 | 11h 53m | 77.8° | 282° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 05:03 | 05:28 | 06:13 | 18:20 | 19:05 | 19:30 | 11h 53m | 78.2° | 282° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 05:03 | 05:27 | 06:13 | 18:19 | 19:05 | 19:29 | 11h 53m | 78.5° | 281° W |
| Mon 24 | 05:03 | 05:27 | 06:13 | 18:19 | 19:05 | 19:29 | 11h 53m | 78.9° | 281° W |
| Tue 25 | 05:03 | 05:27 | 06:12 | 18:19 | 19:04 | 19:29 | 11h 53m | 79.2° | 280° W |
| Wed 26 | 05:02 | 05:27 | 06:12 | 18:19 | 19:04 | 19:28 | 11h 53m | 79.5° | 280° W |
| Thu 27 | 05:02 | 05:27 | 06:12 | 18:18 | 19:04 | 19:28 | 11h 53m | 79.9° | 280° W |
| Fri 28 | 05:02 | 05:26 | 06:12 | 18:18 | 19:03 | 19:28 | 11h 53m | 80.2° | 279° W |
| Sat 29 | 05:02 | 05:26 | 06:11 | 18:18 | 19:03 | 19:27 | 11h 53m | 80.6° | 279° W |
| Sun 30 | 05:01 | 05:26 | 06:11 | 18:17 | 19:03 | 19:27 | 11h 53m | 81.0° | 279° W |
| Mon 31 | 05:01 | 05:25 | 06:11 | 18:17 | 19:02 | 19:27 | 11h 53m | 81.3° | 278° W |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 05:49 | 06:10 | 12:14 | 18:17 | 18:38 | 12h 6m | +0:00 | 17:49–18:30 | 🌖 79% |
| Wed 2 | 05:49 | 06:10 | 12:13 | 18:16 | 18:37 | 12h 6m | +0:00 | 17:49–18:29 | 🌖 69% |
| Thu 3 | 05:49 | 06:10 | 12:13 | 18:16 | 18:37 | 12h 6m | +0:00 | 17:49–18:29 | 🌖 57% |
| Fri 4 | 05:49 | 06:09 | 12:13 | 18:16 | 18:37 | 12h 6m | +0:00 | 17:48–18:29 | 🌗 45% |
| Sat 5 | 05:48 | 06:09 | 12:12 | 18:15 | 18:36 | 12h 6m | +0:00 | 17:48–18:28 | 🌘 34% |
| Sun 6 | 05:48 | 06:09 | 12:12 | 18:15 | 18:36 | 12h 6m | +0:00 | 17:48–18:28 | 🌘 23% |
| Mon 7 | 05:48 | 06:08 | 12:12 | 18:15 | 18:36 | 12h 6m | +0:00 | 17:47–18:28 | 🌘 14% |
| Tue 8 | 05:47 | 06:08 | 12:11 | 18:14 | 18:35 | 12h 6m | +0:00 | 17:47–18:27 | 🌘 7% |
| Wed 9 | 05:47 | 06:08 | 12:11 | 18:14 | 18:35 | 12h 6m | +0:00 | 17:47–18:27 | 🌘 2% |
| Thu 10 | 05:47 | 06:07 | 12:11 | 18:14 | 18:35 | 12h 6m | +0:01 | 17:46–18:27 | 🌑 0% |
| Fri 11 | 05:46 | 06:07 | 12:10 | 18:13 | 18:34 | 12h 6m | +0:01 | 17:46–18:26 | 🌒 1% |
| Sat 12 | 05:46 | 06:07 | 12:10 | 18:13 | 18:34 | 12h 6m | +0:01 | 17:46–18:26 | 🌒 3% |
| Sun 13 | 05:45 | 06:06 | 12:09 | 18:13 | 18:33 | 12h 6m | +0:01 | 17:45–18:25 | 🌒 8% |
| Mon 14 | 05:45 | 06:06 | 12:09 | 18:12 | 18:33 | 12h 6m | +0:01 | 17:45–18:25 | 🌒 14% |
| Tue 15 | 05:45 | 06:05 | 12:09 | 18:12 | 18:33 | 12h 6m | +0:01 | 17:45–18:25 | 🌒 22% |
| Wed 16 | 05:44 | 06:05 | 12:08 | 18:12 | 18:32 | 12h 6m | +0:01 | 17:44–18:24 | 🌒 30% |
| Thu 17 | 05:44 | 06:05 | 12:08 | 18:11 | 18:32 | 12h 6m | +0:01 | 17:44–18:24 | 🌒 39% |
| Fri 18 | 05:44 | 06:04 | 12:08 | 18:11 | 18:32 | 12h 6m | +0:01 | 17:44–18:24 | 🌓 49% |
| Sat 19 | 05:43 | 06:04 | 12:07 | 18:11 | 18:31 | 12h 6m | +0:01 | 17:43–18:23 | 🌔 58% |
| Sun 20 | 05:43 | 06:04 | 12:07 | 18:10 | 18:31 | 12h 6m | +0:01 | 17:43–18:23 | 🌔 67% |
| Mon 21 | 05:43 | 06:03 | 12:07 | 18:10 | 18:31 | 12h 6m | +0:01 | 17:43–18:23 | 🌔 76% |
| Tue 22 | 05:42 | 06:03 | 12:06 | 18:10 | 18:30 | 12h 6m | +0:01 | 17:42–18:22 | 🌔 83% |
| Wed 23 | 05:42 | 06:03 | 12:06 | 18:09 | 18:30 | 12h 6m | +0:01 | 17:42–18:22 | 🌔 90% |
| Thu 24 | 05:42 | 06:02 | 12:06 | 18:09 | 18:30 | 12h 6m | +0:01 | 17:42–18:22 | 🌔 95% |
| Fri 25 | 05:41 | 06:02 | 12:05 | 18:09 | 18:29 | 12h 6m | +0:01 | 17:41–18:21 | 🌔 99% |
| Sat 26 | 05:41 | 06:02 | 12:05 | 18:08 | 18:29 | 12h 6m | +0:01 | 17:41–18:21 | 🌕 100% |
| Sun 27 | 05:40 | 06:01 | 12:05 | 18:08 | 18:29 | 12h 6m | +0:01 | 17:41–18:21 | 🌖 99% |
| Mon 28 | 05:40 | 06:01 | 12:04 | 18:08 | 18:28 | 12h 6m | +0:01 | 17:40–18:20 | 🌖 96% |
| Tue 29 | 05:40 | 06:00 | 12:04 | 18:07 | 18:28 | 12h 6m | +0:01 | 17:40–18:20 | 🌖 90% |
| Wed 30 | 05:39 | 06:00 | 12:04 | 18:07 | 18:28 | 12h 6m | +0:01 | 17:40–18:20 | 🌖 82% |
Longest and shortest day in Quito
The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 12h 8m of daylight.
The shortest is 8 August 2026, 17 days ago, with 12h 6m.
Between them the day length swings by 1m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 18:01 on 2 November; the latest is 18:31 on 10 February. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.
Sunrise ranges from 05:53 on 3 November to 06:24 on 11 February.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 6m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Quito different
From sunset to full civil darkness is 21 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 0.2°S accounts for the 3-minute difference.
Between the June and December solstices the length of the day swings by 1m here — among the narrowest of the 17 cities tracked in Ecuador.
The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 47° round to WNW. Tonight, W.
Across August the sunset moves 6 minutes earlier, averaging about 12 seconds a day.
Being inside the tropics means two zenith passages a year, 20 March and 23 September, when the sun is straight up at solar noon rather than merely high. The next one is in 4 weeks.
At 0.2° the seasons barely touch the clock: 2 minutes separate midsummer from midwinter, against roughly 8.8 hours in London.
Elevation matters at 2,854 m. The visible horizon drops 1.85°, pushing sunset 7.5 minutes later and sunrise the same amount earlier than a sea-level observer would see.
Around a solstice the day length flattens out, and that is where the calendar is now: the shortest day is 21 June, 2 months ago, and sunset moves a mere 4 minutes earlier in the coming fortnight.
Planning a sunset photo in Quito
Arrive by 17:36. Golden hour opens at 17:51 and the sun is down by 18:19, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west — the sun goes down at 280° 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 18:32 and runs to 18:40, the end of civil twilight and 21m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Quito today?
The sun sets in Quito at 18:19 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Quito?
It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 18:40 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Quito?
Evening golden hour runs 17:51 to 18:32 today, lasting 40m. Full golden hour times for Quito covers the morning window and the coming week.