Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Quito, Ecuador

In Quito, Ecuador the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 18:04 and rises at 05:57. Daylight lasts 12h 6m; evening golden hour runs from 17:36 to 18:17.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light
05:36
Sunrise
05:57
Solar noon
12:01
Sunset
18:04
Last light
18:25
Day length
12h 6m

18h 2m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:36 – 18:17
Blue hour
18:17 – 18:25
Max sun altitude
83.4°
Moon
🌑 New moon
Moonrise / moonset
05:52 / 18:16

The sun sets at 263° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 05:57 Sunset 18:04 Golden hour 17:36 – 18:17 Day length 12h 6m vs today the same length

Where 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, 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 05:39 06:00 12:03 18:07 18:27 12h 6m +0:01 17:39–18:19 🌖 72%
Fri 2 05:39 05:59 12:03 18:06 18:27 12h 6m +0:01 17:39–18:19 🌖 61%
Sat 3 05:38 05:59 12:03 18:06 18:27 12h 6m +0:01 17:39–18:19 🌗 49%
Sun 4 05:38 05:59 12:02 18:06 18:26 12h 6m +0:01 17:38–18:18 🌘 37%
Mon 5 05:38 05:59 12:02 18:05 18:26 12h 6m +0:01 17:38–18:18 🌘 26%
Tue 6 05:37 05:58 12:02 18:05 18:26 12h 6m +0:01 17:38–18:18 🌘 17%
Wed 7 05:37 05:58 12:01 18:05 18:26 12h 6m +0:01 17:37–18:18 🌘 9%
Thu 8 05:37 05:58 12:01 18:05 18:25 12h 6m +0:01 17:37–18:17 🌘 4%
Fri 9 05:37 05:57 12:01 18:04 18:25 12h 6m +0:01 17:37–18:17 🌘 1%
Sat 10 05:36 05:57 12:01 18:04 18:25 12h 6m +0:01 17:36–18:17 🌑 0%
Sun 11 05:36 05:57 12:00 18:04 18:25 12h 6m +0:01 17:36–18:17 🌒 2%
Mon 12 05:36 05:57 12:00 18:04 18:24 12h 6m +0:01 17:36–18:16 🌒 5%
Tue 13 05:35 05:56 12:00 18:03 18:24 12h 6m +0:01 17:36–18:16 🌒 10%
Wed 14 05:35 05:56 12:00 18:03 18:24 12h 7m +0:01 17:35–18:16 🌒 16%
Thu 15 05:35 05:56 11:59 18:03 18:24 12h 7m +0:01 17:35–18:16 🌒 24%
Fri 16 05:35 05:56 11:59 18:03 18:24 12h 7m +0:01 17:35–18:15 🌒 32%
Sat 17 05:34 05:55 11:59 18:02 18:23 12h 7m +0:01 17:35–18:15 🌒 41%
Sun 18 05:34 05:55 11:59 18:02 18:23 12h 7m +0:01 17:34–18:15 🌓 51%
Mon 19 05:34 05:55 11:59 18:02 18:23 12h 7m +0:01 17:34–18:15 🌔 60%
Tue 20 05:34 05:55 11:58 18:02 18:23 12h 7m +0:01 17:34–18:15 🌔 69%
Wed 21 05:34 05:55 11:58 18:02 18:23 12h 7m +0:01 17:34–18:15 🌔 78%
Thu 22 05:33 05:54 11:58 18:02 18:23 12h 7m +0:01 17:34–18:15 🌔 86%
Fri 23 05:33 05:54 11:58 18:01 18:23 12h 7m +0:01 17:34–18:14 🌔 92%
Sat 24 05:33 05:54 11:58 18:01 18:22 12h 7m +0:01 17:33–18:14 🌔 97%
Sun 25 05:33 05:54 11:58 18:01 18:22 12h 7m +0:01 17:33–18:14 🌔 99%
Mon 26 05:33 05:54 11:58 18:01 18:22 12h 7m +0:01 17:33–18:14 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:33 05:54 11:57 18:01 18:22 12h 7m +0:01 17:33–18:14 🌖 97%
Wed 28 05:32 05:54 11:57 18:01 18:22 12h 7m +0:01 17:33–18:14 🌖 92%
Thu 29 05:32 05:54 11:57 18:01 18:22 12h 7m +0:01 17:33–18:14 🌖 85%
Fri 30 05:32 05:54 11:57 18:01 18:22 12h 7m +0:01 17:33–18:14 🌖 75%
Sat 31 05:32 05:53 11:57 18:01 18:22 12h 7m +0:01 17:33–18:14 🌖 65%
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 04:51 05:15 06:00 18:07 18:51 19:15 11h 52m 86.8° 267° W
Fri 2 04:51 05:15 05:59 18:06 18:51 19:15 11h 52m 86.5° 266° W
Sat 3 04:50 05:14 05:59 18:06 18:51 19:15 11h 52m 86.1° 266° W
Sun 4 04:50 05:14 05:59 18:06 18:51 19:15 11h 52m 85.7° 265° W
Mon 5 04:50 05:14 05:59 18:05 18:50 19:14 11h 52m 85.3° 265° W
Tue 6 04:49 05:13 05:58 18:05 18:50 19:14 11h 52m 84.9° 265° W
Wed 7 04:49 05:13 05:58 18:05 18:50 19:14 11h 52m 84.5° 264° W
Thu 8 04:49 05:13 05:58 18:05 18:49 19:14 11h 52m 84.2° 264° W
Fri 9 04:48 05:12 05:57 18:04 18:49 19:13 11h 52m 83.8° 263° W
Sat 10 04:48 05:12 05:57 18:04 18:49 19:13 11h 52m 83.4° 263° W
Sun 11 04:48 05:12 05:57 18:04 18:49 19:13 11h 52m 83.0° 263° W
Mon 12 04:47 05:11 05:57 18:04 18:49 19:13 11h 52m 82.6° 262° W
Tue 13 04:47 05:11 05:56 18:03 18:48 19:13 11h 52m 82.3° 262° W
Wed 14 04:47 05:11 05:56 18:03 18:48 19:13 11h 52m 81.9° 262° W
Thu 15 04:46 05:11 05:56 18:03 18:48 19:12 11h 52m 81.5° 261° W
Fri 16 04:46 05:10 05:56 18:03 18:48 19:12 11h 52m 81.2° 261° W
Sat 17 04:46 05:10 05:55 18:02 18:48 19:12 11h 52m 80.8° 260° W
Sun 18 04:45 05:10 05:55 18:02 18:48 19:12 11h 52m 80.4° 260° W
Mon 19 04:45 05:10 05:55 18:02 18:47 19:12 11h 52m 80.1° 260° W
Tue 20 04:45 05:09 05:55 18:02 18:47 19:12 11h 52m 79.7° 259° W
Wed 21 04:45 05:09 05:55 18:02 18:47 19:12 11h 52m 79.4° 259° W
Thu 22 04:44 05:09 05:54 18:02 18:47 19:12 11h 52m 79.0° 259° WSW
Fri 23 04:44 05:09 05:54 18:01 18:47 19:12 11h 52m 78.7° 258° WSW
Sat 24 04:44 05:08 05:54 18:01 18:47 19:12 11h 52m 78.3° 258° WSW
Sun 25 04:44 05:08 05:54 18:01 18:47 19:12 11h 52m 78.0° 258° WSW
Mon 26 04:43 05:08 05:54 18:01 18:47 19:12 11h 52m 77.6° 257° WSW
Tue 27 04:43 05:08 05:54 18:01 18:47 19:12 11h 52m 77.3° 257° WSW
Wed 28 04:43 05:08 05:54 18:01 18:47 19:12 11h 52m 76.9° 257° WSW
Thu 29 04:43 05:08 05:54 18:01 18:47 19:12 11h 52m 76.6° 256° WSW
Fri 30 04:43 05:08 05:54 18:01 18:47 19:12 11h 52m 76.3° 256° WSW
Sat 31 04:43 05:07 05:53 18:01 18:47 19:12 11h 52m 76.0° 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 05:32 05:53 11:57 18:01 18:22 12h 7m +0:01 17:33–18:14 🌗 53%
Mon 2 05:32 05:53 11:57 18:01 18:22 12h 7m +0:01 17:33–18:14 🌘 42%
Tue 3 05:32 05:53 11:57 18:01 18:22 12h 7m +0:01 17:32–18:14 🌘 31%
Wed 4 05:32 05:53 11:57 18:01 18:22 12h 7m +0:01 17:32–18:14 🌘 21%
Thu 5 05:32 05:53 11:57 18:01 18:22 12h 7m +0:01 17:32–18:14 🌘 13%
Fri 6 05:32 05:53 11:57 18:01 18:22 12h 7m +0:01 17:32–18:14 🌘 7%
Sat 7 05:32 05:54 11:57 18:01 18:23 12h 7m +0:01 17:32–18:14 🌘 2%
Sun 8 05:32 05:54 11:57 18:01 18:23 12h 7m +0:01 17:33–18:14 🌘 0%
Mon 9 05:32 05:54 11:57 18:01 18:23 12h 7m +0:01 17:33–18:14 🌑 0%
Tue 10 05:32 05:54 11:57 18:01 18:23 12h 7m +0:01 17:33–18:15 🌒 2%
Wed 11 05:32 05:54 11:58 18:01 18:23 12h 7m +0:01 17:33–18:15 🌒 6%
Thu 12 05:32 05:54 11:58 18:02 18:23 12h 7m +0:01 17:33–18:15 🌒 11%
Fri 13 05:32 05:54 11:58 18:02 18:23 12h 7m +0:01 17:33–18:15 🌒 18%
Sat 14 05:32 05:54 11:58 18:02 18:24 12h 7m +0:01 17:33–18:15 🌒 25%
Sun 15 05:33 05:54 11:58 18:02 18:24 12h 7m +0:01 17:33–18:15 🌒 34%
Mon 16 05:33 05:55 11:58 18:02 18:24 12h 7m +0:01 17:33–18:16 🌒 43%
Tue 17 05:33 05:55 11:59 18:02 18:24 12h 7m +0:01 17:33–18:16 🌓 53%
Wed 18 05:33 05:55 11:59 18:03 18:25 12h 7m +0:01 17:34–18:16 🌔 63%
Thu 19 05:33 05:55 11:59 18:03 18:25 12h 7m +0:01 17:34–18:16 🌔 72%
Fri 20 05:33 05:55 11:59 18:03 18:25 12h 7m +0:01 17:34–18:17 🌔 81%
Sat 21 05:34 05:56 12:00 18:03 18:25 12h 7m +0:01 17:34–18:17 🌔 89%
Sun 22 05:34 05:56 12:00 18:04 18:26 12h 7m +0:01 17:35–18:17 🌔 95%
Mon 23 05:34 05:56 12:00 18:04 18:26 12h 7m +0:01 17:35–18:17 🌔 99%
Tue 24 05:34 05:56 12:00 18:04 18:26 12h 7m +0:01 17:35–18:18 🌕 100%
Wed 25 05:35 05:57 12:01 18:05 18:27 12h 7m +0:01 17:35–18:18 🌖 98%
Thu 26 05:35 05:57 12:01 18:05 18:27 12h 7m +0:01 17:36–18:18 🌖 94%
Fri 27 05:35 05:57 12:01 18:05 18:27 12h 7m +0:01 17:36–18:19 🌖 88%
Sat 28 05:35 05:58 12:02 18:06 18:28 12h 7m +0:01 17:36–18:19 🌖 79%
Sun 29 05:36 05:58 12:02 18:06 18:28 12h 7m +0:01 17:37–18:20 🌖 69%
Mon 30 05:36 05:58 12:02 18:06 18:29 12h 7m +0:01 17:37–18:20 🌖 58%

Longest and shortest day in Quito

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 12h 8m of daylight.

The shortest is 8 August 2026, 2 months ago, with 12h 6m.

Between them the day length swings by 1m.

Daylight through 2026

00:0006:0012:0018:0000:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

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 October 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.

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 7.4 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 longest day is 21 December, in 2 months, and sunset moves a mere 3 minutes earlier in the coming fortnight.

Planning a sunset photo in Quito

Arrive by 17:21. Golden hour opens at 17:36 and the sun is down by 18:04, 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 18:17 and runs to 18:25, the end of civil twilight and 20m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Quito — 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 Quito today?

The sun sets in Quito at 18:04 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Quito?

It takes 20m. Civil twilight ends at 18:25 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Quito?

Evening golden hour runs 17:36 to 18:17 today, lasting 40m. Full golden hour times for Quito covers the morning window and the coming week.

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