Sunset and sunrise times in Riga, Latvia
In Riga, Latvia the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 20:38 and rises at 06:11. Daylight lasts 14h 27m; evening golden hour runs from 19:46 to 21:04.
Today, Tuesday 25 August
- First light
- 05:28
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Solar noon
- 13:25
- Sunset
- 20:38
- Last light
- 21:20
- Day length
- 14h 27m
the sun has already set today
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 19:46 – 21:04
- Blue hour
- 21:04 – 21:20
- Max sun altitude
- 43.7°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 19:57 / 02:08
The sun sets at 291° — 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 06:13 Sunset 20:36 Golden hour 19:44 – 21:01 Day length 14h 23m vs today 5 minutes shorterWhere Riga is
- Coordinates
- 56.9460° N, 24.1059° E
- Time zone
- Europe/Riga
- Current offset
- UTC+03:00
- Elevation
- 6 m
- Population
- 742,572
Sunrise and sunset in Riga, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 04:31 | 05:22 | 13:29 | 21:36 | 22:26 | 16h 13m | −4:02 | 20:38–22:06 | 🌖 93% |
| Sun 2 | 04:33 | 05:24 | 13:29 | 21:34 | 22:23 | 16h 9m | −4:05 | 20:36–22:03 | 🌖 87% |
| Mon 3 | 04:36 | 05:26 | 13:29 | 21:31 | 22:21 | 16h 5m | −4:07 | 20:34–22:01 | 🌖 78% |
| Tue 4 | 04:38 | 05:28 | 13:29 | 21:29 | 22:18 | 16h 1m | −4:10 | 20:32–21:58 | 🌖 69% |
| Wed 5 | 04:41 | 05:30 | 13:29 | 21:27 | 22:16 | 15h 57m | −4:12 | 20:30–21:56 | 🌖 58% |
| Thu 6 | 04:43 | 05:32 | 13:29 | 21:25 | 22:13 | 15h 53m | −4:14 | 20:28–21:53 | 🌗 46% |
| Fri 7 | 04:46 | 05:34 | 13:29 | 21:23 | 22:10 | 15h 48m | −4:16 | 20:27–21:51 | 🌘 35% |
| Sat 8 | 04:48 | 05:36 | 13:29 | 21:20 | 22:08 | 15h 44m | −4:18 | 20:25–21:49 | 🌘 24% |
| Sun 9 | 04:51 | 05:38 | 13:29 | 21:18 | 22:05 | 15h 40m | −4:20 | 20:22–21:46 | 🌘 15% |
| Mon 10 | 04:53 | 05:40 | 13:28 | 21:16 | 22:02 | 15h 35m | −4:22 | 20:20–21:43 | 🌘 7% |
| Tue 11 | 04:55 | 05:42 | 13:28 | 21:13 | 21:59 | 15h 31m | −4:23 | 20:18–21:41 | 🌘 2% |
| Wed 12 | 04:58 | 05:44 | 13:28 | 21:11 | 21:57 | 15h 26m | −4:25 | 20:16–21:38 | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | 05:00 | 05:46 | 13:28 | 21:09 | 21:54 | 15h 22m | −4:26 | 20:14–21:36 | 🌒 1% |
| Fri 14 | 05:03 | 05:48 | 13:28 | 21:06 | 21:51 | 15h 18m | −4:28 | 20:12–21:33 | 🌒 4% |
| Sat 15 | 05:05 | 05:50 | 13:28 | 21:04 | 21:48 | 15h 13m | −4:29 | 20:10–21:31 | 🌒 9% |
| Sun 16 | 05:07 | 05:52 | 13:27 | 21:01 | 21:46 | 15h 9m | −4:30 | 20:07–21:28 | 🌒 16% |
| Mon 17 | 05:10 | 05:54 | 13:27 | 20:59 | 21:43 | 15h 4m | −4:32 | 20:05–21:25 | 🌒 24% |
| Tue 18 | 05:12 | 05:56 | 13:27 | 20:56 | 21:40 | 14h 59m | −4:33 | 20:03–21:23 | 🌒 33% |
| Wed 19 | 05:14 | 05:58 | 13:27 | 20:54 | 21:37 | 14h 55m | −4:34 | 20:01–21:20 | 🌒 43% |
| Thu 20 | 05:17 | 06:00 | 13:27 | 20:51 | 21:34 | 14h 50m | −4:35 | 19:58–21:17 | 🌓 52% |
| Fri 21 | 05:19 | 06:02 | 13:26 | 20:49 | 21:32 | 14h 46m | −4:36 | 19:56–21:15 | 🌔 62% |
| Sat 22 | 05:21 | 06:04 | 13:26 | 20:46 | 21:29 | 14h 41m | −4:36 | 19:54–21:12 | 🌔 71% |
| Sun 23 | 05:24 | 06:07 | 13:26 | 20:44 | 21:26 | 14h 37m | −4:37 | 19:51–21:09 | 🌔 79% |
| Mon 24 | 05:26 | 06:09 | 13:25 | 20:41 | 21:23 | 14h 32m | −4:38 | 19:49–21:06 | 🌔 86% |
| Tue 25 | 05:28 | 06:11 | 13:25 | 20:38 | 21:20 | 14h 27m | −4:39 | 19:46–21:04 | 🌔 92% |
| Wed 26 | 05:31 | 06:13 | 13:25 | 20:36 | 21:17 | 14h 23m | −4:39 | 19:44–21:01 | 🌔 96% |
| Thu 27 | 05:33 | 06:15 | 13:25 | 20:33 | 21:15 | 14h 18m | −4:40 | 19:41–20:58 | 🌔 99% |
| Fri 28 | 05:35 | 06:17 | 13:24 | 20:31 | 21:12 | 14h 13m | −4:41 | 19:39–20:55 | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 05:38 | 06:19 | 13:24 | 20:28 | 21:09 | 14h 9m | −4:41 | 19:36–20:53 | 🌖 99% |
| Sun 30 | 05:40 | 06:21 | 13:24 | 20:25 | 21:06 | 14h 4m | −4:42 | 19:34–20:50 | 🌖 95% |
| Mon 31 | 05:42 | 06:23 | 13:23 | 20:23 | 21:03 | 13h 59m | −4:42 | 19:31–20:47 | 🌖 89% |
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 | — | 03:12 | 05:22 | 21:36 | 23:44 | — | 7h 48m | 51.0° | 306° NW |
| Sun 2 | — | 03:16 | 05:24 | 21:34 | 23:39 | — | 7h 52m | 50.7° | 305° NW |
| Mon 3 | — | 03:20 | 05:26 | 21:31 | 23:35 | — | 7h 56m | 50.5° | 305° NW |
| Tue 4 | — | 03:24 | 05:28 | 21:29 | 23:31 | — | 8h 0m | 50.2° | 304° NW |
| Wed 5 | — | 03:28 | 05:30 | 21:27 | 23:27 | — | 8h 4m | 50.0° | 304° WNW |
| Thu 6 | — | 03:32 | 05:32 | 21:25 | 23:23 | — | 8h 9m | 49.7° | 303° WNW |
| Fri 7 | — | 03:35 | 05:34 | 21:23 | 23:19 | — | 8h 13m | 49.4° | 302° WNW |
| Sat 8 | — | 03:39 | 05:36 | 21:20 | 23:15 | — | 8h 17m | 49.1° | 302° WNW |
| Sun 9 | — | 03:43 | 05:38 | 21:18 | 23:12 | — | 8h 21m | 48.8° | 301° WNW |
| Mon 10 | — | 03:46 | 05:40 | 21:16 | 23:08 | — | 8h 26m | 48.5° | 301° WNW |
| Tue 11 | — | 03:50 | 05:42 | 21:13 | 23:04 | — | 8h 30m | 48.2° | 300° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 01:35 | 03:53 | 05:44 | 21:11 | 23:00 | 00:56 | 8h 35m | 47.9° | 299° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 02:01 | 03:56 | 05:46 | 21:09 | 22:57 | 00:43 | 8h 39m | 47.6° | 299° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 02:13 | 04:00 | 05:48 | 21:06 | 22:53 | 00:33 | 8h 44m | 47.3° | 298° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 02:23 | 04:03 | 05:50 | 21:04 | 22:50 | 00:24 | 8h 48m | 47.0° | 298° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 02:32 | 04:06 | 05:52 | 21:01 | 22:46 | 00:16 | 8h 53m | 46.7° | 297° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 02:39 | 04:09 | 05:54 | 20:59 | 22:42 | 00:09 | 8h 57m | 46.4° | 296° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 02:46 | 04:13 | 05:56 | 20:56 | 22:39 | 00:02 | 9h 2m | 46.1° | 296° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 02:52 | 04:16 | 05:58 | 20:54 | 22:35 | 23:56 | 9h 6m | 45.7° | 295° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 02:58 | 04:19 | 06:00 | 20:51 | 22:32 | 23:50 | 9h 11m | 45.4° | 294° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 03:04 | 04:22 | 06:02 | 20:49 | 22:28 | 23:44 | 9h 15m | 45.1° | 294° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 03:09 | 04:25 | 06:04 | 20:46 | 22:25 | 23:39 | 9h 20m | 44.7° | 293° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 03:14 | 04:28 | 06:07 | 20:44 | 22:21 | 23:33 | 9h 25m | 44.4° | 292° WNW |
| Mon 24 | 03:19 | 04:31 | 06:09 | 20:41 | 22:18 | 23:28 | 9h 29m | 44.1° | 292° WNW |
| Tue 25 | 03:23 | 04:33 | 06:11 | 20:38 | 22:15 | 23:23 | 9h 34m | 43.7° | 291° WNW |
| Wed 26 | 03:28 | 04:36 | 06:13 | 20:36 | 22:11 | 23:18 | 9h 38m | 43.4° | 290° WNW |
| Thu 27 | 03:32 | 04:39 | 06:15 | 20:33 | 22:08 | 23:14 | 9h 43m | 43.0° | 290° WNW |
| Fri 28 | 03:36 | 04:42 | 06:17 | 20:31 | 22:05 | 23:09 | 9h 48m | 42.7° | 289° WNW |
| Sat 29 | 03:40 | 04:45 | 06:19 | 20:28 | 22:01 | 23:05 | 9h 53m | 42.3° | 288° WNW |
| Sun 30 | 03:44 | 04:47 | 06:21 | 20:25 | 21:58 | 23:00 | 9h 57m | 42.0° | 288° WNW |
| Mon 31 | 03:48 | 04:50 | 06:23 | 20:23 | 21:55 | 22:56 | 10h 2m | 41.6° | 287° WNW |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 05:44 | 06:25 | 13:23 | 20:20 | 21:00 | 13h 54m | −4:43 | 19:29–20:44 | 🌖 82% |
| Wed 2 | 05:47 | 06:27 | 13:23 | 20:17 | 20:57 | 13h 50m | −4:43 | 19:26–20:42 | 🌖 72% |
| Thu 3 | 05:49 | 06:29 | 13:22 | 20:15 | 20:55 | 13h 45m | −4:43 | 19:24–20:39 | 🌖 61% |
| Fri 4 | 05:51 | 06:31 | 13:22 | 20:12 | 20:52 | 13h 40m | −4:44 | 19:21–20:36 | 🌗 49% |
| Sat 5 | 05:53 | 06:33 | 13:22 | 20:09 | 20:49 | 13h 36m | −4:44 | 19:19–20:33 | 🌘 38% |
| Sun 6 | 05:55 | 06:35 | 13:21 | 20:06 | 20:46 | 13h 31m | −4:44 | 19:16–20:31 | 🌘 27% |
| Mon 7 | 05:58 | 06:37 | 13:21 | 20:04 | 20:43 | 13h 26m | −4:45 | 19:13–20:28 | 🌘 17% |
| Tue 8 | 06:00 | 06:39 | 13:21 | 20:01 | 20:40 | 13h 21m | −4:45 | 19:11–20:25 | 🌘 9% |
| Wed 9 | 06:02 | 06:41 | 13:20 | 19:58 | 20:37 | 13h 17m | −4:45 | 19:08–20:22 | 🌘 4% |
| Thu 10 | 06:04 | 06:43 | 13:20 | 19:56 | 20:35 | 13h 12m | −4:45 | 19:05–20:19 | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 06:06 | 06:45 | 13:20 | 19:53 | 20:32 | 13h 7m | −4:46 | 19:03–20:17 | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 06:08 | 06:47 | 13:19 | 19:50 | 20:29 | 13h 2m | −4:46 | 19:00–20:14 | 🌒 2% |
| Sun 13 | 06:11 | 06:49 | 13:19 | 19:47 | 20:26 | 12h 57m | −4:46 | 18:57–20:11 | 🌒 6% |
| Mon 14 | 06:13 | 06:51 | 13:19 | 19:45 | 20:23 | 12h 53m | −4:46 | 18:55–20:08 | 🌒 12% |
| Tue 15 | 06:15 | 06:53 | 13:18 | 19:42 | 20:20 | 12h 48m | −4:46 | 18:52–20:05 | 🌒 19% |
| Wed 16 | 06:17 | 06:56 | 13:18 | 19:39 | 20:18 | 12h 43m | −4:46 | 18:49–20:03 | 🌒 27% |
| Thu 17 | 06:19 | 06:58 | 13:18 | 19:36 | 20:15 | 12h 38m | −4:47 | 18:46–20:00 | 🌒 36% |
| Fri 18 | 06:21 | 07:00 | 13:17 | 19:34 | 20:12 | 12h 34m | −4:47 | 18:44–19:57 | 🌓 45% |
| Sat 19 | 06:23 | 07:02 | 13:17 | 19:31 | 20:09 | 12h 29m | −4:47 | 18:41–19:54 | 🌔 55% |
| Sun 20 | 06:25 | 07:04 | 13:17 | 19:28 | 20:06 | 12h 24m | −4:47 | 18:38–19:52 | 🌔 64% |
| Mon 21 | 06:27 | 07:06 | 13:16 | 19:25 | 20:04 | 12h 19m | −4:47 | 18:35–19:49 | 🌔 73% |
| Tue 22 | 06:30 | 07:08 | 13:16 | 19:23 | 20:01 | 12h 14m | −4:47 | 18:33–19:46 | 🌔 81% |
| Wed 23 | 06:32 | 07:10 | 13:15 | 19:20 | 19:58 | 12h 10m | −4:47 | 18:30–19:43 | 🌔 88% |
| Thu 24 | 06:34 | 07:12 | 13:15 | 19:17 | 19:55 | 12h 5m | −4:47 | 18:27–19:40 | 🌔 94% |
| Fri 25 | 06:36 | 07:14 | 13:15 | 19:15 | 19:52 | 12h 0m | −4:47 | 18:24–19:38 | 🌔 98% |
| Sat 26 | 06:38 | 07:16 | 13:14 | 19:12 | 19:50 | 11h 55m | −4:47 | 18:21–19:35 | 🌔 100% |
| Sun 27 | 06:40 | 07:18 | 13:14 | 19:09 | 19:47 | 11h 51m | −4:47 | 18:19–19:32 | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 06:42 | 07:20 | 13:14 | 19:06 | 19:44 | 11h 46m | −4:47 | 18:16–19:30 | 🌖 97% |
| Tue 29 | 06:44 | 07:22 | 13:13 | 19:04 | 19:41 | 11h 41m | −4:47 | 18:13–19:27 | 🌖 92% |
| Wed 30 | 06:46 | 07:24 | 13:13 | 19:01 | 19:39 | 11h 36m | −4:47 | 18:10–19:24 | 🌖 85% |
Longest and shortest day in Riga
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 17h 52m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 6h 43m.
Between them the day length swings by 11h 8m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 15:41 on 15 December; the latest is 22:21 on 24 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 04:28 on 18 June to 09:01 on 28 December.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 19m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Riga different
Clock noon and solar noon are 26 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 12:25 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude. Daylight saving adds another hour on top, so today the sun peaks at 13:25.
From sunset to full civil darkness is 42 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 56.9°N accounts for the 18-minute difference.
Evening golden hour runs 77 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 41 — at 56.9° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.
The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it SW, June swings it 94° round to NW. Tonight, WNW.
By the end of August the sun will be setting 73 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 2 minutes a day.
The clocks go back on 25 October 2026, so the sunset jumps from 17:58 to 16:56 overnight — the sun has not moved, the clock has.
Planning a sunset photo in Riga
Arrive by 19:31. Golden hour opens at 19:46 and the sun is down by 20:38, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 291° 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 21:04 and runs to 21:20, the end of civil twilight and 41m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Riga today?
The sun sets in Riga at 20:38 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Riga?
It takes 41m. Civil twilight ends at 21:20 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Riga?
Evening golden hour runs 19:46 to 21:04 today, lasting 1h 17m. Full golden hour times for Riga covers the morning window and the coming week.