Sunset and sunrise times in San Salvador, El Salvador

In San Salvador, El Salvador the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 17:40 and rises at 05:46. Daylight lasts 11h 53m; evening golden hour runs from 17:11 to 17:53.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light: 05:25
Sunrise: 05:46
Solar noon: 11:43
Sunset: 17:40
Last light: 18:01
Day length: 11h 53m

17h 38m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 17:11 – 17:53
Blue hour: 17:53 – 18:01
Max sun altitude: 69.5°
Moon: 🌑 New moon
Moonrise / moonset: 05:46 / 17:47

The sun sets at 263° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 05:46 Sunset 17:39 Golden hour 17:11 – 17:52 Day length 11h 52m vs today 1 minute shorter

Where San Salvador is

Coordinates: 13.6893° N, 89.1872° W
Time zone: America/El_Salvador
Current offset: UTC-06:00
Elevation: 653 m
Population: 525,990

Sunrise and sunset in San Salvador, 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	05:24	05:46	11:46	17:46	18:07	12h 0m	−0:45	17:18–17:59	🌖 72%
Fri 2	05:24	05:46	11:46	17:45	18:06	11h 59m	−0:45	17:17–17:58	🌖 60%
Sat 3	05:24	05:46	11:45	17:44	18:06	11h 58m	−0:45	17:16–17:58	🌗 49%
Sun 4	05:24	05:46	11:45	17:44	18:05	11h 57m	−0:45	17:16–17:57	🌘 37%
Mon 5	05:25	05:46	11:45	17:43	18:04	11h 57m	−0:45	17:15–17:56	🌘 26%
Tue 6	05:25	05:46	11:44	17:42	18:04	11h 56m	−0:45	17:14–17:56	🌘 17%
Wed 7	05:25	05:46	11:44	17:42	18:03	11h 55m	−0:45	17:13–17:55	🌘 9%
Thu 8	05:25	05:46	11:44	17:41	18:02	11h 54m	−0:45	17:13–17:54	🌘 4%
Fri 9	05:25	05:46	11:43	17:40	18:02	11h 54m	−0:45	17:12–17:54	🌘 1%
Sat 10	05:25	05:46	11:43	17:40	18:01	11h 53m	−0:45	17:11–17:53	🌑 0%
Sun 11	05:25	05:46	11:43	17:39	18:01	11h 52m	−0:44	17:11–17:52	🌒 2%
Mon 12	05:25	05:47	11:43	17:39	18:00	11h 52m	−0:44	17:10–17:52	🌒 5%
Tue 13	05:25	05:47	11:42	17:38	17:59	11h 51m	−0:44	17:10–17:51	🌒 10%
Wed 14	05:25	05:47	11:42	17:37	17:59	11h 50m	−0:44	17:09–17:51	🌒 17%
Thu 15	05:25	05:47	11:42	17:37	17:58	11h 49m	−0:44	17:08–17:50	🌒 24%
Fri 16	05:26	05:47	11:42	17:36	17:58	11h 49m	−0:44	17:08–17:49	🌒 33%
Sat 17	05:26	05:47	11:42	17:36	17:57	11h 48m	−0:43	17:07–17:49	🌒 42%
Sun 18	05:26	05:47	11:41	17:35	17:57	11h 47m	−0:43	17:06–17:48	🌓 51%
Mon 19	05:26	05:48	11:41	17:35	17:56	11h 46m	−0:43	17:06–17:48	🌔 60%
Tue 20	05:26	05:48	11:41	17:34	17:56	11h 46m	−0:43	17:05–17:47	🌔 70%
Wed 21	05:26	05:48	11:41	17:33	17:55	11h 45m	−0:43	17:05–17:47	🌔 78%
Thu 22	05:27	05:48	11:41	17:33	17:55	11h 44m	−0:42	17:04–17:46	🌔 86%
Fri 23	05:27	05:48	11:41	17:32	17:54	11h 44m	−0:42	17:04–17:46	🌔 93%
Sat 24	05:27	05:49	11:40	17:32	17:54	11h 43m	−0:42	17:03–17:45	🌔 97%
Sun 25	05:27	05:49	11:40	17:32	17:53	11h 42m	−0:42	17:03–17:45	🌔 100%
Mon 26	05:27	05:49	11:40	17:31	17:53	11h 42m	−0:41	17:02–17:44	🌕 100%
Tue 27	05:28	05:49	11:40	17:31	17:52	11h 41m	−0:41	17:02–17:44	🌖 97%
Wed 28	05:28	05:50	11:40	17:30	17:52	11h 40m	−0:41	17:01–17:44	🌖 92%
Thu 29	05:28	05:50	11:40	17:30	17:52	11h 39m	−0:40	17:01–17:43	🌖 84%
Fri 30	05:28	05:50	11:40	17:29	17:51	11h 39m	−0:40	17:00–17:43	🌖 75%
Sat 31	05:28	05:50	11:40	17:29	17:51	11h 38m	−0:40	17:00–17:43	🌖 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	04:35	05:00	05:46	17:46	18:32	18:57	11h 59m	72.9°	267° W
Fri 2	04:35	05:00	05:46	17:45	18:31	18:56	12h 0m	72.5°	266° W
Sat 3	04:35	05:00	05:46	17:44	18:31	18:55	12h 1m	72.1°	266° W
Sun 4	04:35	05:00	05:46	17:44	18:30	18:55	12h 2m	71.8°	265° W
Mon 5	04:35	05:00	05:46	17:43	18:29	18:54	12h 2m	71.4°	265° W
Tue 6	04:35	05:00	05:46	17:42	18:29	18:53	12h 3m	71.0°	265° W
Wed 7	04:35	05:00	05:46	17:42	18:28	18:53	12h 4m	70.6°	264° W
Thu 8	04:35	05:00	05:46	17:41	18:27	18:52	12h 5m	70.2°	264° W
Fri 9	04:35	05:00	05:46	17:40	18:27	18:51	12h 5m	69.8°	263° W
Sat 10	04:35	05:00	05:46	17:40	18:26	18:51	12h 6m	69.5°	263° W
Sun 11	04:35	05:00	05:46	17:39	18:25	18:50	12h 7m	69.1°	263° W
Mon 12	04:36	05:00	05:47	17:39	18:25	18:50	12h 8m	68.7°	262° W
Tue 13	04:36	05:00	05:47	17:38	18:24	18:49	12h 8m	68.3°	262° W
Wed 14	04:36	05:00	05:47	17:37	18:24	18:49	12h 9m	68.0°	262° W
Thu 15	04:36	05:01	05:47	17:37	18:23	18:48	12h 10m	67.6°	261° W
Fri 16	04:36	05:01	05:47	17:36	18:23	18:47	12h 11m	67.2°	261° W
Sat 17	04:36	05:01	05:47	17:36	18:22	18:47	12h 11m	66.9°	260° W
Sun 18	04:36	05:01	05:47	17:35	18:22	18:46	12h 12m	66.5°	260° W
Mon 19	04:36	05:01	05:48	17:35	18:21	18:46	12h 13m	66.1°	260° W
Tue 20	04:36	05:01	05:48	17:34	18:21	18:46	12h 13m	65.8°	259° W
Wed 21	04:36	05:01	05:48	17:33	18:20	18:45	12h 14m	65.4°	259° W
Thu 22	04:37	05:01	05:48	17:33	18:20	18:45	12h 15m	65.1°	259° WSW
Fri 23	04:37	05:02	05:48	17:32	18:19	18:44	12h 16m	64.7°	258° WSW
Sat 24	04:37	05:02	05:49	17:32	18:19	18:44	12h 16m	64.4°	258° WSW
Sun 25	04:37	05:02	05:49	17:32	18:18	18:43	12h 17m	64.0°	257° WSW
Mon 26	04:37	05:02	05:49	17:31	18:18	18:43	12h 18m	63.7°	257° WSW
Tue 27	04:37	05:02	05:49	17:31	18:18	18:43	12h 18m	63.4°	257° WSW
Wed 28	04:37	05:03	05:50	17:30	18:17	18:42	12h 19m	63.0°	256° WSW
Thu 29	04:38	05:03	05:50	17:30	18:17	18:42	12h 20m	62.7°	256° WSW
Fri 30	04:38	05:03	05:50	17:29	18:17	18:42	12h 20m	62.4°	256° WSW
Sat 31	04:38	05:03	05:50	17:29	18:16	18:41	12h 21m	62.0°	255° 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	05:29	05:51	11:40	17:29	17:51	11h 38m	−0:39	16:59–17:42	🌗 53%
Mon 2	05:29	05:51	11:40	17:28	17:50	11h 37m	−0:39	16:59–17:42	🌘 41%
Tue 3	05:29	05:51	11:40	17:28	17:50	11h 36m	−0:39	16:59–17:42	🌘 30%
Wed 4	05:30	05:52	11:40	17:28	17:50	11h 36m	−0:38	16:58–17:41	🌘 20%
Thu 5	05:30	05:52	11:40	17:27	17:50	11h 35m	−0:38	16:58–17:41	🌘 12%
Fri 6	05:30	05:52	11:40	17:27	17:49	11h 34m	−0:37	16:58–17:41	🌘 6%
Sat 7	05:31	05:53	11:40	17:27	17:49	11h 34m	−0:37	16:57–17:41	🌘 2%
Sun 8	05:31	05:53	11:40	17:27	17:49	11h 33m	−0:36	16:57–17:40	🌘 0%
Mon 9	05:31	05:53	11:40	17:26	17:49	11h 33m	−0:36	16:57–17:40	🌑 1%
Tue 10	05:32	05:54	11:40	17:26	17:49	11h 32m	−0:35	16:57–17:40	🌒 2%
Wed 11	05:32	05:54	11:40	17:26	17:48	11h 31m	−0:35	16:56–17:40	🌒 6%
Thu 12	05:32	05:55	11:40	17:26	17:48	11h 31m	−0:34	16:56–17:40	🌒 11%
Fri 13	05:33	05:55	11:41	17:26	17:48	11h 30m	−0:34	16:56–17:40	🌒 18%
Sat 14	05:33	05:56	11:41	17:26	17:48	11h 30m	−0:33	16:56–17:39	🌒 26%
Sun 15	05:34	05:56	11:41	17:26	17:48	11h 29m	−0:33	16:56–17:39	🌒 34%
Mon 16	05:34	05:56	11:41	17:26	17:48	11h 29m	−0:32	16:56–17:39	🌒 44%
Tue 17	05:34	05:57	11:41	17:25	17:48	11h 28m	−0:31	16:55–17:39	🌓 53%
Wed 18	05:35	05:57	11:41	17:25	17:48	11h 28m	−0:31	16:55–17:39	🌔 63%
Thu 19	05:35	05:58	11:42	17:25	17:48	11h 27m	−0:30	16:55–17:39	🌔 73%
Fri 20	05:36	05:58	11:42	17:25	17:48	11h 27m	−0:29	16:55–17:39	🌔 82%
Sat 21	05:36	05:59	11:42	17:25	17:48	11h 26m	−0:29	16:55–17:39	🌔 89%
Sun 22	05:37	05:59	11:42	17:25	17:48	11h 26m	−0:28	16:55–17:39	🌔 95%
Mon 23	05:37	06:00	11:43	17:25	17:48	11h 25m	−0:27	16:55–17:39	🌔 99%
Tue 24	05:38	06:00	11:43	17:26	17:48	11h 25m	−0:26	16:55–17:39	🌕 100%
Wed 25	05:38	06:01	11:43	17:26	17:48	11h 24m	−0:26	16:55–17:40	🌖 98%
Thu 26	05:39	06:01	11:44	17:26	17:49	11h 24m	−0:25	16:55–17:40	🌖 94%
Fri 27	05:39	06:02	11:44	17:26	17:49	11h 23m	−0:24	16:55–17:40	🌖 88%
Sat 28	05:40	06:02	11:44	17:26	17:49	11h 23m	−0:23	16:56–17:40	🌖 79%
Sun 29	05:40	06:03	11:45	17:26	17:49	11h 23m	−0:22	16:56–17:40	🌖 69%
Mon 30	05:41	06:04	11:45	17:26	17:49	11h 22m	−0:22	16:56–17:40	🌖 57%

Longest and shortest day in San Salvador

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 12h 56m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 11h 19m.

Between them the day length swings by 1h 37m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:25 on 20 November; the latest is 18:28 on 9 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 05:28 on 1 June to 06:24 on 23 January.

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

What makes sunsets in San Salvador different

Light lingers for 21 minutes after sunset before civil twilight ends — 3 minutes shorter than the 24-minute median across tracked cities, which is what 13.7°N buys you.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 48° round to WNW. Tonight, W.

By the end of October the sun will be setting 17 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 34 seconds a day.

Being inside the tropics means two zenith passages a year, 26 April and 16 August, when the sun is straight up at solar noon rather than merely high.

Standing 653 m up buys you 3.7 extra minutes of evening sun: the higher you are, the further over the curve of the Earth you can see, by 0.88° here.

Around a solstice the day length flattens out, and that is where the calendar is now: the shortest day is 21 December, in 2 months, and sunset moves a mere 8 minutes earlier in the coming fortnight.

Planning a sunset photo in San Salvador

Arrive by 16:56. Golden hour opens at 17:11 and the sun is down by 17:40, 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 17:53 and runs to 18:01, 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 Salvador — 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 Salvador today?

The sun sets in San Salvador at 17:40 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

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

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 18:01 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in San Salvador?

Evening golden hour runs 17:11 to 17:53 today, lasting 41m. Full golden hour times for San Salvador covers the morning window and the coming week.