Sunrise & Sunset in Rio de Janeiro
Thursday, 22 October 2026 · Brasilia Standard Time (UTC−3)
Sunrise
5:14 AM
Sunset
6:00 PM
Today in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, sunrise is at 5:14 AM and sunset at 6:00 PM, giving 12 h 46 min of daylight — 2 minutes longer than yesterday.
Sun times today
| Event | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight (−18°) | 3:57 AM | 7:18 PM |
| Nautical twilight (−12°) | 4:24 AM | 6:50 PM |
| Civil twilight (−6°) | 4:51 AM | 6:23 PM |
| Sunrise / sunset | 5:14 AM | 6:00 PM |
| Golden hour ends / starts (+6°) | 5:45 AM | 5:30 PM |
| Solar noon | 11:37 AM | |
— means the sun does not reach that angle today. Times include standard atmospheric refraction; hills and buildings can change what you see.
Rio de Janeiro sunrise and sunset — October 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Thu | 5:33 AM | 5:52 PM | 12 h 18 min |
| 2 Fri | 5:32 AM | 5:52 PM | 12 h 20 min |
| 3 Sat | 5:31 AM | 5:52 PM | 12 h 21 min |
| 4 Sun | 5:30 AM | 5:53 PM | 12 h 22 min |
| 5 Mon | 5:29 AM | 5:53 PM | 12 h 24 min |
| 6 Tue | 5:28 AM | 5:53 PM | 12 h 25 min |
| 7 Wed | 5:28 AM | 5:54 PM | 12 h 26 min |
| 8 Thu | 5:27 AM | 5:54 PM | 12 h 28 min |
| 9 Fri | 5:26 AM | 5:55 PM | 12 h 29 min |
| 10 Sat | 5:25 AM | 5:55 PM | 12 h 30 min |
| 11 Sun | 5:24 AM | 5:55 PM | 12 h 32 min |
| 12 Mon | 5:23 AM | 5:56 PM | 12 h 33 min |
| 13 Tue | 5:22 AM | 5:56 PM | 12 h 34 min |
| 14 Wed | 5:21 AM | 5:57 PM | 12 h 35 min |
| 15 Thu | 5:20 AM | 5:57 PM | 12 h 37 min |
| 16 Fri | 5:19 AM | 5:57 PM | 12 h 38 min |
| 17 Sat | 5:19 AM | 5:58 PM | 12 h 39 min |
| 18 Sun | 5:18 AM | 5:58 PM | 12 h 41 min |
| 19 Mon | 5:17 AM | 5:59 PM | 12 h 42 min |
| 20 Tue | 5:16 AM | 5:59 PM | 12 h 43 min |
| 21 Wed | 5:15 AM | 6:00 PM | 12 h 44 min |
| 22 Thu | 5:14 AM | 6:00 PM | 12 h 46 min |
| 23 Fri | 5:14 AM | 6:01 PM | 12 h 47 min |
| 24 Sat | 5:13 AM | 6:01 PM | 12 h 48 min |
| 25 Sun | 5:12 AM | 6:02 PM | 12 h 49 min |
| 26 Mon | 5:12 AM | 6:02 PM | 12 h 51 min |
| 27 Tue | 5:11 AM | 6:03 PM | 12 h 52 min |
| 28 Wed | 5:10 AM | 6:03 PM | 12 h 53 min |
| 29 Thu | 5:09 AM | 6:04 PM | 12 h 54 min |
| 30 Fri | 5:09 AM | 6:04 PM | 12 h 56 min |
| 31 Sat | 5:08 AM | 6:05 PM | 12 h 57 min |
Sunrise and sunset in Rio de Janeiro: questions and answers
What time is sunset in Rio de Janeiro today?
6:00 PM local time (Brasilia Standard Time). Civil twilight ends at 6:23 PM.
What time is sunrise in Rio de Janeiro tomorrow?
5:14 AM.
When is golden hour in Rio de Janeiro today?
In the evening from about 5:30 PM until sunset at 6:00 PM; in the morning from sunrise until about 5:45 AM.
What are the longest and shortest days in Rio de Janeiro?
About 13 h 33 min at the December solstice, and about 10 h 44 min at the June solstice.
Calculated for -22.91°, -43.18°. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), https://www.geonames.org/.