Sunrise & Sunset in San José
Thursday, 22 October 2026 · Central Standard Time (UTC−6)
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
5:16 PM
Today in San José, Costa Rica, sunrise is at 5:25 AM and sunset at 5:16 PM, giving 11 h 51 min of daylight — the same as yesterday.
Sun times today
| Event | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight (−18°) | 4:15 AM | 6:27 PM |
| Nautical twilight (−12°) | 4:39 AM | 6:02 PM |
| Civil twilight (−6°) | 5:04 AM | 5:38 PM |
| Sunrise / sunset | 5:25 AM | 5:16 PM |
| Golden hour ends / starts (+6°) | 5:54 AM | 4:48 PM |
| Solar noon | 11:21 AM | |
— means the sun does not reach that angle today. Times include standard atmospheric refraction; hills and buildings can change what you see.
San José sunrise and sunset — October 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Thu | 5:25 AM | 5:27 PM | 12 h 2 min |
| 2 Fri | 5:25 AM | 5:26 PM | 12 h 1 min |
| 3 Sat | 5:25 AM | 5:26 PM | 12 h 1 min |
| 4 Sun | 5:25 AM | 5:25 PM | 12 h 0 min |
| 5 Mon | 5:25 AM | 5:24 PM | 12 h 0 min |
| 6 Tue | 5:25 AM | 5:24 PM | 11 h 59 min |
| 7 Wed | 5:25 AM | 5:23 PM | 11 h 59 min |
| 8 Thu | 5:25 AM | 5:23 PM | 11 h 58 min |
| 9 Fri | 5:25 AM | 5:22 PM | 11 h 58 min |
| 10 Sat | 5:25 AM | 5:22 PM | 11 h 57 min |
| 11 Sun | 5:25 AM | 5:21 PM | 11 h 57 min |
| 12 Mon | 5:25 AM | 5:21 PM | 11 h 56 min |
| 13 Tue | 5:25 AM | 5:20 PM | 11 h 55 min |
| 14 Wed | 5:25 AM | 5:20 PM | 11 h 55 min |
| 15 Thu | 5:25 AM | 5:19 PM | 11 h 54 min |
| 16 Fri | 5:25 AM | 5:19 PM | 11 h 54 min |
| 17 Sat | 5:25 AM | 5:18 PM | 11 h 53 min |
| 18 Sun | 5:25 AM | 5:18 PM | 11 h 53 min |
| 19 Mon | 5:25 AM | 5:17 PM | 11 h 52 min |
| 20 Tue | 5:25 AM | 5:17 PM | 11 h 52 min |
| 21 Wed | 5:25 AM | 5:17 PM | 11 h 51 min |
| 22 Thu | 5:25 AM | 5:16 PM | 11 h 51 min |
| 23 Fri | 5:25 AM | 5:16 PM | 11 h 50 min |
| 24 Sat | 5:25 AM | 5:15 PM | 11 h 50 min |
| 25 Sun | 5:26 AM | 5:15 PM | 11 h 49 min |
| 26 Mon | 5:26 AM | 5:15 PM | 11 h 49 min |
| 27 Tue | 5:26 AM | 5:14 PM | 11 h 48 min |
| 28 Wed | 5:26 AM | 5:14 PM | 11 h 48 min |
| 29 Thu | 5:26 AM | 5:14 PM | 11 h 47 min |
| 30 Fri | 5:26 AM | 5:13 PM | 11 h 47 min |
| 31 Sat | 5:27 AM | 5:13 PM | 11 h 47 min |
Sunrise and sunset in San José: questions and answers
What time is sunset in San José today?
5:16 PM local time (Central Standard Time). Civil twilight ends at 5:38 PM.
What time is sunrise in San José tomorrow?
5:25 AM.
When is golden hour in San José today?
In the evening from about 4:48 PM until sunset at 5:16 PM; in the morning from sunrise until about 5:54 AM.
What are the longest and shortest days in San José?
About 12 h 42 min at the June solstice, and about 11 h 33 min at the December solstice.
Calculated for 9.93°, -84.08°. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), https://www.geonames.org/.