Sunrise, Sunset & Solar Noon in Rio de Janeiro
Daily and year-round sun times for Rio de Janeiro (-22.9068°, -43.1729°) — America/Sao_Paulo.
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Pick another date or fine-tune the locationReference times for 2026 — the 1st of each month, plus solstices, equinoxes and key dates
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Solar noon | Max sun | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day January 1 | 5:10 AM | 6:41 PM | 11:56 AM | 89.9° | 13h 31m |
| February February 1 | 5:32 AM | 6:40 PM | 12:06 PM | 84.3° | 13h 8m |
| March March 1 | 5:48 AM | 6:21 PM | 12:05 PM | 74.8° | 12h 33m |
| March equinox March 20 | 5:56 AM | 6:04 PM | 12:00 PM | 67.3° | 12h 8m |
| April April 1 | 6:00 AM | 5:52 PM | 11:56 AM | 62.6° | 11h 52m |
| May May 1 | 6:12 AM | 5:27 PM | 11:49 AM | 52.1° | 11h 15m |
| June June 1 | 6:25 AM | 5:15 PM | 11:50 AM | 45.1° | 10h 49m |
| June solstice June 20 | 6:32 AM | 5:15 PM | 11:54 AM | 43.7° | 10h 44m |
| July July 1 | 6:34 AM | 5:18 PM | 11:56 AM | 44.0° | 10h 45m |
| July 4 (Independence Day) July 4 | 6:34 AM | 5:19 PM | 11:57 AM | 44.2° | 10h 46m |
| August August 1 | 6:26 AM | 5:31 PM | 11:59 AM | 49.0° | 11h 4m |
| September September 1 | 6:03 AM | 5:42 PM | 11:52 AM | 58.7° | 11h 39m |
| September equinox September 22 | 5:42 AM | 5:48 PM | 11:45 AM | 66.7° | 12h 6m |
| October October 1 | 5:33 AM | 5:51 PM | 11:42 AM | 70.2° | 12h 18m |
| November November 1 | 5:07 AM | 6:04 PM | 11:36 AM | 81.5° | 12h 57m |
| December December 1 | 4:58 AM | 6:24 PM | 11:41 AM | 88.9° | 13h 26m |
| December solstice December 21 | 5:04 AM | 6:36 PM | 11:50 AM | 89.5° | 13h 32m |
In Rio de Janeiro, the longest day is the December solstice (13h 32m of daylight) and the shortest is the June solstice (10h 44m).
Solar noon in Rio de Janeiro is around 11:54 AM near the June solstice and 11:50 AM near the December solstice — rarely exactly 12:00, because the city sits away from the exact centre of its timezone, daylight saving time shifts the clock where observed, and the equation of time moves the Sun's transit by up to 16 minutes.
Sunrise and sunset across 2026, in local standard time
The shaded band is daylight; the upper edge is sunrise and the lower edge is sunset. Plotted in standard time, so the daylight-saving shift is shown as dates above rather than a jump in the curve.
These sunrise, sunset, and solar-noon times for Rio de Janeiro are computed with the NOAA solar position algorithm from the city's latitude (-22.9068°) and longitude (-43.1729°), then converted to local time in the America/Sao_Paulo timezone. Today's figures update automatically in your browser; the year-round table is a fixed reference so the page stays fast and consistent.
Solar noon is the moment the Sun crosses Rio de Janeiro's meridian and reaches its highest point in the sky — not necessarily 12:00 on the clock. The offset comes from the city's position within its timezone plus the equation of time, a correction for Earth's elliptical orbit and axial tilt that can move solar noon up to 16 minutes either side of clock noon. The max sun altitude is how high the Sun climbs at that moment.
The direction of sunrise and sunset swings north and south through the year: near the June solstice the Sun rises in the north-east and sets in the north-west; near the December solstice it rises and sets well to the south. Day length changes because of Earth's 23.5° axial tilt — around the June solstice the Northern Hemisphere tilts toward the Sun for its longest days; around the December solstice it tilts away for its shortest. At the equinoxes day and night are close to equal everywhere.
What time is solar noon in Rio de Janeiro?
Solar noon in Rio de Janeiro — when the Sun is at its highest point — is around 11:54 AM local time near the June solstice and around 11:50 AM near the December solstice. It is rarely exactly 12:00 because of Rio de Janeiro's longitude within its timezone, daylight saving time where observed, and the equation of time, which shifts the Sun's transit by up to 16 minutes over the year.
How high does the Sun get in Rio de Janeiro?
The Sun's maximum altitude (its height above the horizon at solar noon) in Rio de Janeiro reaches about 43.7° at the June solstice and only about 89.5° at the December solstice. The higher the Sun climbs, the more intense the daylight and the shorter the shadows.
When is the longest day of the year in Rio de Janeiro?
Rio de Janeiro's longest day is the December solstice (2026-12-21), with about 13h 32m of daylight — sunrise 5:04 AM and sunset 6:36 PM.
When is the shortest day of the year in Rio de Janeiro?
The shortest day is the June solstice (2026-06-20), with roughly 10h 44m of daylight — sunrise 6:32 AM and sunset 5:15 PM.