Sunrise and Sunset Times
FreeLook up exact sunrise, sunset, golden hour, and twilight times for any city and date. Free, browser-based, no account needed.
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Reading the results:
| Stage | What it means |
|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | Sky begins to lighten — only the brightest stars visible |
| Nautical twilight | Horizon visible at sea; too bright for most astronomy |
| Civil twilight | Enough light to work outdoors without artificial light |
| Sunrise | Upper edge of sun disk appears at horizon |
| Golden hour ends | Sun reaches 6° above horizon — soft light phase ends |
| Solar noon | Sun at its highest point in the sky |
| Golden hour begins | Sun descends to 6° above horizon — soft light phase begins |
| Sunset | Upper edge of sun disk disappears below horizon |
| Civil twilight end | Enough ambient light for outdoor activity ends |
| Nautical twilight end | Horizon no longer distinguishable at sea |
| Astronomical twilight end | Full astronomical dark — stars fully visible |
Polar regions: Near the poles in summer, the sun may not set (midnight sun). In winter, it may not rise (polar night). The tool indicates these conditions.
Format comparison
vs weather apps: Weather apps show today's sunrise and sunset for your current location. A dedicated tool lets you look up any location, any date — useful for travel planning, seasonal comparison, or planning activities weeks in advance.
vs asking a voice assistant: Voice assistants give today's times for your current location quickly. They do not easily support "what time is sunrise in Reykjavik on the winter solstice?" A calculator handles arbitrary location-date combinations instantly.
How it works
Enter location
Type a city name or paste coordinates. The tool resolves the time zone automatically.
Select the date
Choose any date — past, present, or future. The calculations work for any date within the Gregorian calendar.
Read the full light table
All twilight stages, sunrise, sunset, solar noon, golden hour, and blue hour show in local time for the selected location.
About this format
The exact time of sunrise and sunset varies by location and date. Two cities 500 miles apart can have different sunrise times by 30 minutes or more. The same city sees sunrise times ranging from before 5am (midsummer) to after 7:30am (midwinter) throughout the year.
Beyond the headline sunrise and sunset times, the full picture of daily light includes civil twilight (enough light for outdoor activity), nautical twilight (horizon visible at sea), astronomical twilight (sky begins to darken for stargazing), golden hour, and blue hour. Each stage has its own character and use case.
This tool calculates all of these for any location and date — type a city name or coordinates, pick a date, and every light transition time for that day appears. Use it for: photography planning (golden hour and blue hour); outdoor activity planning (hiking, fishing, cycling — how late can I go?); understanding sunrise times for seasonal mood or sleep planning; religious and cultural timings that reference solar positions; and architecture or design work where natural light angles matter.
All calculations are done in your browser using astronomical formulas. No account, no signup, and the calculations are accurate to within seconds for any location on Earth.