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Sunrise, Sunset & Moon Times — Atacama Desert

Here are today's Sun and Moon times for Atacama Desert, in local time: the Sun rises at 7:19 AM and sets at 5:56 PM, giving about 10h 37m of daylight. Below: every twilight phase, the golden and blue hour, and tonight's Moon.

TODAY'S SUN · ATACAMA DESERT
Sunrise7:19 AM
Sunset5:56 PM
Day length10h 37m
Sun right nowbelow horizon

Computed for Atacama Desert (-24.50°, -69.25°), shown in local time (America/Santiago).

Twilight & the golden hour for Atacama Desert

EVENING (DUSK)
Golden hour5:22 PM – 6:12 PM
Blue hour6:12 PM – 6:21 PM
Civil dusk · Sun −6°6:21 PM
Nautical dusk · Sun −12°6:50 PM
Astronomical dusk · true dark7:17 PM
MORNING (DAWN)
Astronomical dawn · Sun −18°5:58 AM
Nautical dawn · Sun −12°6:26 AM
Civil dawn · Sun −6°6:54 AM
Sunrise · Sun −0.8°7:19 AM

Golden hour is the warm, soft light photographers love (Sun between about +6° and −4°); blue hour is the deep-blue window just after. Astronomical dusk is when the sky reaches true darkness and the faintest stars appear — the moment that matters for stargazing.

The Moon over Atacama Desert

Moonrise9:55 AM
Moonset8:55 PM
PhaseWaxing Crescent
Illumination6%

The Moon is currently below the horizon at Atacama Desert. A bright Moon washes out faint stars — see the stargazing-conditions page for tonight's full verdict.

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