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Sunrise, Sunset & Moon Times — Quito

Here are today's Sun and Moon times for Quito, in local time: the Sun rises at 6:11 AM and sets at 6:18 PM, giving about 12h 07m of daylight. Below: every twilight phase, the golden and blue hour, and tonight's Moon.

TODAY'S SUN · QUITO
Sunrise6:11 AM
Sunset6:18 PM
Day length12h 07m
Sun right nowbelow horizon

Computed for Quito (-0.18°, -78.47°), shown in local time (America/Guayaquil).

Twilight & the golden hour for Quito

EVENING (DUSK)
Golden hour5:48 PM – 6:32 PM
Blue hour6:32 PM – 6:40 PM
Civil dusk · Sun −6°6:40 PM
Nautical dusk · Sun −12°7:07 PM
Astronomical dusk · true dark7:33 PM
MORNING (DAWN)
Astronomical dawn · Sun −18°4:56 AM
Nautical dawn · Sun −12°5:22 AM
Civil dawn · Sun −6°5:49 AM
Sunrise · Sun −0.8°6:11 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 Quito

Moonrise8:50 AM
Moonset9:15 PM
PhaseWaxing Crescent
Illumination6%

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

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