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Sunrise, Sunset & Moon Times — Rio de Janeiro

Here are today's Sun and Moon times for Rio de Janeiro, in local time: the Sun rises at 6:31 AM and sets at 5:15 PM, giving about 10h 44m of daylight. Below: every twilight phase, the golden and blue hour, and tonight's Moon.

TODAY'S SUN · RIO DE JANEIRO
Sunrise6:31 AM
Sunset5:15 PM
Day length10h 44m
Sun right nowbelow horizon

Computed for Rio de Janeiro (-22.91°, -43.17°), shown in local time (America/Sao_Paulo).

Twilight & the golden hour for Rio de Janeiro

EVENING (DUSK)
Golden hour4:42 PM – 5:30 PM
Blue hour5:30 PM – 5:40 PM
Civil dusk · Sun −6°5:40 PM
Nautical dusk · Sun −12°6:08 PM
Astronomical dusk · true dark6:35 PM
MORNING (DAWN)
Astronomical dawn · Sun −18°5:11 AM
Nautical dawn · Sun −12°5:39 AM
Civil dawn · Sun −6°6:07 AM
Sunrise · Sun −0.8°6:31 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 Rio de Janeiro

Moonrise9:05 AM
Moonset8:10 PM
PhaseWaxing Crescent
Illumination6%

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

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