Sunrise and Sunset Today
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Sunrise and sunset times for your location
The sunrise and sunset calculator shows when the Sun reaches the horizon for your selected place and date. Check the location name first: the initial result may use a saved location or the site’s default city. Search for your destination, use Use My Location, or choose a point on the map to see the times you need.
The main cards give sunrise, sunset and daylight duration. The light strip and detailed events add dawn, dusk and solar noon. Times use the displayed location’s time zone, including daylight saving where applicable. Changing the date lets you plan ahead without confusing a future event with today’s conditions.
Choose the right time for your plan
– Watching the sunrise: arrive before the sunrise time and check the sunrise direction for an open view of the horizon. – Planning an evening outdoors: compare sunset with civil dusk. Light fades gradually, and trees, cloud and terrain can make your surroundings dark sooner. – Taking photographs: use the morning or evening golden hour and blue hour windows, then consider your subject’s position and the weather. – Looking for a darker sky: check astronomical dusk on the darkness calculator. Moonlight and nearby lighting still affect what you can see. – Planning several days: use the seven-day table or open the monthly sunrise and sunset calendar.
Sunset, dusk and darkness are different
Sunset is the calculated moment the Sun’s upper edge disappears at an unobstructed horizon under standard atmospheric conditions. It is followed by twilight, when sunlight still reaches the atmosphere above you. Civil, nautical and astronomical dusk mark progressively deeper stages of that transition.
There is no fixed rule that darkness arrives 30 minutes after sunset. The interval changes with latitude and season. During some high-latitude summers, the Sun sets but never descends far enough for astronomical night. The tool shows a dash when a particular event has no crossing on the selected local date.
Compare today with tomorrow
The comparison panel puts two consecutive dates together. Use it to see whether sunrise is moving earlier or sunset later; use daylight duration to compare the total light between them. When you choose a future date, the comparison follows that date and the next day.
Morning and evening times do not change at identical rates. The tilt of Earth’s axis drives the seasonal change in daylight, while the relationship between solar time and clock time shifts the position of that daylight within the day. A daylight-saving change can also move both clock times abruptly without adding any sunlight.
Read the direction and weather together
Sunrise is generally toward the east and sunset toward the west, but the precise bearing moves through the year. The direction is measured clockwise from true north: 90° is east, 180° south and 270° west. Use the sun direction page to plan which way to face.
The weather panel shows current model conditions for the selected location. It is not a forecast for your chosen sunrise or sunset date. Cloud cover can help you assess current conditions, but a single percentage cannot predict whether a sunset will be colorful. The astronomical calculation uses date and coordinates; it does not shift the time in response to that weather panel.
Why the view can differ from the calculation
A hill, building or tree line can hide the Sun before calculated sunset or delay its first appearance in the morning. An elevated viewpoint can extend your view beyond a level horizon. Atmospheric refraction also varies. Treat the result as a planning time for a standard horizon, and allow time to reach and assess your viewpoint. The methodology explains the assumptions behind each event.
Frequently asked questions
What time is sunrise today at my location?
Choose Use My Location and allow your browser to share your position, or search for your city. Read the sunrise card after checking the selected place and date. Permission is optional; searching or using the map works without browser geolocation.
Is sundown the same as sunset?
Sundown usually means sunset in everyday conversation. It does not mean that all twilight has ended. If you need to know how long evening light continues, compare sunset with civil dusk and astronomical dusk.
Why do two websites show different sun times?
First compare the exact coordinates, date and time zone. Services may also use different rounding, elevation assumptions or event definitions. A town-center result and a hilltop observation do not describe the same horizon. For golden hour and blue hour, check the altitude range each service uses.
Does the calculator include daylight saving time?
Clock times follow the selected location’s time zone as supported by your browser. Do not add another hour manually. Check the displayed zone when researching travel across time-zone boundaries, especially if a location lookup failed and the tool is using a fallback.
What does a dash mean beside an event?
It means that event’s altitude threshold was not crossed during the local date being calculated. This can happen with midnight sun, polar night or summer twilight that never reaches astronomical darkness. It does not automatically mean the entire tool has stopped working.