La Rochelle
Sunrise and sunset in La Rochelle
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in La Rochelle, in local time. At 46.2° N, the day lasts from 8 h 37 min at the winter solstice to 15 h 47 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 08:29, sunset at 19:07.
Day length 10 h 38 min, 3 min 6 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:49, with the Sun 33° above the horizon.
Times are La Rochelle time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 06:49 | 20:47 |
| Nautical twilight | 07:24 | 20:13 |
| Civil twilight | 07:59 | 19:38 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 08:29 | 19:07 |
| Golden hour | 08:29–09:11 | 18:26–19:07 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in La Rochelle
- Longest day: June 21, 15 h 47 min, from sunrise at 06:13 to sunset at 21:59.
- Shortest day: December 21, 8 h 37 min, from sunrise at 08:44 to sunset at 17:21.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 08:38 | 17:53 | 9 h 15 min |
| February 21 | 07:57 | 18:39 | 10 h 41 min |
| March 21 | 07:05 | 19:18 | 12 h 12 min |
| April 21 | 07:07 | 20:59 | 13 h 52 min |
| May 21 | 06:25 | 21:37 | 15 h 12 min |
| June 21 | 06:13 | 21:59 | 15 h 47 min |
| July 21 | 06:33 | 21:47 | 15 h 14 min |
| August 21 | 07:11 | 21:03 | 13 h 52 min |
| September 21 | 07:50 | 20:04 | 12 h 14 min |
| October 21 | 08:29 | 19:07 | 10 h 38 min |
| November 21 | 08:13 | 17:26 | 9 h 13 min |
| December 21 | 08:44 | 17:21 | 8 h 37 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 46.2° N, 1.2° W, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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