Mindelo
Sunrise and sunset in Mindelo
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Mindelo, in local time. At 16.9° N, the day lasts from 11 h 07 min at the winter solstice to 13 h 08 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 06:34, sunset at 18:13.
Day length 11 h 40 min, 53 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:24, with the Sun 62° above the horizon.
Times are Mindelo time (GMT-1).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:21 | 19:26 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:47 | 19:01 |
| Civil twilight | 06:12 | 18:35 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 06:34 | 18:13 |
| Golden hour | 06:34–07:03 | 17:44–18:13 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Mindelo
- Longest day: June 21, 13 h 08 min, from sunrise at 06:07 to sunset at 19:15.
- Shortest day: December 21, 11 h 07 min, from sunrise at 07:04 to sunset at 18:11.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:12 | 18:29 | 11 h 17 min |
| February 21 | 07:02 | 18:44 | 11 h 41 min |
| March 21 | 06:43 | 18:51 | 12 h 08 min |
| April 21 | 06:20 | 18:57 | 12 h 37 min |
| May 21 | 06:07 | 19:06 | 12 h 59 min |
| June 21 | 06:07 | 19:15 | 13 h 08 min |
| July 21 | 06:16 | 19:15 | 12 h 59 min |
| August 21 | 06:24 | 19:01 | 12 h 37 min |
| September 21 | 06:28 | 18:36 | 12 h 08 min |
| October 21 | 06:34 | 18:14 | 11 h 40 min |
| November 21 | 06:47 | 18:04 | 11 h 17 min |
| December 21 | 07:04 | 18:11 | 11 h 07 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 16.9° N, 25° 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