Nanaimo
Sunrise and sunset in Nanaimo
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Nanaimo, in local time. At 49.2° N, the day lasts from 8 h 12 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 14 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:46, sunset at 18:13.
Day length 10 h 27 min, 3 min 28 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:00, with the Sun 30° above the horizon.
Times are Nanaimo time (PDT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 06:00 | 19:59 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:36 | 19:22 |
| Civil twilight | 07:13 | 18:46 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:46 | 18:13 |
| Golden hour | 07:46–08:30 | 17:29–18:13 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Nanaimo
- Longest day: June 20, 16 h 14 min, from sunrise at 05:10 to sunset at 21:24.
- Shortest day: December 21, 8 h 12 min, from sunrise at 08:07 to sunset at 16:20.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:59 | 16:55 | 8 h 55 min |
| February 21 | 07:13 | 17:46 | 10 h 33 min |
| March 21 | 07:15 | 19:30 | 12 h 15 min |
| April 21 | 06:12 | 20:17 | 14 h 05 min |
| May 21 | 05:25 | 21:00 | 15 h 35 min |
| June 21 | 05:10 | 21:24 | 16 h 14 min |
| July 21 | 05:34 | 21:09 | 15 h 35 min |
| August 21 | 06:16 | 20:20 | 14 h 03 min |
| September 21 | 07:01 | 19:15 | 12 h 14 min |
| October 21 | 07:46 | 18:13 | 10 h 27 min |
| November 21 | 07:35 | 16:27 | 8 h 52 min |
| December 21 | 08:07 | 16:20 | 8 h 12 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 49.2° N, 123.9° 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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