Praia
Sunrise and sunset in Praia
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Praia, in local time. At 14.9° N, the day lasts from 11 h 15 min at the winter solstice to 13 h 01 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 06:26, sunset at 18:10.
Day length 11 h 44 min, 46 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:18, with the Sun 64° above the horizon.
Times are Praia time (GMT-1).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:14 | 19:22 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:39 | 18:57 |
| Civil twilight | 06:05 | 18:32 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 06:26 | 18:10 |
| Golden hour | 06:26–06:55 | 17:41–18:10 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Praia
- Longest day: June 21, 13 h 01 min, from sunrise at 06:05 to sunset at 19:06.
- Shortest day: December 21, 11 h 15 min, from sunrise at 06:54 to sunset at 18:09.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:03 | 18:27 | 11 h 23 min |
| February 21 | 06:55 | 18:39 | 11 h 44 min |
| March 21 | 06:37 | 18:45 | 12 h 08 min |
| April 21 | 06:16 | 18:49 | 12 h 33 min |
| May 21 | 06:04 | 18:57 | 12 h 53 min |
| June 21 | 06:05 | 19:06 | 13 h 01 min |
| July 21 | 06:13 | 19:06 | 12 h 53 min |
| August 21 | 06:20 | 18:53 | 12 h 33 min |
| September 21 | 06:23 | 18:30 | 12 h 08 min |
| October 21 | 06:26 | 18:10 | 11 h 44 min |
| November 21 | 06:38 | 18:01 | 11 h 23 min |
| December 21 | 06:54 | 18:09 | 11 h 15 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 14.9° N, 23.5° 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