Punta Arenas
Sunrise and sunset in Punta Arenas
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Punta Arenas, in local time. At 53.2° S, the day lasts from 7 h 32 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 58 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 06:23, sunset at 20:34.
Day length 14 h 10 min, 4 min 7 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:28, with the Sun 48° above the horizon.
Times are Punta Arenas time (GMT-3).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:04 | 22:54 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:58 | 21:59 |
| Civil twilight | 05:46 | 21:11 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 06:23 | 20:34 |
| Golden hour | 06:23–07:10 | 19:46–20:34 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Punta Arenas
- Longest day: December 21, 16 h 58 min, from sunrise at 05:12 to sunset at 22:10.
- Shortest day: June 21, 7 h 32 min, from sunrise at 09:59 to sunset at 17:31.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:52 | 21:56 | 16 h 03 min |
| February 21 | 06:54 | 20:59 | 14 h 05 min |
| March 21 | 07:47 | 19:53 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 08:42 | 18:41 | 10 h 00 min |
| May 21 | 09:31 | 17:48 | 8 h 17 min |
| June 21 | 09:59 | 17:31 | 7 h 32 min |
| July 21 | 09:42 | 17:58 | 8 h 16 min |
| August 21 | 08:46 | 18:47 | 10 h 00 min |
| September 21 | 07:34 | 19:39 | 12 h 05 min |
| October 21 | 06:23 | 20:34 | 14 h 10 min |
| November 21 | 05:26 | 21:33 | 16 h 07 min |
| December 21 | 05:12 | 22:10 | 16 h 58 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 53.2° S, 70.9° 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