Sunrise and sunset in Quito

Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Quito, in local time. At 0.2° S, near the equator, the day lasts about 12 h 07 min all year round.

Today · worked out at 22:13 UTC

Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 05:55, sunset at 18:02.

Day length 12 h 07 min, 2 s longer than yesterday.

Solar noon at 11:58, with the Sun 79° above the horizon.

Times are Quito time (GMT-5).

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Twilight and golden hour today

Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.

Longest day: December 21, 12 h 08 min, from sunrise at 06:08 to sunset at 18:16.
Shortest day: August 24, 12 h 06 min, from sunrise at 06:13 to sunset at 18:19.

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length
January 21	06:21	18:29	12 h 08 min
February 21	06:24	18:31	12 h 07 min
March 21	06:17	18:24	12 h 06 min
April 21	06:09	18:15	12 h 06 min
May 21	06:07	18:13	12 h 06 min
June 21	06:12	18:19	12 h 07 min
July 21	06:17	18:23	12 h 06 min
August 21	06:14	18:20	12 h 06 min
September 21	06:03	18:10	12 h 06 min
October 21	05:55	18:02	12 h 07 min
November 21	05:56	18:03	12 h 08 min
December 21	06:08	18:16	12 h 08 min

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 0.2° S, 78.5° W, and accurate to about a minute.

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