Río Gallegos
Sunrise and sunset in Río Gallegos
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Río Gallegos, in local time. At 51.6° S, the day lasts from 7 h 48 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 40 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 06:20, sunset at 20:23.
Day length 14 h 03 min, 3 min 53 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:21, with the Sun 49° above the horizon.
Times are Río Gallegos time (GMT-3).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:08 | 22:36 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:59 | 21:45 |
| Civil twilight | 05:44 | 20:59 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 06:20 | 20:23 |
| Golden hour | 06:20–07:05 | 19:38–20:23 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Río Gallegos
- Longest day: December 21, 16 h 40 min, from sunrise at 05:15 to sunset at 21:55.
- Shortest day: June 21, 7 h 48 min, from sunrise at 09:44 to sunset at 17:33.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:53 | 21:42 | 15 h 49 min |
| February 21 | 06:50 | 20:49 | 13 h 58 min |
| March 21 | 07:40 | 19:46 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 08:32 | 18:38 | 10 h 06 min |
| May 21 | 09:18 | 17:48 | 8 h 30 min |
| June 21 | 09:44 | 17:33 | 7 h 48 min |
| July 21 | 09:29 | 17:58 | 8 h 29 min |
| August 21 | 08:36 | 18:44 | 10 h 07 min |
| September 21 | 07:27 | 19:33 | 12 h 05 min |
| October 21 | 06:20 | 20:23 | 14 h 03 min |
| November 21 | 05:27 | 21:19 | 15 h 52 min |
| December 21 | 05:15 | 21:55 | 16 h 40 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 51.6° S, 69.3° 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