Riohacha
Sunrise and sunset in Riohacha
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Riohacha, in local time. At 11.5° N, the day lasts from 11 h 27 min at the winter solstice to 12 h 48 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 05:41, sunset at 17:30.
Day length 11 h 49 min, 35 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:36, with the Sun 68° above the horizon.
Times are Riohacha time (GMT-5).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:30 | 18:41 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:55 | 18:16 |
| Civil twilight | 05:20 | 17:51 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:41 | 17:30 |
| Golden hour | 05:41–06:10 | 17:02–17:30 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Riohacha
- Longest day: June 21, 12 h 48 min, from sunrise at 05:29 to sunset at 18:17.
- Shortest day: December 21, 11 h 27 min, from sunrise at 06:06 to sunset at 17:33.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:16 | 17:49 | 11 h 34 min |
| February 21 | 06:10 | 18:00 | 11 h 50 min |
| March 21 | 05:55 | 18:02 | 12 h 07 min |
| April 21 | 05:36 | 18:03 | 12 h 27 min |
| May 21 | 05:27 | 18:09 | 12 h 42 min |
| June 21 | 05:29 | 18:17 | 12 h 48 min |
| July 21 | 05:36 | 18:19 | 12 h 42 min |
| August 21 | 05:41 | 18:07 | 12 h 27 min |
| September 21 | 05:40 | 17:48 | 12 h 07 min |
| October 21 | 05:41 | 17:30 | 11 h 49 min |
| November 21 | 05:50 | 17:24 | 11 h 33 min |
| December 21 | 06:06 | 17:33 | 11 h 27 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 11.5° N, 72.9° 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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