Sunrise and sunset in San José, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica

Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in San José, Alajuela Province, in local time. At 11° N, the day lasts from 11 h 29 min at the winter solstice to 12 h 46 min at the summer solstice.

  • 17:16sunset today
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In San José, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica on Thursday, October 29, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 17:16.

Day length 11 h 45 min, 32 s shorter than yesterday.

Solar noon at 11:24, with the Sun 65° above the horizon.

Times are San José, Alajuela Province time (CST).

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Twilight and golden hour today

TodayMorningEvening
Astronomical twilight04:1918:28
Nautical twilight04:4418:03
Civil twilight05:0917:38
Sunrise and sunset05:3117:16
Golden hour05:31–06:0016:48–17:16

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

The year in San José, Alajuela Province

  • Longest day: June 21, 12 h 46 min, from sunrise at 05:19 to sunset at 18:05.
  • Shortest day: December 21, 11 h 29 min, from sunrise at 05:54 to sunset at 17:23.

Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026

DateSunriseSunsetDay length
January 2106:0417:3911 h 35 min
February 2105:5817:4911 h 51 min
March 2105:4417:5112 h 07 min
April 2105:2617:5212 h 26 min
May 2105:1717:5712 h 40 min
June 2105:1918:0512 h 46 min
July 2105:2618:0712 h 40 min
August 2105:3017:5612 h 26 min
September 2105:2917:3712 h 07 min
October 2105:3017:1911 h 50 min
November 2105:3817:1311 h 35 min
December 2105:5417:2311 h 29 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° N, 85.1° 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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