Sobral
Sunrise and sunset in Sobral
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Sobral, in local time. At 3.7° S, the day lasts from 11 h 55 min at the winter solstice to 12 h 20 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 05:19, sunset at 17:32.
Day length 12 h 12 min, 12 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:25, with the Sun 83° above the horizon.
Times are Sobral time (GMT-3).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:09 | 18:42 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:34 | 18:17 |
| Civil twilight | 04:58 | 17:53 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:19 | 17:32 |
| Golden hour | 05:19–05:47 | 17:04–17:32 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Sobral
- Longest day: December 21, 12 h 20 min, from sunrise at 05:29 to sunset at 17:49.
- Shortest day: June 21, 11 h 55 min, from sunrise at 05:45 to sunset at 17:40.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:43 | 18:01 | 12 h 18 min |
| February 21 | 05:48 | 18:01 | 12 h 12 min |
| March 21 | 05:45 | 17:51 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 05:39 | 17:40 | 12 h 00 min |
| May 21 | 05:39 | 17:36 | 11 h 56 min |
| June 21 | 05:45 | 17:40 | 11 h 55 min |
| July 21 | 05:49 | 17:45 | 11 h 56 min |
| August 21 | 05:44 | 17:44 | 12 h 00 min |
| September 21 | 05:31 | 17:37 | 12 h 06 min |
| October 21 | 05:19 | 17:32 | 12 h 12 min |
| November 21 | 05:18 | 17:36 | 12 h 18 min |
| December 21 | 05:29 | 17:49 | 12 h 20 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 3.7° S, 40.3° 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