Arecibo, Puerto Rico Sunset Time Today
Arecibo sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing
Arecibo, PR · Sunset & sunrise today
Sunset 6:24 PM Sunrise 6:15 AM
12h 9m of daylight, −1m shorter than yesterday.
Tomorrow in Arecibo · Tue, Sep 22
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:15 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 6:23 PM
Sunrise the same time as today · sunset 1 minute earlier than today
In Arecibo, the sun rises at 6:15 AM tomorrow and sets at 6:23 PM.
Golden hour & blue hour today
Morning
Golden hour6:15 AM – 6:45 AM
Blue hour5:55 AM – 6:15 AM
Evening
Golden hour5:57 PM – 6:24 PM
Blue hour6:24 PM – 6:47 PM
Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.
Sunrise time in Arecibo
The sun rises in Arecibo at 6:15 AM today and at 6:15 AM tomorrow (the same time as today).
First light comes before the sun itself: civil twilight — the blue-hour glow already bright enough to see by — begins at 5:55 AM.
For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:15 AM to 6:45 AM.
Sunrise & sunset this week
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 6:15 AM | 6:24 PM | 12h 9m |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 6:15 AM | 6:23 PM | 12h 8m |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 6:16 AM | 6:22 PM | 12h 6m |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 6:16 AM | 6:21 PM | 12h 5m |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 6:16 AM | 6:20 PM | 12h 4m |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 6:16 AM | 6:19 PM | 12h 3m |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 6:16 AM | 6:18 PM | 12h 2m |
Arecibo daylight month by month
The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7:00 AM | 6:02 PM | 11h 3m |
| Feb | 7:01 AM | 6:21 PM | 11h 20m |
| Mar | 6:47 AM | 6:34 PM | 11h 47m |
| Apr | 6:22 AM | 6:41 PM | 12h 19m |
| May | 6:00 AM | 6:49 PM | 12h 49m |
| Jun | 5:51 AM | 7:01 PM | 13h 10m |
| Jul | 5:55 AM | 7:08 PM | 13h 13m |
| Aug | 6:05 AM | 7:03 PM | 12h 57m |
| Sep | 6:13 AM | 6:43 PM | 12h 29m |
| Oct | 6:18 AM | 6:17 PM | 11h 58m |
| Nov | 6:27 AM | 5:55 PM | 11h 28m |
| Dec | 6:44 AM | 5:50 PM | 11h 6m |
Arecibo’s longest and shortest days
From 13h 14m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 11h 1m on December 21, 2026.
| Solar landmark | Date (2026) | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day | Jun 21 | 13h 14m |
| Spring equinox | Mar 20 | 12h 7m |
| Fall equinox | Sep 22 | 12h 8m |
| Shortest day | Dec 21 | 11h 1m |
How fast Arecibo gains and loses daylight
Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.
| Month | Daily rate | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | gaining 34s a day | +18m |
| Feb | gaining 57s a day | +26m |
| Mar | gaining 1m 3s a day | +32m |
| Apr | gaining 1m a day | +29m |
| May | gaining 43s a day | +21m |
| Jun | gaining 8s a day | +3m |
| Jul | losing 30s a day | −16m |
| Aug | losing 54s a day | −28m |
| Sep | losing 1m 2s a day | −31m |
| Oct | losing 1m a day | −31m |
| Nov | losing 45s a day | −22m |
| Dec | losing 10s a day | −4m |
Arecibo golden hour & blue hour by season
The same altitude-based windows as today’s card, at each solstice and equinox.
| Season | Evening gold | Evening blue | Morning gold | Morning blue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring equinox | 6:10–6:39 PM | 6:39–7:00 PM | 6:32–7:01 AM | 6:10–6:32 AM |
| Summer solstice | 6:35–7:07 PM | 7:07–7:31 PM | 5:52–6:24 AM | 5:28–5:52 AM |
| Fall equinox | 5:56–6:24 PM | 6:24–6:46 PM | 6:17–6:45 AM | 5:55–6:17 AM |
| Winter solstice | 5:24–5:56 PM | 5:56–6:20 PM | 6:55–7:27 AM | 6:31–6:55 AM |
Daylight saving time in Arecibo
Arecibo does not observe daylight saving time — its clocks stay on UTC−4 year round, so sunrise and sunset never jump an hour in spring or fall.
Why sunset time shifts in Arecibo
Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.
In Arecibo, the longest day carries about 13h 14m of daylight and the shortest just 11h 1m — a swing of roughly 2h 13m between the June and December solstices. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider that gap; the pace also isn’t steady, moving fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the solstices. Every figure here is computed from the sun’s position for Arecibo’s exact coordinates, in local time.
Frequently asked
- When is the earliest and latest sunset in Arecibo?
- Arecibo's earliest sunset in 2026 is 5:50 PM around November 24, 27 days before the shortest day. The latest is 7:08 PM around July 6, 15 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
- How much daylight does Arecibo get on the longest and shortest days?
- Arecibo gets about 13h 14m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 11h 1m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 2h 13m.
- When is golden hour in Arecibo?
- Near the June solstice, Arecibo's evening golden hour runs 6:35–7:07 PM and the morning one 5:52–6:24 AM. Near the December solstice they run 5:24–5:56 PM and 6:55–7:27 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.
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