How the light changes today

Each colour is a stage of the sky, from full night to full daylight and back. The marker is the time in Bogotá right now.

Morning

Astronomical dawn04:31
Nautical dawn04:55
Civil dawn · blue hour05:20
Golden hour begins05:28
Sunrise05:41
Golden hour ends06:09

Solar noon

11:40

Sun 73.1° above the horizon

Evening

Golden hour begins17:12
Sunset17:40
Golden hour ends · blue hour17:53
Civil dusk18:01
Nautical dusk18:25
Astronomical dusk18:50

What do civil, nautical and astronomical twilight mean? Read the guide →

Where the sun rises and sets

Directions from Bogotá today. The shaded fans show how far sunrise and sunset swing between June and December; the dot is the sun right now.

Sunrise at 05:41In June it rises at 66° ENE, in December at 113° ESE102° ESE

Sunset at 17:40In June it sets at 294° WNW, in December at 247° WSW258° WSW

Sunrise and sunset on any date

Pick a day of 2026 to see its sunrise, sunset and daylight in Bogotá.

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Sunday, 21 June 2026

Sunrise05:46

Sunset18:10

Daylight12 h 23 min

First light (civil dawn): 05:24 · Last light (civil dusk): 18:33
Moon 46% lit

The moon tonight

Full moon

99% lit · 14.0 days old

Moonrise: 17:17
Moonset: 04:59
Full moon: tomorrow
New moon: 9 Nov

Today
99%

Mon
100%

Tue
97%

Wed
92%

Thu
85%

Fri
76%

Sat
65%

Today in Bogotá

Today the sun rises over Bogotá at 05:41 and sets at 17:40. This close to the equator the figure barely moves: Bogotá gets about 11 h 59 min of daylight every day of the year.

Across 2026 the day length in Bogotá swings by 0 h 31 min, from 11 h 52 min on 21 December to 12 h 23 min on 21 June.

The moon is waxing tonight, 99% lit.

A year of daylight in Bogotá

Every column is one day of 2026, from midnight at the top to midnight at the bottom. Hover or drag across it to read any day.

Longest day

12 h 23 min

21 June

Shortest day

11 h 52 min

21 December

Earliest sunrise

05:41

25 October, not on the longest day

Latest sunset

18:13

17 July

Today Sunrise 05:41 Sunset 17:40 Daylight 11 h 59 min Dark from 18:50

DaylightCivil twilightNautical twilightAstronomical twilightNight

The light in Bogotá, season by season

Through the year

Earliest sunset of the year: 17:38 on 8 November.
Latest sunrise of the year: 06:12 on 3 February.

For photographers

Golden hour this evening: 17:12–17:53, with the sun low in the west (258°).
Blue hour right after: 17:53–18:01.
Over the week the evening golden hour moves from 17:12 today to 17:10 on 31 October.
Tomorrow's morning golden hour: 05:28–06:09.

Bogotá compared with other cities

How much daylight each city gets between the shortest and the longest day of 2026.

Medellín, on the same clock, sees the sun rise 7 min later than Bogotá today.

On 21 June Guayaquil gets 23 min less daylight than Bogotá, and on 21 December 23 min more.

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11 h 52 min – 12 h 23 min

Medellín245 km away

11 h 46 min – 12 h 29 min

Cali301 km away

11 h 56 min – 12 h 19 min

Quito730 km away

12 h 6 min – 12 h 8 min

Guayaquil994 km away

12 h 0 min – 12 h 15 min

Each bar runs from the shortest to the longest day of the year.

October 2026 in Bogotá

Sunrise, sunset and day length for every day of the month. The bar shows where the daylight falls in the 24 hours.

Sunrise, sunset and day length for every day of October 2026 in Bogotá, CO.
Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Change
1Thu	05:44	17:48	12 h 4 min	−1 min
2Fri	05:44	17:48	12 h 4 min	±0 min
3Sat	05:43	17:47	12 h 4 min	±0 min
4Sun	05:43	17:47	12 h 4 min	±0 min
5Mon	05:43	17:46	12 h 3 min	−1 min
6Tue	05:43	17:46	12 h 3 min	±0 min
7Wed	05:43	17:46	12 h 3 min	±0 min
8Thu	05:42	17:45	12 h 3 min	±0 min
9Fri	05:42	17:45	12 h 2 min	−1 min
10Sat	05:42	17:44	12 h 2 min	±0 min
11Sun	05:42	17:44	12 h 2 min	±0 min
12Mon	05:42	17:44	12 h 2 min	±0 min
13Tue	05:42	17:43	12 h 1 min	−1 min
14Wed	05:42	17:43	12 h 1 min	±0 min
15Thu	05:42	17:43	12 h 1 min	±0 min
16Fri	05:41	17:42	12 h 1 min	±0 min
17Sat	05:41	17:42	12 h 1 min	±0 min
18Sun	05:41	17:42	12 h 0 min	−1 min
19Mon	05:41	17:41	12 h 0 min	±0 min
20Tue	05:41	17:41	12 h 0 min	±0 min
21Wed	05:41	17:41	12 h 0 min	±0 min
22Thu	05:41	17:40	11 h 59 min	−1 min
23Fri	05:41	17:40	11 h 59 min	±0 min
24Sat	05:41	17:40	11 h 59 min	±0 min
25Sun	05:41	17:40	11 h 59 min	±0 min
26Mon	05:41	17:39	11 h 59 min	±0 min
27Tue	05:41	17:39	11 h 58 min	−1 min
28Wed	05:41	17:39	11 h 58 min	±0 min
29Thu	05:41	17:39	11 h 58 min	±0 min
30Fri	05:41	17:39	11 h 58 min	±0 min
31Sat	05:41	17:39	11 h 57 min	−1 min

Common questions about the sun in Bogotá

What time does the sun rise in Bogotá?

Today the sun rises in Bogotá at 05:41, local time.

What time does the sun set in Bogotá?

Today the sun sets in Bogotá at 17:40, local time.

How long is the day in Bogotá today?

Bogotá gets 11 h 59 min of daylight today, from sunrise to sunset.

When is the longest day of the year in Bogotá?

The longest day of 2026 in Bogotá is 21 June, with 12 h 23 min of daylight.

What phase is the moon in tonight?

The moon is waxing over Bogotá tonight, 99% lit.

Where does the sun rise in Bogotá?

Today it rises in the east (102°). Through the year the sunrise point swings from the north-east (66°) in June to the south-east (113°) in December.

When is golden hour in Bogotá today?

In the morning from 05:28 to 06:09, and in the evening from 17:12 to 17:53.

When is the earliest sunset in Bogotá?

On 8 November, at 17:38.

Cities at the same latitude as Bogotá

At a similar latitude the day lasts almost the same on any date; the clock time of sunrise and sunset still depends on each time zone.

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Sunrise and sunset in Bogotá