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 Cancún right now.

Morning

Astronomical dawn05:29
Nautical dawn05:54
Civil dawn · blue hour06:20
Golden hour begins06:29
Sunrise06:43
Golden hour ends07:12

Solar noon

12:33

Sun 60.5° above the horizon

Evening

Golden hour begins17:54
Sunset18:24
Golden hour ends · blue hour18:37
Civil dusk18:46
Nautical dusk19:12
Astronomical dusk19:38

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

Where the sun rises and sets

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

Sunrise at 06:43In June it rises at 64° ENE, in December at 115° ESE99° E

Sunset at 18:24In June it sets at 296° WNW, in December at 245° WSW261° W

Coming up in Cancún

Days are getting shorter

−1.1 min a day

Shortest day 21 Dec, in 68 days

Sunrise and sunset on any date

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

Choose a date

Sunday, 21 June 2026

Sunrise06:07

Sunset19:32

Daylight13 h 25 min

First light (civil dawn): 05:42 · Last light (civil dusk): 19:57
Moon 46% lit

The moon tonight

Waxing crescent

14% lit · 3.6 days old

Moonrise: 10:18
Moonset: 21:08
Full moon: 26 Oct
New moon: 9 Nov

Today
14%

Thu
22%

Fri
30%

Sat
39%

Sun
48%

Mon
58%

Tue
67%

Today in Cancún

Today the sun rises over Cancún at 06:43 and sets at 18:24, giving 11 h 41 min of daylight.

Across 2026 the day length in Cancún swings by 2 h 34 min, from 10 h 51 min on 21 December to 13 h 25 min on 21 June.

The moon is waxing tonight, 14% lit.

A year of daylight in Cancún

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

13 h 25 min

21 June

Shortest day

10 h 51 min

21 December

Earliest sunrise

06:05

6 June, not on the longest day

Latest sunset

19:33

3 July

Today Sunrise 06:43 Sunset 18:24 Daylight 11 h 41 min Dark from 19:38

DaylightCivil twilightNautical twilightAstronomical twilightNight

The light in Cancún, season by season

Through the year

Earliest sunset of the year: 18:04 on 25 November, 26 days before the shortest day.
Latest sunrise: 07:27 on 16 January, 26 days after the shortest day.

For photographers

Golden hour this evening: 17:54–18:37, with the sun low in the west (260°).
Blue hour right after: 18:37–18:46.
Over the week the evening golden hour moves from 17:54 today to 17:49 on 20 October.
Tomorrow's morning golden hour: 06:29–07:13.

Cancún compared with other cities

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

On 21 June Houston gets 39 min more daylight than Cancún, and on 21 December 37 min less.

CancúnThis page

10 h 51 min – 13 h 25 min

Havana509 km away

10 h 43 min – 13 h 34 min

Houston1,281 km away

10 h 14 min – 14 h 4 min

Mexico City1,295 km away

10 h 58 min – 13 h 18 min

Guadalajara1,714 km away

10 h 53 min – 13 h 23 min

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

October 2026 in Cancún

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 Cancún, MX.
Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Change
1Thu	06:39	18:35	11 h 56 min	−2 min
2Fri	06:39	18:34	11 h 55 min	−1 min
3Sat	06:39	18:33	11 h 54 min	−1 min
4Sun	06:39	18:32	11 h 53 min	−1 min
5Mon	06:40	18:31	11 h 52 min	−1 min
6Tue	06:40	18:31	11 h 50 min	−2 min
7Wed	06:40	18:30	11 h 49 min	−1 min
8Thu	06:41	18:29	11 h 48 min	−1 min
9Fri	06:41	18:28	11 h 47 min	−1 min
10Sat	06:41	18:27	11 h 46 min	−1 min
11Sun	06:42	18:26	11 h 45 min	−1 min
12Mon	06:42	18:25	11 h 43 min	−2 min
13Tue	06:42	18:25	11 h 42 min	−1 min
14Wed	06:43	18:24	11 h 41 min	−1 min
15Thu	06:43	18:23	11 h 40 min	−1 min
16Fri	06:43	18:22	11 h 39 min	−1 min
17Sat	06:44	18:21	11 h 38 min	−1 min
18Sun	06:44	18:21	11 h 36 min	−2 min
19Mon	06:44	18:20	11 h 35 min	−1 min
20Tue	06:45	18:19	11 h 34 min	−1 min
21Wed	06:45	18:18	11 h 33 min	−1 min
22Thu	06:46	18:18	11 h 32 min	−1 min
23Fri	06:46	18:17	11 h 31 min	−1 min
24Sat	06:47	18:16	11 h 30 min	−1 min
25Sun	06:47	18:16	11 h 29 min	−1 min
26Mon	06:47	18:15	11 h 27 min	−2 min
27Tue	06:48	18:14	11 h 26 min	−1 min
28Wed	06:48	18:14	11 h 25 min	−1 min
29Thu	06:49	18:13	11 h 24 min	−1 min
30Fri	06:49	18:12	11 h 23 min	−1 min
31Sat	06:50	18:12	11 h 22 min	−1 min

Common questions about the sun in Cancún

What time does the sun rise in Cancún?

Today the sun rises in Cancún at 06:43, local time.

What time does the sun set in Cancún?

Today the sun sets in Cancún at 18:24, local time.

How long is the day in Cancún today?

Cancún gets 11 h 41 min of daylight today, from sunrise to sunset.

When is the longest day of the year in Cancún?

The longest day of 2026 in Cancún is 21 June, with 13 h 25 min of daylight.

What phase is the moon in tonight?

The moon is waxing over Cancún tonight, 14% lit.

Where does the sun rise in Cancún?

Today it rises in the east (99°). Through the year the sunrise point swings from the north-east (64°) in June to the south-east (115°) in December.

When is golden hour in Cancún today?

In the morning from 06:29 to 07:12, and in the evening from 17:54 to 18:37.

When is the earliest sunset in Cancún?

On 25 November, at 18:04. It comes 26 days before the shortest day, which is 21 December.

Nearby cities

Havana Houston Mexico City Guadalajara

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Sunrise and sunset in Cancún