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 Havana right now.

Morning

Astronomical dawn06:15
Nautical dawn06:42
Civil dawn · blue hour07:08
Golden hour begins07:17
Sunrise07:31
Golden hour ends08:02

Solar noon

13:14

Sun 54.6° above the horizon

Evening

Golden hour begins18:25
Sunset18:56
Golden hour ends · blue hour19:10
Civil dusk19:19
Nautical dusk19:45
Astronomical dusk20:11

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

Where the sun rises and sets

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

Sunrise at 07:31In June it rises at 64° ENE, in December at 115° ESE103° ESE

Sunset at 18:56In June it sets at 296° WNW, in December at 245° WSW257° WSW

Coming up in Havana

Clocks go back

1 Nov

In 7 days · sunrise moves from 07:34 to 06:35

Days are getting shorter

−1.3 min a day

Shortest day 21 Dec, in 57 days

First sunset before 18:00

1 Nov

In 7 days · the sun sets at 17:51

Sunrise and sunset on any date

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

Choose a date

Sunday, 1 November 2026

Sunrise06:35

Sunset17:51

Daylight11 h 16 min

First light (civil dawn): 06:11 · Last light (civil dusk): 18:14
Moon 54% lit

The moon tonight

Full moon

99% lit · 14.0 days old

Moonrise: 18:28
Moonset: 06:52
Full moon: tomorrow
New moon: 9 Nov

Today
99%

Mon
100%

Tue
97%

Wed
92%

Thu
85%

Fri
76%

Sat
65%

Today in Havana

Today the sun rises over Havana at 07:31 and sets at 18:56, giving 11 h 25 min of daylight.

Across 2026 the day length in Havana swings by 2 h 51 min, from 10 h 43 min on 21 December to 13 h 34 min on 21 June.

The moon is waxing tonight, 99% lit.

A year of daylight in Havana

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 34 min

21 June

Shortest day

10 h 43 min

21 December

Earliest sunrise

06:35

1 November, not on the longest day

Latest sunset

20:19

3 July

Clocks forward · 8 Mar

Clocks back · 1 Nov

Today Sunrise 07:31 Sunset 18:56 Daylight 11 h 25 min Dark from 20:11

DaylightCivil twilightNautical twilightAstronomical twilightNight

The light in Havana, season by season

Through the year

Earliest sunset of the year: 17:43 on 27 November, 24 days before the shortest day.
Latest sunrise of the year: 07:45 on 8 March.

For photographers

Golden hour this evening: 18:25–19:10, with the sun low in the west (256°).
Blue hour right after: 19:10–19:19.
Over the week the evening golden hour moves from 18:25 today to 18:21 on 31 October.
Tomorrow's morning golden hour: 07:17–08:02.

Havana compared with other cities

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

On 21 June Houston gets 30 min more daylight than Havana, and on 21 December 29 min less.

HavanaThis page

10 h 43 min – 13 h 34 min

Cancún509 km away

10 h 51 min – 13 h 25 min

Santo Domingo1,397 km away

11 h 1 min – 13 h 14 min

Houston1,486 km away

10 h 14 min – 14 h 4 min

San Juan1,768 km away

11 h 1 min – 13 h 14 min

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

October 2026 in Havana

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 Havana, CU.
Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Change
1Thu	07:21	19:17	11 h 56 min	−1 min
2Fri	07:22	19:16	11 h 54 min	−2 min
3Sat	07:22	19:15	11 h 53 min	−1 min
4Sun	07:22	19:14	11 h 52 min	−1 min
5Mon	07:23	19:13	11 h 50 min	−2 min
6Tue	07:23	19:12	11 h 49 min	−1 min
7Wed	07:23	19:11	11 h 48 min	−1 min
8Thu	07:24	19:10	11 h 46 min	−2 min
9Fri	07:24	19:09	11 h 45 min	−1 min
10Sat	07:24	19:08	11 h 44 min	−1 min
11Sun	07:25	19:07	11 h 42 min	−2 min
12Mon	07:25	19:06	11 h 41 min	−1 min
13Tue	07:26	19:05	11 h 40 min	−1 min
14Wed	07:26	19:05	11 h 39 min	−1 min
15Thu	07:26	19:04	11 h 37 min	−2 min
16Fri	07:27	19:03	11 h 36 min	−1 min
17Sat	07:27	19:02	11 h 35 min	−1 min
18Sun	07:28	19:01	11 h 33 min	−2 min
19Mon	07:28	19:00	11 h 32 min	−1 min
20Tue	07:29	19:00	11 h 31 min	−1 min
21Wed	07:29	18:59	11 h 30 min	−1 min
22Thu	07:30	18:58	11 h 28 min	−2 min
23Fri	07:30	18:57	11 h 27 min	−1 min
24Sat	07:31	18:56	11 h 26 min	−1 min
25Sun	07:31	18:56	11 h 25 min	−1 min
26Mon	07:32	18:55	11 h 24 min	−1 min
27Tue	07:32	18:54	11 h 22 min	−2 min
28Wed	07:33	18:54	11 h 21 min	−1 min
29Thu	07:33	18:53	11 h 20 min	−1 min
30Fri	07:34	18:52	11 h 19 min	−1 min
31Sat	07:34	18:52	11 h 18 min	−1 min

Common questions about the sun in Havana

What time does the sun rise in Havana?

Today the sun rises in Havana at 07:31, local time.

What time does the sun set in Havana?

Today the sun sets in Havana at 18:56, local time.

How long is the day in Havana today?

Havana gets 11 h 25 min of daylight today, from sunrise to sunset.

When is the longest day of the year in Havana?

The longest day of 2026 in Havana is 21 June, with 13 h 34 min of daylight.

What phase is the moon in tonight?

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

When do the clocks change in Havana?

The clocks go back one hour on 1 November. That day sunrise moves from 07:34 to 06:35.

Where does the sun rise in Havana?

Today it rises in the east (103°). 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 Havana today?

In the morning from 07:17 to 08:02, and in the evening from 18:25 to 19:10.

When is the earliest sunset in Havana?

On 27 November, at 17:43. It comes 24 days before the shortest day, which is 21 December.

Cities at the same latitude as Havana

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 Havana